Fairbanks North Star Borough School District elections (2014)

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2014 Fairbanks North Star Borough School District Elections
General Election date:
October 7, 2014
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About the district Method of election Elections Key deadlines Additional elections External links
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Alaska Fairbanks North Star Borough School District Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska ballot measures Local ballot measures, Alaska

Three seats on the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District Board of Education were up for general election on October 7, 2014.

Incumbent John Thies ran against Michael O’Brien for Seat E. Incumbent Sean Rice was unopposed for Seat F. Newcomer Denis Gardella challenged incumbent Wendy Charmaine Dominique for Seat G.

Newcomer Michael O’Brien defeated incumbent John Thies for Seat E. Incumbent Sean Rice was unopposed for re-election to Seat F. Incumbent Wendy Charmaine Dominique won re-election against Denis Gardella for Seat G.

About the district

See also: Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, Alaska

Fairbanks North Star Borough School Districtis located in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska

Fairbanks North Star Borough School District is located in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska. Fairbanks North Star Borough is home to 100,436 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau. Fairbanks North Star Borough School District was the third-largest school district in Alaska, serving 14,360 students during the 2011-2012 school year.

Demographics

Fairbanks North Star Borough outperformed the rest of Alaska in terms of higher education achievement in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 28.6 percent of Fairbanks North Star Borough residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 27.5 percent for Alaska as a whole. The median household income in Fairbanks North Star Borough was $69,485 compared to $69,917 for the state of Alaska. The poverty rate in Fairbanks North Star Borough was 8.0 percent compared to 9.6 percent for the entire state.

Racial Demographics, 2013
Race	Fairbanks North Star Borough (%)	Alaska (%)
White	77.7	67.3
Black or African American	5.5	3.9
American Indian and Alaska Native	7.1	14.7
Asian	2.9	5.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0.4	1.2
Two or More Races	6.3	7.1
Hispanic or Latino	7.7	6.6

Party affiliation data, Fairbanks North Star Borough
Party	Number of Registered Voters
Republican Party	2,875
Democratic Party	1,925
Other	562
No Party	2,031
Undeclared	4,450

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.

Voter and candidate information

The Fairbanks North Star Borough Board of Education consists of seven members elected to three-year terms by geographic electoral districts, two appointed military base officials and one appointed student representative. There was no primary election and the general election was held on October 7, 2014. Three seats were up for election in 2014.

Candidates began to file nominating petitions on August 1, 2014. The filing deadline for school board candidates to get on the ballot in the general election was August 15, 2014, and the deadline to withdraw was August 15, 2014.

Seat E

• John Thies
  • Incumbent
• Michael O’Brien

Seat F

• Sean Rice
  • Incumbent

Seat G

• Wendy Charmaine Dominique
  • Incumbent
• Denis Gardella

Election results

Fairbanks North Star Borough School Board Seat E, General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Michael O’Brien	58.8%	5,649
	Nonpartisan	John Thies Incumbent	40.2%	3,862
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	1%	97
Total Votes				9,608
Source: Fairbanks North Star Borough, "Election Results" accessed June 4, 2015

Fairbanks North Star Borough School Board Seat F, General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Sean Rice Incumbent	96.1%	7,329
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	3.9%	299
Total Votes				7,628
Source: Fairbanks North Star Borough, "Election Results" accessed June 4, 2015

Fairbanks North Star Borough School Board Seat G, General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Wendy Charmaine Dominique Incumbent	62.7%	5,691
	Nonpartisan	Denis Gardella	36.1%	3,281
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	1.2%	107
Total Votes				9,079
Source: Fairbanks North Star Borough, "Election Results" accessed June 4, 2015

Endorsements

No candidate received any official endorsements in this election

Campaign finance

No candidates filed a campaign finance report with the Alaska Public Offices Commission.

Past elections

Information about earlier elections can be found by clicking [show] at the right.

2013 Fairbanks North Star Borough School Board, Seat C General Election, 3-year term, 2013 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Sue Hull Incumbent 96.3% 6,393      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 3.7% 246 Total Votes 6,639 Source: Fairbanks North Star Borough, "2013 election results," accessed August 5, 2014 Fairbanks North Star Borough School Board, Seat D General Election, 3-year term, 2013 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Allyson Lambert 39.3% 2,646      Nonpartisan Charlie Leonelli 36% 2,424      Nonpartisan April Johnson 22.8% 1,536      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 1.9% 130 Total Votes 6,736 Source: Fairbanks North Star Borough, "2013 election results," accessed August 5, 2014 Fairbanks North Star Borough School Board, Seat G General Election, 3-year term, 2013 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Wendy C. Dominique 96.4% 6,126      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 3.6% 229 Total Votes 6,355 Source: Fairbanks North Star Borough, "2013 election results," accessed August 5, 2014 2012 Fairbanks North Star Borough School Board Seat A, General Election, 2012 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Lisa A. Hall 43.8% 5,770      Nonpartisan Robert Kinnard, III 29.4% 3,871      Nonpartisan Silver Chord 26.8% 3,527 Total Votes 13,168 Source: Fairbanks North Star Borough, "Election Summary Report October 2, 2012 Regular Election," accessed August 19, 2014 Fairbanks North Star Borough School Board Seat B, General Election, 2012 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Heidi Haas 96.5% 11,513      Nonpartisan Write in 3.5% 420 Total Votes 11,933 Source: Fairbanks North Star Borough, "Election Summary Report October 2, 2012 Regular Election," accessed August 19, 2014

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District in 2014:

Deadline	Event
August 1, 2014	Candidate filing period opens
August 15, 2014	Candidate filing period closes
August 15, 2014	Last day to withdraw candidacy
September 7, 2014	Voter registration deadline
September 22, 2014	In-person absentee voting begins
September 30, 2014	Last day to request an absentee ballot
October 2, 2014	Last day to declare candidacy as a write-in
October 6, 2014	Absentee in-person voting ends at all locations
October 7, 2014	Election day
October 21, 2014	Election certification

Additional elections on the ballot

In addition to the school board elections, residents of Fairbanks North Star Borough voted in races for Assembly seats D, E and H, and Interior Alaska Natural Gas Utility Board seats C and D.

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See also

• Alaska
• Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, Alaska
• Alaska school board elections, 2014
• List of school board elections in 2014
• School board elections, 2014
• Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska ballot measures
• Local ballot measures, Alaska

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