La Joya Independent School District elections (2016)
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Four of the seven seats on the La Joya Independent School District school board were up for general election on November 8, 2016. Place 4 incumbent Laura Avendaño faced challengers Anselmo Barrera and Claudia Ochoa. The Place 5 race included incumbent Esperanza Ochoa and challenger Armin Garza. Place 6 incumbent Oscar Salinas ran for re-election against Domingo Villarreal Jr. and Oscar Martinez. Newcomers Alejandro Cantu and Graciela Flores ran for the Place 7 seat. Ochoa, Garza, Salinas, and Cantu won election to their respective seats.[1]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The La Joya Independent School District Board of Trustees consists of seven at-large members elected to four-year terms. The filing period for Texas school board candidates running in fall elections started on July 23, 2016. The final day for candidates to file their applications for ballot placement was August 22, 2016. A candidate for school board in Texas must be a citizen of the United States and a resident of the school district. The application for ballot placement also states that candidates cannot have felony convictions or court judgments verifying total mental incapacity on their records.[2]
The deadline to register to vote for the November election was October 11, 2016. The early voting period started on October 24, 2016, and concluded on November 4, 2016.[3]
Candidates and results
Place 4
Results
| La Joya Independent School District, Place 4 General Election, 4-year terms, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Claudia Ochoa |
54.46% | 7,279 |
| Laura Avendaño Incumbent | 35.08% | 4,689 |
| Anselmo Barrera | 10.45% | 1,397 |
| Total Votes | 13,365 | |
| Source: Hidalgo County, Texas, "Official Results," accessed December 15, 2016 | ||
Candidates
| Laura Avendaño | Anselmo Barrera | Claudia Ochoa 
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Place 5
Results
| La Joya Independent School District, Place 5 General Election, 4-year terms, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Armin Garza |
50.13% | 6,677 |
| Esperanza Ochoa Incumbent | 49.87% | 6,642 |
| Total Votes | 13,319 | |
| Source: Hidalgo County, Texas, "Official Results," accessed December 15, 2016 | ||
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| Esperanza Ochoa | Armin Garza
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Place 6
Results
| La Joya Independent School District, Place 6 General Election, 4-year terms, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Oscar Salinas Incumbent |
50.34% | 6,763 |
| Domingo Villarreal Jr. | 36.88% | 4,955 |
| Oscar Martinez | 12.77% | 1,716 |
| Total Votes | 13,434 | |
| Source: Hidalgo County, Texas, "Official Results," accessed December 15, 2016 | ||
Candidates
| Oscar Salinas
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Place 7
Results
| La Joya Independent School District, Place 7 General Election, 4-year terms, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Alejandro Cantu |
50.98% | 6,759 |
| Graciela Flores | 49.02% | 6,498 |
| Total Votes | 13,257 | |
| Source: Hidalgo County, Texas, "Official Results," accessed December 15, 2016 | ||
Candidates
| Alejandro Cantu
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Texas elections, 2016
Texas school board elections appeared on the ballot with races for U.S. president, U.S. House, state senate, state house, state courts, and local courts. These elections shared the ballot with statewide ballot measures.
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for Texas school board elections in 2016:[4]
| Deadline | Event |
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| July 23, 2016 | First day of candidate filing period |
| August 22, 2016 | Deadline for candidate filing |
| October 11, 2016 | Voter registration deadline |
| October 24, 2016 | First day of early voting in person |
| October 31, 2016 | Deadline for final pre-election campaign finance report |
| November 4, 2016 | Final day of early voting in person |
| November 8, 2016 | General election |
| November 22, 2016 | Deadline for completion of vote canvassing |
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Campaign finance
Texas campaign ethics laws require school board candidates with opponents to file finance reports with their school district or county elections office. Candidates were required to file a pre-election report on October 11, 2016. The final campaign filing deadline prior to the November 2016 general election was October 31, 2016.[5]
What was at stake?
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About the district
La Joya Independent School District is located in Texas. The district was the 43rd-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 29,711 students.[6]
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Nick Katers, "Email exchange with Alyssa Danelle Pena," September 22, 2016
- ↑ Clint Independent School District, "Board Member Elections 2016," accessed September 13, 2016
- ↑ El Paso County Elections Department, "Important Dates: 2016 General Election," May 12, 2016
- ↑ Texas Association of School Boards, "November 8, 2016 Election Calendar and FAQ," accessed October 24, 2016
- ↑ Texas Ethics Commission, "2016 Filing Schedule for Reports Due in Connection with Elections Held on Uniform Election Dates," accessed October 24, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
| 2016 La Joya Independent School District Elections | |
| Hidalgo County, Texas | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | Place 4: Incumbent, Laura Avendaño • Anselmo Barrera • Claudia Ochoa Place 5: Incumbent, Esperanza Ochoa • Armin Garza |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
