Edmond Public Schools elections (2017)
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One seat on the Edmond Public Schools school board was up for by-district general election on February 14, 2017. In her bid for re-election, District 2 incumbent Kathleen Duncan defeated challenger Chad Mullen.[1]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Edmond Public Schools school board is composed of five members serving five-year terms. A general election was held on February 14, 2017. Candidates had to file affidavits of candidacy between December 5, 2016, and December 7, 2016. In order to vote in this school board election, voters had to register by January 20, 2017.
Candidates and results
District 2
Results
| Edmond Public Schools, District 2 General Election, 5-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Kathleen Duncan Incumbent |
61.57% | 676 |
| Chad Mullen | 38.43% | 422 |
| Total Votes | 1,098 | |
| Source: Oklahoma State Election Board, "Official Results," accessed March 7, 2017 | ||
Candidates
Kathleen Duncan
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Chad Mullen | ||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Oklahoma elections, 2017
In addition to this school board election, voters in the Edmond Public Schools district decided on whether to pass a $111 million bond.[2]
Key deadlines
The following table lists key deadlines for Oklahoma's school board elections in 2017:[3]
| Deadline | Event |
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| December 5, 2016 | First day of candidate filing period |
| December 7, 2016 | Last day of candidate filing period |
| January 20, 2017 | Last day to register to vote in the school board election |
| January 31, 2017 | Post-General Contributions and Expenditures Report due |
| February 14, 2017 | General election |
| April 30, 2017 | 1st Quarter Contributions and Expenditures Report due |
Endorsements
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Campaign finance
Every school board candidate in Oklahoma who accepted or spent more than $1,000 was required to file a Statement of Organization with the school district clerk within 10 days of the transaction. This statement establishes the candidate's campaign committee and declares the names of the chair and treasurer of the committee. Once a candidate filed a Statement of Organization, his or her committee was required to make reports of contributions and expenditures.[4]
Contribution and expenditure reports had to be made for the last quarter of the year preceding the election and quarterly during the election year until the committee was dissolved and a final report of contributions and expenditures was made. The reporting dates for this 2017 election were:[5]
- January 31, 2017: Post-General Contributions and Expenditures Report
- April 30, 2017: 1st Quarter Contributions and Expenditures Report
- July 31, 2017: 2nd Quarter Contributions and Expenditures Report
Past elections
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2016
One of the five seats on the Edmond Public Schools Board of Education was scheduled for by district general election on February 9, 2016. The District 1 seat held by incumbent Lee Ann Kuhlman was up for election; however, Kuhlman was the only candidate to file for the race.[6] 2015
2014
2013District 3 incumbent Jamie Underwood ran unopposed and won re-election by default in 2013. The school district canceled the election due to the lack of opposition. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
What was at stake?
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2017
Issues in the election
$111 million bond
Voters decided on a $111 million bond at the school board election held on February 14, 2017. If passed, the bond would have increased "student safety, fund technology, and upgrade and improve existing school buildings," according to The Norman Transcript. The bond would have also completed the district's plan to build shelters at every school.[2]
| “ | The 2017 Bond Election has been carefully constructed to meet the needs of our growing district and allow for every school in the district to benefit either by receiving new educational materials, building upgrades and additions, or safety and technology improvements.[7] | ” |
| —Superintendent Bret Towne (2017)[2] | ||
About the district
- See also: Edmond Public Schools, Oklahoma
Edmond Public Schools is located in Oklahoma County in central Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County is Oklahoma City. The county was home to an estimated 776,864 residents between 2010 and 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau. The district was the fourth-largest school district in the state in the 2014-2015 school year and served 23,522 students.[8][9]
Demographics
Oklahoma County outperformed Oklahoma as a whole in terms of higher education attainment from 2011 to 2015. The United States Census Bureau found that 30.6 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree or higher, compared to 24.1 percent for Oklahoma as a whole. The median household income in the county was $47,437, compared to $46,879 for the entire state. The poverty rate in the county was 16.2 percent, while that rate was 16.1 percent for the state as a whole.[9]
| Racial Demographics, 2015[9] | ||
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| Race | Oklahoma County (%) |
Oklahoma (%) |
| White | 71.2 | 74.8 |
| Black or African American | 15.7 | 7.8 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 4.2 | 9.1 |
| Asian | 3.5 | 2.2 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Two or More Races | 5.2 | 6.0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 16.6 | 10.1 |
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
| Edmond Public Schools | Oklahoma | School Boards |
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Tiffany Rouse, "Phone communication with Oklahoma County," December 9, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 The Norman Transcript, "EPS Board sends $111 Million bond election to voters," December 7, 2016
- ↑ Tulsa County, Oklahoma, "Annual School Election Filing," December 7, 2016
- ↑ Oklahoma Ethics Commission, ""NEW" Guide for School Board Candidates," accessed January 13, 2017
- ↑ Oklahoma Ethics Commission, "2017 Reporting Calendar," accessed January 13, 2017
- ↑ NewsOK, "Oklahoma school board filing period closes," December 10, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 United States Census Bureau, "Oklahoma County, Oklahoma," accessed December 20, 2016
| Edmond Public Schools elections in 2017 | |
| Oklahoma County, Oklahoma | |
| Election date: | February 14, 2017 |
| Candidates: | District 2: • Incumbent, Kathleen Duncan • Chad Mullen |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
