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East Aurora School District 131 elections (2017)

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East Aurora School District 131 Elections

General election date
April 4, 2017
Enrollment (14-15)
14,799 students

Three seats on the East Aurora School District 131 Board of Education were up for election on April 4, 2017. Incumbent Annette Johnson and newcomers Bruce Schubert and Daniel Barreiro defeated Anna Ishmael in the race.[1][2]

Elections

Voter and candidate information

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The East Aurora School District 131 Board of Education consists of seven members elected at large to four-year terms on a staggered basis every odd-numbered year. A general election was held on April 4, 2017. There were three seats up for election.[3]

To get on the ballot, school board candidates had to file a notarized statement of candidacy and notarized nominating petitions with the Kane County Clerk's Office during the filing period. The filing period began December 12, 2016, and ended December 19, 2016. Candidates could also file an optional loyalty oath at that time. A statement of economic interests also had to be filed by December 19, 2016. The nominating petitions had to include the signatures of 50 voters residing in the school district and could not be circulated until September 20, 2016.[4]

Candidates and results

At-large

Results

East Aurora School District 131,
At-Large General Election, 4-year terms, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Daniel Barreiro 26.84% 1,959
Green check mark transparent.png Bruce Schubert 25.66% 1,873
Green check mark transparent.png Annette Johnson Incumbent 24.36% 1,778
Anna Ishmael 23.14% 1,689
Total Votes 7,299
Source: Kane County Clerk, "2017 Consolidated Election Contest Results," accessed May 1, 2017Aurora Election Commission, "Aurora East 181 BRD," accessed May 1, 2017

Candidates

Annette Johnson Green check mark transparent.png Daniel Barreiro Green check mark transparent.png

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  • Incumbent
  • Member, 2013-2017

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Anna Ishmael Bruce Schubert Green check mark transparent.png

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Additional elections on the ballot

See also: Illinois elections, 2017

The East Aurora School District 131 Board of Education election shared the ballot with races for the regional school board, Aurora mayor, and Aurora alderman.[5][6]

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for Illinois school board elections in 2017:[7]

Deadline Event
December 19, 2016 Candidate filing deadline
February 27, 2017 Initial campaign finance deadline
March 7, 2017 Last day to register to vote by paper application
March 19, 2017 Last day to register to vote by online application
April 3, 2017 Final election campaign finance deadline
April 4, 2017 Election Day

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Campaign finance

See also: List of school board campaign finance deadlines in 2017
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School board candidates in Illinois were required to file campaign finance reports if they did one or both of the following:[8]

  • 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.[9]

Reports

No contributions or expenditures were reported in the election, according to the Illinois State Board of Elections.[10]

Past elections

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About the district

See also: East Aurora School District 131, Illinois
East Aurora School District 131 is located in Kane County, Illinois.

East Aurora School District 131 is located in Kane County in northeastern Illinois. The county seat is Geneva. Kane County was home to 530,847 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[11] The district was the 12th-largest school district in the state in the 2014-2015 school year and served 14,799 students.[12]

Demographics

Kane County outperformed the rest of Illinois in terms of higher education achievement in the years 2011 to 2015. The United States Census Bureau found that 31.6 percent of Kane County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 32.3 percent of all state residents. The median household income for Kane County was $70,696, while it was $57,574 for the entire state. The poverty rate in Kane County was 10.8 percent, compared to 13.6 percent for the entire state.[11]

Racial Demographics, 2015[11]
Race Kane County (%) Illinois (%)
White 86.7 77.3
Black or African American 6.1 14.7
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0 0.6
Asian 4.2 5.5
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or more races 1.8 1.9
Hispanic or Latino 31.5 16.9

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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