Colonial School District elections (2015)
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Two seats on the Colonial School District School Board were up for general election on May 12, 2015.
District B and District D were up for election. District B incumbent Ronald Pierce lost his re-election bid to challenger Margaret Kennedy.[1]
The District D seat has been vacant since the 2014 election, when the officeholder Melodie A. Spotts ran for the District G seat. No candidates filed to run in the election to fill the open seat.[1][2][3]
Due to the lack of candidates, the seat was filled via a board appointment in September 2015. Initial reports stated an appointment would be made by June 2015. The remaining term of the seat was up for special election in 2016.
About the district
- See also: Colonial School District, Delaware
Colonial School District is located in New Castle County in northern Delaware. The county seat is Wilmington. The county was home to an estimated 549,684 residents in 2013, according to the United States Census Bureau.[4] In the 2011-2012 school year, Colonial School District was the fourth-largest school district in Delaware, serving 9,711 students.[5]
Demographics
New Castle County outperformed Delaware as a whole in terms of higher education achievement, median household income and poverty rate in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 33.8 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 28.9 percent for the state. The median household income in the county was $64,537 compared to $59,878 for Delaware. The poverty rate in New Castle County was 10.7 percent compared to 11.7 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 Colonial School Board consists of seven members elected to five-year terms. Board members are elected by district. While elected at-large, candidates must live within the nominating district of the seat for which they are running. Candidates filed to run for the seat in their nominating districts, but all voters in the school district were eligible to vote for both seats up for election.
There was no primary election, and the general election was scheduled for May 12, 2015. District B and D were up for election. Candidates had to file for the election by March 6, 2015.
Voters were required to register to vote at least 24 days prior to the election. All voters were required to provide identification at the polls. Valid identification included a photo ID, utility bill, paycheck or any other government document featuring the voter's name and address.[7]
Elections
2015
Candidates
District B
| Ronald Pierce | Margaret Kennedy 
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District D
No candidates filed for this race by the deadline of March 6, 2015.
Election result
District B
| Colonial School District, District B General Election, 5-year term, 2015 |
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Margaret Kennedy |
60.1% | 140 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ronald Pierce Incumbent | 39.9% | 93 | |
| Total Votes | 233 | |||
| Source: Department of Elections for New Castle County, "Colonial School District: May 12, 2015 School Board Election," accessed May 28, 2015 | ||||
District D
No candidates filed for this race by the deadline of March 6, 2015.
Endorsements
No official endorsements were made as of May 7, 2015.
Campaign finance
No contributions or expenditures were reported as of May 7, 2015, according to the Delaware Commissioner of Elections.[8]
Candidates for public offices in Delaware that pay less than $1,000 are not required to form a candidate committee. Candidates who do not receive or spend more than $2,000 from the date of the first contribution or expenditure to the end of the calendar year are also not required to form a committee.[9]
Candidates who do receive or expend more than $2,000, including contributions or expenditures by the candidates themselves, are required to notify the Delaware Commissioner of Elections within seven days of the receipt or expenditure which brings the total to more than $2,000.[9]
Past elections
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2014District G
2013District ABobby Benjamin ran unopposed and won the District A seat. District CRichard W. Schiller Jr. ran unopposed and won the District C seat. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the 2015 Delaware school board elections:[10]
| Deadline | Event |
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| March 6, 2015 | Candidate filing deadline |
| May 8, 2015 | Last day absentee ballots are mailed |
| May 11, 2015 | Last day absentee ballots issued |
| May 12, 2015 | Election Day |
| May 14, 2015 | Election results certified |
| June 2, 2015 | New school board terms begin |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Delaware elections, 2015
Public school elections were the only elections scheduled for May 12, 2015, in New Castle County.[10]
Recent news
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See also
| Colonial School District | Delaware | School Boards |
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 New Castle County Department of Elections, "May 12, 2015 School Board Candidates & Filing Dates," March 9, 2015
- ↑ The News Journal, "Colonial looks to fill vacant school board seat," April 24, 2015
- ↑ Margaret Koenig, "Email correspondence with Dr. D. Dusty Blakey, Superintendent of Colonial School District," July 6, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 United States Census Bureau, "New Castle, Delaware," accessed January 22, 2015
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ Delaware Office of the State Election Commissioner, "Election Results Archive," accessed January 22, 2015
- ↑ The State of Delaware, "Frequently asked questions on voting," accessed January 26, 2015
- ↑ State of Delaware, "Campaign Finance Reporting System," accessed May 7, 2015
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Delaware Elections, "Campaign Finance Section: School Board Member Filing Packet," accessed January 22, 2015
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Department of Elections for New Castle County, "2015 Election Calendar," January 12, 2015
| 2015 Colonial School District Elections | |
| New Castle County, Delaware | |
| Election date: | May 12, 2015 |
| Candidates: | Nominating District B: • Incumbent, Ronald Pierce • Margaret Kennedy
Nominating District D: • No candidates filed for this race. |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
