Duval County Public Schools elections (2016)
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One of the seven seats on the Duval County Public Schools Board of Education was up for by-district general election on November 8, 2016. The open seat in District 7 saw six newcomers vying for it: Melody Bolduc, Stacie Dern, Lori Hershey, Greg Tison, Barbara Toscano, and John Turner. The seat appeared on the primary ballot on August 30, 2016, and Hershey and Toscano advanced to the general election because no candidate received 50 percent of the primary vote. Hershey won the seat in the general election. One other seat was also up for by-district primary election on August 30, 2016: Warren A. Jones defeated fellow newcomers Bradford Hall, Brenda Jordan, and Hank Rogers for the open District 5 seat. The District 1 and District 3 seats were originally set to be on the primary ballot. But when the District 1 incumbent Cheryl Grymes and the District 3 incumbent Ashley Smith Juarez were unopposed in their bids for re-election, the elections for those seats were canceled and the incumbents automatically re-elected to another term.[1]
Florida school board elections function differently than elections of this kind in most states. Primary elections for Florida school boards were held on August 30, 2016, though primaries are functionally general elections. A general election was held on November 8, 2016, between the top two vote recipients in any race where no candidate receives the majority of votes. Unopposed elections were canceled and did not appear on the ballot. Special elections were held in conjunction with some general elections to fill vacancies.
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Duval County Public Schools Board of Education consists of seven members elected at large to four-year terms. There was a primary election on August 30, 2016, and a general election was scheduled for November 8, 2016.
The filing deadline for school board candidates was June 24, 2016. The county's elections office hosted early voting for the primary election at various locations from August 20, 2016, to August 27, 2016. The early voting window for the general election ran from October 29, 2016, to November 5, 2016. Voters had to register by August 1, 2016, to vote in the primary election and by October 11, 2016, to vote in the general election.[2]
Candidates and results
District 1
Results
Incumbent Cheryl Grymes was the only candidate to file for this seat and was automatically re-elected.
| Duval County Public Schools, District 1 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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| Cheryl Grymes Incumbent (unopposed) | ||
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District 3
Results
Incumbent Ashley Juarez was the only candidate to file for this seat and was automatically re-elected.
| Duval County Public Schools, District 3 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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| Ashley Juarez Incumbent (unopposed) | ||
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District 5
Results
| Duval County Public Schools, District 5 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Warren A. Jones |
52.23% | 9,375 |
| Brenda Jordan | 22.42% | 4,024 |
| Bradford Hall | 13.49% | 2,421 |
| Hank Rogers | 11.87% | 2,131 |
| Total Votes | 17,951 | |
| Source: Duval County Supervisor of Elections, "2016 Primary Official Results," accessed November 30, 2016 | ||
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| Bradford Hall | Warren A. Jones 
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| Brenda Jordan | Hank Rogers | ||
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District 7
General results
| Duval County Public Schools, District 7 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Lori Hershey |
56.75% | 33,248 |
| Barbara Toscano | 43.25% | 25,335 |
| Total Votes (100) | 58,583 | |
| Source: Duval County Supervisor of Elections, "2016 General Election Official Results," accessed November 30, 2016 | ||
Primary results
| Duval County Public Schools, District 7 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Lori Hershey |
24.57% | 5,222 |
| Barbara Toscano |
19.85% | 4,219 |
| Melody Bolduc | 18.87% | 4,011 |
| Greg Tison | 16.57% | 3,521 |
| John Turner | 12.29% | 2,611 |
| Stacie Dern | 7.85% | 1,668 |
| Total Votes | 21,252 | |
| Source: Duval County Supervisor of Elections, "2016 Primary Official Results," accessed November 30, 2016 | ||
Candidates
| Lori Hershey
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| Melody Bolduc | Stacie Dern | ||
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| Greg Tison | John Turner | ||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Florida elections, 2016
The following federal and state offices shared the primary, general, or both election dates with school board elections:
- President
- U.S. Senate
- U.S. House
- State Senate
- State House
- State Attorney
- Public Defender
- State Supreme Court
- District Court of Appeal
One state ballot measure appeared on the primary ballot.
