Columbia County School District elections (2016)
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One of the five seats on the Columbia County School District school board was up for by-district primary election on August 30, 2016. District 4 incumbent Keith Hudson filed for re-election and defeated challenger Michael Jenkins.[1] The District 2 seat was originally set to be on the ballot, but incumbent Dana Brady-Giddens was unopposed in her bid for re-election and was automatically elected to an additional term when the filing deadline passed and no challengers filed.
Florida school board elections function differently than elections of this kind in most states. Primary elections for Florida school boards were held on August 30, 2016, though primaries are functionally general elections. A general election was held on November 8, 2016, between the top two vote recipients in any race where no candidate receives the majority of votes. Unopposed elections were canceled and did not appear on the ballot. Special elections were held in conjunction with some general elections to fill vacancies.
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Columbia County School District school board consists of five members elected to four-year terms. There was a primary election on August 30, 2016. A general election originally scheduled on November 8, 2016, became unnecessary because races were decided in the primary.
The filing deadline for school board candidates was June 24, 2016. The county's elections office hosted early voting for the primary election at various locations from August 20, 2016, to August 27, 2016. The early voting window for the general election ran from October 29, 2016, to November 5, 2016. Voters had to register by August 1, 2016, to vote in the primary election and by October 11, 2016, to vote in the general election.[2]
Candidates and results
District 2
Results
Incumbent Dana Brady-Giddens was the only candidate to file for this seat and was automatically re-elected.
| Columbia County School District, District 2 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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| Dana Brady-Giddens Incumbent (unopposed) | ||
Candidates
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District 4
Results
| Columbia County School District, District 4 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Keith Hudson Incumbent |
70.30% | 1,496 |
| Michael Jenkins | 29.70% | 632 |
| Total Votes | 2,128 | |
| Source: Columbia County Supervisor of Elections, "Primary Election," accessed December 1, 2016 | ||
Candidates
Keith Hudson 
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Florida elections, 2016
The following federal and state offices shared the primary, general, or both election dates with school board elections:
- President
- U.S. Senate
- U.S. House
- State Senate
- State House
- State Attorney
- Public Defender
- State Supreme Court
- District Court of Appeal
One state ballot measure appeared on the primary ballot.
The following local offices shared primary, general, or both election dates with school board elections:
- Clerk of Circuit Court and Comptroller
- Property Appraiser
- Sheriff
- Supervisor of Elections
- Tax Collector
- County Commission
- Superintendent of Schools
- Lake City Mayor
- Lake City Council
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for this Florida election in 2016:[3]
| Deadline | Event |
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| June 24, 2016 | Last day to file nominating petitions |
| August 1, 2016 | Primary election voter registration deadline |
| August 20-27, 2016 | Primary election early voting period |
| August 30, 2016 | Primary election day |
| October 11, 2016 | General election voter registration deadline |
| October 29-November 5, 2016 | General election early voting period |
| November 8, 2016 | General election day |
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Campaign finance
Reports
District 2
Candidates received a total of $100.00 and spent a total of $100.00 as of August 10, 2016, according to the Columbia County Supervisor of Elections.[4]
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| Dana Brady-Giddens | $100.00 | $100.00 | $00.00 |
District 4
Candidates received a total of $6,650 and spent a total of $3,328.67 as of August 10, 2016, according to the Columbia County Supervisor of Elections.[5]
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| Keith Hudson | $5,250.00 | $1,968.19 | $3,281.81 |
| Michael Jenkins | $1,400.00 | $1,360.48 | $39.52 |
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About the district
- See also: Columbia County School District, Florida
Columbia County School District serves the county of the same name in northern Florida. The county seat is Lake City. The county was home to an estimated 68,348 residents between 2010 and 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[6] The district was the 38th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 10,137 students.[7]
Demographics
Columbia County underperformed compared to Florida as a whole in terms of higher education attainment from 2010 to 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 14.1 percent of county residents aged 25 and older had attained a bachelor's degree or higher, compared to 26.8 percent statewide. The median household income for the county was $39,194 compared to $47,212 for the state. County residents lived below poverty level at a rate of 21.7 percent, while that rate was 16.5 percent for state residents.[6]
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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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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Columbia County Elections Supervisor, "Meet Your Candidates," accessed June 30, 2016
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Election Dates," accessed June 21, 2016
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Election Dates," accessed November 1, 2016
- ↑ Columbia County Supervisor of Elections, "Meet Your Candidates," accessed August 10, 2016
- ↑ Columbia County Supervisor of Elections, "Meet Your Candidates," accessed August 10, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 United States Census Bureau, "State & County QuickFacts: Columbia County, Florida," July 21, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ Florida Department of State, "Division of Elections: Election results," accessed October 5, 2015
| 2016 Columbia County School District Elections | |
| Election date: | Primary: August 30, 2016 |
| Candidates: | District 2: Incumbent, Dana Brady-Giddens District 4: Incumbent, Keith Hudson • Michael Jenkins |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
