Coppell Independent School District elections (2016)
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Three of the seven seats on the Coppell Independent School District school board were up for by-district general election on May 7, 2016. Place 1 incumbent Susie Kemp did not file for re-election. Newcomers Mary Duran and Leigh Walker faced each other in the race. Bac Cao Nguyen, Jonathan Kirby, and Jill Popelka filed to replace incumbent David Apple for the Place 2 seat. For Place 3, incumbent Anthony Hill faced challengers Pankaj Jain and Ronald Hansen. Venky Venkatraman filed in the race for Place 3 but officially withdrew on February 26, 2016.[1] There was no primary.[2] Walker defeated Duran in the Place 1 race while Popelka defeated Nguyen and Kirby in Place 2. Incumbent Hill retained his seat in Place 3, defeating challengers Jain and Hansen. Voters also approved a $250 million bond issue in the district.[3]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Coppell ISD Board of Trustees is composed of seven members who are elected by district to three-year terms in specifically numbered seats. Candidates file to run for a specific seat, but all voters in the school district are eligible to vote for every seat up for election. Places 1, 2 and 3 were scheduled for general election on May 7, 2016. There was no primary election.[4]
Candidates running for the school board had to be a United States citizen, a resident of Texas for at least 12 months, and a resident of the district for at least six months. Candidates also had to be 18 years of age or older and registered to vote.[4]
Candidates and results
Results
| Coppell Independent School District, Place 1 General Election, 3-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Leigh Walker |
72.76% | 3,571 |
| Mary Duran | 27.24% | 1,337 |
| Total Votes | 4,908 | |
| Source: Coppell Independent School District, "Minutes of the May 16, 2016 - Special School Board Meeting," accessed February 28, 2017 | ||
Place 1
Candidates
| Mary Duran | Leigh Walker 
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Place 2
Results
| Coppell Independent School District, Place 2 General Election, 3-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Jill Popelka |
58.14% | 2,826 |
| Jonathan Kirby | 21.81% | 1,060 |
| Bac Cao Nguyen | 20.06% | 975 |
| Total Votes | 4,861 | |
| Source: Coppell Independent School District, "Minutes of the May 16, 2016 - Special School Board Meeting," accessed February 28, 2017 | ||
Candidates
| Bac Cao Nguyen | Jonathan Kirby | Jill Popelka
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Place 3
Results
| Coppell Independent School District, Place 3 General Election, 3-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Anthony Hill Incumbent |
48.70% | 2,581 |
| Ronald Hansen | 28.19% | 1,494 |
| Pankaj Jain | 23.11% | 1,225 |
| Total Votes | 5,300 | |
| Source: Coppell Independent School District, "Minutes of the May 16, 2016 - Special School Board Meeting," accessed February 28, 2017 | ||
Candidates
| Anthony Hill
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Additional elections
A bond totaling roughly $250 million shared the ballot with the district school board election. The bond issue narrowly passed with 2,741 yeas and 2,650 neighs.[5][6]
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for Texas school board elections in 2016:[7][8]
| Deadline | Event |
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| February 19, 2016 | Candidate filing deadline |
| February 23, 2016 | Deadline for write-in candidates |
| April 7, 2016 | Pre-general election campaign finance deadline |
| April 19, 2016 | Campaign finance report due |
| May 7, 2016 | Election Day |
| May 18, 2016 | Final day for canvassing of votes |
| July 15, 2016 | Post-election campaign finance deadline |
Endorsements
There were no official endorsements reported in the election.
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Campaign finance
No contributions or expenditures were reported as of April 19, 2016, according to the Dallas County campaign finance reporting office.[9]
Past elections
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2015Incumbent Judy Barbo won re-election without opposition. Incumbent Tracy Fisher won re-election without opposition. 2014
2013The Board of Trustees canceled the May 11, 2013, board election due to an insufficient number of candidates. Anthony Hill, Susie Kemp and David Apple were declared board members by default.[10] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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About the district
Coppell Independent School District is located in Coppell, a city in Dallas County, Texas. Coppell was home to 40,678 residents in 2014, according to the United States Census Bureau.[11] The district was the 98th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 11,364 students.[12]
Demographics
Coppell outperformed Texas as a whole in terms of higher education achievement from 2010 to 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 63.2 percent of Coppell residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 27.1 percent for Texas as a whole. The median household income in the city was $111,325 compared to $52,576 for the state. The poverty rate in the city was 4.2 percent compared to 17.2 percent for the state.[11]
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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
| Coppell Independent School District | Texas | School Boards |
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Coppell ISD, "Board of Trustees," accessed March 17, 2016
- ↑ Coppell Independent School District, "Board Elections 2016," accessed February 20, 2016
- ↑ Dallas County Elections, "Early Voting Totals Only," accessed May 7, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Coppell Independent School District, "Board Members Eligibility and Qualifications," accessed February 24, 2016
- ↑ Coppell ISD, "2016 Coppell ISD Bond Package Overview," accessed 4/8/2016
- ↑ Dallas County Elections, "Early Voting Totals Only," accessed May 7, 2016
- ↑ Texas Ethics Commission, "2016 Filing Schedule for Reports Due in Connection with Elections Held on Uniform Election Dates," accessed April 4, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "May 7, 2016 Election Law Calendar," accessed April 4, 2016
- ↑ Dallas County, "Campaign Finance Reporting," accessed April 19, 2016
- ↑ Coppell Independent School District, "Approved CISD Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes," accessed February 20, 2014
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 United States Census Bureau, "Coppell, Texas," accessed April 19, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ Dallas County Elections, "Historical Election Results," accessed February 20, 2014
| 2016 Coppell Independent School District Elections | |
| Dallas County, Texas | |
| Election date: | May 7, 2016 |
| Candidates: | Place 1: Mary Duran • Leigh Walker Place 2: Bac Cao Nguyen • Jonathan Kirby • Jill Popelka |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
