Francis Howell School District elections (2015)
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Two seats on the Francis Howell School District Board of Education were up for general election on April 7, 2015.
Incumbent Eric Seider ran for re-election against challengers Sandra Ferguson, Kimberlyann Granger, Mike Hoehn and Chad Lange for the two at-large seats.[1][2] Board member Marty Hodits did not file for re-election. Granger, Hoehn and Lange ran unsuccessfully for board seats in 2014. Ferguson and Lange defeated the other three candidates to win the election.
About the district
- See also: Francis Howell School District, Missouri
Francis Howell School District is located in east-central Missouri in St. Charles County. The county seat is St. Charles. This county is home to 373,495 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau.[3] In the 2011-2012 school year, Francis Howell School District was the fourth-largest school district in Missouri and served 19,626 students.[4]
Demographics
St. Charles County outperformed the rest of Missouri in terms of higher education achievement in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 35.1 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 26.2 percent for Missouri as a whole. The median household income in St. Charles County was $71,077, compared to $47,380 for the state of Missouri. The poverty rate was 5.8 percent, compared to 15.5 percent for the entire state.[3]
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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 Francis Howell Board of Education consists of seven members elected at-large to three-year terms. There was no primary election, and the general election was held on April 7, 2015. Two seats were up for election in 2015.[2]
School board candidates had to file with their county elections department during the candidate filing period, which began on December 16, 2014, and ended on January 20, 2015. To vote in the 2015 general election, residents had to register by March 11, 2015. The absentee voting deadline was on April 1, 2015.[6]
Elections
2015
Candidates
At-large
- Eric Seider
- Incumbent
- Director of internet technology and telecommunications, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
- Sandra Ferguson
- Former board member (1995-2001)
- Retired
- Kimberlyann Granger
- Graduate, Milligan College, California State University at Fullerton and the University of Southern California
- Assistant professor and mathematics department chair, St. Louis Community College
- Mike Hoehn
- Former board member (2008-2014)
- Graduate, the University of Missouri at Columbia
- Business owner
- Chad Lange
- Journeyman insulator
Election results
| Francis Howell School District, At-Large General Election, 3-year term, 2015 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Chad Lange |
21.7% | 3,076 | |
| Nonpartisan | Sandra Ferguson |
21.1% | 2,996 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kimberlyann Granger | 20.5% | 2,911 | |
| Nonpartisan | Eric Seider Incumbent | 19.3% | 2,729 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mike Hoehn | 16.8% | 2,386 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.5% | 77 | |
| Total Votes | 14,175 | |||
| Source: St. Charles County Election Authority, "Election Summary Report," April 20, 2015 | ||||
Endorsements
Incumbent Eric Seider and challenger Chad Lange received endorsements from the local affiliate of the Missouri National Education Association and the Tri-County Labor Club of the AFL-CIO COPE.[7][8] Seider also received endorsements from the Carpenters District Council of St. Louis and Vicinity and St. Peters Mayor Len Pagano.[9]
Sandra Ferguson and Mike Hoehn received endorsements from the St. Charles County Republican Central Committee.[10]
Campaign finance
Candidates received a total of $1,410.00 and spent a total of $0.00 as of March 26, 2015, according to the Missouri Ethics Commission.[11]
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Seider | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Sandra Ferguson | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Kimberlyann Granger | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Mike Hoehn | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Chad Lange | $1,410.00 | $0.00 | $1,410.00 |
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Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Francis Howell School District election in 2015:[6]
| Deadline | Event |
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| December 16, 2014 | First day for candidates to file nomination documents |
| January 20, 2015 | Last day for candidates to file nomination documents |
| February 24, 2015 | First day for absentee voting |
| February 26, 2015 | Last day to file first campaign finance report |
| March 8, 2015 | Last day to organize a campaign finance committee |
| March 11, 2015 | Last day to register to vote in the general election |
| March 30, 2015 | Last day to file second campaign finance report |
| April 1, 2015 | Last day for absentee voting |
| April 7, 2015 | Election Day |
| May 7, 2015 | Last day to file final campaign finance report |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Missouri elections, 2015
This election shared the ballot with general elections for county and municipal offices, along with local bond measures.[12]
Recent news
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Francis Howell School District, "Five Candidates File for Board of Education Election," January 20, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Francis Howell School District, "Board of Education," accessed January 20, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 United States Census Bureau, "St. Charles County, Missouri," accessed February 3, 2014
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "Missouri Election Results," accessed January 23, 2015
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Jackson County Election Board, "2015 Missouri Election Calendar," accessed January 19, 2015
- ↑ Missouri NEA, "Local affiliates recommend school board candidates," accessed April 2, 2015
- ↑ Labor Tribune, "AFL-CIO COPE endorsements for April 7 general municipal election," March 30, 2015
- ↑ Vote Eric Seider, "Endorsements," accessed April 2, 2015
- ↑ Republican Party of St. Charles County, "April Election Endorsements – St. Charles County Republican Central Committee," accessed April 6, 2015
- ↑ Missouri Ethics Commission, "Candidates By Election Search," accessed March 26, 2015
- ↑ St. Charles County Election Authority, "April 7, 2015 General Municipal Election Candidates and Issues," accessed February 24, 2015
| 2015 Francis Howell School District Elections | |
| St. Charles County, Missouri | |
| Election date: | April 7, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Eric Seider • Sandra Ferguson • Kimberlyann Granger • Mike Hoehn • Chad Lange |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
