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Connie Duncan
Connie Duncan was a member of the Lincoln Public Schools in Nebraska, representing District 2. Duncan assumed office in 2015. Duncan left office in 2023.
Duncan ran for re-election to the Lincoln Public Schools to represent District 2 in Nebraska. Duncan won in the general election on May 7, 2019.
Duncan is affiliated with the Republican Party, but the Lincoln Board of Education and the election were officially nonpartisan.[1][2]
Biography
Connie Duncan is a resident of Lincoln, Nebraska. Duncan graduated from Lincoln Northeast High School before earning her bachelor's degree from Nebraska Wesleyan University. She spent 17 years as a teacher in the Lincoln school district, and she also co-chaired its $153 million bond issue in 2014.[3]
Elections
2019
See also: Lincoln Public Schools, Nebraska, elections (2019)
General election
General election for Lincoln Public Schools, District 2
Incumbent Connie Duncan won election in the general election for Lincoln Public Schools, District 2 on May 7, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Connie Duncan (Nonpartisan) | 97.6 | 8,061 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.4 | 197 | ||
| Total votes: 8,258 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Lincoln Public Schools, District 2
Incumbent Connie Duncan advanced from the primary for Lincoln Public Schools, District 2 on April 9, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Connie Duncan (Nonpartisan) | 97.4 | 7,071 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.6 | 192 | ||
| Total votes: 7,263 | |||
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2015
- See also: Lincoln Public Schools elections (2015)
The election in Lincoln featured three of the seven seats on the board up for primary election on April 7, 2015, and the general election was held on May 5, 2015. Newcomers Connie Duncan and Rachel Terry competed for the District 2 seat, while John Cartier and Annie Mumgaard campaigned for the District 4 seat. Challenger Matt Schulte faced incumbent Katie McLeese Stephenson for her District 6 seat. Duncan, Mumgaard and Schulte won the three seats.
The top two vote recipients in each district in the primary election proceeded to the general election. District 2 candidate Norman Dority and District 4 candidate Jesse Wyrrick were eliminated from contention in the primary election.
Results
General election
| Lincoln Public Schools, District 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Connie Duncan |
70.1% | 5,920 | |
| Nonpartisan | Rachel Terry | 29.6% | 2,501 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.3% | 29 | |
| Total Votes | 8,450 | |||
| Source: Lancaster County Election Commissioner, "Lincoln City General Election Results," accessed June 9, 2015 | ||||
Primary election
| Lincoln Public Schools, District 2 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Connie Duncan |
70.9% | 4,729 | |
| Nonpartisan | Rachel Terry |
20.6% | 1,371 | |
| Nonpartisan | Norman Dority | 8.2% | 544 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.4% | 27 | |
| Total Votes | 6,671 | |||
| Source: Lancaster County Election Commissioner, "Lincoln City Primary Results," accessed June 9, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Duncan reported no contributions or expenditures to the Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission during the election.[4]
Endorsements
Duncan received endorsements from the Lincoln Education Association and the Lincoln Journal Star.[5][6]
Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Connie Duncan did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
2015
Duncan published a list of her campaign themes on her website:
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| —Connie Duncan's campaign website (2015)[8] | ||
See also
2019 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Lancaster County, Nebraska, "City of Lincoln/Airport Authority/Lincoln Public Schools Candidate Listing (As of March 6, 2019)," accessed March 7, 2019
- ↑ Lincoln Journal Star, "LPS board race falling along ideological more than party lines," February 23, 2015
- ↑ Lincoln Journal Star, "Connie Duncan announces school board bid," September 20, 2014
- ↑ Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission, "Campaign Statements Search," accessed May 4, 2015
- ↑ Lincoln Journal Star, "Lincoln teachers union endorses PAC four school board candidates," March 23, 2015
- ↑ Lincoln Journal Star, "Editorial, 4/3: School board endorsements," April 2, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Connie Duncan - Lincoln School Board, "Home," accessed May 4, 2015
| 2015 Lincoln Public Schools Elections | |
| Lancaster County, Nebraska | |
| Election date: | Primary election: April 7, 2015 General election: May 5, 2015 |
| Candidates: | District 2: • Norman Dority • Connie Duncan • Rachel Terry District 4: • John Cartier • Annie Mumgaard • Jesse Wyrrick |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
