Ector County Independent School District elections (2017)
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Four of the seven seats on the Ector County Independent School District board of trustees in Texas were up for general election on May 6, 2017. In her bid for re-election to Position 2, incumbent Teri Ervin was defeated by Delma Abalos. Position 4 incumbent Doyle Woodall and Position 5 incumbent Steve Brown ran unopposed and won re-election by default. The race for the Position 7 seat included incumbent Nelson Minyard and challenger Kay Ketzenberger. Minyard won re-election to the seat.[1][2][3]
The 2017 race was guaranteed to re-elect two incumbents to the board as they were unopposed. The district's 2015 race also re-elected two incumbents after they ran unopposed. Click here for more election trends in the district.
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Ector County Independent board of trustees consists of seven members elected by district to four-year terms. Elections are held on a staggered basis every May of odd-numbered years. Three seats—Positions 1, 3, and 6—were up for election on May 9, 2015, and four seats—Positions 2, 4, 5, and 7—were up for election on May 6, 2017.[4]
To qualify for the ballot, board candidates had to be at least 18 years old, U.S. citizens, registered voters, and residents of the board of trustees district they sought to represent. They could not be convicted of a felony. To get on the ballot, they had to file their candidacy applications with the school district by February 17, 2017.[5]
To vote in this election, citizens of the school district had to register by April 6, 2017.[6]
Position 2
Results
| Ector County Independent School District, Position 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Delma Abalos |
64.76% | 68 |
| Teri Ervin Incumbent | 35.24% | 37 |
| Total Votes | 105 | |
| Source: Ector County, Texas, "Cumulative Report–Official: Joint General Election, May 6, 2017," accessed June 6, 2017 | ||
Candidates
| Teri Ervin | Delma Abalos 
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Position 4
Results
This election was canceled due to lack of opposition. Incumbent Doyle Woodall won re-election to the board by default.[2]
Candidates
| Doyle Woodall
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Position 5
Results
This election was canceled due to lack of opposition. Incumbent Steve Brown won re-election to the board by default.[2]
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| Steve Brown
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Position 7
Results
| Ector County Independent School District, Position 7 General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Nelson Minyard Incumbent |
54.87% | 439 |
| Kay Ketzenberger | 45.13% | 361 |
| Total Votes | 800 | |
| Source: Ector County, Texas, "Cumulative Report–Official: Joint General Election, May 6, 2017," accessed June 6, 2017 | ||
Candidates
| Nelson Minyard
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Kay Ketzenberger | ||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Texas elections, 2017
The Ector County Independent board of trustees election shared the ballot with elections for the Odessa College board of trustees and the Medical Center Hospital District board of trustees.[7]
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Ector County Independent board of trustees election.[8][9]
| Deadline | Event |
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| February 17, 2017 | Candidate filing deadline |
| April 6, 2017 | Campaign finance reporting deadline |
| April 6, 2017 | Voter registration deadline |
| April 24, 2017 - May 2, 2017 | Early voting period |
| April 28, 2017 | Campaign finance reporting deadline |
| May 6, 2017 | General election date |
| July 17, 2017 | Campaign finance reporting deadline |
Endorsements
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Campaign finance
There were three campaign finance deadlines for Texas school board candidates in 2017:[10]
- The 30th day report was due on April 6, 2017,
- The 8th day report was due on April 28, 2017, and
- The July semiannual report was due on July 17, 2017.
All school board candidates in the state were also required to file July semiannual campaign finance reports. Opposed school board candidates could choose "modified reporting" if they did not plan to exceed either $500 in contributions or $500 in expenditures in the election. Modified reporting exempts a candidate from filing the 30th and 8th day reports normally due before an election. If a candidate opted for modified reporting but exceeded the threshold before the 30th day prior to the election, he or she had to file the 30th and 8th day reports. Unopposed school board candidates were only required to file a campaign finance report on the July semiannual deadline.[11]
Reports
The Ector County Independent School District does not publish and freely disclose school board candidate campaign finance reports. If you have any information regarding the campaign finance disclosures in this race, please contact the school board elections team at editor@ballotpedia.org.
