Central Dauphin School District elections (2015)

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2015 Central Dauphin School District Elections
Primary Election date:
May 19, 2015
General Election date:
November 3, 2015
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About the district Method of election Elections Key deadlines Additional elections External links
See also
Pennsylvania Central Dauphin School District Dauphin County, Pennsylvania ballot measures Local ballot measures, Pennsylvania

Six seats on the Central Dauphin School District Board of Directors were up for general election on November 3, 2015. A primary election was held on May 19, 2015. The nine members represent three geographical regions. An equal number of candidates ran for the seats up for election, but both primary and general elections were held. All candidates ran in both the Republican and Democratic primaries. They also won in the general election without opposition.

All six candidates advanced to the general election without significant write-in votes being cast in any primary race. Region 1 incumbents Bill Roberts and Jeanne Webster along with Region 3 incumbents Stephen Smith and Ford S. Thompson ran for re-election on the Board of Directors.

Roberts ran for a four-year term in Region 1, while Webster ran for a two-year term. Both were unopposed.

Newcomers Linda Dallago and Cara Fickes also ran for the two open seats in Region 2. Dallago was the top vote recipient in the Democratic primary while Fickes was the top recipient in the Republican primary. Both candidates advanced to the general election.

About the district

See also: Central Dauphin School District, Pennsylvania

The Central Dauphin School District is located in Dauphin County, Pa.

The Central Dauphin School District is located in central Pennsylvania in Dauphin County. The county seat is Harrisburg. According to the United States Census Bureau in 2013, the county had a population of 270,937. In the 2012-2013 school year, the Central Dauphin School District was the 14th-largest school district in Pennsylvania and served 10,946 students.

Demographics

According to the United States Census Bureau in 2013, Dauphin County outperformed the state in higher education achievement. The percentage of residents over 25 with a bachelor's degree was 28.5 percent, compared to the state of Pennsylvania which was 27.5 percent. The median household income in the county was $54,066 compared to Pennsylvania's statewide median income of $52,548. The poverty rate in Dauphin County was the same as Pennsylvania's rate at 13.3 percent.

Racial Demographics, 2013
Race	Dauphin County (%)	Pennsylvania (%)
White	74.5	83.2
Black or African American	18.6	11.5
American Indian and Alaska Native	0.3	0.3
Asian	3.6	3.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0.1	0.1
Two or More Races	2.9	1.8
Hispanic or Latino	7.9	6.3

Presidential Voting Pattern, Dauphin County
Year	Democratic Vote (%)	Republican Vote (%)
2012	50.0	48.8
2008	54.0	45.0
2004	51.1	48.3
2000	50.5	46.3

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.

Voter and candidate information

The Central Dauphin Board of Directors consists of nine members elected to four-year terms. The members of the board represent three geographical regions in the district and are elected by voters in those regions. The primary election for the Central Dauphin Board of Directors was held on May 19, 2015, and the general election was held on November 3, 2015. Six seats were up for election on November 3, 2015. One seat with a four year term and one seat with a two year term were open in Region 1. Two seats were open in both Region 2 and Region 3.

School board candidates had to file for this election with Dauphin County by March 10, 2015. Those wishing to run as an independent candidate had until August 3, 2015, to file. To vote in the primary election, residents had to register by April 20, 2015, and to vote in the general election, residents had to register by October 5, 2015.