The following local offices shared primary, general, or both election dates with school board elections:
- Clerk of the Circuit and County Courts
- County Judge
- Neptune Beach Mayor
- Neptune Beach City Council
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for this Florida election in 2016:[3]
| Deadline | Event |
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| June 24, 2016 | Last day to file nominating petitions |
| August 1, 2016 | Primary election voter registration deadline |
| August 20-27, 2016 | Primary election early voting period |
| August 30, 2016 | Primary election day |
| October 11, 2016 | General election voter registration deadline |
| October 29-November 5, 2016 | General election early voting period |
| November 8, 2016 | General election day |
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Campaign finance
Reports
- Note: Primary candidate campaign finance reports were accessed on August 11, 2016, and general candidate reports were updated on October 10, 2016.
District 1
Candidates received a total of $18,200.00 and spent a total of $78.49 as of August 11, 2016, according to the Duval County Supervisor of Elections.[4]
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| Cheryl Grymes | $18,200.00 | $78.49 | $18,121.51 |
District 3
Candidates received a total of $32,688.00 and spent a total of $6,052.61 as of August 11, 2016, according to the Duval County Supervisor of Elections.[4]
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| Ashley Smith Juarez | $32,688.00 | $6,052.61 | $26,635.39 |
District 5
Candidates received a total of $48,047.00 and spent a total of $27,051.86 as of August 11, 2016, according to the Duval County Supervisor of Elections.[4]
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| Bradford Hall | $10,532.00 | $3,743.84 | $6,788.16 |
| Warren A. Jones | $28,500.00 | $18,084.68 | $10,415.32 |
| Brenda Jordan | $2,025.00 | $1,987.04 | $37.96 |
| Hank Rogers | $6,990.00 | $3,236.30 | $3,753.7 |
District 7 general candidates
General candidates received a total of $26,138.73 in contributions and made a total of $19,874.80 in expenditures as of October 10, 2016, according to the Duval County Supervisor of Elections.[4]
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| Lori Hershey | $7,027.73 | $5,825.21 | $1,202.52 |
| Barbara Toscano | $19,111.00 | $14,049.59 | $5,061.41 |
District 7 candidates defeated in primary[4]
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| Melody Bolduc | $3,445.22 | $2,199.15 | $1,246.07 |
| Greg Tison | $28,178.31 | $7,337.64 | $20,840.67 |
| John Turner | $2,000.05 | $1,864.74 | $135.31 |
| Stacie Dern | $3,965.77 | $3,574.16 | $391.61 |
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About the district
- See also: Duval County Public Schools, Florida
Duval County Public Schools serves the county of the same name in northeastern Florida. The city of Jacksonville is the county seat. The county was home to an estimated 913,010 residents between 2010 and 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[5] The district was the sixth-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 127,653 students.[6]
Demographics
Duval County performed similarly to Florida as a whole in terms of higher education attainment from 2010 to 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 26.5 percent of county residents aged 25 and older had attained a bachelor's degree or higher, compared to 26.8 percent for the state. The median household income for the county was $47,582 compared to $47,212 for the state. County residents lived below poverty level at a rate of 18.2 percent, while that rate was 16.5 percent for state residents.[5]
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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
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Footnotes
- ↑ Duval County Supervisor of Elections, "List of Candidates and Committees," accessed June 30, 2016
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Election Dates," accessed June 21, 2016
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Election Dates," accessed November 1, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Duval County Supervisor of Elections, "List of Candidates and Committiees," accessed August 11, 2016, and October 10, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 United States Census Bureau, "State & County QuickFacts: Duval County, Florida," July 21, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ Florida Department of State, "Division of Elections: Election results," accessed September 14, 2015
| 2016 Duval County Public Schools Elections | |
| Election date: | Primary: August 30, 2016 General: November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | District 1: Incumbent, Cheryl Grymes District 3: Incumbent, Ashley Smith Juarez |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
