John Gallagher (Pennsylvania school board candidate)
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John Gallagher was a Republican candidate for at-large representative on the Bethlehem Area School District school board in Pennsylvania. Gallagher was defeated in the at-large general election on November 7, 2017.
Elections
2017
Four of the nine seats on the Bethlehem Area School District school board were up for general election on November 7, 2017. Three seats were elected at large and one seat was elected by district. Democratic and Republican primary elections were held on May 16, 2017.
Board incumbents Shannon Patrick, Michael Faccinetto, and Angela Sinkler cross-filed to run in both the Democratic and Republican primaries for the at-large seats. John Gallagher ran in the Republican primary. All four candidates advanced to the general election, with Faccinetto, Patrick, and Sinkler winning the seats. Patrick and Faccinetto won their spots in the general election in both the Democratic and Republican primaries, Sinkler won through the Democratic primary, and Gallagher won through the Republican primary. Incumbent Rogelio Ortiz cross-filed for the Region 1 seat. He won in the general election after advancing from both the Democratic and Republican primaries.[1]
General results
| Bethlehem Area School District, At-Large General Election, 4-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic/Republican |  Michael Faccinetto Incumbent |
32.33% | 13,353 | |
| Democratic/Republican | Shannon Patrick Incumbent |
32.17% | 13,290 | |
| Democratic | Angela Sinkler Incumbent |
21.77% | 8,993 | |
| Republican | John Gallagher | 13.68% | 5,652 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.05% | 20 | ||
| Total Votes | 41,308 | |||
| Source: Lehigh County, "School Districts Elector Results," accessed November 7, 2017 and Northampton County, "Summary Report," accessed November 7, 2017These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available. | ||||
Republican primary results
| Bethlehem Area School District, At-Large Primary Republican Election, 4-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | John Gallagher |
30.18% | 1,658 | |
| Republican | Shannon Patrick Incumbent |
25.79% | 1,417 | |
| Republican | Michael Faccinetto Incumbent |
25.76% | 1,415 | |
| Republican | Angela Sinkler Incumbent | 18.20% | 1,000 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.07% | 4 | ||
| Total Votes | 5,494 | |||
| Source: Lehigh County, "Municipal Primary - May 2017: School Districts Director Results," accessed June 19, 2017 and Northampton County Elections Department, "May 16, 2017 Summary Report," accessed June 19, 2017 | ||||
Funding
| 2017 Campaign Finance Deadlines in Pennsylvania[2] | |
|---|---|
| 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.[3]
The table to the left details the four campaign finance deadlines in 2017.[2]
See also
External links
Footnotes
| Bethlehem Area School District elections in 2017 | |
| Northampton County, Pennsylvania and Lehigh County, Pennsylvania | |
| Election date: | Primary: May 16, 2017 General: November 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-Large: Incumbent, Shannon Patrick (D)(R) • Incumbent, Michael Faccinetto (D)(R) • Incumbent, Angela Sinkler(D)(R) • John Gallagher (R) Region 1: Incumbent, Rogelio Ortiz (D)(R) |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