Region 1 (two seats)

4-year term

Bill Roberts
	Incumbent Member from 2013-2015 Retired

2-year term

Jeanne Webster
	Incumbent Member from 2014-2015 Owner, Ice Cream Heaven and Bar-B-Que Cottage

Region 2 (two seats)

Linda Dallago		Cara Fickes
	Former member from 2009-2013 Account manager, InfoQuest Technologies, Inc. Bachelor's degree, Shippensburg University

Region 3 (two seats)

Stephen Smith		Ford S. Thompson
	Incumbent Member from 2011-2015		Incumbent Member from 2003-2015

Election results

Region 1

Central Dauphin School District, Region 1, (4-year term), General Election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic/Republican	Bill Roberts Incumbent	100.0%	4,121
		Write-in votes	0.05%	2
Total Votes				4,123
Source: Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, "Dauphin County Election Results for the Municipal Election on November 3, 2015," accessed December 21, 2015

Central Dauphin School District, Region 1, (2-year term), General Election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic/Republican	Jeanne Webster Incumbent	100.0%	4,146
		Write-in votes	0.05%	2
Total Votes				4,148
Source: Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, "Dauphin County Election Results for the Municipal Election on November 3, 2015," accessed December 21, 2015

Central Dauphin School District, Region 1 Democratic Primary Election, 4-year term, 2015
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Bill Roberts Incumbent	99.9%	799
	Democratic	Write-in votes	0.1%	1
Total Votes				800
Source: Daupin County, "Election Results for the Primary Election Tuesday, May 19, 2015," accessed July 7, 2015 Ballotpedia confirmed these results are official by phone.

Central Dauphin School District, Region 1 Democratic Primary Election, 2-year term, 2015
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jeanne Webster Incumbent	99.6%	845
	Democratic	Write-in votes	0.4%	3
Total Votes				848
Source: Daupin County, "Election Results for the Primary Election Tuesday, May 19, 2015," accessed July 7, 2015 Ballotpedia confirmed these results are official by phone.

Central Dauphin School District, Region 1 Republican Primary Election, 4-year term, 2015
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Bill Roberts Incumbent	100%	1,360
	Republican	Write-in votes	0%	0
Total Votes				1,360
Source: Daupin County, "Election Results for the Primary Election Tuesday, May 19, 2015," accessed July 7, 2015Ballotpedia confirmed these results are official by phone.

Central Dauphin School District, Region 1 Republican Primary Election, 2-year term, 2015
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jeanne Webster Incumbent	99.8%	1,398
	Republican	Write-in votes	0.2%	3
Total Votes				1,401
Source: Daupin County, "Election Results for the Primary Election Tuesday, May 19, 2015," accessed July 7, 2015Ballotpedia confirmed these results are official by phone.

Region 2

Central Dauphin School District, Region 2, General Election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic/Republican	Linda Dallago	50.4%	5,169
	Democratic/Republican	Cara Fickes	49.5%	5,077
		Write-in votes	0.07%	7
Total Votes				10,253
Source: [http://www.dauphinc.org/ElectDisplayv13/ViewRacev2?select1=SCHOOL%20DIR%20CD%20REG%201/4YR&select2= Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, "Dauphin County Election Results for the Municipal Election on November 3, 2015," accessed December 21,2015

Central Dauphin School District, Region 2 Democratic Primary Election, 4-year term, 2015
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Linda Dallago	51.9%	749
	Democratic	Cara Fickes	48%	693
	Democratic	Write-in votes	0.1%	2
Total Votes				1,444
Source: Daupin County, "Election Results for the Primary Election Tuesday, May 19, 2015," accessed July 7, 2015 Ballotpedia confirmed these results are official by phone.

Central Dauphin School District, Region 2 Republican Primary Election, 4-year term, 2015
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Linda Dallago	52.5%	1,396
	Republican	Cara Fickes	47.5%	1,265
	Republican	Write-in votes	0%	0
Total Votes				2,661
Source: Daupin County, "Election Results for the Primary Election Tuesday, May 19, 2015," accessed July 7, 2015Ballotpedia confirmed these results are official by phone.

