Grand Prairie Independent School District elections (2016)
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Two of the seven seats on the Grand Prairie Independent School District board of trustees were up for election on May 7, 2016. Place 6 was up for by-district general election. Incumbent Steve Pryor defeated former candidate Gloria Carrillo and newcomer Angela Luckey to retain the seat. In the at-large race for Place 7, former board member Burke Hall defeated fellow candidates Bessye Adams and Mike Riley. The Place 7 incumbent did not file for re-election.[1]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Grand Prairie ISD Board of Trustees is composed of seven members, five who are elected to three-year terms in specifically numbered seats, and two who are elected at large. Candidates file to run for a specific seat, but all voters in the school district are eligible to vote for every seat up for election. The seat in District 6 was scheduled for general election on May 7, 2016. At-large Place 7 was also scheduled for general election. There was no primary election.[2]
Candidates running for the school board had to 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 also had to be 18 years of age or older and registered to vote.[2]
Candidates and results
Place 6
Results
| Grand Prairie Independent School District, District 6 General Election, 3-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Steve Pryor Incumbent |
46.48% | 343 |
| Gloria Carrillo | 34.55% | 255 |
| Angela Luckey | 18.97% | 140 |
| Total Votes | 738 | |
| Source: Dallas County Elections, "2016 Joint Election: May 6, 2017," accessed March 7, 2017 | ||
Candidates
Steve Pryor 
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Gloria Carrillo | Angela Luckey | |||
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At-large
Candidates
| Grand Prairie Independent School District, At-Large Place 7 General Election, 3-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Burke Hall |
47.92% | 910 |
| Mike Riley | 28.91% | 549 |
| Bessye Adams | 23.17% | 440 |
| Total Votes | 1,899 | |
| Source: Dallas County Elections, "2016 Joint Election: May 6, 2017," accessed March 7, 2017 | ||
| Bessye Adams | Burke Hall
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Mike Riley | |||
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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:[3][4]
| 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 |
Endorsements
There were no official endorsements in the election.
Campaign finance
School board candidates
Candidates received a total of $18,741.00 and spent a total of $12,616.05 in the election., according to the Grand Prairie Independent School District.[5]
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| District 6 | |||
| Steve Pryor | $3,380.00 | $1,376.33 | $2,003.67 |
| Gloria Carrillo | $6,355.00 | $2,627.88 | $3,727.12 |
| Angela Luckey | $850.00 | $577.75 | $272.25 |
| Place 7 | |||
| Burke Hall | $4,616.00 | $3,856.54 | $759.46 |
| Mike Riley | $650.00 | $1,619.71 | $650 |
| Bessye Adams | $2,890.00 | $2,557.84 | $332.16 |
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About the district
Grand Prairie Independent School District is located in Grand Prairie, a city located in portions of Dallas County, Ellis County and Tarrant County. According to the United States Census Bureau, Grand Prairie was home to 185,453 residents in 2014.[6] The district was the 45th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 27,740 students.[7]
Demographics
Grand Prairie underperformed in comparison to the rest of Texas in terms of higher education achievement in 2010-2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 23.0 percent of Grand Prairie residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 27.1 percent for Texas as a whole. The median household income in Grand Prairie was $55,336 compared to $52,576 for the state of Texas. The poverty rate in Grand Prairie was 15.5 percent compared to 17.2 percent for the entire state.[6]
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Dallas County Elections, "Early Voting Totals Only," accessed May 7, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Grand Prairie Independent School District, "Board Members Eligibility and Qualifications," 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
- ↑ Grand Prairie ISD, "30th Day before Election Report - April 7, 2016," accessed April 28, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 United States Census Bureau, "Grand Prairie, Texas," accessed April 28, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ Dallas County Elections, "Historical Election Results," accessed February 26, 2014
| 2016 Grand Prairie Independent School District Elections | |
| Dallas County, Texas • Ellis County, Texas • Tarrant County, Texas | |
| Election date: | May 7, 2016 |
| Candidates: | Place 6: Incumbent, Steve Prior • Gloria Carrillo • Angela Luckey At-large: Bessye Adams • Burke Hall • Mike Riley |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
