Hamilton Southeastern Schools elections (2014)

2014 Hamilton Southeastern Schools Elections
General Election date:
November 4, 2014
Table of Contents
About the district Method of election Elections Key deadlines Additional elections External links
See also
Indiana Hamilton Southeastern Schools Hamilton County, Indiana ballot measures Local ballot measures, Indiana

Four seats on the Hamilton Southeastern School Board were up for general election on November 4, 2014.

District 3 incumbent Katrina Hockemeyer ran against challengers Michelle Fullhart and Matthew W. Stolle. Terry Tolle competed with board member Ronald R. Wilson for his District 4 seat. Newcomer Matthew K. Burke and incumbent John DeLucia both ran unopposed and won the District 1 and District 2 seats, respectively. DeLucia was previously the District 1 board member, but he changed districts as part of this election.

Michelle Fullhart ousted incumbent Katrina Hockemeyer for the District 3 seat, while Terry Tolle defeated District 4 board member Ronald R. Wilson for his seat.

About the district

See also: Hamilton Southeastern Schools, Indiana

Hamilton Southeastern Schools is located in Hamilton County, Indiana.

Hamilton Southeastern Schools is located in Hamilton County, Indiana. The county seat is Noblesville. Hamilton County is home to 296,693 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau. In the 2011-2012 school year, Hamilton Southeastern Schools was the fifth-largest school district in Indiana and served 19,053 students.

Demographics

Hamilton County overperformed compared to the rest of Indiana in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 55.0 percent of Hamilton County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 23.0 percent for Indiana as a whole. The median household income for Hamilton County was $84,821 compared to $48,374 for the state of Indiana. The percentage of people below poverty level for Hamilton County was 4.7 percent while it was 14.7 percent for the state of Indiana.

Racial Demographics, 2013
Race	Hamilton County (%)	Indiana (%)
White	88.5	86.3
Black or African American	4.0	9.5
American Indian and Alaska Native	0.2	0.4
Asian	5.4	1.9
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1	0.1
Two or more races	1.8	1.8
Hispanic or Latino	3.7	6.4

Presidential Voting Pattern, Hamilton County
Year	Democratic Vote	Republican Vote
2012	43,796	90,747
2008	49,704	78,401
2004	26,388	77,887

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 Hamilton School Board consists of seven members elected by specific geographic districts to four-year terms. There was no primary election, and the general election was held on November 4, 2014. Four seats were up for election in 2014.

School board candidates had to file with their county elections department during the candidate filing period, which began on July 23, 2014, and ended on August 22, 2014. Write-in candidates also had to file by August 22, 2014. To vote in the 2014 general election, voters had to register by October 6, 2014.

District 1

• Matthew K. Burke

District 2

• John DeLucia
  • Incumbent

District 3

• Katrina Hockemeyer
  • Incumbent

• Michelle Fullhart

• Matthew W. Stolle

District 4

• Ronald R. Wilson
  • Incumbent

• Terry Tolle

Election results

District 1

Hamilton Southeastern Schools, District 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Matthew K. Burke	100%	2,159
Total Votes				2,159
Source: Hamilton County Elections Office, "Hamilton County Primary Election Results," accessed February 23, 2015

District 2

Hamilton Southeastern Schools, District 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	John DeLucia	100%	3,450
Total Votes				3,450
Source: Hamilton County Elections Office, "Hamilton County Primary Election Results," accessed February 23, 2015

District 3

Hamilton Southeastern Schools, District 3 General Election, 4-year term, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Michelle Fullhart	37.4%	1,414
	Nonpartisan	Katrina Hockemeyer (tied) Incumbent	31.3%	1,182
	Nonpartisan	Matthew W. Stolle (tied)	31.3%	1,182
Total Votes				3,778
Source: Hamilton County Elections Office, "Hamilton County Primary Election Results," accessed February 23, 2015

District 4

Hamilton Southeastern Schools, District 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Terry Tolle	58.7%	1,901
	Nonpartisan	Ronald R. Wilson Incumbent	41.3%	1,335
Total Votes				3,236
Source: Hamilton County Elections Office, "Hamilton County Primary Election Results," accessed February 23, 2015

Endorsements

District 3 challenger Michelle Fullhart and District 4 incumbent Ronald R. Wilson each received an endorsement from the Hamilton Southeastern Education Association.

