School District 27J elections (2013)
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Five seats on the school board for School District 27J were up for general election on November 5, 2013. Incumbent Patrick D. Day defeated Cassandra L. Barker-Carr for the District 5 seat, while incumbent Teresa R. Gallegos won the District 6 seat by overcoming Stanley Hiller, Luis Mella and David S. Gill. Newcomer Michael K. Landwehr and incumbent Gregory Piotraschke ran unopposed and won the District 4 and 7 seats, respectively. No candidates filed before the deadline for the District 2 seat, but Rick Doucet ran a successful write-in campaign to win the seat.
About the district
- See also: School District 27J, Colorado
School District 27J is located in Adams County, Colorado. The county seat of Adams County is Brighton, Colorado. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, Adams County was home to 459,598 residents.[1]
Demographics
Adams County underperformed Colorado as a whole in terms of its average household income, poverty rate, and higher education achievement in 2011. The median household income in Adams County was $56,089, compared to $57,685 for the state of Colorado. The poverty rate in Adams County was 14 percent, while it was 12.5 percent for the entire state. The U.S. Census also found that 20.7 percent of Adams County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 36.3 percent in Colorado as a whole.[1]
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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.
Method of board member selection
The School District 27J school board consists of seven members, all of whom are elected at-large by the district as a whole, but to different geographic district seats. Districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 seats carry four-year terms, while Districts 6 and 7 seats carry two-year terms.[3] There was no primary election and the general election was held on November 5, 2013. Five seats were on the ballot in 2013, and four seats will be on the ballot in 2015.[4]
Individuals interested in running for the board began circulating nominating petitions on August 7, 2013. The filing deadline for school board candidates to get on the ballot in the 2013 general election was August 30, and the filing deadline to serve as a write-in candidate was September 3.[5]
Elections
2013
Candidates
District 2
No candidates filed for this election.
- Rick Doucet
- Therapist
- Write-in candidate
District 4
District 5
- Patrick D. Day
- Incumbent
- Small business owner
- Cassandra L. Barker-Carr
- Graduate, Nova Southeastern University
- Assistant vice president, ACT
District 6
- Teresa R. Gallegos
- Incumbent
- Retail manager, Costco Wholesale
- Stanley Hiller
- Farmer
- Luis Mella
- Graduate, University of Colorado, Denver
- Director of technology, Mapleton Public Schools
- David S. Gill
- Graduate, University of Colorado
- Supervisor, Denver Adult Probation Department
District 7
- Gregory Piotraschke
- Incumbent
- Graduate, Colorado State University
- Music teacher
Election results
| School District 27J, District 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Rick Doucet |
100% | 1,485 | |
| Total Votes | 1,485 | |||
| Source: Adams County, Colorado, "Election Summary Report, 2013 Adams County Coordinated Election," November 19, 2013 | ||||
Note:Rick Doucet won as a write-in candidate.
| School District 27J, District 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Michael K. Landwehr |
100% | 9,125 | |
| Total Votes | 9,125 | |||
| Source: Adams County, Colorado, "Election Summary Report, 2013 Adams County Coordinated Election," November 19, 2013 | ||||
| School District 27J, District 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Patrick D. Day Incumbent |
55.1% | 6,201 | |
| Nonpartisan | Cassandra L. Barker-Carr | 44.9% | 5,053 | |
| Total Votes | 11,254 | |||
| Source: Adams County, Colorado, "Election Summary Report, 2013 Adams County Coordinated Election," November 19, 2013 | ||||
| School District 27J, District 6 General Election, 2-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Teresa R. Gallegos Incumbent |
42% | 4,761 | |
| Nonpartisan | David S. Gill | 34.5% | 3,907 | |
| Nonpartisan | Stanley Hiller | 17.2% | 1,946 | |
| Nonpartisan | Luis Mella | 6.4% | 726 | |
| Total Votes | 11,340 | |||
| Source: Adams County, Colorado, "Election Summary Report, 2013 Adams County Coordinated Election," November 19, 2013 | ||||
| School District 27J, District 7 General Election, 2-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Gregory Piotraschke Incumbent |
100% | 8,618 | |
| Total Votes | 8,618 | |||
| Source: Adams County, Colorado, "Election Summary Report, 2013 Adams County Coordinated Election," November 19, 2013 | ||||
Endorsements
No official endorsements were made in this election.
