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Kansas City Public Schools, Missouri elections (2015)
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One seat on the Kansas City Public Schools Board of Directors was up for special election on November 3, 2015. Newcomers Matthew Oates and Lindsay Mathews filed for an unexpired four-year term in the Sub-district 2 seat.[1] Oates won the election without active opposition after Mathews withdrew from the race on October 4, 2015. Mathews' name appeared on the ballot as her withdrawal came after the creation of the ballot order.[2] The special election became necessary when Sub-district 2 incumbent Gunnar Hand resigned in April 2015 to start a design firm in Los Angeles.[3]
About the district
- See also: Kansas City Public Schools, Missouri
Kansas City Public Schools, or KCPS, is located in northwest Missouri in Jackson County. The county seats of Jackson County are Independence and Kansas City. Jackson County was home to 683,191 residents in 2014, according to estimates by the United States Census Bureau.[4] Kansas City Public Schools was the 10th-largest school district in Missouri and served 16,832 students in the 2012–2013 school year.[5]
Demographics
Jackson County outperformed the rest of Missouri in terms of higher education achievement in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 27.6 percent of Jackson County residents age 25 and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 26.2 percent for Missouri as a whole. The median household income in Jackson County was $47,015, compared to $47,380 for the state of Missouri. The poverty rate in Jackson County was 17.4 percent, while the overall state poverty rate was 15.5 percent.[4]
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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.
Voter and candidate information
The Kansas City Public Schools Board of Directors is a nine-member board elected to staggered four-year terms. Six seats are elected by district and three seats are elected at large. Seats in Sub-districts 2, 4 and 6 along with two at-large seats were up for election in November 2014. The next regularly scheduled election for one at-large seat and seats in Sub-districts 1, 3 and 5 was in 2016.[7]
When a seat is vacated by a board member, the vacancy is filled by a special election to the unexpired term.[7] Candidates interested in the special election could start filing with city election officials on July 21, 2015. The last day for candidates to file for the election was August 18, 2015.[8]
Elections
2015
Candidates
Sub-district 2
Matthew Oates 
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Election results
| Kansas City Public Schools Board of Education, Sub-district 2, General Election, 2015 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Matthew Oates |
81.50% | 943 |
| Lindsay Mathews | 14.95% | 173 |
| Write-in votes | 3.54% | 41 |
| Total Votes | 1,157 | |
| Source: Kansas City Board of Elections, "Election Summary Report," November 3, 2015 These election results are not official and will be updated when certified results are available. You can submit certified results by contacting us. |
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Endorsements
Matthew Oates received the endorsement of The Kansas City Star.[9]
Campaign finance
The Kansas City Board of Elections does not publish and freely disclose school board candidate campaign finance reports. If you have any information regarding the campaign finance disclosures in this race, please contact the school board elections team at editor@ballotpedia.org.
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Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Kansas City Public Schools election in 2015:[8]
| Deadline | Event |
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| July 21, 2015 | First day for candidate filing |
| August 18, 2015 | Last day for candidate filing |
| October 7, 2015 | Last day for voter registration |
| November 3, 2015 | Election day |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Missouri elections, 2015
This election shared the ballot with special elections for District 29 and District 36 seats in the Missouri House of Representatives. Voters also decided on a local measure increasing the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2020.[10]
Recent news
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Kansas City Public Schools, "Notice of school board member election," accessed September 21, 2015
- ↑ Nick Katers, "Email correspondence with Lindsay Mathews," October 9, 2015
- ↑ The Kansas City Star, "Gunnar Hand to leave KC school board," April 17, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 United States Census Bureau, "Jackson County, Missouri," accessed September 21, 2015
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 15, 2015
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "Missouri Election Results," accessed January 23, 2015
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Kansas City Public Schools, "Meet the Board," accessed February 10, 2014
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Missouri Secretary of State, "2015 Missouri Election Calendar," accessed September 21, 2015
- ↑ The Kansas City Star, "The Star’s recommendations: Rory Rowland and Daron McGee for open Missouri House seats," October 27, 2015
- ↑ Kansas City Board of Election Commissioners, "Sample Ballot: Special Election November 3, 2015," accessed September 21, 2015
| 2015 Kansas City Public Schools Elections | |
| Jackson County, Missouri | |
| Election date: | November 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | Sub-district 2: • Matthew Oates |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
