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Jeanne Webster
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2027
Jeanne Webster is the Region 1 representative on the Central Dauphin School District school board in Pennsylvania. Webster was initially appointed to the position in 2014. First elected in 2015, Webster won a new term in the by-district general election on November 7, 2017.
Pennsylvania permits school board candidates to cross-file in primary elections. This means that a candidate may file to run in the primary election for both the Democratic and Republican parties. If a candidate cross-files, he or she needs to win in one party's primary election to advance to the general election. A candidate may also appear on both party's ballots in the general election if he or she wins both nominations in the primary.
Biography
Webster owns two local businesses in Harrisburg: Bar-B-Que Cottage and Ice Cream Heaven. She is a graduate of Central Dauphin East High School.[1]
Elections
2017
Five of the nine seats on the Central Dauphin School District school board were up for general election on November 7, 2017. Two Region 1 seats, two Region 2 seats, and one Region 3 seat were up for election. All seats were up for election for four-year terms, except for one of the Region 2 seats, which was up for a two-year term. A partisan primary election was held on May 16, 2017.
Board incumbents Brian Faleshock and Jeanne Webster defeated challenger Beth Sviben in the general election. All three cross-filed to run in both the Democratic and Republican primary elections for the Region 1 seats. Webster won both a Democratic and Republican nomination, Sviben won the other Democratic nomination, and Faleshock won the other Republican nomination, all advancing to the general. For the four-year term, incumbent Eric Epstein and newcomer Richard Mazzatesta cross-filed for the seat, with Epstein winning both the Democratic and Republican nomination and moving on to the general, where he faced no opposition. For the two-year term, incumbent Eric Mock and Mazzatesta cross-filed. Mock won the Democratic nomination and Mazzatesta won the Republican nomination, both advancing to the general. Mazzatesta then defeated Mock in the general election. Two newcomers cross-filed for the open Region 3 seat: Pamela Pertillar and Justin Warren. Pertillar won the Democratic nomination and Warren won the Republican nomination, with both moving on to the general. Warren then defeated Pertillar in the general election.[2][3][4]
These candidates could have faced independent candidates in the general election. However, no independent candidate filed by the August 1, 2017, deadline to get on the ballot.
General results
| Central Dauphin School District, Region 1 General Election, 4-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic/Republican |  Jeanne Webster Incumbent |
47.81% | 4,167 | |
| Republican | Brian Faleshock Incumbent |
27.08% | 2,360 | |
| Democratic | Beth Sviben | 25.08% | 2,186 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.02% | 2 | ||
| Total Votes | 8,715 | |||
| Source: Dauphin County Pennsylvania, "Dauphin County Election Results for the Municipal Election Tuesday, November 7, 2017," accessed November 8, 2017 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available. | ||||
Democratic primary results
| Central Dauphin School District, Region 1 Democratic Primary Election, 4-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Jeanne Webster Incumbent |
37.96% | 886 | |
| Democratic | Beth Sviben |
36.33% | 848 | |
| Democratic | Brian Faleshock Incumbent | 25.62% | 598 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.09% | 2 | ||
| Total Votes | 2,334 | |||
| Source: Dauphin County, "Dauphin County Election Archive," accessed July 17, 2017 | ||||
Republican primary results
| Central Dauphin School District, Region 1 Republican Primary Election, 4-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Jeanne Webster Incumbent |
38.98% | 1,208 | |
| Republican | Brian Faleshock Incumbent |
37.69% | 1,168 | |
| Republican | Beth Sviben | 23.30% | 722 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.03% | 1 | ||
| Total Votes | 3,099 | |||
| Source: Dauphin County, "Dauphin County Election Archive," accessed July 17, 2017 | ||||
Funding
The below report was last updated on June 19, 2017:[5]
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friends of Faleshock and Webster | $2,791.75 | $2,743.34 | $48.41 |
| 2017 Campaign Finance Deadlines in Pennsylvania[6] | |
|---|---|
| Date | Deadline |
| May 5, 2017 | 2nd Friday Pre-Primary report due |
| June 15, 2017 | 30-Day Post-Primary report due |
| October 27, 2017 | 2nd Friday Pre-Election report due |
| December 7, 2017 | 30-Day Post-Election report due |
School board candidates in Pennsylvania were required to report their campaign finance activity. Those who spent or received more than $250 in a reporting period had to file full reports. Those below the threshold had to file forms to declare they were exempt from reporting. Candidates could have, but were not required to, form committees to handle campaign finance transactions. They were not required to have separate bank accounts for campaign purposes.[7]
The table to the left details the four campaign finance deadlines in 2017.[6]
2015
Six of the nine seats on the Central Dauphin school board were up for election in the general election on November 3, 2015. There was a primary election on May 19, 2015.
