Carroll County Public Schools elections (2016)
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Two of the five seats on the Carroll County Board of Education were up for general election on November 8, 2016. A primary election was held on April 26, 2016, with the top four vote recipients advancing to the general election. Incumbent Jim Doolan filed for re-election, while Jennifer Seidel did not file for the 2016 election. Doolan faced challengers Marsha Herbert, Julie Kingsley, Mary Kowalski, and Donna Sivigny in the primary.[1]
In March 2016, Doolan announced his withdrawal from the election. His withdrawal took place after the deadline to remove names from the ballot, which meant that Carroll County voters still saw Doolan's name on the primary ballot. Herbert, Kingsley, Kowalski, and Sivigny defeated Doolan in the primary. Herbert and Sivigny defeated Kingsley and Kowalski in the general election.[2]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Carroll County Board of Education consists of five members elected at-large to four-year terms. There was a primary election on April 26, 2016, and a general election took place on November 8, 2016.
Board candidates submitted their statements of organization and certificates of candidacy with the county elections office by February 3, 2016. Each candidate was also required to submit a filing fee of $25 to the county. State law required candidates to be registered voters and residents of the district.[3]
County residents had to register to vote for the primary election by April 5, 2016. The county offered early voting in the primary from April 14, 2016, to April 21, 2016. The deadline to register to vote in the general election was October 18, 2016. Early voting for the general election took place from October 27, 2016, to November 3, 2016.[4]
Candidates and results
At-large
Results
| Carroll County Public Schools, At-large General Election, 4-Year Terms, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Donna Sivigny |
31.09% | 41,372 |
| Marsha Herbert |
27.93% | 37,176 |
| Julie Kingsley | 25.00% | 33,276 |
| Mary Kowalski | 15.52% | 20,654 |
| Write-in votes | 0.46% | 614 |
| Total Votes | 133,092 | |
| Source: Maryland State Board of Elections, "2016 Presidential General Election Results," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||
| Carroll County Public Schools, At-large Primary Election, 4-Year Terms, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Donna Sivigny |
22.86% | 14,452 |
| Julie Kingsley |
21.79% | 13,779 |
| Marsha Herbert |
19.92% | 12,596 |
| Mary Kowalski |
17.79% | 11,245 |
| Jim Doolan Incumbent | 17.63% | 11,149 |
| Total Votes | 63,221 | |
| Source: Maryland State Board of Elections, "Unofficial 2016 Presidential Primary Election results for Carroll County," accessed April 26, 2016 | ||
Candidates
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Defeated in the primary
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Maryland elections, 2016
Carroll County's school board election appeared on the ballot with races for U.S. president, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, state courts, and local courts.
School board primaries in Carroll County shared the ballot with the state's presidential and congressional primaries.
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for Maryland school board elections in 2016:[4]
| Deadline | Event |
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| February 3, 2016 | Candidate filing deadline |
| March 22, 2016 | First campaign finance deadline of election |
| April 14, 2016 | First day of early voting for primary election |
| April 21, 2016 | Last day of early voting for primary election |
| April 26, 2016 | Primary election |
| October 27, 2016 | First day of early voting for general election |
| November 3, 2016 | Last day of early voting for general election |
| November 8, 2016 | General election |
| November 22, 2016 | Final campaign finance deadline of election |
Endorsements
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Campaign finance
Candidates for public office in Maryland had until March 22, 2016, to submit their first contributions and expenditure report of the primary campaign. The final campaign finance deadline of the 2016 campaign was November 22, 2016.[5] State law allows candidates to file Affidavits of Limited Contributions and Expenditures (ALCE) if their campaigns did not accept $1,000 in contributions or spend $1,000 in a particular reporting period.[6]
October 28 filing
Candidates received a total of $10,191.82 and spent a total of $3,473.51 as of October 30, 2016, according to the Maryland Campaign Reporting Information System.[7]
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| Marsha Herbert | $1,699.82 | $2,042.29 | $487.80 |
| Julie Kingsley | $1,015.00 | $263.52 | $977.80 |
| Mary Kowalski | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Donna Sivigny | $7,477.00 | $1,167.70 | $6,547.53 |
March 22 filing
Candidates received a total of $7,884.20 and spent a total of $4,606.75 as of April 19, 2016, according to the Maryland Campaign Reporting Information System.[8]
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| Jim Doolan (incumbent) | ALCE | ALCE | ALCE |
| Marsha Herbert | $4,070.00 | $1,938.89 | $2,131.11 |
| Julie Kingsley | $1,210.00 | $650.30 | $559.70 |
| Mary Kowalski | ALCE | ALCE | ALCE |
| Donna Sivigny | $2,604.20 | $2,017.56 | $586.64 |
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About the district
- See also: Carroll County Public Schools, Maryland
Carroll County Public Schools is based in Westminster, the county seat of Carroll County, Maryland. Carroll County was home to 167,830 residents in 2014, according to the United States Census Bureau.[9] The district was the 10th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 26,331 students.[10]
Demographics
Carroll County underperformed in comparison to the state of Maryland in terms of higher education achievement in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 32.7 percent of Carroll County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 36.8 percent for Maryland as a whole. The median household income in Carroll County was $84,790, compared to $73,538 for the state of Maryland. The poverty rate in Carroll County was 5.6 percent, compared to 9.8 percent for the entire state.[9]
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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
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "Carroll County 2016 Presidential Primary Election Local Candidates List," February 10, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Carroll County Times, "School board president Doolan will not seek re-election," March 30, 2016
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "Requirements for Filing Candidacy," accessed February 10, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Maryland State Board of Elections, "2016 Presidential Election Calendar," accessed February 10, 2016
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "Reporting Schedule," accessed February 10, 2016
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "EAffidavit Filing," accessed February 10, 2016
- ↑ Maryland Campaign Reporting Information System, "View Filed Reports Information," accessed October 30, 2016
- ↑ Maryland Campaign Reporting Information System, "View Filed Reports Information," accessed April 19, 2016
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 United States Census Bureau, "Carroll County, Maryland," accessed June 3, 2014
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "Voter Registration Activity Report," March 2014
| 2016 Carroll County Public Schools Elections | |
| Carroll County, Maryland | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, Jim Doolan • Marsha Herbert • Julie Kingsley • Mary Kowalski • Donna Sivigny |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