Past elections
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What was at stake?
2017
Election trends
- See also: School boards in session: 2015 in brief
The 2017 Ector County Independent board of trustees election was guaranteed to re-elect two incumbents as they ran unopposed. Newcomers had a chance to win the other two seats up for election as two incumbents ran against challengers. One newcomer won election to the board, while the other was defeated by an incumbent.
Two incumbents were also re-elected to their seats after running unopposed in the district's 2015 election. The third seat up for election was open that year and won by a newcomer.
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| Year | Candidates per seat | Unopposed seats | Incumbents running for re-election | Incumbent success rate | Seats won by newcomers | |
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| 2017 | 1.50 | 50.00% | 100.00% | 75.00% | 25.00% | |
| 2015 | 1.33 | 66.67% | 66.67% | 100.00% | 33.33% | |
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| 2015 | 1.69 | 48.62% | 77.98% | 83.53% | 34.40% | |
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| 2015 | 1.72 | 35.95% | 70.37% | 82.66% | 40.81% | |
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About the district
The Ector County Independent School District is located in Ector County in northwestern Texas. The county seat is Odessa. Ector County was home to an estimated 159,436 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[12] The district was the 42nd-largest school district in the state in the 2014-2015 school year and served 31,971 students.[13]
Demographics
Ector County underperformed compared to Texas as a whole in terms of higher education achievement between 2011 and 2015. The United States Census Bureau found that 14.6 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 27.6 percent of state residents. The median household income in Ector County during that time period was $57,150, compared to $53,207 for the entire state. The poverty rate was 12.6 percent, while it was 15.9 percent statewide.[12]
| Racial Demographics, 2011-2015[12] | ||
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| Race | Ector County (%) | Texas (%) |
| White | 90.7 | 79.7 |
| Black or African American | 5.0 | 12.5 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.4 | 1.0 |
| Asian | 1.2 | 4.7 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Two or More Races | 1.4 | 1.9 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 58.7 | 38.8 |
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.
Recent news
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See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ OA Online, "Several contested municipal races this year," February 17, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 CBS 7, "ECISD board members cancel May 6th elections," March 8, 2017
- ↑ Your Basin, "Election Results: May 6, 2017," accessed May 6, 2017
- ↑ Ector County Independent School District, "Board of Trustees Members," accessed February 20, 2017
- ↑ Ector County Independent School District, "Board Members Eligibility/Qualifications," accessed February 20, 2017
- ↑ Dallas County Elections, "Joint Election- Saturday, May 6, 2017," accessed February 20, 2017
- ↑ Ector County Independent School District, "Election Order and Notice," accessed March 17, 2017
- ↑ Texas Ethics Commission, "2017 Filing Schedule For Reports Due In Connection With Elections Held On Uniform Election Dates," accessed March 7, 2017
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Election Advisory No. 2016-24: May 6, 2017 Election Law Calendar," accessed March 7, 2017
- ↑ Texas Ethics Commission, "2017 Filing Schedule for Reports Due in Connection with Elections Held on Uniform Election Dates," accessed March 28, 2017
- ↑ Texas Ethics Commission, "Campaign Finance Guide for Candidates and Officeholders Who File with Local Filing Authorities," accessed March 28, 2017
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 United States Census Bureau, "QuickFacts: Ector County, Texas," accessed March 9, 2017
- ↑ U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "Common Core of Data, file ccd_lea_052_1414_w_0216161a, 2014-2015," accessed November 16, 2016
| Ector County Independent School District elections in 2017 | |
| Ector County, Texas | |
| Election date: | May 6, 2017 |
| Candidates: | Position 2: • Incumbent, Teri Ervin • Delma Abalos Position 4: • Incumbent, Doyle Woodall Position 5: • Incumbent, Steve Brown Position 7: • Incumbent, Nelson Minyard • Kay Ketzenberger |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
