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Donna Smith (Illinois)
Donna Smith was an at-large member of the School District U-46 Board of Education in Illinois. Smith assumed office in 2001. Smith left office on May 3, 2021.
Smith ran for re-election for an at-large seat of the School District U-46 Board of Education in Illinois. Smith won in the general election on April 4, 2017.
Elections
2017
- See also: School District U-46 elections (2017)
Three seats on the School District U-46 Board of Education were up for election on April 4, 2017. Incumbents Veronica Noland and Donna Smith and newcomer Melissa Owens won seats in the race. Incumbent Cody Holt and challenger Enoch Essendrop were defeated in the race.[1][2][3]
Results
| School District U-46, At-Large General Election, 4-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Melissa Owens |
25.74% | 9,824 |
| Donna Smith Incumbent |
24.64% | 9,403 |
| Veronica Noland Incumbent |
24.09% | 9,195 |
| Cody Holt Incumbent | 14.96% | 5,710 |
| Enoch Essendrop | 10.56% | 4,032 |
| Total Votes | 38,164 | |
| Source: Kane County Clerk, "2017 Consolidated Election Contest Results," accessed May 1, 2017DuPage County, Illinois, "Election Summary Report," accessed May 1, 2017Cook County Clerk, "April 04, 2017 Consolidated General Election," accessed May 1, 2017 | ||
Funding
School board candidates in Illinois were required to file campaign finance reports if they did one or both of the following:[4]
- Accepted contributions or made disbursements in an aggregate amount of more than $5,000 during the calendar year
- Accepted contributions or made disbursements in an aggregate amount of more than $5,000 during the calendar year for communication via television, radio, or internet in support of or in opposition to a candidate, political party, or public policy
The first campaign finance deadline was February 27, 2017, and the second campaign finance deadline was April 3, 2017.[5]
Smith reported no contributions or expenditures to the Illinois State Board of Elections in the election.[6]
Endorsements
Smith was endorsed by the local teachers' union.[7]
2013
| School District U-46, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2013 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Donna Smith Incumbent |
22.3% | 2,898 | |
| Nonpartisan | Veronica Noland |
21.6% | 2,801 | |
| Nonpartisan | Frank Napolitano |
18.1% | 2,345 | |
| Nonpartisan | Linda D. Campos-Moreira | 14.6% | 1,900 | |
| Nonpartisan | Gary Percy | 14% | 1,813 | |
| Nonpartisan | Andrew Giggey | 9.4% | 1,218 | |
| Total Votes | 12,975 | |||
| Source: Kane County Clerk, "Cumulative Report — Official: Kane County — April 9, 2013 Consolidated Election — April 09, 2013," accessed March 19, 2015 | ||||
See also
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Kane County Clerk, "2017 Consolidated Election Contest Results," accessed April 5, 2017
- ↑ DuPage County, Illinois, "Election Summary Report," accessed April 5, 2017
- ↑ Cook County Clerk, "April 04, 2017 Consolidated General Election," accessed April 5, 2017
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "A Guide to Campaign Finance Disclosure," accessed January 5, 2017
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election and Campaign Finance Calendar 2017," accessed January 5, 2017
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate Disclosure Search," accessed April 4, 2017
- ↑ Northwest Suburban Education Coalition, "School Board Candidate Endorsements," accessed March 29, 2017
| School District U-46 elections in 2017 | |
| Kane County, Illinois, DuPage County, Illinois, and Cook County, Illinois | |
| Election date: | April 4, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, Cody Holt • Incumbent, Veronica Noland • Incumbent, Donna Smith • Enoch Essendrop • Melissa Owens |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
