Blue Springs School District elections (2015)
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Two seats on the Blue Springs School District Board of Education were up for general election on April 7, 2015.
Incumbents Kent Bradford and Jennifer Casey ran for re-election against challenger Antoine Jennings for the two at-large seats.[1][2] This was the first election in Blue Springs since 2011 to feature a challenger to the incumbents. Bradford and Casey defeated Jennings to win re-election.
About the district
- See also: Blue Springs School District, Missouri
Blue Springs School District is located in northwest Missouri in Jackson County. The county seats are Independence and Kansas City. This county is home to 679,996 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau.[3] In the 2011-2012 school year, Blue Springs School District was the 13th-largest school district in Missouri and served 14,131 students.[4]
Demographics
Jackson County outperformed the rest of Missouri in terms of higher education achievement in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 27.6 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 26.2 percent for Missouri as a whole. The median household income in Jackson County was $47,015, compared to $47,380 for the state of Missouri. The poverty rate was 17.4 percent, compared to 15.5 percent for the entire state.[3]
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Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.
Voter and candidate information
The Blue Springs Board of Education consists of seven members elected at-large to three-year terms. There was no primary election, and the general election was held on April 7, 2015. Two seats were up for election in 2015.[2]
School board candidates had to file with their county elections department during the candidate filing period, which began on December 16, 2014, and ended on January 20, 2015. To vote in the 2015 general election, residents had to register by March 11, 2015. The absentee voting deadline was on April 1, 2015.[6]
Elections
2015
Candidates
At-large
- Kent Bradford
- Incumbent
- Graduate, Graceland University and Rockhurst University
- Strategic account manager, Hubwoo
- Jennifer Casey
- Incumbent
- Employee, Internal Revenue Service
Election results
| Blue Springs School District, At-Large General Election, 3-year term, 2015 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Jennifer Casey Incumbent |
44% | 1,939 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kent Bradford Incumbent |
39.2% | 1,727 | |
| Nonpartisan | Antoine Jennings | 16.1% | 710 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.8% | 34 | |
| Total Votes | 4,410 | |||
| Source: Jackson County Election Board, "Election Summary," April 13, 2015 | ||||
Endorsements
Incumbents Kent Bradford and Jennifer Casey received endorsements from the local affiliate of the Missouri National Education Association.[7]
Campaign finance
No contributions or expenditures were reported during the election, according to the Missouri Ethics Commission.[8]
Past elections
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2014Incumbents Kay Coen, Dale Falck and Dale Walkup ran unopposed and won re-election by default.[9] 2013Incumbents Rhonda Gilstrap and Dave Wright ran unopposed and won re-election by default.[10] 2012Incumbents Kent Bradford and Jennifer Casey ran unopposed and won re-election to full three-year terms by default. Kay Coen also ran unopposed in a special election and won re-election to an unexpired two-year term by default.[11] 2011
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Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Blue Springs School District election in 2015:[6]
| Deadline | Event |
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| December 16, 2014 | First day for candidates to file nomination documents |
| January 20, 2015 | Last day for candidates to file nomination documents |
| February 24, 2015 | First day for absentee voting |
| February 26, 2015 | Last day to file first campaign finance report |
| March 8, 2015 | Last day to organize a campaign finance committee |
| March 11, 2015 | Last day to register to vote in the general election |
| March 30, 2015 | Last day to file second campaign finance report |
| April 1, 2015 | Last day for absentee voting |
| April 7, 2015 | Election Day |
| May 7, 2015 | Last day to file final campaign finance report |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Missouri elections, 2015
This election shared the ballot with general elections for county and municipal offices, along with local bond measures.[12]
Recent news
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See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Daniel Anderson, "Email correspondence with Tammy L. Brown, Jackson County Election Board Director," January 23, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Blue Springs School District, "Blue Springs School District Board of Education," accessed January 19, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 United States Census Bureau, "Jackson County, Missouri," accessed February 3, 2014
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "Missouri Election Results," accessed January 23, 2015
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Jackson County Election Board, "2015 Missouri Election Calendar," accessed January 19, 2015
- ↑ Missouri NEA, "Local affiliates recommend school board candidates," accessed April 2, 2015
- ↑ Missouri Ethics Commission, "Candidates By Election Search," accessed March 26, 2015
- ↑ The Examiner, "Bradford named board president," April 15, 2014
- ↑ KC Education Enterprise, "Blue Springs School District Asking Voters to Approve Millions in Additional School Bond Debt," March 31, 2013
- ↑ KC Education Enterprise, "No School Board Election This Year in the Blue Springs School District," January 25, 2012
- ↑ Jackson County Election Board, "Jackson County, Missouri - General Municipal Election," accessed February 24, 2015
| 2015 Blue Springs School District Elections | |
| Jackson County, Missouri | |
| Election date: | April 7, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Kent Bradford • Incumbent, Jennifer Casey • Antoine Jennings |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
