Lansing School District elections (2016)
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Four of the nine seats on the Lansing School District school board were up for general election on November 8, 2016. These seats included three seats with six-year terms and one seat with a two-year term. The race for the six-year terms featured incumbents Gabrielle Johnson and Amy Hodgin along with challengers Mark Eagle, Melissa Lilje, Ronald Holley, and Stephen Purchase. Johnson, Hodgin, and Lilje defeated Eagle, Holley, and Purchase. Incumbent Nino Rodriguez won a two-year term against Undra Brown III.[1] Find out how Lansing's school board races stack up with other Michigan school districts here.
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Lansing Board of Education consists of nine members elected at large to six-year terms. Michigan school board candidates had to file with their county elections department during the candidate filing period, which concluded on July 26, 2016. The deadline to withdraw from the election was July 29, 2016. Candidates needed to submit nominating petitions with signatures from district residents or $100 non-refundable deposits to reach the ballot. The deadline for voters to register for the election was October 11, 2016.[2]
Candidates and results
Six-year terms (Three seats)
Results
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Gabrielle Johnson Incumbent |
23.72% | 19,165 |
| Amy Hodgin Incumbent |
20.57% | 16,621 |
| Melissa Lilje |
17.88% | 14,453 |
| Mark Eagle | 14.10% | 11,391 |
| Ronald Holley | 12.31% | 9,952 |
| Stephen Purchase | 10.69% | 8,637 |
| Write-in votes | 0.74% | 594 |
| Total Votes | 80,813 | |
| Source: Ingham County, "November 8, 2016," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||
Candidates
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Two-year term (One seat)
Results
| Lansing School District, At-Large General Election, 2-year terms, 2016 |
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| Nino Rodriguez Incumbent |
63.12% | 21,091 |
| Undra Brown III | 35.95% | 12,011 |
| Write-in votes | 0.93% | 311 |
| Total Votes | 33,413 | |
| Source: Ingham County, "November 8, 2016," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||
Candidates
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Additional elections
- See also: Michigan elections, 2016
School board elections in Michigan shared the ballot with races for president of the United States, U.S. House seats, and state legislative seats.
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for Michigan school board elections in 2016:[3]
| Deadline | Event |
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| July 26, 2016 | Candidate filing deadline |
| July 29, 2016 | Deadline for candidates to withdraw from ballot |
| October 11, 2016 | Voter registration deadline for general election |
| October 28, 2016 | Pre-election campaign finance reporting deadline |
| November 8, 2016 | General election |
| December 8, 2016 | Post-election campaign finance reporting deadline |
Endorsements
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Campaign finance
School board candidates in Michigan were required to file pre-election campaign finance reports with their county election offices by October 28, 2016. Post-election reports were due by December 8, 2016.[3]
In Michigan, candidates are prohibited from receiving contributions from corporations or labor organizations. Within 10 days of becoming a candidate, candidates must form a candidate committee. Following the creation of the committee, candidates have an additional 10 days to register the committee with the school district filing official by filing a statement of organization. A candidate committee that does not expect to receive or spend more than $1,000 during the election cycle is eligible to receive a reporting waiver, which allows that committee not to file pre-election, post-election, and annual campaign statements.[4]
October 28 filing
Candidates received a total of $15,920.00 and spent a total of $10,306.70 as of October 30, 2016, according to the Ingham County Clerk.[5]
Six-year terms
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| Gabrielle Johnson (incumbent) | $4,060.00 | $3,575.42 | $484.58 |
| Amy Hodgin (incumbent) | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Mark Eagle | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Melissa Lilje | $1,570.00 | $698.00 | $872.00 |
| Ronald Holley | $5,255.00 | $3,470.20 | $1,784.80 |
| Stephen Purchase | $2,070.00 | $436.08 | $1,633.92 |
Two-year term
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| Nino Rodriguez (incumbent) | $2,965.00 | $2,127.00 | $837.23 |
| Undra Brown III | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
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What was at stake?
Election trends
Lansing's 2016 school board elections featured fewer candidates per seat than the district's 2014 elections. Voters saw two candidates per seat up for election in 2016, while the 2014 ballot featured 2.33 candidates per seat. The district's 2016 elections featured fewer candidates than the 2.3 candidates per seat average for all Michigan school board elections covered by Ballotpedia. Lansing's 2.33 candidates per seat in 2014 exceeded the 2.09 candidates per seat for Michigan districts in Ballotpedia's coverage. The following table compares candidates per seat in 2014 and 2016 for school board elections covered by Ballotpedia in Michigan and the United States:
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About the district
- See also: Lansing School District, Michigan
Lansing School District is located in Ingham County, Michigan. The county seat of Ingham County is Mason. Ingham County was home to 286,085 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[6] The district was the 15th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 12,047 students.[7]
Demographics
Ingham County outperformed in comparison to the rest of Michigan in terms of higher education achievement from 2010 to 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 36.5 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 26.4 percent for Michigan as a whole. The median household income in Ingham County was $45,278, compared to $49,087 for the state of Michigan. The county's poverty rate was 20.1 percent, compared to 16.2 percent for the entire state.[6]
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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.
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See also
| Lansing School District | Michigan | School Boards |
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External links
- Lansing School District
- Lansing Schools Education Association
- Lansing, Michigan
- Ingham County, Michigan
- Michigan Department of Education
- Michigan Association of School Boards
Footnotes
- ↑ Ingham County, Michigan, "Ingham County Candidate List," accessed August 31, 2016
- ↑ Wayne County Clerk, "Elections Division-Voter and Candidate Information," accessed August 1, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Michigan Bureau of Elections, "2016 and 2017 Campaign Finance Filing Schedule," January 12, 2016
- ↑ Genesee County, "Filing Requirements under Michigan's Campaign Finance Act," February 7, 2014
- ↑ Ingham County Clerk, "Document Search & Online Marriage Application," accessed October 30, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 United States Census Bureau, "Ingham County, Michigan," accessed August 16, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
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| 2016 Lansing School District Elections | |
| Ingham County, Michigan | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | Six-year terms (Three seats): Incumbent, Gabrielle Johnson • Incumbent, Amy Hodgin • Mark Eagle • Melissa Lilje • Ronald Holley • Stephen Purchase Two-year term (One seat): Incumbent, Nino Rodriguez • Undra Brown III |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
