Gadsden Independent Schools elections (2015)
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Three seats on the Gadsden Independent Schools Board of Education were up for general election on February 3, 2015. Incumbents Gloria Irigoyen, Maria E. Saenz and Daniel Castillo from Districts 1, 3 and 4, respectively, were up for re-election.
Saenz ran unopposed and won re-election. Irigoyen and Castillo faced one challenger each. Daniel Estupiñan ran for the District 1 seat, and Maria E. Carter ran for the District 4 seat.[1][2] Estupiñan won the election for District 1, unseating Irigoyen, and Castillo defeated Carter to win re-election to District 4.
About the district
- See also: Gadsden Independent Schools, New Mexico
The Gadsden Independent school district is located in Doña Ana County in southern New Mexico. The county seat is Las Cruces. Doña Ana County is home to 213,460 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau.[3] During the 2011-2012 school year, Gadsden Independent Schools was the fourth-largest school district by enrollment in New Mexico and served 14,182 students.[4]
Demographics
Doña Ana County outperformed the rest of New Mexico in terms of higher education achievement in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 26.6 percent of Doña Ana County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 25.8 percent for New Mexico as a whole. The median household income for Doña Ana County was $37,933 compared to $44,927 for the state of New Mexico. The percentage of people below poverty level for Doña Ana County was 27.0 percent while it was 20.4 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 Gadsden Independent Schools Board of Education consists of five members elected to four-year terms by specific geographic areas. There was no primary election, and the general election was held on February 3, 2015. The seats from Districts 2 and 5 were up for election in 2013, and the seats from Districts 1, 3 and 4 were up for election in 2015.[1]
School board candidates must be registered voters residing within the school district they wish to represent. For the 2015 general election, candidates had to file a declaration of candidacy with their county elections office on December 16, 2014. Those wishing to run as a write-in candidate had to file on December 30, 2014. The candidate withdrawal deadline was also December 30, 2014.[6]
To vote in the school board elections on February 3, 2015, voters had to register by January 6, 2015. In-person absentee voting, or early voting, began on January 9, 2015, and continued through January 30, 2015. To vote in-person absentee, registered voters had to mark their absentee ballot in-person at their county elections office on a weekday between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. during the early voting period.[6]
Elections
2015
Candidates
District 1
- Gloria Irigoyen
- Incumbent
- Daniel Estupiñan
District 3
- Maria E. Saenz
- Incumbent
District 4
- Daniel Castillo
- Incumbent
- Maria E. Carter
Election results
District 1
| Gadsden Independent Schools, District 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Daniel Estupiñan |
66.9% | 101 | |
| Nonpartisan | Gloria Irigoyen Incumbent | 33.1% | 50 | |
| Total Votes | 151 | |||
| Source: Abbey Smith, "Email communication with Dona Ana County Elections Staff Coordinator Janice Giron," February 26, 2015 | ||||
District 3
| Gadsden Independent Schools, District 3 General Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Maria E. Saenz Incumbent |
100% | 45 | |
| Total Votes | 45 | |||
| Source: Abbey Smith, "Email communication with Dona Ana County Elections Staff Coordinator Janice Giron," February 26, 2015 | ||||
District 4
| Gadsden Independent Schools, District 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Daniel Castillo Incumbent |
75% | 81 | |
| Nonpartisan | Maria E. Carter | 25% | 27 | |
| Total Votes | 108 | |||
| Source: Abbey Smith, "Email communication with Dona Ana County Elections Staff Coordinator Janice Giron," February 26, 2015 | ||||
Endorsements
No candidate received an official endorsement for this election.
Campaign finance
The New Mexico Secretary of State's Office requires school board candidates in districts with an enrollment of 12,000 students or more to file an annual report each year. Candidates running for a seat on this district's school board had to file that annual report by April 13, 2015.[7]
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Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Gadsden Independent Schools election in 2015:[2][6][7]
| Deadline | Event |
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| December 16, 2014 | Candidate filing date |
| December 30, 2014 | Write-in candidate filing date |
| December 30, 2014 | Last day to withdraw as a candidate |
| January 6, 2015 | Last day to register to vote in the election |
| January 9, 2015 | First day to vote in-person absentee |
| January 30, 2015 | Last day to vote in-person absentee |
| February 3, 2015 | General election date |
| April 13, 2015 | Last day to file annual campaign finance report |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: New Mexico elections, 2015
This election shared the ballot with other school board elections and mill levy and general obligation bond questions for Doña Ana Community College.[2][8]
Recent news
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See also
| Gadsden Independent Schools | New Mexico | School Boards |
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gadsden Independent Schools, "School Board Members," accessed December 16, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Doña Ana County Bureau of Elections, "2015 School Elections," accessed December 18, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 United States Census Bureau, "Doña Ana County, New Mexico," accessed December 4, 2014
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ Doña Ana County, "Election Results Archive," accessed December 4, 2014
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 New Mexico School Election Law, "Sections 1-22-1 through 1-22-19," accessed December 16, 2014
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 New Mexico Secretary of State, "Guidelines of Candidates and Campaign Committees: associated with Proposed Rule-Campaign Finance," accessed January 6, 2015
- ↑ Las Cruces-Sun News, "Early voting starts Friday in Doña Ana County school board elections," January 8, 2015
| 2015 Gadsden Independent Schools Elections | |
| Doña Ana County, New Mexico | |
| Election date: | February 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | District 1: • Incumbent, Gloria Irigoyen • Daniel Estupiñan District 3: • Incumbent, Maria E. Saenz District 4: • Incumbent, Daniel Castillo • Maria E. Carter |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
