Gallup-McKinley County Schools elections (2015)
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Two seats on the Gallup-McKinley County Schools Board of Education were up for general election on February 3, 2015. District 1 incumbent Kevin M. Mitchell and District 3 incumbent Mavis Victoria Price are up for re-election. Mitchell ran against two challengers, Prestene Garnenez and Olin T. Kieyoomia, and won re-election. Price faced three challengers, Leonard Francisco Jr., Priscilla B. Manuelito and Derek Matthew Begay, and was defeated by Manuelito.[1]
About the district
The Gallup-McKinley school district is located in McKinley County in western New Mexico. The county seat is Gallup. McKinley County is home to 73,308 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau.[2] During the 2011-2012 school year, Gallup-McKinley County Schools was the sixth-largest school district by enrollment in New Mexico and served 12,271 students.[3]
Demographics
McKinley County underperformed compared to the rest of New Mexico in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 12.2 percent of McKinley County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 25.6 percent for New Mexico as a whole. The median household income for McKinley County was $30,780 compared to $44,886 for the state of New Mexico. The percentage of people below poverty level for McKinley County was 33.6 percent while it was 19.5 percent for the state of New Mexico.[2]
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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 Gallup-McKinley County 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 District 2, 4 and 5 seats were up for election in 2013, and the District 1 and 3 seats were up for election in 2015.[5]
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
- Kevin M. Mitchell
- Incumbent
- Prestene Garnenez
- Associate planner, Northwest New Mexico Council of Governments
- Olin T. Kieyoomia
- Graduate, University of Alaska at Anchorage and Central New Mexico Community College
- President, Red Willow Farm Board
- Member, Red Willow water drilling project
- Veteran, U.S. Army
District 3
Election results
District 1
| Gallup-McKinley County Schools, District 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Kevin M. Mitchell Incumbent |
54.3% | 233 | |
| Nonpartisan | Olin T. Kieyoomia | 26.1% | 112 | |
| Nonpartisan | Prestene Garnenez | 19.6% | 84 | |
| Total Votes | 429 | |||
| Source: McKinley County Bureau of Elections, "Feb 3, 2015 School Board Official Results," accessed February 25, 2015 | ||||
District 3
| Gallup-McKinley County Schools, District 3 General Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Priscilla B. Manuelito |
52.6% | 212 | |
| Nonpartisan | Leonard Francisco Jr. | 21.6% | 87 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mavis Victoria Price Incumbent | 16.9% | 68 | |
| Nonpartisan | Derek Matthew Begay | 8.9% | 36 | |
| Total Votes | 403 | |||
| Source: McKinley County Bureau of Elections, "Feb 3, 2015 School Board Official Results," accessed February 25, 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]
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Gallup-McKinley County Schools election in 2015:[6][7][8]
| 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.[8]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Gallup + McKinley + County + Schools + New + Mexico"
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Abbey Smith, "Phone communication with the McKinley County Bureau of Elections," December 19, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 United States Census Bureau, "McKinley County, New Mexico," accessed December 4, 2014
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "Past Election Results from 1990 - 2012," accessed December 4, 2014
- ↑ Gallup-McKinley County Schools, "Board of Education Members," accessed December 5, 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
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 McKinley County Bureau of Elections, "2015 School Board Election," accessed December 19, 2014
| 2015 Gallup-McKinley County Schools Elections | |
| McKinley County, New Mexico | |
| Election date: | February 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | District 1: • Incumbent, Kevin M. Mitchell • Prestene Garnenez • Olin T. Kieyoomia District 3: • Incumbent, Mavis Victoria Price • Derek Matthew Begay • Leonard Francisco Jr. • Priscilla B. Manuelito |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
