Durham Public Schools elections (2016)
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Three of the seven seats on the Durham Public Schools school board were up for general election on March 15, 2016. The race for the at-large seat saw two newcomers file for it: Frederick Ravin III and Steve Unruhe. Unruhe secured the at-large seat. District A incumbent Minnie Forte-Brown and newcomer candidate for District B Xavier Cason ran unopposed and won. Write-in votes were allowed.[1]
This marked the second consecutive unopposed election for Forte-Brown. The number of candidates for the Durham school board elections had varied over the last four election cycles. From 2010 to 2016, the district saw five unopposed races and four races with two candidates each; the other five races held during this period saw three or more candidates.
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Durham school board consists of seven members elected to four-year terms. Six board members are elected by different geographical districts, and one member is elected at large. There was no primary election, and the general election was March 15, 2016. In North Carolina, a runoff is not required in any case unless the second-highest vote recipient calls for one. As no more than two candidates filed for any one seat up for election in this district, a runoff election would not be possible.[2] The District A and B seats were up for election in 2016, along with the at-large seat.
Candidates began to file affidavits of candidacy on December 1, 2015. The filing deadline for school board candidates to get on the ballot in the general election was December 21, 2015.[3] Candidates had to pay a filing fee of $96.[1]
Candidates and results
At-large
Results
| Durham Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-year terms, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Steve Unruhe |
61.64% | 40,716 |
| Frederick Ravin III | 37.49% | 24,766 |
| Write-in votes | 0.87% | 577 |
| Total Votes (100) | 66,059 | |
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "03/15/2016 Official Primary Election Results - Onslow," accessed June 15, 2016 | ||
Candidates
| Frederick Ravin III | Steve Unruhe 
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District A
Results
| Durham Public Schools, District A General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Minnie Forte-Brown Incumbent (unopposed) |
97.72% | 26,041 |
| Write-in votes | 2.28% | 608 |
| Total Votes (100) | 26,649 | |
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "03/15/2016 Official Primary Election Results - Onslow," accessed June 15, 2016 | ||
Candidates
| Minnie Forte-Brown
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District B
Results
| Durham Public Schools, District B General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Xavier Cason (unopposed) |
97.48% | 30,598 |
| Write-in votes | 2.52% | 791 |
| Total Votes (100) | 31,389 | |
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "03/05/2016 Official Primary Election Results - Onslow," accessed June 15, 2016 | ||
Candidates
| Xavier Cason
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: North Carolina elections, 2016
The following offices were up for primary or general election in Durham County on the same day as the school board election:
- President
- U.S. Senate
- U.S. House, 1st District
- U.S. House, 4th District
- U.S. House, 6th District
- U.S. House, 13th District
- Governor
- Lieutenant Governor
- Attorney General
- Secretary of State
- State Treasurer
- State Auditor
- State Superintendent of Schools
- Agriculture Commissioner
- Labor Commissioner
- Insurance Commissioner
- State Senate Districts 20 and 22
- State House of Representatives Districts 29, 30, 31 and 50
- North Carolina Court of Appeals
- 14th Judicial District Court
The North Carolina Connect NC Public Improvement Bond question was also on the March ballot statewide.
Note: The date for North Carolina's congressional primary was June 7, 2016. This primary was originally scheduled for March 15, 2016.
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for North Carolina school board general elections held on March 15, 2016:
| Deadline | Event |
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| December 1, 2015 | Candidate filing begins |
| December 21, 2015 | Candidate filing ends |
| February 29, 2016 | First quarter campaign finance deadline |
| March 15, 2016 | Election Day |
Endorsements
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Campaign finance
School board candidates
Candidates received a total of $22,639.79 and spent a total of $11,837.97 as of March 22, 2016, according to the Durham County Board of Elections.[4]
School board candidates in North Carolina are required to file campaign finance reports to their county's board of elections unless the candidate:
(1) Does not receive more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) in contributions, and
(2) Does not receive more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) in loans, and
(3) Does not spend more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).[5]
The first quarter campaign finance deadline was on March 7, 2016.
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About the district
- See also: Durham Public Schools, North Carolina
. Durham Public Schools is located in Durham County, North Carolina.. The county seat is Durham. Durham County was home to 294,460 residents in 2014, according to the United States Census Bureau.[6] The district was the eighth-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 33,349 students.[7]
Demographics
Durham County outperformed North Carolina as a whole in terms of higher education achievement in from 2009 to 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 45.1 percent of Durham County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 27.3 percent for the state as a whole. The median household income in the county was $51,853 compared to $46,334 for the state. The poverty rate in the county was 18.5 percent compared to 17.5% for North Carolina.[6]
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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
| Durham Public Schools | North Carolina | School Boards |
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Durham County, North Carolina, "Candidate filing," accessed January 20, 2016
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislature, "Primary Runoffs," accessed May 15, 2014
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2016 Candidate Filing," accessed January 20, 2016
- ↑ Durham County Board of Elections, "2016 First Quarterly Reports," accessed March 22, 2016
- ↑ General Assembly of North Carolina, "Chapter 163: Elections And Election Laws, Article 22A - Regulating Contributions and Expenditures in Political Campaigns," accessed February 11, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 United States Census Bureau, "Durham County, North Carolina," accessed February 11, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ Durham County, "Voter Registration by County," accessed February 21, 2014
| 2016 Durham Public Schools Elections | |
| Election date: | March 15, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Frederick Ravin III • Steve Unruhe District A: Incumbent, Minnie Forte-Brown District B: Xavier Cason |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
