Frederick County Public Schools elections (2017)
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Three of the seven seats on the Frederick County Public Schools school board in Virginia were up for general election on November 7, 2017. Incumbent Jay Foreman defeated challenger D. B. Dody Stottlemyer for the Shawnee District seat. Newcomer Shontya' Washington won the race for the open Redbud District, defeating Linda Fenner. Incumbent Frank E. Wright ran unopposed and won re-election to the Stonewall District seat.[1][2]
The 2017 election had a lower percentage of unopposed seats compared to the district's 2013 and 2015 elections. For information on election trends in the district, click here.
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Frederick County school board consists of seven members elected to four-year terms. Six members are elected by district, and one member is elected at large. Elections are held on a staggered basis every November of odd-numbered years. Four seats were up for election on November 3, 2015, and three seats were up for election on November 7, 2017.[3][4]
To qualify as school board candidates, interested parties had to be at least 18 years old, U.S. citizens, and residents of Virginia for at least one year prior to the election. To get on the ballot, candidates had to file nomination paperwork with their county election office by June 13, 2017.[5][6]
To vote in this election, citizens of the school district had to register by October 16, 2017.[7] Photo identification was required to vote in Virginia.[8]
Candidates and results
Redbud District
Results
| Frederick County Public Schools, Redbud District General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Shontya' Washington |
49.76% | 1,635 |
| Linda Fenner | 49.54% | 1,628 |
| Write-in votes | 0.7% | 23 |
| Total Votes | 3,286 | |
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 November General," accessed November 21, 2017 | ||
Candidates
| Linda Fenner | Shontya' Washington 
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Shawnee District
Results
| Frederick County Public Schools, Shawnee District General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Jay Foreman Incumbent |
55.02% | 2,067 |
| D. B. Dody Stottlemyer | 44.58% | 1,675 |
| Write-in votes | 0.4% | 15 |
| Total Votes | 3,757 | |
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 November General," accessed November 21, 2017 | ||
Candidates
| Jay Foreman
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Stonewall District
Results
| Frederick County Public Schools, Stonewall District General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Frank E. Wright Incumbent (unopposed) |
97.74% | 2,856 |
| Write-in votes | 2.26% | 66 |
| Total Votes | 2,922 | |
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 November General," accessed November 21, 2017 | ||
Candidates
| Frank E. Wright
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Virginia elections, 2017
The Frederick County school board election shared the ballot with statewide elections for governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney general.
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for Virginia school board elections in 2017:[7]
| Deadline | Event |
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| June 13, 2017 | Candidate filing deadline |
| October 16, 2017 | Voter registration deadline |
| November 7, 2017 | General election |
Endorsements
Frederick County Education Association (FCEA) endorsed Shontya' Washington.[9]
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Campaign finance
Candidates received a total of $3,484.00 and spent a total of $3,131.68 in the election, according to the Virginia Department of Elections.[10]
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| Redbud District | |||
| Linda Fenner | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Shontya' Washington | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Shawnee District | |||
| Jay Foreman | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| D. B. Dody Stottlemyer | $3,484.00 | $3,131.68 | $352.32 |
| Stonewall District | |||
| Frank E. Wright | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Filing schedule
The following table details the filing schedule for campaign finance reports for school board candidates in Virginia who ran in a general election on November 7, 2017. The left column details the time period covered for each report, and the right column details the report's due date.[11]
Past elections
To see results from past elections in Frederick County Public Schools, click here.
What was at stake?
Election trends
- See also: School boards in session: 2015 in brief
With one-third of the seats on the ballot unopposed, the 2017 Frederick County school board election had a lower percentage of unopposed seats than district's 2013 and 2015 elections had. In both of those previous election cycles, every seat on the ballot was unopposed.
The 2017 election was guaranteed to elect one newcomer to the board due to an open seat. Two newcomers were elected to open seats in 2015, but incumbents won every seat on the ballot in 2013.
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| Year | Candidates per seat | Unopposed seats | Incumbents running for re-election | Incumbent success rate | Seats won by newcomers | |
| Frederick County Public Schools | ||||||
| 2017 | 1.67 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 100.00% | 33.33% | |
| 2015 | 1.00 | 100.00% | 50.00% | 100.00% | 50.00% | |
| 2013 | 1.00 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 0.00% | |
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| 2015 | 1.61 | 44.66% | 66.02% | 85.29% | 41.75% | |
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| 2015 | 1.72 | 35.95% | 70.37% | 82.66% | 40.81% | |
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About the district
The Frederick County school district is located in northern Virginia in Frederick County. The county seat is Winchester. Frederick County was home to an estimated 84,421 residents in 2016, according to the United States Census Bureau.[12] The district was the 22nd-largest school district in the state in the 2014-2015 school year and served 13,181 students.[13]
Demographics
Frederick County outperformed Virginia as a whole in terms of higher education achievement between 2011 and 2015. The United States Census Bureau found that 29.1 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 36.3 percent of state residents. During the same time period, the median household income in the county was $69,098, compared to $65,015 for the entire state. The poverty rate in Frederick County was 7.7 percent, compared to 11.2 percent statewide.[12]
| Racial Demographics, 2015[12] | ||
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| Race | Frederick County (%) | Virginia (%) |
| White | 91.3 | 70.2 |
| Black or African American | 4.5 | 19.7 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Asian | 1.6 | 6.5 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Two or More Races | 2.1 | 2.9 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7.7 | 9.0 |
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.
Recent news
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See also
| Frederick County Public Schools | Virginia | School Boards |
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Abbey Smith, "Phone communication with Frederick County Voter Registration," June 16, 2017
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 November General," accessed November 21, 2017
- ↑ Frederick County Public Schools, "School Board," accessed June 8, 2017
- ↑ Frederick County Public Schools, "Board Members," accessed June 8, 2017
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Becoming a Candidate," accessed June 8, 2017
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Certificate Of Candidate Qualification: Local Offices," accessed June 8, 2017
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 Election Calendar: Election Deadline Calendar," accessed June 8, 2017
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "In-Person Voting," accessed June 8, 2017
- ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Shontya Washington," October 30, 2017
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Campaign Finance Reports: Search Committees," accessed January 17, 2018
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Campaign Committee: 2017 Reporting Deadlines," accessed July 18, 2017
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 United States Census Bureau, "QuickFacts: Frederick County, Virginia," accessed June 9, 2017
- ↑ 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
| Frederick County Public Schools elections in 2017 | |
| Frederick County, Virginia | |
| Election date: | November 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | Redbud District: • Linda Fenner • Shontya' Washington Shawnee District: • Incumbent, Jay Foreman • D. B. Dody Stottlemyer Stonewall District: • Incumbent, Frank E. Wright |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
