Fort Wayne Community Schools elections (2014)

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2014 Fort Wayne Community Schools Elections
General Election date:
November 4, 2014
Table of Contents
About the district Method of election Elections Key deadlines Additional elections External links
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Indiana Fort Wayne Community Schools Allen County, Indiana ballot measures Local ballot measures, Indiana

Four seats on the Fort Wayne Community Schools Board of School Trustees were up for general election on November 4, 2014.

Incumbent Mark GiaQuinta and challengers Anne Duff and Jeannette Jaquish competed for two at-large seats. Incumbents Julia Hollingsworth and Jordan Lebamoff ran unopposed and won re-election in District 1 and District 4. Incumbent Mark GiaQuinta and newcomer Anne Duff defeated challenger Jeannette Jaquish to win the two at-large seats.

About the district

See also: Fort Wayne Community Schools, Indiana

Fort Wayne Community Schools is located in Allen County, Indiana.

Fort Wayne Community Schools is located in Allen County, Indiana. The county seat of Allen County is Iola. Allen County is home to 363,014 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau. In the 2011-2012 school year, Fort Wayne Community Schools was the second-largest school district in Indiana and served 30,821 students.

Demographics

Allen County outperformed in comparison to the rest of Indiana in terms of higher education achievement in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 26.4 percent of Allen County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 23.0 percent for Indiana as a whole. The median household income in Allen County was $50,030 compared to $48,374 for the state of Indiana. The poverty rate in Allen County was 14.4 percent compared to 14.7 percent for the entire state.

Racial Demographics, 2013
Race	Allen County (%)	Indiana (%)
White	81.4	86.3
Black or African American	12.2	9.5
American Indian and Alaska Native	0.5	0.4
Asian	3.2	1.9
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0.1	0.1
Two or More Races	2.5	1.8
Hispanic or Latino	6.9	6.4

Allen County Presidential Voting Pattern
Year	Democratic vote	Republican vote
2012	60,036	84,613
2008	71,236	77,793
2004	46,710	82,013
2000	41,636	70,426

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 Fort Wayne Board of School Trustees consists of seven members elected to four-year terms. Five members are elected by geographic electoral district and two are elected at-large. There was no primary election, and the general election was held on November 4, 2014. Four seats were on the ballot in 2014.

The filing deadline for school board candidates to get on the ballot in the general election was August 22, 2014.

At-large

• Mark GiaQuinta
  • Incumbent
• Anne Duff
• Jeannette Jaquish

District 1

• Julia Hollingsworth
  • Incumbent

District 4

• Jordan Lebamoff
  • Incumbent

Election results

At-large

Fort Wayne Community Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Anne Duff	37.9%	20,235
	Nonpartisan	Mark GiaQuinta Incumbent	36.7%	19,591
	Nonpartisan	Jeannette Jaquish	25.4%	13,553
Total Votes				53,379
Source: Allen County Election Board, "Election Summary Report," accessed December 29, 2014

District 1

Incumbent Julia Hollingsworth ran unopposed and won re-election by default.

District 4

Newcomer Jordan Lebamoff ran unopposed and won the election by default.

Endorsements

Incumbent Mark GiaQuinta and challenger Anne Duff received endorsements from The Journal Gazette and The News-Sentinel. Duff also received endorsements from The Network for Public Education, 1L PAC and Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Glenda Ritz (D).

Campaign finance

No candidates filed a campaign finance report with the Allen County Election Board.

Past elections

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

2012 Fort Wayne Community Schools, District 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2012 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Glenna Jehl 61.6% 9,440      Nonpartisan John Pierce 38.4% 5,896 Total Votes 15,336 Source: Allen County Election Board, "Election Results 2012," accessed September 8, 2014 Fort Wayne Community Schools, District 3 General Election, 4-year term, 2012 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Becky Hill 52% 7,360      Nonpartisan Michael T. Davis 31.8% 4,499      Nonpartisan Kerry Miller 16.2% 2,295 Total Votes 14,154 Source: Allen County Election Board, "Election Results 2012," accessed September 8, 2014 Fort Wayne Community Schools, District 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2012 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Steve Corona 100% 10,012 Total Votes 10,012 Source: Allen County Election Board, "Election Results 2012," accessed September 8, 2014 2010 Fort Wayne Community Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2010 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Mark GiaQuinta Incumbent 25.5% 19,560      Nonpartisan Lisa Olinger 17.2% 13,161      Nonpartisan Pamela A. Martin-Diaz Incumbent 15.1% 11,595      Nonpartisan Michelle Tribolet 7.8% 5,969      Nonpartisan Joy Smith 7.3% 5,588      Nonpartisan Richard Cline 7.1% 5,413      Nonpartisan Mary G. Barrand 6.2% 4,782      Nonpartisan Evert Hendrik Mol 6.1% 4,679      Nonpartisan James Albert Widmeyer 5.8% 4,440      Nonpartisan Eldon Schoch 1.9% 1,445 Total Votes 76,632 Source: Allen County Election Board, "Election Results," accessed November 3, 2014 Fort Wayne Community Schools, District 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2010 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Julia Hollingsworth 42.3% 3,081      Nonpartisan Jeanne M. Sheppard Incumbent 28.9% 2,106      Nonpartisan Kurt A. Walborn 28.7% 2,089 Total Votes 7,276 Source: Allen County Election Board, "Election Results," accessed November 3, 2014 Fort Wayne Community Schools, District 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2010 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Jordan Lebamoff 47.9% 1,923      Nonpartisan Kevin R. Brown Incumbent 33.6% 1,349      Nonpartisan Antoine Taylor 10.5% 420      Nonpartisan Joseph L. Sablic 4.2% 169      Nonpartisan Douglas Guerin 3.9% 155 Total Votes 4,016 Source: Allen County Election Board, "Election Results," accessed November 3, 2014

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for the Fort Wayne Community Schools election in 2014:

Deadline	Event
July 23, 2014	Candidate filing begins
August 22, 2014	Candidate filing ends
October 6, 2014	Voter registration ends
October 27, 2014	Last day to request absentee ballots
November 4, 2014	General election day

Additional elections on the ballot

In addition to the school committee election, residents of Allen County voted in races for U.S. House of Representatives, Indiana Secretary of State, Indiana Auditor of State, Indiana Treasurer, Indiana State Senate, Indiana House of Representatives, Prosecuting Attorney, Circuit Court Clerk, County Auditor, County Recorder, County Sheriff, County Assessor, County Commissioner, Council Council, Judge of the Circuit Court, Judge of Superior Court and various township offices.

Recent news

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See also

• Indiana
• Fort Wayne Community Schools, Indiana
• Indiana school board elections, 2014
• List of school board elections in 2014
• School board elections, 2014
• Allen County, Indiana ballot measures
• Local ballot measures, Indiana

External links

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• Fort Wayne Community Schools
• Allen County Election Board