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Greeley-Evans School District 6 elections (2015)

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2015 Greeley-Evans School District 6 Elections

General Election date:
November 3, 2015
Table of Contents
About the district
Method of election
Elections
Key deadlines
Additional elections
External links
See also
Colorado
Greeley-Evans School District 6
Weld County, Colorado ballot measures
Local ballot measures, Colorado
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Three seats on the Greeley-Evans School District 6 Board of Education were up for general election on November 3, 2015.

Incumbents Doug Lidiak, Julia Richard and Logan Richardson were up for re-election.[1][2] They faced one challenger, Terri Pappas.[3] Lidiak and Richard were successful in winning re-election and newcomer Pappas was elected to the remaining seat on the board.

About the district

See also: Greeley-Evans School District 6, Colorado
Greeley-Evans School District 6 is located in Weld County, Colo.

Greeley-Evans School District 6 is located in Weld County in northern Colorado. The county seat of Weld County is Greeley. Weld County was home to an estimated 655,044 residents in 2013, according to the United States Census Bureau.[4] Greeley-Evans School District 6 was the 13th-largest school district in Colorado, serving 19,840 students during the 2011-2012 school year.[5]

Demographics

Weld County underperformed in comparison to the rest of Colorado in terms of higher education achievement in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 25.9 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 37.0 percent for the state as a whole. The median household income in the county was $57,180, compared to $58,433 statewide. The poverty rate in the county was 14.7 percent, compared to 13.2 percent for the entire state.[4]

Racial Demographics, 2013[4]
Race Weld County (%) Colorado (%)
White 93.4 88.0
Black or African American 1.3 4.4
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.7 1.6
Asian 1.4 3.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.2 0.2
Two or More Races 2.1 2.8
Hispanic or Latino 28.4 21.0

Presidential Voting Pattern,
Weld County[6]
Year Democratic vote Republican vote Other vote
2012 49,050 63,775 3,041
2008 47,292 56,526 2,700
2004 31,868 55,591 1,640

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 Greeley-Evans School District 6 Board of Education consists of seven members elected at-large to serve four-year terms. There was no primary election, and the general election was held on November 3, 2015. Three seats were on the ballot in November 2015.[1]

Individuals interested in running for the board began circulating nominating petitions on August 5, 2015. The filing deadline for school board candidates to get on the ballot in the 2015 general election was August 28, 2015, and the filing deadline to serve as a write-in candidate was August 31, 2015.[2]

Elections

2015

Candidates

At-large
Doug Lidiak Green check mark transparent.png Julia Richard Green check mark transparent.png

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  • Incumbent
  • Board member 2009-Present
  • 21+ years education technology experience

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  • Incumbent
  • Board member since 2010
  • Taught for 20 years
Logan Richardson Terri Pappas Green check mark transparent.png

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  • Incumbent
  • Board member since 2011
  • Works for a private oil and natural gas producer

Terri Pappas.jpg

Election results

Greeley-Evans School District 6, At-large, General Election, 2015
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Julia Richard Incumbent 29.8% 11,221
Green check mark transparent.png Terri Pappas 24.8% 9,365
Green check mark transparent.png Doug Lidiak Incumbent 24.3% 9,175
Logan Richardson Incumbent 21.1% 7,946
Total Votes 37,707
Source: Weld County, Colorado, "Election Summary Report," accessed December 21, 2015

Past elections

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for the Greeley-Evans School District 6 election in 2015:[2]

Deadline Event
August 5, 2015 First day to file for placement on the general election ballot
August 28, 2015 Last day to file for placement on the general election ballot
August 31, 2015 Last day for write-in candidates to file an affidavit
October 26, 2015 Voter registration deadline
November 3, 2015 General Election Day

Additional elections on the ballot

See also: Colorado elections, 2015

In addition to school board elections, residents in Greeley elected city council members, a mayor, and voted on several ballot issues and questions.[7]

Finally, Colorado residents voted on the Colorado Marijuana TABOR Refund Measure.

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See also

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