Hobbs Municipal Schools elections (2017)
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Two of the five seats on the Hobbs Municipal Schools Board of Education were up for by-district general election on February 7, 2017. In their bids for re-election to the board, District I incumbent Peggy Appleton and District V incumbent Patricia Jones ran unopposed and won additional terms.[1][2]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Hobbs Municipal Board of Education consists of five members elected to four-year terms. Elections are held by district on a staggered basis every February of odd-numbered years. Three seats—from Districts II, III, and IV—were up for election on February 3, 2015, and two seats—from Districts I and V—were up for election on February 7, 2017. There was no primary election.[3][4]
To be eligible to run for office, school board candidates had to live in the boundaries of the school district and be qualified electors of the state. To get on the ballot, they had to file on December 20, 2016. The deadline to withdraw as a candidate was January 3, 2017.[5][6]
To vote in this election, citizens of the school district had to register by January 10, 2017.[6] Photo identification was not required to vote in New Mexico.[7]
Candidates and results
District I
Results
| Hobbs Municipal Schools, District I General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Peggy Appleton Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 7 |
| Total Votes | 7 | |
| Source: Abbey Smith, "Phone communication with Lea County Clerk's Office," February 8, 2017 | ||
Candidates
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District V
Results
| Hobbs Municipal Schools, District V General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Patricia Jones Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 12 |
| Total Votes | 12 | |
| Source: Abbey Smith, "Phone communication with Lea County Clerk's Office," February 8, 2017 | ||
Candidates
| Patricia Jones
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: New Mexico elections, 2017
No other elections shared the ballot with the Hobbs Municipal Board of Education election.
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for New Mexico school board elections in 2017.[5][6][8]
| Deadline | Event |
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| December 20, 2016 | Candidate filing deadline |
| January 3, 2017 | Candidate withdrawal deadline |
| January 10, 2017 | Voter registration deadline |
| February 7, 2017 | General election |
| March 1, 2017 | Board members take office |
| April 3, 2017 | Annual campaign finance report due (if applicable) |
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Campaign finance
Candidates in the Hobbs Municipal Schools election did not have to file campaign finance reports. The state only required campaign finance reporting for school districts with an enrollment of 12,000 students or more.[8]
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About the district
- See also: Hobbs Municipal Schools, New Mexico
The Hobbs Municipal school district is located in southeastern New Mexico in Lea County. The county seat is Lovington. Lea County was home to an estimated 71,180 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[9] The district was the ninth-largest school district in the state in the 2014-2015 school year and served 9,950 students.[10]
Demographics
Lea County underperformed compared to New Mexico as a whole in term of higher education achievement between 2011 and 2015. The United States Census Bureau found that 13.2 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 26.3 percent of state residents. The median household income for the county was $57,533, compared to $44,963 for the entire state. The percentage of people in poverty in the county was 14.3 percent, while it was 20.4 percent statewide.[9]
| Racial Demographics, 2015[9] | |||
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| Race | Bernalillo County (%) | New Mexico (%) | |
| White | 91.1 | 82.5 | |
| Black or African American | 4.5 | 2.6 | |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.9 | 10.5 | |
| Asian | 0.7 | 1.7 | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.1 | 0.2 | |
| Two or more races | 1.6 | 2.5 | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 56.6 | 48.0 | |
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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Footnotes
- ↑ Abbey Smith, "Phone communication with Lea County Clerk's Office," December 22, 2016
- ↑ Abbey Smith, "Phone communication with Lea County Clerk's Office," February 8, 2017
- ↑ Hobbs Municipal Schools, "Board Members," accessed December 21, 2016
- ↑ Hobbs Municipal Schools, "School Board," accessed December 21, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 New Mexico School Boards Association, "School Board Member Handbook: CHAPTER II – LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS," accessed December 20, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Cuddy & McCarthy LLP, "New Mexico School District Election Calendar: For Regular School District Elections In February 2017," accessed December 20, 2016
- ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State Voter Services, "Voter Registration Information," accessed February 18, 2017
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 New Mexico Statutes, "Chapter 1. Elections: Article 22A. School District Campaign Reporting," accessed December 20, 2016
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 United States Census Bureau, "Lea County, New Mexico," accessed January 5, 2017
- ↑ U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "Common Core of Data, file ccd_lea_052_1414_w_0216161a, 2014-2015," accessed November 16, 2016
| Hobbs Municipal Schools elections in 2017 | |
| Lea County, New Mexico | |
| Election date: | February 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | District I: • Incumbent, Peggy Appleton District V: • Incumbent, Patricia Jones |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
