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Blue Springs School District elections (2016)
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Two of the seven seats on the Blue Springs School District Board of Education were up for general election on April 5, 2016. Incumbents Rhonda Gilstrap and Dave Wright were the only two candidates to file in the race. Due to this lack of opposition, the election was canceled and the race did not appear on the ballot.[1] Gilstrap and Wright were both automatically re-elected.
Elections
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 5, 2016. Two seats were up for election in 2016.[2]
An individual must be a registered voter in order to vote in a school election. In order to vote, a person must be 18 years of age or older, must be a citizen of the United States, and must reside in the school district for 30 days. School board candidates must be at least 24 years of age, have lived in the state for one year, and cannot be a convicted felon.[2]
School board candidates had to file with their county elections department during the candidate filing period, which began on December 15, 2015, and ended on January 19, 2016. To vote in the 2016 general election, residents had to register by March 9, 2016. The absentee voting deadline was on April 4, 2016.[3]
Candidates and results
At-large
Results
This election was canceled due to lack of opposition. Incumbents Rhonda Gilstrap and Dave Wright automatically won re-election.[1]
Candidates
Rhonda Gilstrap 
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Missouri elections, 2016
The general municipal election day in Missouri was April 5, 2016. The city could have choosen to place a local ballot measure before voters in this election, as well.
Key deadlines
The following were key deadlines for the 2016 Blue Springs School District Board of Education election:[4]
| Deadline | Event |
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| December 15, 2015– January 19, 2016 |
Candidate filing period |
| January 26, 2016 | Candidate filings certified |
| March 9, 2016 | Voter registration deadline |
| April 5, 2016 | Election Day |
Endorsements
No official endorsements were made in this election .
Campaign finance
No contributions or expenditures were reported during the election, according to the Jackson County Election Board.[3]
Past elections
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2014Incumbents Kay Coen, Dale Falck and Dale Walkup ran unopposed and won re-election by default.[5] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
What was at stake?
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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 of Jackson County are Independence and Kansas City. Jackson County was home to 683,191 residents in 2014, according to the United States Census Bureau.[6] Blue Springs School District is located in Missouri. The district was the 14th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 14,382 students.[7]
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 of state residents. The median household income in Jackson County was $47,015, compared to $47,380 for the state of Missouri. The poverty rate in the county was 17.4 percent, compared to 15.5 percent for the entire state.[6]
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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.
Recent news
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Examiner, "School board seats contested in Independence, Fort Osage," January 20, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Blue Springs School District, "Board Policies General," accessed March 23, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Mandy Gillip,"Phone conversation with Bob Nichols, director of Jackson County Election Board," March 9, 2016
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "2016 Missouri Election Calendar," accessed August 31, 2015
- ↑ The Examiner, "Bradford named board president," April 15, 2014
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 United States Census Bureau, "Jackson County, Missouri," accessed February 3, 2014
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "Missouri Election Results," accessed January 23, 2015
| 2016 Blue Springs School District Elections | |
| Jackson County, Missouri | |
| Election date: | April 5, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, Rhonda Gilstrap • Incumbent, Dave Wright |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
