Boise School District elections (2016)
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Two of the seven seats on the Boise School District board of trustees were up for at-large general election on September 6, 2016. Incumbent David Wagers and newcomer Beth Oppenheimer defeated Monica Walker in the race for the two seats.[1] Stephen Adams originally filed to run in the race, but he withdrew his candidacy.[2][3]
This race attracted a lower average number of candidates per seat than the district's 2014 election. Click here to see how else this race compared to past elections in the district. All three candidates in this race participated in a candidate forum on August 25, 2016. Click here to read their thoughts on student preparation.
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Boise School District board of trustees consisted of seven members elected at large to six-year terms. Elections are held on a staggered basis every September of even-numbered years. Three seats were up for election in 2012, three seats—two six-year terms and one two-year term—were up for election in 2014, and two seats were up for election in 2016. There was no primary election, and the general election was held on September 6, 2016.[1][4]
To get on the ballot, school board candidates had to be qualified voters in the district. The filing deadline for school board candidates to get on the ballot in the general election was July 1, 2016.[4][5]
Candidates and results
At-large
Results
| Boise School District, At-large General Election, 6-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Beth Oppenheimer |
38.68% | 3,562 |
| David Wagers Incumbent |
36.63% | 3,374 |
| Monica Walker | 24.69% | 2,274 |
| Total Votes | 9,210 | |
| Source: Boise School District, "2016 Election Results," accessed September 6, 2016 | ||
Candidates
David Wagers 
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Beth Oppenheimer
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Additional elections
- See also: Idaho elections, 2016
The Boise school board election was the only election on the ballot.
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Boise school board elections in 2016:[4][6]
| Deadline | Event |
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| July 1, 2016 | Candidate filing deadline |
| July 25, 2016 | Ballot order determined |
| August 5, 2016 - September 2, 2016 | Early voting period |
| September 6, 2016 | Election day |
| September 16, 2016 | Board members take office |
Endorsements
Oppenheimer received the following official endorsements in the election:[7][8][9]
Publications
- Idaho Statesman
Political figures
- Mayor David Bieter
- Sen. Cherie Buckner-Webb (D-19)
- Sen. Grant Burgoyne (D=16)
- Boise City Councilwoman and Sen. Maryanne Jordan (D-17)
- Sen. Janie Ward-Engelking (D-17)
- Rep. Mathew Erpelding (D-19)
- Rep. Phylis King (D-18)
- Rep. Hy Kloc (D-16)
- Rep. John McCrostie (d-16)
- Rep Ilana Rubel (D-18)
- Rep. Melissa Wintrow (D-19)
- Boise City Councilman Ben Quintana
- Boise City Councilman TJ Thomson
- Boise City Councilwoman Lauren McLean
- Boise City Councilman Scot Ludwig
- Garden City Councilwoman Elaine Clegg
- College of Western Idaho Trustee Emily Walton
Former prominent figures
- Former Gov. Cecil Andrus
- Former Boise district Superintendent Stan Olson
- Former Rep. Holli Woodings (D-19)
- Former Sandpoint City Councilman John Reuter
For a full list of Oppenheimer's endorsements, click here.
Wagers received official endorsements from the Idaho Statesman and the Boise Education Association.[10][11]
Walker received official endorsements from the Boise Education Association, Mayor David Bieter, and Sen. Cherie Buckner-Webb (D-19) in the election.[12][13][14]
Campaign finance
Candidates received a total of $11,494.98 and spent a total of $4,243.24 as of August 30, 2016, according to the Ada County Clerk's Office.[15]
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| David Wagers | $92.98 | $92.98 | $0.00 |
| Beth Oppenheimer | $8,210.00 | $3,677.71 | $4,532.29 |
| Monica Walker | $3,192.00 | $472.55 | $2,719.45 |
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What was at stake?
2016
Election trends
- See also: School board elections, 2014
The 2016 election for the Boise board of trustees attracted a lower average number of candidates per seat than the district's 2014 election attracted. In 2016, three candidates ran for two seats, creating an average of 1.5 candidates per seat. In 2014, seven candidates ran for three seats for an average of 2.33 candidates per seat. The district's 2012 election attracted one candidate per seat. All of the three seats on the ballot were unopposed that year, whereas no seats were unopposed in the district's 2014 or 2016 elections.
