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Greater Clark County Schools elections (2016)

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Greater Clark County Schools Elections

General election date:
November 8, 2016
Enrollment (13–14):
10,553 students

Four of the seven seats on the Greater Clark County Schools school board were up for by-district general election on November 8, 2016. District 2 incumbent Tony Hall filed for re-election and faced challengers Katie Hutchinson and Pasquel Ross. Hutchinson succeeded in ousting the incumbent and winning a term on the board. In District 5, incumbent Christina Gilkey filed for re-election unopposed and secured another term. District 6 incumbent Jerry White did not file for an additional term on the board and newcomer Milton Clayton filed unopposed and won the open seat. District 7 saw incumbent Teresa Bottorff-Perkins successfully defend her seat against challenger Kelli Dattilo. There was no primary.[1][2][3]

Elections

Voter and candidate information

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The Greater Clark County Schools school board is composed of a seven-member board elected by district to four-year terms. School board members are paid $2,000 annually for their services as well as a per diem amount which is determined by a board resolution at the annual organizational meeting. There was no primary election, and a general election was held November 8, 2016.

In order to run in this school board race, candidates had to reside in the school district for at least one year before the election, be registered to vote in the district he or she sought to represent, and be at least 21 years of age. Additionally, no teacher or non-certified employee of a school district was permitted to be a member of its school board.

To appear on the ballot, candidates had to file a statement of economic interest and a petition of nomination by August 26, 2016. In a metropolitan school district, the petition had to be signed by ten registered voters residing in the same board member district as the nominee, whereas in a community school corporation, the petition had to be signed by ten registered voters residing within the boundaries of the school corporation.[4]

Candidates and results

District 2

Results

Greater Clark County Schools,
District 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Katie Hutchinson 48.13% 11,842
Tony Hall Incumbent 42.21% 10,386
Pasquel Ross 9.66% 2,377
Total Votes (100) 24,605
Source: Clark County, "2016 General Election Summary Official," accessed November 29, 2016

Candidates

Tony Hall Katie Hutchinson Green check mark transparent.png Pasquel Ross

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  • Incumbent

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District 5

Results

Greater Clark County Schools,
District 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Christina Gilkey Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 20,410
Total Votes (100) 20,410
Source: Clark County, "2016 General Election Summary Official," accessed November 29, 2016

Candidates

Christina Gilkey Green check mark transparent.png

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  • Incumbent

District 6

Results

Greater Clark County Schools,
District 6 General Election, 4-year term, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Milton Clayton  (unopposed) 100.00% 19,620
Total Votes (100) 19,620
Source: Clark County, "2016 General Election Summary Official," accessed November 29, 2016

Candidates

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District 7

Results

Greater Clark County Schools,
District 7 General Election, 4-year term, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Teresa Bottorff-Perkins Incumbent 55.15% 13,231
Kelli Dattilo 44.85% 10,762
Total Votes (100) 23,993
Source: Clark County, "2016 General Election Summary Official," accessed November 29, 2016

Candidates

Teresa Bottorff-Perkins Green check mark transparent.png Kelli Dattilo

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  • Incumbent

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Additional elections on the ballot

See also: Indiana elections, 2016


The following offices shared the general election date with this Indiana school board election:

One state ballot measure was also scheduled to appear on the general election ballot: the Indiana Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment.

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for this Indiana school board election in 2016:[5]

Deadline Event
July 27, 2016 First day to file nominating petitions
August 26, 2016 Last day to file nominating petitions
October 11, 2016 Deadline to register to vote in the general election
October 21, 2016 Deadline to file pre-general election campaign finance reports
November 8, 2016 General election day

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Campaign finance

The Clark County Board of Elections did not provide campaign finance reports on its website, as of October 24, 2016.

See also: List of school board campaign finance deadlines in 2016
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School board candidates in Indiana who received more than $500 in contributions or made more than $500 in expenditures had to have a principal committee. A principal committee is authorized by the candidate it represents to accept contributions and make expenditures on his or her behalf. The committee also helps to promote the candidate in the election. Each committee was required to have a chairperson and a treasurer. Any expenditures made by the committee had to be authorized by one of these two members.

Once the $500 threshold was reached, the candidate had to also file a Statement of Organization form no later than noon, 10 days after the candidate exceeded the limit. The requirement to form a principal committee and file a statement of organization was lifted for candidates who did not meet the $500 threshold requirement. The pre-election report was due October 21, 2016, and the annual report was due January 18, 2017.[6]

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About the district

See also: Greater Clark County Schools, Indiana
Greater Clark County Schools is located in Clark County, Indiana.

Greater Clark County Schools is located in Clark County in southern Indiana. The county seat is Jeffersonville. Clark County was home to 115,371 residents between 2010 and 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[7] The district was the 20th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 10,553 students.[8]

Demographics

Clark County underperformed compared to Indiana as a whole in terms of higher education attainment from 2010 to 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 19.7 percent of county residents age 25 and older had attained a bachelor's degree or higher, compared to 23.6 percent for state residents. The median household income for the county was $51,182, compared to $48,737 for the state. County residents lived below the poverty level at a rate of 10.6 percent, while that rate was 14.5 percent for state residents.[7]

Racial Demographics, 2015[7]
Race Clark County (%) Indiana (%)
White 88.5 85.8
Black or African American 7.6 9.6
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4 0.4
Asian 1.1 2.1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or more races 2.4 1.9
Hispanic or Latino 5.3 6.7

Presidential Voting Pattern, Clark County[9]
Year Democratic Vote Republican Vote
2012 20,807 25,450
2008 21,953 25,326
2004 17,648 24,495

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.


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See also

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