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Boone County Schools elections (2014)
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Three seats on the Boone County Schools Board of Education were up for general election on November 4, 2014.
Division 2 incumbent Maria A. Brown faced challenger Carrie Cox, Division 4 incumbent Bonnie J. Rickert faced challenger Aaron Houston Gillum and Division 5 incumbent Karen Byrd ran unopposed.[1]
Incumbents Brown, Rickert and Byrd were all re-elected.
About the district
- See also: Boone County Schools, Kentucky
Boone County Schools is located in Boone County, Kentucky. The county seat is Burlington. Boone County is home to 124,442 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau.[2] In the 2011-2012 school year, Boone County Schools was the third-largest school district in Kentucky and served 19,577 students.[3]
Demographics
Boone County overperformed compared to the rest of Kentucky in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 28.9 percent of Boone County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 21.0 percent for Kentucky as a whole. The median household income for Boone County was $67,125 compared to $42,610 for the state of Kentucky. The percentage of people below poverty level for Boone County was 8.3 percent while it was 18.6 percent for the state of Kentucky.[2]
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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 Boone County Board of Education consists of five members elected to four-year terms. Each member is elected to a specific geographic division. There was no primary election, and the general election was held on November 4, 2014. Three seats were up for election in 2014.[5]
School board candidates had to file with their county elections department during the candidate filing period, which ended on August 12, 2014. The deadline to withdraw was on August 25, 2014. Write-in candidates had to file by October 24, 2014. To vote in the 2014 general election, voters had to register by October 6, 2014.[6]
Elections
2014
Candidates
Division 2
- Maria A. Brown
- Incumbent
- Graduate, College of Mount St. Joseph and University of Cincinnati
- Full-time mother
- Carrie Cox
- Graduate, Xavier University and Antioch University
- Former teacher
- Business owner, Intuitive Consulting
- Stay-at-home mother
Division 4
- Bonnie J. Rickert
- Incumbent
- Graduate, Northern Kentucky University and Salmon P. Chase College of Law
- Attorney, Grubbs Law, PLLC
- Aaron Houston Gillum
- Lead engineer, Quest Diagnostics
Division 5
- Karen Byrd
- Incumbent Board Chair
- Longest-serving board member, over 15 years
District map
Election results
Division 2
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Maria A. Brown Incumbent |
55.3% | 2,897 | |
| Nonpartisan | Carrie Cox | 44.7% | 2,344 | |
| Total Votes | 5,241 | |||
| Source: Boone County Clerk, "2014 Boone County Election Results," accessed June 17, 2015 Ballotpedia confirmed these results are official by phone. | ||||
Division 4
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Bonnie J. Rickert Incumbent |
60.4% | 3,047 | |
| Nonpartisan | Aaron Houston Gillum | 39.6% | 1,999 | |
| Total Votes | 5,046 | |||
| Source: Boone County Clerk, "2014 Boone County Election Results," accessed June 17, 2015 Ballotpedia confirmed these results are official by phone. | ||||
Division 5
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Karen Byrd Incumbent |
100% | 2,394 | |
| Total Votes | 2,394 | |||
| Source: Boone County Clerk, "2014 Boone County Election Results," accessed June 17, 2015 Ballotpedia confirmed these results are official by phone. | ||||
Endorsements
None of the candidates received any official endorsements.
Campaign finance
Candidates who raised or spent over $3,000 during the election cycle had to file all pre-election and post-election campaign finance reports. Those who raised or spent less than $3,000 were only required to file a 30-day post-election report, while those who raised or spent less than $1,000 did not have to file any reports.[7]
As of October 31, 2014, Carrie Cox was the only Boone County candidate to have reported contributions with the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance, raising $975.00 and spending $558.50.[8]
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What was at stake?
There were three seats on the school board up for election on November 4, 2014. Division 2 incumbent Maria A. Brown faced challenger Carrie Cox and Division 4 incumbent Bonnie J. Rickert faced challenger Aaron Houston Gillum. Division 5 incumbent Karen Byrd, who serves as board president, ran unopposed.
Issues in the district
Arming teachers
In March 2014 the Boone County School Board rejected a controversial plan that would allow teachers to carry guns. The issue was first raised by Constable Joe Kalil who created a group called Protecting Our Students and Teachers (POST), which would be in charge of training teachers if the program were to be implemented. Superintendent Randolph Poe also came out against the plan. One parent who spoke out in support of the program was Carrie Cox, who ran for the Division 2 seat.[9]
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Boone County Schools election in 2014:[6][10]
| Deadline | Event |
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| August 12, 2014 | Last day for candidates to file nomination documents |
| August 25, 2014 | Deadline for candidates to withdraw |
| October 3, 2014 | 32-day pre-general campaign finance report due |
| October 6, 2014 | Last day to register to vote in the general election |
| October 20, 2014 | 15-day pre-general campaign finance report due |
| October 24, 2014 | Last day for write-in candidates to file nomination documents |
| November 4, 2014 | General election day |
| November 7, 2014 | Deadline for county boards of election to certify total number of votes |
| December 4, 2014 | 30-day post-general campaign finance report due |
| January 3, 2015 | 60-day post-general campaign finance report due |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Kentucky elections, 2014
This election shared the ballot with general elections for a U.S. House seat, U.S. Senate seat, Kentucky House of Representatives seats and Kentucky State Senate seats. It also shared the ballot with county, municipal, and judicial elections.[11]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Boone + County + Schools + Kentucky"
See also
- Kentucky
- Boone County Schools, Kentucky
- Kentucky school board elections, 2014
- List of school board elections in 2014
- School board elections, 2014
- Boone County, Kentucky ballot measures
- Local ballot measures, Kentucky
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cincinnati.com, "Election decides two Boone County school board seats," August 19, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 United States Census Bureau, "Boone County, Kentucky," accessed September 3, 2014
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Voter Registration Statistics Report," August 21, 2014
- ↑ Boone County Schools, "Board of Education," accessed September 8, 2014
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Kentucky Secretary of State, "2014 Kentucky Election Calendar," accessed September 8, 2014
- ↑ Kentucky Registry of Election Finance, "Candidate Guide Campaign Finance," accessed September 16, 2014
- ↑ Kentucky Registry of Election Finance, "Office search results," accessed October 31, 2014
- ↑ WLWT, "Boone Co. school district poised not to go ahead with plan to arm teachers," March 7, 2014
- ↑ Kentucky Registry of Election Finance, "Candidate Reporting Dates," accessed September 16, 2014
- ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Boone County Sample Ballot," accessed September 4, 2014
| 2014 Boone County Schools Elections | |
| Boone County, Kentucky | |
| Election date: | November 4, 2014 |
| Candidates: | Division 2: • Incumbent, Maria A. Brown • Carrie Cox Division 4: • Incumbent, Bonnie J. Rickert • Aaron Houston Gillum |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