The 2016 election was guaranteed to add at least one new member to the board due to an open seat. The second seat could also go to a newcomer if the one incumbent running is defeated. In 2014, the district also added one new member due to an open seat. Two incumbents ran that year, and both won re-election.
Issues in the district
Candidate forum
The three candidates in this race participated in a candidate forum on August 25, 2016 hosted by KTVB. When asked about student preparation in the district, incumbent David Wagers said:
| “ | I’ve got a really good knowledge on how schools work how to deal with tight budgets and how to get the most out of those budgets to educate kids, but once again it’s on a teacher-by-teacher basis, we have to support our teachers so they can educate our kids.[16] | ” |
| —David Wagers (August 25, 2016)[17] | ||
Challenger Beth Oppenheimer said the following about student preparation:
| “ | I think that we do have a lot of those resources in place, I think from a board level we need to ensure that we are consistently monitoring those and ensuring the effectiveness of those.[16] | ” |
| —Beth Oppenheimer (August 25, 2016)[17] | ||
Challenger Monica Walker also answered the student preparation question.
| “ | Listen to the children listen to the teachers. I think that is one of the beauties that I have is that I can look at it objectively as a whole versus just in one small direction.[16] | ” |
| —Monica Walker (August 25, 2016)[17] | ||
Candidate survey
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Ballotpedia invites school board candidates to participate in its annual survey. |
About the district
- See also: Boise School District, Idaho
The Boise School District is located in southwestern Idaho in Ada County. The county seat is Boise. Ada County was home to 434,211 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[18] The district was the second-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 27,275 students.[19]
Demographics
Ada County outperformed the state of Idaho as a whole in terms of higher education achievement in the years 2010 to 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 36.4 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 25.4 percent of state residents. The median household income in Ada County was $55,805, compared to $47,334 for the entire state. The poverty rate in the county was 11.6 percent, while it was 14.8 percent statewide.[18]
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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
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for the terms 'Boise School District' 'Idaho'. These results are automatically generated from Google. Ballotpedia does not curate or endorse these articles.
See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Boise School District, "2016 Trustee Election," accessed July 6, 2016
- ↑ Idaho Ed News, "Candidate withdraws from Boise trustee race," July 22, 2016
- ↑ Boise School District, "2016 Election Results," accessed September 6, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Boise School District, "Policy Manual," accessed July 14, 2016
- ↑ Boise School District, "Election Overview," accessed July 6, 2016
- ↑ Boise School District, "Election Information," accessed July 6, 2016
- ↑ Idaho Statesman, "Wagers and Oppenheimer are our choices for Boise School Board," August 31, 2016
- ↑ IdahoEdNews.org, "A New Era of Sunshine Dawns in Trustee Race," August 10, 2016
- ↑ Tiffany Rouse, "Email correspondence with Luke Anorak," August 29, 2016
- ↑ Idaho Statesman, "Wagers and Oppenheimer are our choices for Boise School Board," August 31, 2016
- ↑ IdahoEdNews.org, "A New Era of Sunshine Dawns in Trustee Race," August 10, 2016
- ↑ Tiffany Rouse, "Email correspondence with Luke Anorak," August 29, 2016
- ↑ Facebook, "Monica Walker for Boise School District Board of Trustees," August 9, 2016
- ↑ Facebook, "Monica Walker for Boise School District Board of Trustees," September 1, 2016
- ↑ Ada County Clerk's Office, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed August 31, 2016
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 KTVB, "Candidates for Boise school board participate in public forum," August 25, 2016
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 United States Census Bureau, "Quickfacts:Ada County, Idaho," accessed July 6, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ Ada County, "Election Results," accessed July 14, 2014
| 2016 Boise School District Elections | |
| Ada County, Idaho | |
| Election date: | September 6, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, David Wagers • Beth Oppenheimer • Monica Walker |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional measures on the ballot |
