Davenport Community Schools elections (2016)
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One of seven seats on the Davenport Community Schools school board in Iowa was up for at-large special election on February 16, 2016. The special election was called to complete Maria Dickmann's unexpired term after she resigned in 2015.[1] Clyde Mayfield defeated candidates Andrew DeNoyer, Erika Kall, Elaine Kresse, Megan Long, Ileaser Parker-Tatum, and Bruce Werning for the seat.[2]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Davenport Community Schools school board consists of seven unpaid members elected to four-year terms. Elections are held on a staggered basis every second Tuesday in September of odd-numbered years. All members are elected at large. There was no primary election, and the general election for one seat was February 16, 2016.
Candidates had to be eligible electors in the school district, meaning they had to meet the requirements for voter registration. These included being citizens of the United States, residents of Iowa, and 18 years or older. Candidates could not be convicted felons, ruled by the court to be incompetent to vote, or registered to vote elsewhere.[3]
Candidates and Results
At-large
Results
| Davenport Community Schools, At-large General Election, 1-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Clyde Mayfield |
40.17% | 815 |
| Erika Kall | 15.72% | 319 |
| Bruce Werning | 14.69% | 298 |
| Megan Long | 9.22% | 187 |
| Elaine Kresse | 8.03% | 163 |
| Andrew DeNoyer | 7.29% | 148 |
| Ileaser Parker-Tatum | 4.78% | 97 |
| Write-in votes | 0.1% | 2 |
| Total Votes (100) | 2,029 | |
| Source: Scott County, Iowa, "Davenport School District Special Vancancy Election February 16, 2016 Official Results," accessed September 27, 2017 | ||
Candidates
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| Megan Long | Clyde Mayfield 
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| Ileaser Parker-Tatum | Bruce Werning | ||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Iowa elections, 2016
The Davenport Community Schools board of directors was not scheduled to share the ballot with any other elections.[2]
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Davenport Community Schools election:[4]
| Deadline | Event |
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| January 12, 2016 | Candidate filing period begins |
| January 22, 2016 | Candidate filing period ends |
| February 16, 2016 | General election |
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Past elections
To see results from past elections in Davenport Community Schools, click here.
About the district
- See also: Davenport Community Schools, Iowa
Davenport Community Schools is located in eastern Iowa in Scott County. The county seat is Davenport. The county was home to an estimated 172,474 residents in 2016, according to the United States Census Bureau.[5] The district was the third-largest school district in the state in the 2014-2015 school year and served 16,625 students.[6]
Demographics
Scott County overperformed in comparison to the rest of Iowa in terms of higher education achievement from 2011 to 2015. The United States Census Bureau found that 32.1 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 26.7 percent of state residents. The median household income in Scott County was $55,114, while it was $53,183 for Iowa. The county poverty rate was 12.4 percent, compared to the state's 12.2 percent.[5]
| Racial Demographics, 2016[5] | ||
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| Race | Scott County (%) | Iowa (%) |
| White | 86.2 | 91.4 |
| Black or African American | 7.6 | 3.7 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Asian | 2.8 | 2.5 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Two or More Races | 3.0 | 1.8 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6.6 | 5.8 |
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
| Davenport Community Schools | Iowa | School Boards |
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Davenport Community Schools, "DCSD Board of Directors Honors Director Maria Dickmann," accessed August 5, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Scott County, Iowa, "Davenport School District Special Vancancy Election February 16, 2016 Official Results," accessed September 27, 2017
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Candidate’s Guide to the School Election," accessed August 3, 2017
- ↑ Scott County, Iowa, "Calendar - January 2016," accessed September 27, 2017
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 United States Census Bureau, "Scott County, Iowa," accessed August 8, 2017
- ↑ U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "Common Core of Data, file ccd_lea_052_1414_w_0216161a, 2014-2015," accessed November 16, 2016
| Davenport Community Schools elections in 2017 | |
| Scott County, Iowa | |
| Election date: | February 16, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Clyde Mayfield • Andrew DeNoyer • Erika Kall • Elaine Kresse • Megan Long • Ileaser Parker-Tatum • Bruce Werning |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
