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Denton Independent School District elections (2014)

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2014 Denton Independent School District Elections

General Election date:
May 10, 2014
Table of Contents
About the district
Method of election
Elections
Key deadlines
Additional elections
External links
See also
Texas
Denton Independent School District
Denton County, Texas ballot measures
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Two seats on the Denton Board of Trustees were scheduled for general election on May 10, 2014. Place 6 incumbent Jim Alexander and Place 7 candidate Dorothy Martinez were the only candidates to file by the February 28 deadline. The district canceled elections in early April as allowed by state election law.[1][2]

About the district

See also: Denton Independent School District, Texas
Denton Independent School District is located in Denton County, Texas.

Denton Independent School District is located in Denton, the county seat of Denton County, Texas. According to the United States Census Bureau, Denton was home to 121,123 residents in 2014.[3] Denton Independent School District was the 46th-largest school district in Texas, serving 23,994 students during the 2010-2011 school year.[4]

Demographics

Denton outperformed the rest of Texas in terms of higher education achievement in 2010. The United States Census Bureau found that 37.1 percent of Denton residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 26.3 percent for Texas as a whole. The median household income in Denton was $47,598 compared to $51,563 for the state of Texas. The poverty rate in Denton was 19.5 percent compared to 17.4 percent for the entire state.[3]

Racial Demographics, 2010[3]
Race Denton (%) Texas (%)
White 73.8 70.4
Black or African American 10.3 11.8
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8 0.7
Asian 4.1 3.8
Two or More Races 3.2 2.7
Hispanic or Latino 21.2 37.6

Presidential votes, 2000-2012[5]
Year Democratic vote (%) Republican vote (%)
2012 33.3 64.9
2008 37.4 61.6
2004 29.4 69.9
2000 27.3 69.6

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.

Voter and candidate information

The Denton Board of Trustees consists of seven members elected to three-year terms. Each member is elected to a specific position but represents the entire district. The election was scheduled for May 10, 2014 but was canceled after the filing deadline. Two seats were on the ballot in May 2015 and three seats were up for election in May 2016.[6]

Candidates for the Board of Trustees submitted paperwork with the school district secretary by February 28, 2014. Each candidate must be at least 18 years old, a registered voter and a resident of the district for at least six months. Members typically file two campaign finance reports with the district clerk prior to the election unless they have not received or spent $500 during the campaign.[7]

Elections

2014

Candidates

Place 6

  • Jim Alexander Green check mark transparent.png
    • Incumbent
    • Graduate, Texas A&M University-Commerce and American University
    • Political science professor, Texas Woman's University

Place 7

Endorsements

No candidate received an endorsement in this election.

Campaign finance

No candidate filed a campaign finance report with the district office.[7]

Past elections

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for the Denton Independent School District election in 2014 prior to cancellation:[7]

Deadline Event
January 29, 2014 First day to file paperwork for ballot placement
February 28, 2014 Last day to file paperwork for ballot placement
March 5, 2014 Last day to withdraw from ballot
April 10, 2014 Due date for first campaign finance report
April 10, 2014 Last day for voter registration with county clerk
May 1, 2014 Last day to request mailed ballot from county clerk
May 2, 2014 Due date for second campaign finance report
May 10, 2014 Election day
May 21, 2014 Final day for canvassing of votes
July 15, 2014 Last campaign finance report for election

Additional elections on the ballot

Residents of Denton voted on races for mayor, two full terms on the Denton City Council and a special election for a city council seat.[9]

Recent news

This section links to a Google news search for the term "Denton + Independent + School + District"

See also

External links

Footnotes