Hamilton School District elections (2016)
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Two of the seven seats on the Hamilton School District school board were up for general election on April 5, 2016. Village of Sussex incumbent Gabe Kolesari won re-election without opposition. Jennifer Waltz defeated fellow challenger Jason Wegner in the race to replace Gerald Schmitz, who did not file for re-election to his at-large seat.[1]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The seven-member Hamilton School Board is made up of two members elected at large and five members elected by district. The Town of Lisbon and the Villages of Butler, Lannon, Menomonee Falls, and Sussex each have one seat on the board.[2]
To be elected to the board, candidates must reside in the boundaries of the school district for 28 days prior to the filing of a "Declaration of Candidacy" form. Furthermore, at the time of taking office, each candidate must be a resident of the apportioned area he or she is elected to represent.[3] Candidates must also be 18 years old and citizens of the United States. Unless pardoned, those who have been convicted of a felony are not eligible for election to office in Wisconsin.[4]
Candidates had until January 5, 2016, to collect between 100 and 200 signatures for their nomination papers. The signatures had to come from residents of the district where the candidate sought election, but the petition circulators were not required to reside in the district or municipality. Circulators were required to be U.S. citizens and 18 years or older.[1]
Candidates and results
Village of Sussex
Results
| Hamilton School District, Village of Sussex General Election, 3-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Gabe Kolesari Incumbent (unopposed) |
98.78% | 7,207 |
| Write-in votes | 1.22% | 89 |
| Total Votes (100) | 7,296 | |
| Source: Waukesha County Clerk, "2016 Spring Election and Presidential Preference Primary," accessed April 5, 2016 | ||
Candidates
Gabe Kolesari 
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At-large
Results
| Hamilton School District, At-Large General Election, 3-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Jennifer Waltz |
57.17% | 4,614 |
| Jason Wegner | 42.40% | 3,422 |
| Write-in votes | 0.42% | 34 |
| Total Votes (100) | 8,070 | |
| Source: Waukesha County Clerk, "2016 Spring Election and Presidential Preference Primary," accessed April 5, 2016 | ||
Candidates
| Jennifer Waltz
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Jason Wegner | ||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Wisconsin elections, 2016
The general election for Hamilton's school board shared the ballot with village and county board races. The April 2016 ballot also included the state's presidential primary and races for state and county courts.[5]
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for Wisconsin school board elections in 2016:[6]
| Deadline | Event |
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| January 5, 2016 | Candidate filing deadline |
| January 26, 2016 | Referendum submission deadline |
| March 28, 2016 | Pre-general election campaign finance deadline |
| April 5, 2016 | Election Day |
| April 25, 2016 | Board members take office |
| July 15, 2016 | Post-election campaign finance deadline |
Endorsements
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Campaign finance
Candidates were only required to file campaign finance reports if they accepted contributions, made disbursements, or incurred obligations in an aggregate amount of more than $2,000 in a calendar year. [7] The pre-general election campaign finance deadline was March 28, 2016.
Past elections
Information about earlier elections can be found by clicking [show] at the right. | |
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2015Deborah Briggs, Brian Schneider and Dawn Van Aacken won election without opposition on April 7, 2015.[8] 2014Michael Hyland and James Long won election without opposition on April 1, 2014.[9] 2013Gabe Kolesari and Gerald Schmitz won election without opposition on April 2, 2013.[10] | |
What was at stake?
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About the district
- See also: Hamilton School District, Wisconsin
Hamilton School District is located in Waukesha County in southeastern Wisconsin. The county seat is Waukesha. Waukesha County was home to 395,118 residents in 2014, according to the United States Census Bureau.[11] The district was the 36th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 4,685 students.[12]
Higher education achievement
Waukesha County outperformed the rest of Wisconsin in terms of higher education achievement in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 40.2 percent of Waukesha County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 26.8 percent for the state as a whole.[11]
Median household income
Between 2009 and 2013, the median household income in Waukesha County was $75,850, compared to $52,413 for all of Wisconsin.[11] During that same time period, the median household income for the entire United States was $53,046.[13]
Poverty rate
The poverty rate in Waukesha County was 5.4 percent from 2009 through 2013. During that same time period, the poverty rate statewide was 13.0 percent, and it was 15.4 percent for the country as a whole.[11][13]
Racial and political demographics
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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.
Recent news
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See also
| Hamilton School District | Wisconsin | School Boards |
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hamilton School District, "Board meeting highlights," January 5, 2016 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "filing" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Hamilton School District, "School Board", accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Wisconsin Candidate Eligibility," accessed September 22, 2014
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Candidates: Getting on the Ballot," accessed September 22, 2014
- ↑ Lake Country Now, "No primaries in Lake Country spring elections," January 6, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Campaign Finance Report Dates 2016, 2017 and 2018," accessed January 25, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin State Legislature, "11.0104 Reporting exemptions: limited activity," accessed January 26, 2016
- ↑ Village of Butler, Wisconsin, "Election Night Call-in Sheet," April 7, 2015
- ↑ Village of Menomonee Falls, "Election Tally Sheet-Unofficial," April 1, 2014
- ↑ Village of Butler, "Election Night Call-in Sheet," April 2, 2013
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 United States Census Bureau, "Waukesha County, Wisconsin," accessed January 13, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 United States Census Bureau, "State & County QuickFacts: USA," accessed July 6, 2015
- ↑ Government Accountability Board, "Wisconsin Election Results," accessed January 28, 2014
| 2016 Hamilton School District Elections | |
| Waukesha County, Wisconsin | |
| Election date: | April 5, 2016 |
| Candidates: | Village of Sussex: Incumbent, Gabe Kolesari At-large: Jennifer Waltz • Jason Wegner |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
