Cherry Creek School District elections (2015)
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Three seats on the Cherry Creek School District Board of Education were up for general election on November 3, 2015.
The seats of District A incumbent Jim O'Brien, District B incumbent Claudine McDonald and District C incumbent Dave Willman were up for election.[1] Eric Parish was the lone candidate to file for the District A seat with O'Brien unable to run for re-election due to term limits. David Aarestad, Matt Batcho, Vince Chowdhury and Janice R. McDonald were running to replace the term-limited McDonald. Willman was unopposed in his re-election bid in District C and so he and Parish, also unopposed, won the District C and A seats, respectively.[2][3] In District B, McDonald was successful in securing the seat.
About the district
- See also: Cherry Creek School District, Colorado
Cherry Creek School District is located in Arapahoe County in central Colorado. The county seat of Arapahoe County is Littleton. Arapahoe County was home to an estimated 607,070 residents in 2013, according to the United States Census Bureau.[4] Cherry Creek School District was the fourth-largest school district in Colorado, serving 52,655 students during the 2011-2012 school year.[5]
Demographics
Arapahoe County outperformed the rest of Colorado in terms of higher education achievement in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 38.8 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 37.0 percent for the state as a whole. The median household income in the county was $60,651, compared to $58,433 statewide. The poverty rate in the county was 12.1 percent, compared to 13.2 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.
Voter and candidate information
The Cherry Creek School Board consists of five members, all of whom are elected at-large by the district as a whole, but to different geographic district seats for four-year terms. There was no primary election, and the general election was held on November 3, 2015. Three seats were on the ballot in November 2015.[1]
Individuals interested in running for the board began circulating nominating petitions on August 5, 2015. The filing deadline for school board candidates to get on the ballot in the 2015 general election was August 28, 2015, and the filing deadline to serve as a write-in candidate was August 31, 2015.[3]
Elections
2015
Candidates
District A
Eric Parish 
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District B
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| Vince Chowdhury | Janice R. McDonald
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District C
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Election results
District A
| Cherry Creek School District, District A, General Election, 2015 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Eric Parish |
100.0% | 40,473 |
| Total Votes | 40,473 | |
| Source: Arapahoe County, "Official County Results," accessed December 21, 2015 | ||
District B
| Cherry Creek School District, District B, General Election, 2015 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Janice R. McDonald |
34.8% | 14,952 |
| David Aarestad | 28.8% | 12,360 |
| Matt Batcho | 24.5% | 10,522 |
| Vince Chowdhury | 11.9% | 5,109 |
| Total Votes | 42,943 | |
| Source: Arapahoe County, "Official County Results," accessed December 21, 2015 | ||
District C
| Cherry Creek School District, District C, General Election, 2015 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Dave Willman Incumbent |
100.0% | 39,904 |
| Total Votes | 39,904 | |
| Source: Arapahoe County, "Official County Results," accessed December 21, 2015 | ||
Past elections
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2011Due to a lack of opposition, Cherry Creek School District administrators canceled the 2011 school board elections. Two incumbents ran unopposed to retain their seats, and one newcomer ran unopposed for the sole vacant seat.[7] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Cherry Creek School District election in 2015:[3]
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| August 5, 2015 | First day to file for placement on the general election ballot |
| August 28, 2015 | Last day to file for placement on the general election ballot |
| August 31, 2015 | Last day for write-in candidates to file an affidavit |
| October 26, 2015 | Voter registration deadline |
| November 3, 2015 | General Election Day |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Colorado elections, 2015
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cherry Creek School District, "Board of Education," accessed January 27, 2015
- ↑ Nick Katers email exchange with district communications director Tustin Amole on August 31, 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Colorado Secretary of State, "Colorado elections & campaign finance calendar," accessed January 27, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 United States Census Bureau, "Arapahoe County, Colorado," accessed February 11, 2015
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed May 5, 2014
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Election Results Archives," accessed February 11, 2015
- ↑ The Denver Post, "Cherry Creek and Aurora school districts in Colorado cancel board elections because of lack of candidates," September 2, 2011
| 2015 Cherry Creek School District Elections | |
| Arapahoe County, Colorado | |
| Election date: | November 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | District A: Eric Parish
District B: David Aarestad • Matt Batcho • Vince Chowdhury • Janice R. McDonald District C: Dave Willman |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
