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Lancaster School District, Pennsylvania elections (2015)
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Five seats on the Lancaster School District Board of Directors were up for general election on November 3, 2015. A primary election was held on May 29, 2015. Incumbents Randolph Carney, Linda Owens and Candace Roper filed to run for the five seats, along with newcomers Cheryl Desmond and Edith Gallagher. All five candidates won without opposition in the general election. Incumbent Jennifer Desmarais did not file to run for re-election.
Since there were as many candidates as seats up for election, all five proceeded from the primary to the general election. Challenger Luis Morales initially filed to run in the at-large race, but he withdrew from the race before the primary election. Incumbent Stacey Marten withdrew from the race after the primary election. The Democratic Party used a substitute nomination certificate to nominate Gallagher in the place of Marten. No independent candidates filed to run in the general election.[1][2]
About the district
- See also: Lancaster School District, Pennsylvania
The Lancaster School District is based in Lancaster, the seat of the county that shares its name in southeastern Pennsylvania. Lancaster County was home to 533,320 residents in 2014, according to the United States Census Bureau.[3] In the 2012-2013 school year, the Lancaster School District was the 13th-largest school district in Pennsylvania and served 11,174 students.[4]
Demographics
Lancaster County underperformed in comparison to the rest of Pennsylvania in terms of higher education achievement in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found 24.2 percent of Lancaster County residents age 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 27.5 percent of state residents. The median household income in the county was $56,483, compared to $52,548 for the state of Pennsylvania. The poverty rate in the county was 10.5 percent, compared to 13.3 percent for the entire state.[3]
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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 Lancaster Board of Directors consists of nine members elected to four-year terms. The members of the board are elected at-large by voters in the district. The Democratic primary election was May 19, 2015; no Republican primary was necessary. The general election was November 3, 2015. Five seats were up for election.
School board candidates had to file for this election with the Lancaster County Board of Elections by March 10, 2015. Those wishing to run as an independent candidate had until August 3, 2015, to file. To vote in the primary election, residents had to register by April 20, 2015, and to vote in the general election, residents had to register by October 5, 2015.[6]
Elections
2015
Candidates
At-large
 Randolph Carney 
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Edith Gallagher
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Election results
| Lancaster School District, At-Large, General Election, 2015 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Cheryl Desmond |
20.7% | 4,265 | |
| Democratic | Linda Owens Incumbent |
20.3% | 4,178 | |
| Democratic | Edith Gallagher |
19.6% | 4,039 | |
| Democratic | Candace Roper Incumbent |
19.5% | 4,018 | |
| Democratic | Randolph Carney Incumbent |
19.4% | 3,992 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.66% | 137 | ||
| Total Votes | 20,629 | |||
| Source: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, "Election Returns Vote by Candidates," accessed December 21, 2015 | ||||
| Lancaster School District, At-Large Democratic Primary Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Cheryl Desmond |
21.2% | 1,150 | |
| Democratic | Linda Owens Incumbent |
20.9% | 1,132 | |
| Democratic | Stacey Marten Incumbent |
20.4% | 1,109 | |
| Democratic | Candace Roper Incumbent |
19.1% | 1,039 | |
| Democratic | Randolph Carney Incumbent |
18.4% | 999 | |
| Total Votes | 5,429 | |||
| Source: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, "Primary Returns Democratic Votes by Candidate," accessed June 15, 2015 | ||||
Endorsements
The Lancaster Democrats endorsed all five candidates in the primary election.[7]
Campaign finance
The Lancaster County 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.
Past elections
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Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Lancaster School District election in 2015:[6]
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| March 10, 2015 | Partisan candidate filing deadline |
| March 11, 2015 - August 3, 2015 |
Independent candidate filing period |
| March 25, 2015 | Withdrawal deadline for primary election |
| April 20, 2015 | Voter registration deadline for primary election |
| May 8, 2015 | Pre-primary election campaign finance deadline |
| May 12, 2015 | Last day to file for absentee ballot for primary election |
| May 15, 2015 | Absentee ballot deadline for primary election |
| May 19, 2015 | Primary election day |
| June 18, 2015 | Post-primary election campaign finance deadline |
| August 10, 2015 | Withdrawal deadline for general election |
| October 5, 2015 | Last day to register to vote in general election |
| October 23, 2015 | Pre-general election campaign finance deadline for general election |
| October 27, 2015 | Voter registration deadline for general election |
| October 30, 2015 | Absentee ballot deadline for general election |
| November 3, 2015 | General Election Day |
| December 3, 2015 | Post-general election campaign finance deadline for general election |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Pennsylvania elections, 2015
This election shared the ballot with primary and general elections for county offices such as commissioner, coroner, clerk of courts, prothonotary, register of wills, sheriff, treasurer and district attorney. Township and borough offices on the ballot included supervisor, auditor, council member, constable and tax collector.[8]
Recent news
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, "Unofficial-2015 Municipal Candidate List," accessed September 23, 2015
- ↑ Tiffany Rouse, "Email correspondence with Lancaster County Board of Elections and Registration Commission Randall Wenger," September 23, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 United States Census Bureau, "Lancaster County, Pennsylvania," accessed January 10, 2014
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Lancaster School District," accessed March 13, 2015
- ↑ The New York Times, "Election Results," accessed August 9, 2013
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Pennsylvania Department of State, "2015 Election Calendar," accessed March 11, 2015
- ↑ Lancaster Democrats, "2015 Municipal Candidates," accessed May 15, 2015
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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| 2015 Lancaster School District Elections | |
| Lancaster County, Pennsylvania | |
| Election date: | Primary election: May 19, 2015 General election: November 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Rudolph Carney (D) • Incumbent, Stacey Marten (D) • Incumbent Linda Owens (D) • Incumbent Candace Roper (D) • Cheryl Desmond (D) • Edith Gallagher (D) |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