Region 3

Central Dauphin School District, Region 3, General Election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic/Republican	Stephen Smith	50.4%	5,524
	Democratic/Republican	Ford S. Thompson	49.5%	5,428
		Write-in votes	0.08%	9
Total Votes				10,961
Source: Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, "Dauphin County Election Results for the Municipal Election on November 3, 2015," accessed December 21, 2015

Central Dauphin School District, Region 3 Democratic Primary Election, 4-year term, 2015
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Stephen Smith Incumbent	50%	593
	Democratic	Ford S. Thompson Incumbent	49.3%	585
	Democratic	Write-in votes	0.7%	8
Total Votes				1,186
Source: Daupin County, "Election Results for the Primary Election Tuesday, May 19, 2015," accessed July 7, 2015 Ballotpedia confirmed these results are official by phone.

Central Dauphin School District, Region 3 Republican Primary Election, 4-year term, 2015
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Stephen Smith Incumbent	50.2%	1,716
	Republican	Ford S. Thompson Incumbent	49.7%	1,696
	Republican	Write-in votes	0.1%	3
Total Votes				3,415
Source: Daupin County, "Election Results for the Primary Election Tuesday, May 19, 2015," accessed July 7, 2015Ballotpedia confirmed these results are official by phone.

Endorsements

Fickes received an official endorsements from the Dauphin County Democrats in the primary election.

Campaign finance

Candidates received a total of $1,824.91 and spent a total of $1,824.91 in the election, according to the Dauphin County Elections and Voter Registration Department.

Past elections

Information about earlier elections can be found by clicking [show] at the right.

2013 See also: Central Dauphin School District elections (2013) Central Dauphin School District, Region 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2013 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democrat Erin Grady Incumbent 50.2% 3,505      Republican Brian Faleshock Incumbent 49.7% 3,472      Nonpartisan Write-in 0.1% 7 Total Votes 6,984 Source: Dauphin County, "Election Results for Municipal Election," accessed December 13, 2013 Central Dauphin School District, Region 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2013 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democrat Eric Epstein 50.4% 2,724      Republican Linda Dallago Incumbent 49.5% 2,678      Nonpartisan Write-in 0.1% 3 Total Votes 5,405 Source: Dauphin County, "Election Results for Municipal Election," accessed December 13, 2013 Central Dauphin School District, Region 3 General Election, 4-year term, 2013 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Republican Chris Judd Incumbent 61.4% 3,305      Democrat Jay Purdy 38.4% 2,069      Nonpartisan Write-in 0.1% 8 Total Votes 5,382 Source: Dauphin County, "Election Results for Municipal Election," accessed December 13, 2013

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for the Scranton School District election in 2015:

Deadline	Event
March 10, 2015	Partisan candidate filing deadline
March 11, 2015 - August 3, 2015	Independent candidate filing period
March 25, 2015	Withdrawal deadline for primary election
April 20, 2015	Voter registration deadline for primary election
May 8, 2015	Pre-primary election campaign finance deadline
May 12, 2015	Last day to file for absentee ballot for primary election
May 15, 2015	Absentee ballot deadline for primary election
May 19, 2015	Primary election day
June 18, 2015	Post-primary election campaign finance deadline
August 10, 2015	Withdrawal deadline for general election
October 5, 2015	Last day to register to vote in general election
October 23, 2015	Pre-general election campaign finance deadline for general election
October 27, 2015	Voter registration deadline for general election
October 30, 2015	Absentee ballot deadline for general election
November 3, 2015	General Election Day
December 3, 2015	Post-general election campaign finance deadline for general election

Additional elections on the ballot

See also: Pennsylvania elections, 2015

This election shared the ballot with county elections for county commissioner, district attorney, sheriff, clerk of courts, register of wills and clerk of the orphans, recorder of deeds and county controller. Other elections in the district include borough councils, borough auditors, township commissioners and township supervisor

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Central Dauphin School District	Pennsylvania	School Boards
Central Dauphin School District elections (2013) List of school districts in Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania school board elections, 2015 Public education in Pennsylvania Local ballot measures, Pennsylvania	School board elections, 2015 School board elections, 2014 School board election data analysis, 2015 School board election data analysis, 2014

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