Christian County Public Schools elections (2016)
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Three of the five seats on the Christian County Public Schools school board were up for general election on November 8, 2016. Michael Bailey ran unopposed and won election to the District 1 seat. District 2 incumbent Teresa Moss lost her seat to challenger Susan Hayes in her bid for re-election. Incumbent Linda Keller defeated Thomas Douthitt to win re-election to the District 4 seat.[1]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Christian County Board of Education consists of five members elected to four-year terms. Each member is elected to a specific geographic division. There was no primary election, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016.
School board candidates had to file with their county elections department during the candidate filing period, which ended on August 9, 2016. To vote in the 2016 general election, voters had to register by October 11, 2016.[2]
Candidates and results
District 1
Results
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Michael Bailey (unopposed) |
100.00% | 2,831 |
| Total Votes (100) | 2,831 | |
| Source: Kentucky State Board of Elections, "Christian County," accessed January 4, 2017 | ||
Candidates
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District 2
Results
| Christian County Public Schools, District 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Susan Hayes |
57.17% | 1,807 |
| Teresa Moss Incumbent | 42.83% | 1,354 |
| Total Votes (100) | 3,161 | |
| Source: Kentucky State Board of Elections, "Christian County," accessed January 4, 2017 | ||
Candidates
| Teresa Moss | Susan Hayes
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District 4
Results
| Christian County Public Schools, District 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Linda Keller Incumbent |
54.32% | 1,370 |
| Thomas Douthitt | 45.68% | 1,152 |
| Total Votes (100) | 2,522 | |
| Source: Kentucky State Board of Elections, "Christian County," accessed January 4, 2017 | ||
Candidates
| Linda Keller
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Additional elections
- See also: Kentucky elections, 2016
The Christian County school board election shared the ballot with federal elections for President of the United States, United States Senate, and United States Representative. The statewide elections on the ballot included elections for the Kentucky State Senate, the Kentucky House of Representatives, and a seat on the Kentucky Supreme Court. There was also a municipal election for Christian County Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor.[3]
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for Kentucky school board elections in 2016:[4][5]
| Deadline | Event |
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| August 9, 2016 | Candidate filing deadline |
| August 11, 2016 | Public drawing for ballot position |
| October 7, 2016 | First pre-election campaign finance report due |
| October 11, 2016 | Voter registration deadline |
| October 24, 2016 | Second pre-election campaign finance report due |
| November 8, 2016 | Election day |
| December 8, 2016 | Post-election campaign finance report due |
Endorsements
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Campaign finance
Candidates received a total of $500.00 and spent a total of $0.00 as of October 25, 2016, according to the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance.[6]
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| District 1 | |||
| Michael Bailey | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| District 2 | |||
| Teresa Moss | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Susan Hayes | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
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| Thomas Douthitt | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Linda Keller | $500.00 | $0.00 | $500.00 |
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About the district
Christian County Public Schools is located in southwestern Kentucky in Christian County. The county seat is Hopkinsville. Christian County was home to 73,309 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[7] The district was the 12th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 9,327 students.[8]
Demographics
Christian County underperformed compared to Kentucky as a whole in terms of higher education achievement from 2010 to 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 15.7 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 21.8 percent of state residents. The median household income for the county was $38,720, compared to $43,342 for the state. The percentage of people below poverty level for the county was 21.6 percent, while it was 18.5 percent for the state as a whole.[7]
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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
| Christian County Public Schools | Kentucky | School Boards |
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Facebook, "Christian County Clerks Office," August 9, 2016
- ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "2016 Kentucky Election Calendar," accessed September 28, 2016
- ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "County Candidate Filings," accessed September 28, 2016
- ↑ Kentucky Registry of Election Finance, "Candidate Reporting Dates," accessed September 28, 2016
- ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "2016 Kentucky Election Calendar," accessed September 28, 2016
- ↑ Kentucky Registry of Campaign Finance, "Candidate Search," accessed October 25, 2016
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 United States Census Bureau, "Quickfacts:Christian County, Kentucky," accessed September 29, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Election Results," accessed September 28, 2016
| 2016 Christian County Public Schools Elections | |
| Christian County, Kentucky | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | District 1: Incumbent, Michael Bailey
District 2: Incumbent, Teresa Moss • Susan Hayes |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional measures on the ballot |