Region 1 incumbents Bill Roberts and Jeanne Webster won election to the board. Roberts won a four-year term and Webster won a two-year term. The race for the two open seats in Region 3 included the two unopposed incumbents Stephen Smith and Ford S. Thompson.[8]
In Region 2, newcomers Linda Dallago and Cara Fickes also ran unopposed in the general election for the two open seats.
Results
| Central Dauphin School District, Region 1 Democratic Primary Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Bill Roberts Incumbent |
99.9% | 799 | |
| Democratic | Write-in votes | 0.1% | 1 | |
| Total Votes | 800 | |||
| Source: Daupin County, "Election Results for the Primary Election Tuesday, May 19, 2015," accessed July 7, 2015 Ballotpedia confirmed these results are official by phone. | ||||
| Central Dauphin School District, Region 1 Democratic Primary Election, 2-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Jeanne Webster Incumbent |
99.6% | 845 | |
| Democratic | Write-in votes | 0.4% | 3 | |
| Total Votes | 848 | |||
| Source: Daupin County, "Election Results for the Primary Election Tuesday, May 19, 2015," accessed July 7, 2015 Ballotpedia confirmed these results are official by phone. | ||||
| Central Dauphin School District, Region 1 Republican Primary Election, 2-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Jeanne Webster Incumbent |
99.8% | 1,398 | |
| Republican | Write-in votes | 0.2% | 3 | |
| Total Votes | 1,401 | |||
| Source: Daupin County, "Election Results for the Primary Election Tuesday, May 19, 2015," accessed July 7, 2015Ballotpedia confirmed these results are official by phone. | ||||
Funding
Webster reported no contributions or expenditures to the Dauphin County Election Services in the election.[9]
Endorsements
Webster received no official endorsements for her campaign during the election.
See also
- Central Dauphin School District, Pennsylvania
- Central Dauphin School District elections (2017)
- Central Dauphin School District elections (2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Penn Live, "Jeanne Webster appointed to vacant seat on Central Dauphin School Board," March 10, 2014
- ↑ Dauphin County, "Dauphin County Election Results for the Primary Election," accessed May 16, 2017
- ↑ Dauphin County Board of Elections, "List of County, Municipal and School Offices to appear on the May 16, 2017 Municipal Primary," accessed May 11, 2017
- ↑ Dauphin County Pennsylvania, "Dauphin County Election Results for the Municipal Election Tuesday, November 7, 2017," accessed November 8, 2017
- ↑ Dauphin County, "Campaign Finances 2017," accessed June 19, 2017
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Pennsylvania Department of State, "2017 Election Calendar," accessed April 19, 2017
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Campaign Finance Reporting Law," accessed January 15, 2014
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedcandidates - ↑ Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, "Campaign Finances 2015," accessed February 3, 2016
| Central Dauphin School District elections in 2017 | |
| Dauphin County, Pennsylvania | |
| Election date: | Primary: May 16, 2017 General: November 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | Region 1: Incumbent, Brian Faleshock (R) • Incumbent, Jeanne Webster (D/R) • Beth Sviben (D) Region 2: Incumbent, Eric Epstein (D/R) • Incumbent, Eric Mock (D) • Richard Mazzatesta (R) |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
