Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District elections (2016)
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Three of the seven seats on the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District Board of Education were up for at-large general election on November 8, 2016. In her bid for re-election, incumbent DeeDee Currier ran against challengers Scott Hume, Eric Miller, and Darcy Schatz.[1][2] Currier won re-election to the board, and Miller and Schatz won election to their first terms.[3]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Board of Education consists of seven members elected to four-year terms. Elections are held at large on a staggered basis every November of even-numbered years. Four seats were up for election on November 4, 2014, and three seats were up for election on November 8, 2016. There was no primary election.[2]
To run in this election, school board candidates had to be at least 21 years old, residents of the school district for at least 30 days before the date of the election, and able to vote in Minnesota.[4] They also had to register with the school district by August 16, 2016.[5][6] Any candidate wishing to withdraw their candidacy had to do so by August 18, 2016.[7]
To vote in this election, residents of the district had to register by October 18, 2016.[8] Photo identification was not required to vote in Minnesota.[9]
Candidates and results
At-large
Results
| Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District, At-large General Election, 4-year terms, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Eric Miller |
25.71% | 15,143 |
| Darcy Schatz |
25.37% | 14,943 |
| DeeDee Currier Incumbent |
24.58% | 14,473 |
| Scott Hume | 23.53% | 13,856 |
| Write-in votes | 0.81% | 478 |
| Total Votes | 58,893 | |
| Source: Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District, "School Board Minutes: November 17, 2016," accessed December 22, 2016 | ||
Candidates
DeeDee Currier 
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Darcy Schatz
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Minnesota elections, 2016
The Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District election shared the ballot with the presidential election as well as elections for seats in the Minnesota State Senate and the Minnesota House of Representatives. It also shared the ballot with Dakota County elections for county commissioners and soil and water supervisors.[10]
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for Minnesota school board elections in 2016:[7][11]
| Deadline | Event |
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| August 16, 2016 | Candidate filing deadline |
| August 18, 2016 | Candidate withdrawal deadline |
| October 18, 2016 | Voter registration deadline |
| October 29, 2016 | Pre-election campaign finance report due |
| November 8, 2016 | General election date |
| December 7, 2016 | Post-election campaign finance report due |
| January 2, 2017 | Board members take office |
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Campaign finance
Candidates received a total of $748.83 and spent a total of $717.84 in the election, according to the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District.[12]
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| DeeDee Currier | $748.83 | $717.84 | $30.99 |
| Scott Hume | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Eric Miller | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Darcy Schatz | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
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About the district
The Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District is located in Dakota County in southeastern Minnesota. The county seat is Hastings. Dakota County was home to 414,686 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[13] The district was the 17th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 9,605 students.[14]
Demographics
Dakota County outperformed Minnesota as a whole in terms of higher education achievement from 2010 to 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 39.5 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 33.2 percent of state residents. The median household income for Dakota County was $74,995, compared to $60,828 for the entire state. The percentage of people in poverty was 7.3 percent, while it was 11.5 percent statewide.[13]
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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.
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings: 2016 State General Election," accessed August 26, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District, "Board of Education," accessed May 27, 2016
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Results for Selected Contests in School District No. 191 - BURNSVILLE," accessed November 9, 2016
- ↑ Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District, "School Board Elections," accessed May 27, 2016
- ↑ Dakota County Voting & Elections, "Run for Office," accessed May 27, 2016
- ↑ Minnesota School Boards Association, "Important School Board Election Dates for Districts Without a Primary," accessed May 27, 2016
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "2016 School District Elections Guide," accessed June 1, 2016
- ↑ Dakota County Voting & Elections, "Election Calendar," accessed May 27, 2016
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Do I Need To Bring ID?" accessed May 27, 2016
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings 2016 State General Election: Dakota County," accessed August 26, 2016
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2016 Minnesota School Districts without a Primary Elections Calendar," accessed July 21, 2016
- ↑ Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District, "School Board Elections," accessed December 8, 2016
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 United States Census Bureau, "Dakota County, Minnesota," accessed June 28, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State, "Election Results and Statistics," accessed August 1, 2014
| 2016 Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District Elections | |
| Dakota County, Minnesota | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, DeeDee Currier • Scott Hume • Eric Miller • Darcy Schatz |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
