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Deanie Gauntlett
Deanie Gauntlett was a candidate for Region 4 representative on the Downingtown Area School District school board in Pennsylvania. Gauntlett was defeated in the by-district primary election on May 16, 2017.
Pennsylvania permits school board candidates to cross-file in primary elections. This means that a candidate may file to run in the primary election for both the Democratic and Republican parties. If a candidate cross-files, he or she needs to win in one party's primary election to advance to the general election. A candidate may also appear on both party's ballots in the general election if he or she wins both nominations in the primary.
Elections
2017
Four of the nine seats on the Downingtown Area School District school board were up for by-district general election on November 7, 2017. A partisan primary election was held on May 16, 2017.
Region 2 incumbent David Kring cross-filed for re-election as both a Democrat and a Republican and ran unopposed in the primary and the general. Region 4 board member Rodney Simon II cross-filed for re-election and faced cross-filed candidates Rebecca Britton and Deanie Gauntlett in the primary. Britton won the Democratic nomination and Simon won the Republican nomination. Britton then defeated Simon in the general election. Region 6 incumbent Suzanne DiVito Simonelli cross-filed for re-election and ran in the primary without facing formal opposition. She won the Republican nomination and write-in candidate Lee Ann Wisdom won the Democratic nomination. Wisdom went on to defeat the incumbent in the general election. Region 8 incumbent Barbara Albright filed for re-election as a Republican and faced no opposition in the primary or general election.[1][2][3][4]
These candidates could have faced independent candidates in the general election. However, no independent candidate filed by the August 1, 2017, deadline to get on the ballot.[5]
Democratic primary results
| Downingtown Area School District, Region 4 Democratic Primary Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Rebecca Britton |
77.04% | 302 | |
| Democratic | Deanie Gauntlett | 15.82% | 62 | |
| Democratic | Rodney Simon II Incumbent | 5.87% | 23 | |
| Write-in votes | 1.28% | 5 | ||
| Total Votes | 392 | |||
| Source: Chester County, "Official Results," accessed June 20, 2017 | ||||
Republican primary results
| Downingtown Area School District, Region 4 Republican Primary Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Rodney Simon II Incumbent |
48.37% | 163 | |
| Republican | Rebecca Britton | 33.23% | 112 | |
| Republican | Deanie Gauntlett | 18.10% | 61 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.3% | 1 | ||
| Total Votes | 337 | |||
| Source: Chester County, "Official Results," accessed June 20, 2017 | ||||
Funding
| 2017 Campaign Finance Deadlines in Pennsylvania[6] | |
|---|---|
| Date | Deadline |
| May 5, 2017 | 2nd Friday Pre-Primary report due |
| June 15, 2017 | 30-Day Post-Primary report due |
| October 27, 2017 | 2nd Friday Pre-Election report due |
| December 7, 2017 | 30-Day Post-Election report due |
School board candidates in Pennsylvania were required to report their campaign finance activity. Those who spent or received more than $250 in a reporting period had to file full reports. Those below the threshold had to file forms to declare they were exempt from reporting. Candidates could have, but were not required to, form committees to handle campaign finance transactions. They were not required to have separate bank accounts for campaign purposes.[7]
The table to the left details the four campaign finance deadlines in 2017.[6]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Chester County, "Unofficial Results," accessed May 16, 2017
- ↑ Chester County, "May 16, 2017 Municipal Primary Election Candidate Report," accessed May 11, 2017
- ↑ Chester County, "Write-In Winners," accessed June 19, 2017
- ↑ Chester County Pennsylvania, "November 7, 2017 Municipal Election Results - Cumulative Results," accessed November 8, 2017
- ↑ Chester County, "Official Candidate Report for Chester County, Pennsylvania," accessed October 25, 2017
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Pennsylvania Department of State, "2017 Election Calendar," accessed April 19, 2017
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Campaign Finance Reporting Law," accessed January 15, 2014
| Downingtown Area School District elections in 2017 | |
| Chester County, Pennsylvania | |
| Election date: | Primary: May 16, 2017 General: November 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | Region 2: Incumbent, David Kring (D/R) Region 4: Incumbent, Rodney Simon II (R) • Rebecca Britton (D) • Deanie Gauntlett (D/R) |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