Campaign finance

Candidates reported $9,805.20 in contributions and $1,501.14 in expenditures during the election, according to the Hamilton County Elections Office.

In the District 1 race, Matthew K. Burke reported no contributions or expenditures during the election.

Candidate	Contributions	Expenditures	Cash on hand
Matthew K. Burke	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00

In the District 2 race, John DeLucia reported no contributions or expenditures during the election.

Candidate	Contributions	Expenditures	Cash on hand
John DeLucia	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00

In the District 3 race, candidates reported $1,931.65 in contributions and $627.59 in expenditures during the election.

Candidate	Contributions	Expenditures	Cash on hand
Katrina Hockemeyer	$931.65	$418.95	$512.70
Michelle Fullhart	$1,000.00	$208.64	$791.36
Matthew W. Stolle	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00

In the District 4 race, candidates reported $7,873.55 in contributions and $873.55 in expenditures during the election.

Candidate	Contributions	Expenditures	Cash on hand
Ronald R. Wilson	$873.55	$873.55	$0.00
Terry Tolle	$7,000.00	$0.00	$7,000.00

Past elections

Information about earlier elections can be found by clicking [show] at the right.

2012 Hamilton Southeastern Schools, Fall Creek District General Election, 4-year term, 2012 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Mike Bottorff 37.2% 10,402      Nonpartisan Daren Sink Incumbent 36% 10,056      Nonpartisan Ryan Gallogly 26.8% 7,499 Total Votes 27,957 Source: Hamilton County Elections Office, "Hamilton County 2012 General Election Results," accessed September 3, 2014 Hamilton Southeastern Schools, Delaware District General Election, 4-year term, 2012 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Karen K. Harmer Incumbent 100% 27,492 Total Votes 27,492 Source: Hamilton County Elections Office, "Hamilton County 2012 General Election Results," accessed September 3, 2014 Hamilton Southeastern Schools, Wayne District General Election, 4-year term, 2012 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Sylvia Shepler Incumbent 100% 26,163 Total Votes 26,163 Source: Hamilton County Elections Office, "Hamilton County 2012 General Election Results," accessed September 3, 2014 2010 Hamilton Southeastern Schools, District 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2010 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan John DeLucia 100% 7,149 Total Votes 7,149 Source: Hamilton County Elections Office, "Hamilton County Primary Election Results," accessed September 3, 2014 Hamilton Southeastern Schools, District 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2010 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Diane Eaton Incumbent 100% 7,222 Total Votes 7,222 Source: Hamilton County Elections Office, "Hamilton County Primary Election Results," accessed September 3, 2014 Hamilton Southeastern Schools, District 3 General Election, 4-year term, 2010 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Katrina Hockemeyer Incumbent 100% 7,179 Total Votes 7,179 Source: Hamilton County Elections Office, "Hamilton County Primary Election Results," accessed September 3, 2014 Hamilton Southeastern Schools, District 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2010 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Ronald R. Wilson 100% 7,149 Total Votes 7,149 Source: Hamilton County Elections Office, "Hamilton County Primary Election Results," accessed September 3, 2014

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for the Hamilton Southeastern Schools election in 2014:

Deadline	Event
July 23, 2014	First day for candidates to file nomination documents
August 6, 2014	First day for write-in candidates to file nomination documents
August 22, 2014	Last day for traditional and write-in candidates to file nomination documents
October 6, 2014	Last day to register to vote in the general election
October 17, 2014	Last day to file pre-election campaign finance reports
November 4, 2014	General election day
November 18, 2014	Last day for candidates to file a verified election recount or contest petition

Additional elections on the ballot

This election shared the ballot with general elections for a U.S. House seat, Indiana state executive offices, Indiana House of Representatives seats and Indiana State Senate seats. It also shared the ballot with county, municipal, and judicial elections.

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See also

• Indiana
• Hamilton Southeastern Schools, Indiana
• Indiana school board elections, 2014
• List of school board elections in 2014
• School board elections, 2014
• Hamilton County, Indiana ballot measures
• Local ballot measures, Indiana

External links

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• Hamilton Southeastern Schools
• Hamilton County Elections Office