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Hardin County Schools elections (2016)
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Two of the five seats on the Hardin County Schools Board of Education were up for general election on November 8, 2016. Due to lack of opposition, both of the elections were canceled and neither candidate appeared on the ballot. Division 4 incumbent Kay Sharon was automatically re-elected to another term, while newcomer Dawn Johnson was automatically elected to the seat in Division 5.
The Division 1 seat was up for election in 2016, but no one filed to run for the seat. The board appointed someone to the seat until the next scheduled election for the district.[1]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Hardin County Board of Education consists of five members elected to four-year terms. Each member is elected to a specific geographic division. There was no primary election, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016.
School board candidates had to file with their county elections department during the candidate filing period, which ended on August 9, 2016. To vote in the 2016 general election, voters had to register by October 11, 2016.[2]
Candidates and results
Division 4
Results
Due to lack of opposition, this election was canceled and Sharon was automatically re-elected.
Candidates
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Division 5
Results
Due to lack of opposition, this election was canceled and Johnson was automatically elected.
Candidates
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Additional elections
- See also: Kentucky elections, 2016
The Hardin County school board election shared the ballot with federal elections for President of the United States, United States Senate, and United States Representative. The statewide elections on the ballot included elections for the Kentucky State Senate, the Kentucky House of Representatives, and a seat on the Kentucky Supreme Court.[3]
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for Kentucky school board elections in 2016:[4][5]
| Deadline | Event |
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| August 9, 2016 | Candidate filing deadline |
| August 11, 2016 | Public drawing for ballot position |
| October 7, 2016 | First pre-election campaign finance report due |
| October 11, 2016 | Voter registration deadline |
| October 24, 2016 | Second pre-election campaign finance report due |
| November 8, 2016 | Election day |
| December 8, 2016 | Post-election campaign finance report due |
Endorsements
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Campaign finance
No contributions or expenditures were reported during the election, according to the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance.[6]
Candidates who raised or spent over $3,000 during the election cycle had to file all pre-election and post-election campaign finance reports. Those who raised or spent less than $3,000 were only required to file a 30-day post-election report, while those who raised or spent less than $1,000 did not have to file any reports.[7]
Past elections
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About the district
- See also: Hardin County Schools, Kentucky
Hardin County Schools is located in central Kentucky in Hardin County. The county seat is Elizabethtown. Hardin County was home to 106,439 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[8] The district was the fifth-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 14,659 students.[9]
Demographics
Hardin County underperformed compared to Kentucky as a whole in terms of higher education achievement from 2010 to 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 22.2 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 21.8 percent of state residents. The median household income for the county was $49,602, compared to $43,342 for the state. The percentage of people below poverty level for the county was 14.3 percent, while it was 18.5 percent for the state of Kentucky.[8]
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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
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Tiffany Rouse, "Phone conversation with Hardin County Clerk's Office," September 29, 2016
- ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "2016 Kentucky Election Calendar," accessed September 28, 2016
- ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "County Candidate Filings," accessed September 28, 2016
- ↑ Kentucky Registry of Election Finance, "Candidate Reporting Dates," accessed September 28, 2016
- ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "2016 Kentucky Election Calendar," accessed September 28, 2016
- ↑ Kentucky Registry of Campaign Finance, "Candidate Search," accessed October 25, 2016
- ↑ Kentucky Registry of Election Finance, "Candidate Guide Campaign Finance," accessed October 25, 2016
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 United States Census Bureau, "Quickfacts:Hardin County, Kentucky," accessed September 29, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Election Results," accessed September 28, 2016
| 2016 Hardin County Schools Elections | |
| Hardin County, Kentucky | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | Division 4: Incumbent, Kay Sharon Division 5: Dawn Johnson |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional measures on the ballot |