Campaign finance
Candidates received a total of $576.05 and spent a total of $1,619.64 during the election, according to the Colorado Secretary of State.[6]
In the District 2 race, no contributions or expenditures were reported during the election.
In the District 4 race, no contributions or expenditures were reported during the election.
In the District 5 race, candidates received a total of $0.00 and spent a total of 194.58.
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick D. Day | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Cassandra L. Barker-Carr | $0.00 | $194.58 | -$194.58 |
In the District 6 race, candidates received a total of $576.05 and spent a total of 1,425.06.
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teresa R. Gallegos | $576.05 | $576.05 | $0.00 |
| David S. Gill | $0.00 | $849.01 | -$849.01 |
| Stanley Hiller | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Luis Mella | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
In the District 7 race, no contributions or expenditures were reported during the election.
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What was at stake?
Five seats on the board were at stake in this election. District 2 incumbent Kristi Crisman did not file for re-election, but no other candidates filed for the vacant seat either, which left it open to a write-in candidate. Rick Doucet ran a write-in campaign and won the seat.[7] District 4 incumbent Joan Kniss was ineligible to run for another term because of Amendment 17 to the Colorado Constitution, which states that no "elected official of any...school district....shall serve more than two consecutive terms in office."[3] Newcomer Michael K. Landwehr ran unopposed for the open seat. Districts 5 and 6 incumbents Patrick D. Day and Teresa R. Gallegos faced a total of four challengers, while District 7 incumbent Gregory Piotraschke also ran unopposed for re-election.
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the School District 27J election in 2013:[5]
| Deadline | Event |
|---|---|
| August 7, 2013 | Last day for nominating petitions to be made available to candidates |
| August 30, 2013 | Last day to file nominating petitions |
| September 3, 2013 | Last day to file as a write-in candidate |
| October 15, 2013 | Candidates must file first Fair Campaign Practices Act report detailing their contributions and expenditures |
| November 1, 2013 | Candidates must file second Fair Campaign Practices Act report detailing their contributions and expenditures |
| November 5, 2013 | General election |
| December 5, 2013 | Candidates must file third Fair Campaign Practices Act report detailing their contributions and expenditures |
Additional elections on the ballot
This election shared the ballot with two statewide measures. Voters decided on a ballot measure dealing with excise taxes and sales taxes on marijuana sales in Colorado, which passed. They also voted to reject Amendment 66, which was an initiated constitutional amendment to raise the state's income tax in order to increase state funding for public school districts.
See also
- Colorado school board elections focus on Amendment 66, school reform
- School board elections review: Voters opt for experience over new blood in nation's largest school districts
- School board election wrap-up: Incumbents re-elected overwhelmingly in November 5 elections
- Colorado
- School District 27J, Colorado
- List of school board elections in 2013
- Adams County, Colorado ballot measures
- Local ballot measures, Colorado
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 United States Census Bureau, "Adams County, Colorado," accessed October 2, 2013
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Total Registered Voters By Party Affiliation and Status," accessed October 2, 2013
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Brighton School District, "Board Of Education Candidates Wanted," accessed October 4, 2013 (dead link)
- ↑ Adams County, Colorado, "Certified List of Ballot Content," accessed October 4, 2013
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Colorado Secretary of State, "2013 Election Calendar," accessed October 2, 2013
- ↑ Colorado TRACER, "Candidate and Candidate Committee Detail," accessed December 19, 2013
- ↑ The Standard Blade, "Polls close in Colorado; unofficial results from Nov. 5 election," November 7, 2013
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