Georgetown Independent School District elections (2016)
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Three of the seven seats on the Georgetown Independent School District board of trustees were up for general election on May 7, 2016. Place 1 incumbent Scott Stribling and Place 2 incumbent Scott Alarcon ran unopposed and won re-election. Place 3 incumbent Andy Webb defeated challenger Paula Chaney to win another term on the board.[1][2]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Georgetown Board of Trustees consists of seven members elected at-large to three-year terms. Each member is elected to a specific seat but represents the entire district. There was no primary election, and a general election took place on May 9, 2015, for Places 1, 2 and 3.[1]
School board candidates had to submit candidacy paperwork with the school district secretary by February 19, 2016. Candidates running for the school board must be a United States citizen, a resident of Texas for at least 12 months and a resident of the district for at least six months. Candidates must also be 18 years of age or older and registered to vote.[3]
Candidates and results
Place 1
Results
| Georgetown Independent School District, Place 1 General Election, 3-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Scott Stribling Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 2,181 |
| Total Votes | 2,181 | |
| Source: Williamson County Elections, "Joint General, Special and Bond Elections: Saturday, May 07, 2016 Final Unofficial Election Night Results," accessed May 7, 2016 | ||
Candidates
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Place 2
Results
| Georgetown Independent School District, Place 2 General Election, 3-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Scott Alarcon Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 2,194 |
| Total Votes | 2,194 | |
| Source: Williamson County Elections, "Joint General, Special and Bond Elections: Saturday, May 07, 2016 Final Unofficial Election Night Results," accessed May 7, 2016 | ||
Candidates
| Scott Alarcon
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Place 3
Results
| Georgetown Independent School District, Place 3 General Election, 3-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Andy Webb Incumbent |
60.53% | 1,659 |
| Paula Chaney | 39.47% | 1,082 |
| Total Votes | 2,741 | |
| Source: Williamson County Elections, "Joint General, Special and Bond Elections: Saturday, May 07, 2016 Final Unofficial Election Night Results," accessed May 7, 2016 | ||
Candidates
| Andy Webb
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Additional elections
The school board election on May 7, 2016, did not share the ballot with any other local election.
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for Texas school board elections in 2016:[4][5]
| Deadline | Event |
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| February 19, 2016 | Candidate filing deadline |
| February 23, 2016 | Deadline for write-in candidates |
| April 7, 2016 | Pre-general election campaign finance deadline |
| April 19, 2016 | Campaign finance report due |
| May 7, 2016 | Election Day |
| May 18, 2016 | Final day for canvassing of votes |
| July 15, 2016 | Post-election campaign finance deadline |
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Past elections
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2015Incumbent Greg Eady won re-election without opposition. Incumbent Ronna Johnson won re-election without opposition. 2014
Note: Fred Barhydt won re-election without opposition and did not appear on the ballot.
2013
Note: Scott Alarcon won the Place 2 seat without opposition.[6] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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About the district
Georgetown Independent School District is located in Texas. The district was the 103rd-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 10,554 students.[7]
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tiffany Rouse, "Phone communication with Office of Superintendent Secretary Carmen Domel," February 24, 2016
- ↑ Williamson County Elections, "Joint General, Special and Bond Elections: Saturday, May 07, 2016 Final Unofficial Election Night Results," accessed May 7, 2016
- ↑ Georgetown Independent School District, "Board Elections Procedures," accessed February 24, 2016
- ↑ Texas Ethics Commission, "2016 Filing Schedule for Reports Due in Connection with Elections Held on Uniform Election Dates," accessed April 4, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "May 7, 2016 Election Law Calendar," accessed April 4, 2016
- ↑ Williamson County Elections, "Joint General and Special Election," May 16, 2013
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
| 2016 Georgetown Independent School District Elections | |
| Williamson County, Texas | |
| Election date: | May 7, 2016 |
| Candidates: | Place 1:Incumbent, Scott Stribling Place 2:Incumbent, Scott Alarcon |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
