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Grace Plourde
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Grace Plourde is the former at-large representative on the Smithtown Central School District school board in New York. First elected in 2011, Plourde lost a re-election campaign in the at-large general election on May 16, 2017.
Elections
2017
Three of the seven seats on the Smithtown Central School District school board in New York were up for at-large general election on May 16, 2017. Seat 1 incumbent Joanne McEnroy and Seat 3 incumbent Gladys Waldron filed for re-election and both won unopposed. In her bid for re-election to Seat 2, incumbent Grace Plourde faced challenger Matthew Gribbin. Gribbin defeated Plourde for his first term on the board.[1][2]
The Smithtown Central School District is overseen by a board consisting of seven members, all of whom are elected to three-year terms on a staggered basis every year in May. Board members are elected at large by the district as a whole, but each seat on the board is considered distinct and elected separately. Ballotpedia has assigned generic titles to all seven seats on the board to prevent confusion. These seat titles are arbitrary and do not reflect the status or seniority of the board members holding them.
Results
| Smithtown Central School District, Seat 2 General Election, 3-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Matthew Gribbin |
60.52% | 1,775 |
| Grace Plourde Incumbent | 39.38% | 1,155 |
| Write-in votes | 0.1% | 3 |
| Total Votes | 2,933 | |
| Source: Smithtown Central School District, "May 16, 2017 Annual Meeting," accessed September 6, 2017 | ||
Funding
All school board candidates in New York who raise or spend more than $50 are required to file campaign finance reports. If candidates raise or spend less than $1,000 they are required to file with their city or county's board of elections. If they raise or spend over $1,000 they must file with the New York State Board of Elections. Candidates who raise or spend less than $50 (including their own personal funds) do not have to file any reports. If this occurs, candidates are required to file an exemption statement with the appropriate board of elections.[3]
2014
Plourde defeated challenger Michelle Lintelman for Seat 2 in the general election on May 20, 2014.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Grace Plourde Incumbent |
69.3% | 2,308 | |
| Nonpartisan | Michelle Lintelman | 30.7% | 1,021 | |
| Total Votes | 3,329 | |||
| Source: Times Beacon Record, "2014 school board election and budget vote results," May 20, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Plourde did not file a campaign finance report with the New York State Board of Elections during the election.[4][5]
Endorsements
Plourde received an endorsement from the Smithtown Teachers' Association.[6]
See also
- Smithtown Central School District, New York
- Smithtown Central School District elections (2017)
- Smithtown Central School District elections (2014)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Smithtown Central School District, "Smithtown Central School District: 2017-2018 Budget Results," accessed May 17, 2017These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.
- ↑ Elisabeth Moore, "Email exchange with Maureen O'Connor, Smithtown Central School District clerk," April 18, 2017
- ↑ New York Board of Elections, "Campaign Finance Handbook," accessed May 8, 2017
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Contribution Search," accessed May 20, 2014
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Expenditure Search," accessed May 20, 2014
- ↑ Half Hollow Hills Teachers' Association, "Get Out the Vote — Vote Yes (and for these candidates) May 20," May 13, 2014
| Smithtown Central School District elections in 2017 | |
| Suffolk County, New York | |
| Election date: | May 16, 2017 |
| Candidates: | Seat 1: Incumbent, Joanne McEnroy Seat 2: Incumbent, Grace Plourde • Matthew Gribbin |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
