Fairbanks North Star Borough School District elections (2017)
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Three of seven seats on the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District school board in Alaska were up for at-large general election on October 3, 2017. Two incumbents filed for re-election.[1] Incumbent Sean Rice defeated challenger Deborah Rinio in the Seat F race. Seat G incumbent Wendy Charmaine Dominique retained her seat after being challenged by former candidate Jodi Rhoades. The Seat E incumbent did not file for re-election, leaving the seat open. Newcomer Tim Doran defeated fellow newcomers Mat Wade, Chrya Sanderson, and Michael Kenna to win his first term.[2]
With four candidates, Seat E drew the highest number of candidates Fairbanks North Star Borough School District had seen since the municipal election in 1997, when five candidates filed for Seat A.[3]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Fairbanks North Star Borough School District Board of Education consists of seven unpaid members elected to three-year terms. Elections are held on a staggered basis every year on the first Tuesday in October. All members are elected at large to specific districts. There was no primary election, and the general election for three seats was October 3, 2017.
Candidates had to be registered voters of Fairbanks North Star Borough School District. Candidates had from July 17, 2017, until July 31, 2017, to file for election and withdraw their candidacy.[4][5]
To vote in this election, citizens of the school district had to register by September 3, 2017.[6] Personal identification was required to vote in this election. This can be a form of current or valid photo identification or current utility bill, paycheck, or government issued document.[7]
Candidates and Results
Seat E
Results
| Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, Seat E General Election, 3-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Tim Doran |
40.81% | 6,791 |
| Chrya Sanderson | 20.85% | 3,469 |
| Mat Wade | 19.58% | 3,258 |
| Michael Kenna | 16.23% | 2,701 |
| Write-in votes | 2.53% | 421 |
| Total Votes | 16,640 | |
| Source: Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, "Election Summary Report - Official," accessed November 3, 2017 | ||
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| Mat Wade | Tim Doran 
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| Chrya Sanderson | Michael Kenna | ||
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Seat F
Results
| Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, Seat F General Election, 3-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Sean Rice Incumbent |
53.60% | 8,757 |
| Deborah Rinio | 43.84% | 7,163 |
| Write-in votes | 2.56% | 419 |
| Total Votes | 16,339 | |
| Source: Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, "Election Summary Report - Official," accessed November 3, 2017 | ||
Candidates
| Sean Rice
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Seat G
Results
| Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, Seat G General Election, 3-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Wendy Charmaine Dominique Incumbent |
52.24% | 8,769 |
| Jodi Rhoades | 45.39% | 7,620 |
| Write-in votes | 2.37% | 398 |
| Total Votes | 16,787 | |
| Source: Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, "Election Summary Report - Official," accessed November 3, 2017 | ||
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| Wendy Charmaine Dominique
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Jodi Rhoades | ||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Iowa elections, 2017
The Fairbanks North Star Borough School District Board of Education was scheduled to share the ballot with the Fairbanks North Star Borough's Assembly Seats D, E, and H, the Natural Gas Utility Board Seats C and D, and FNSB Proposition 1.
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District election:[4][6][8]
| Deadline | Event |
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| July 17, 2017 - July 31, 2017 | Candidate filing period |
| July 31, 2017 | Last day to withdraw candidacy |
| September 3, 2017 | Voter registration deadline |
| September 5, 2017 | 30-day campaign finance report due |
| September 26, 2017 | 7-day campaign finance report due |
| September 28, 2017 | Last day to declare write-in candidacy |
| October 3, 2017 | General election |
| January 16, 2018 | 105-day campaign finance report due |
Endorsements
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Campaign finance
There were three campaign finance deadlines for Alaska school board candidates in 2017:[8]
- The 30 Day Report was due September 5, 2017,
- The 7 Day Report was due September 26, 2017, and
- The 105 Day Report was due January 16, 2018.
If candidates receive contributions of more than $250 in the nine days before an election, they must report them to the Alaska Public Offices Commission within 24 hours of accepting the contribution.
Candidates who did not expect to receive or spend more than $5,000 during both their primary and general election campaigns could file a form with the Alaska Public Offices Commission declaring this intent. If candidates then did not receive or spend more than $5,000 during the primary and general election, they did not need to make a full report of their contributions and expenditures.[9]
Past elections
To see results from past elections in Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, click here.
What was at stake?
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About the district
Fairbanks North Star Borough School District is located in eastern Alaska in Fairbanks North Star Borough. The borough seat is Fairbanks. The borough was home to 99,631 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[10] The district was the third-largest school district in the state in the 2014-2015 school year and served 13,863 students.[11]
Demographics
Fairbanks North Star Borough outperformed Alaska as a whole in terms of higher education achievement from 2010 to 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 30.5 percent of borough residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 27.7 percent of state residents. The median household income in the borough was $70,408, compared to $71,829 for the state. The poverty rate in the borough was 9.5 percent, while it was 11.2 percent for the entire state.[10]
| Racial Demographics, 2015[10] | ||
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| Race | Fairbanks North Star Borough (%) | Alaska (%) |
| White | 76.9 | 66.5 |
| Black or African American | 5.5 | 3.9 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 7.2 | 14.8 |
| Asian | 3.2 | 6.3 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0.6 | 1.3 |
| Two or More Races | 6.3 | 7.2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8.0 | 7.0 |
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
- ↑ Fairbanks North Star Borough, "October 3, 2017 Regular Municipal Election Official Candidate List," accessed August 8, 2017
- ↑ Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, "Election Summary Report - Unofficial," accessed October 4, 2017
- ↑ Fairbanks North Start Borough, "Election History Book V 1997 - 2000," accessed August 9, 2017
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Fairbanks North Star Borough, "2017 Assembly Meeting Calendar," accessed August 5, 2017
- ↑ Fairbanks North Star Borough, "Title 5 ELECTIONS: Chapter 5.12 CANDIDATE QUALIFICATIONS," accessed August 5, 2017
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Fairbanks North Star Borough, "Notice of Voter Registration," accessed August 5, 2017
- ↑ Alaska division of elections, "Voting at the Polling Place Election Day," accessed August 4, 2017
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Alaska Public Offices Commission, "REPORTING DATES 2017 STATEWIDE MUNICIPAL ELECTION CANDIDATES ," accessed August 4, 2017
- ↑ Alaska Public Offices Commission, "Alaska Campaign Disclosure Statutes: AS 15.13," accessed September 13, 2017
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 United States Census Bureau, "Quickfacts: Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska," accessed September 6, 2016
- ↑ 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
| Fairbanks North Star Borough School District elections in 2017 | |
| Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska | |
| Election date: | October 3, 2017 |
| Candidates: | Seat E: Mat Wade • Tim Doran • Chrya Sanderson • Michael Kenna Seat F: Incumbent, Sean Rice • Deborah Rinio Seat G: Incumbent, Wendy Charmaine Dominique • Jodi Rhoades |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
