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Boone County Schools elections (2016)

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Boone County Schools Elections

General election date:
November 8, 2016
Enrollment (13–14):
20,046 students

Three of the five seats on the Boone County Schools school board were up for general election on November 8, 2016. Division 1 incumbent C. Ed Massey and Division 2 incumbent Maria A. Brown ran unopposed and won re-election to their seats. In Division 3, incumbent Steve Templeton filed for re-election, but he withdrew from the race on August 10, 2016. Newcomer Matthew McIntire was the only other candidate to file for candidacy. He won election to the Division 3 seat.[1]

Elections

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 8, 2016.

School board candidates had to file with their county elections department during the candidate filing period, which ended on August 9, 2016. To vote in the 2016 general election, voters had to register by October 11, 2016.[2]

Candidates and results

Division 1

Results

Boone County Schools,
Division 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png C. Ed Massey Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 6,920
Total Votes (100) 6,920
Source: Boone County Kentucky, "Boone County Kentucky Election 2016," accessed January 4, 2017

Candidates

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  • Incumbent

Division 2

Results

Boone County Schools,
Division 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Maria A. Brown Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 7,563
Total Votes (100) 7,563
Source: Boone County Kentucky, "Boone County Kentucky Election 2016," accessed January 4, 2017

Candidates

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  • Incumbent

Division 3

Results

Boone County Schools,
Division 3 General Election, 4-year term, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Matthew McIntire  (unopposed) 100.00% 8,086
Total Votes (100) 8,086
Source: Boone County Kentucky, "Boone County Kentucky Election 2016," accessed January 4, 2017

Candidates

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Additional elections

See also: Kentucky elections, 2016

The Boone County school board election shared the ballot with federal elections for President of the United States, United States Senate, and United States Representative. The statewide elections on the ballot included elections for the Kentucky State Senate, the Kentucky House of Representatives, and a seat on the Kentucky Supreme Court. There were also a municipal election for Boone County Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor.[3]

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for Kentucky school board elections in 2016:[4][5]

Deadline Event
August 9, 2016 Candidate filing deadline
August 11, 2016 Public drawing for ballot position
October 7, 2016 First pre-election campaign finance report due
October 11, 2016 Voter registration deadline
October 24, 2016 Second pre-election campaign finance report due
November 8, 2016 Election day
December 8, 2016 Post-election campaign finance report due

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Campaign finance

No contributions or expenditures were reported during the election, according to the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance.[6]

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]

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About the district

See also: Boone County Schools, Kentucky
Boone County Schools is located in Boone County, Ky.

The Boone County school district is located in northern Kentucky in Boone County. The county seat is Burlington. Boone County was home to 127,712 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[8] The district was the third-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 20,046 students.[9]

Demographics

Boone County outperformed Kentucky as a whole in terms of higher education achievement from 2010 to 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 30.8 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 21.8 percent of state residents. The median household income for Boone County was $67,286, compared to $43,342 for the state of Kentucky. The percentage of people below poverty level for the county was 8.0 percent, while it was 18.5 percent for the state.[8]

Racial Demographics, 2015[8]
Race Boone County (%) Kentucky (%)
White 91.9 88.1
Black or African American 3.2 8.3
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2 0.3
Asian 2.7 1.4
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or more races 1.9 1.8
Hispanic or Latino 4.1 3.4

Presidential Voting Pattern,
Boone County[10]
Year Democratic Vote Republican Vote
2012 15,629 35,922
2008 16,292 33,812
2004 12,391 32,329
2000 9,248 22,016

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.

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See also

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