Keller Independent School District elections (2016)
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Three of the seven seats on the Keller Independent School District school board were up for general election on May 7, 2016. Place 1 incumbent Jim Stitt faced challenger Kellie McGee in the race. Place 2 incumbent Karina Davis was the sole candidate to file in the election, while Place 3 incumbent Cindy Lotton faced challenger Kris Kittle. There was no primary.[1] Incumbents Stitt, Lotton, and Davis all won their re-election bids to retain their seats on the board. Challengers McGee, in Place 1, and Kittle, in place 3, were defeated. Write-in candidate Mark Holt won a small percentage of the votes in Place 2.[2]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Keller ISD Board of Trustees is composed of seven members who are elected by district to three-year terms in specifically numbered seats. Candidates file to run for a specific seat, but all voters in the school district are eligible to vote for every seat up for election. Places 1, 2 and 3 were scheduled for general election on May 7, 2016. There was no primary election.[3]
Candidates running for the school board had to be a United States citizen, a resident of Texas for at least 12 months, and a resident of the district for at least six months. Candidates also had to be 18 years of age or older and registered to vote.[3]
Candidates and results
Place 1
Results
| Keller Independent School District, Place 1 General Election, 3-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Jim Stitt Incumbent |
59.29% | 3,489 |
| Kellie McGee | 40.71% | 2,396 |
| Total Votes | 5,885 | |
| Source: Tarrant County, "Unofficial Results," accessed May 7, 2016 | ||
Candidates
Jim Stitt 
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Kellie McGee | ||
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Place 2
Results
| Keller Independent School District, Place 2 General Election, 3-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Karina Davis Incumbent |
84.04% | 4,724 |
| Mark Holt (write-in) | 15.96% | 897 |
| Total Votes | 5,621 | |
| Source: Tarrant County, "Unofficial Results," accessed May 7, 2016 | ||
Candidates
| Karina Davis
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Place 3
Results
| Keller Independent School District, Place 3 General Election, 3-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Cindy Lotton Incumbent |
60.16% | 3,501 |
| Kris Kittle | 39.84% | 2,318 |
| Total Votes | 5,819 | |
| Source: Tarrant County, "Unofficial Results," accessed May 7, 2016 | ||
Candidates
| Cindy Lotton
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Kris Kittle | ||
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Additional elections
The school board election on May 7, 2016, did not share the ballot with any other local election.
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for Texas school board elections in 2016:[4][5]
| Deadline | Event |
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| February 19, 2016 | Candidate filing deadline |
| February 23, 2016 | Deadline for write-in candidates |
| April 7, 2016 | Pre-general election campaign finance deadline |
| April 19, 2016 | Campaign finance report due |
| May 7, 2016 | Election Day |
| May 18, 2016 | Final day for canvassing of votes |
| July 15, 2016 | Post-election campaign finance deadline |
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About the district
Keller Independent School District is located in Texas. The district was the 38th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 33,763 students.[6]
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Keller Independent School District, "2016 Board of Trustees Election," accessed February 20, 2016
- ↑ Tarrant County, "Unofficial Results," accessed May 7, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Keller Independent School District, "Board Members Eligibility and Qualifications," accessed February 24, 2016
- ↑ Texas Ethics Commission, "2016 Filing Schedule for Reports Due in Connection with Elections Held on Uniform Election Dates," accessed April 4, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "May 7, 2016 Election Law Calendar," accessed April 4, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
| 2016 Keller Independent School District Elections | |
| Tarrant County, Texas | |
| Election date: | May 7, 2016 |
| Candidates: | Place 1: Incumbent, Jim Stitt • Kellie McGee Place 3: Incumbent, Cindy Lotton • Kris Kittle |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
