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Broken Arrow Public Schools elections (2016)
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One of the five by-district seats on the Broken Arrow Public Schools school board was scheduled for general election on February 9, 2016. Zone 1 incumbent Steve Allen was up for re-election. Allen was the only candidate to file for the contest. Due to lack of opposition the election was canceled and Allen was automatically elected.[1]
This marked the third consecutive canceled election for the district; the elections for Zones 4 and 5 in 2014 and 2015, respectively, were also canceled due to unopposed races.
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Broken Arrow Board of Education consists of five members elected by district to five-year terms. The Zone 1 seat was scheduled for election in 2016. There was no primary election, and the general election was scheduled to be held on February 9, 2016. A runoff election could have been held on April 5, 2016, if no candidate won a majority of votes cast in the general election. Since only one candidate filed for the election, it was canceled and the race did not appear on the ballot.
Candidates had to file affidavits of candidacy between December 7, 2015, and December 9, 2015. The voter registration deadline for the general election was January 16, 2016.
Candidates and results
Results
Zone 1
Steve Allen 
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Oklahoma elections, 2016
School board elections in Oklahoma were held on a special election date separate from other offices. In addition to board seats, district bond issues could have been held on the same date.
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for Oklahoma school board elections in 2016:
| Deadline | Event |
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| December 7-9, 2015 | Candidate filing period |
| January 16, 2016 | Voter registration closes |
| February 1, 2016 | Candidate finance filing deadline |
| February 9, 2016 | General Election Day |
| April 5, 2016 | Runoff election day, if necessary |
District map
The map below displays the zones for the Broken Arrow Public Schools Board of Education.
Endorsements
No official endorsements were made in this election as of January 21, 2016.
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Campaign finance
No contributions or expenditures were reported during the election, according to the Broken Arrow Public Schools school board clerk.[2]
Past elections
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2015The seat of Zone 5 incumbent Jerry Denton was scheduled for general election on February 10, 2015. Denton, however, was the only candidate to file for the race, leaving him unopposed.[3] The race did not appear on the ballot, and he was automatically re-elected. 2014Incumbent Board of Education president Cheryl Kelly was unopposed during the filing period and was sworn in for another term in February 2014. The election did not appear on the ballot on February 11, 2014. 2013Theresa Williamson defeated John Cockrell in the February 12, 2013, election for the Zone 3 seat on the Broken Arrow Public Schools election.
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What was at stake?
2016
One of the five seats on the Broken Arrow Public Schools school board was up for general election. Only the incumbent filed in the race. Due to this lack of opposition the race did not appear on the ballot and the candidate was automatically elected. This followed a pattern of low-stakes elections in the district with the races in both 2014 and 2015 canceled due to lack of opposition.
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About the district
- See also: Broken Arrow Public Schools, Oklahoma
Broken Arrow Public Schools is located in Tulsa County with a portion of the district in Wagoner County in northeastern Oklahoma. The county seat of Tulsa County is Tulsa. The county was home to approximately 629,598 residents in 2014, according to the United States Census Bureau.[4] Broken Arrow Public Schools was the sixth-largest school district in Oklahoma in the 2013–2014 school year with 17,947 students.[5]
Demographics
Tulsa County outperformed Oklahoma as a whole in terms of higher education achievement, median household income and percentage of residents living below the poverty level from 2009 to 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 29.7 percent of its residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 23.5 percent for Oklahoma as a whole. The median household income in the county was $48,181 compared to $45,339 for the state of Oklahoma. The poverty rate in Tulsa County was 15.9 percent compared to 16.9 percent for the entire state.[4]
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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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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Tulsa County, Oklahoma, "Tulsa County Sheriff and Annual School Board Filings (Dec. 7-11)," accessed December 29, 2015
- ↑ Mandy Gillip, "Email communication with Steve Allen, Broken Arrow Public Schools Board of Education Clerk," January 19, 2016
- ↑ Tulsa County Election Board, "2015 Annual School Election Filings," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 United States Census Bureau, "Tulsa County, Oklahoma," accessed December 30, 2014
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, "Voter Registration Reports," accessed December 12, 2014
| 2016 Broken Arrow Public Schools Elections | |
| Tulsa County, Oklahoma | |
| Election date: | February 9, 2016 |
| Candidates: | Zone 1: Incumbent, Steve Allen |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
