Lincoln Public Schools elections (2017)
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Four of the seven seats on the Lincoln Public Schools school board in Nebraska were up for by-district general election on May 2, 2017. A primary election was held on April 4, 2017. All primary candidates moved on to the general because no more than two candidates filed to run in each race. Although candidates had the option to file with political parties, this school board election was nonpartisan and political parties did not appear on the ballot.
District 1 incumbent Kathy Danek and District 3 incumbent Barbara Baier filed for re-election as Democrats and both ran unopposed, each winning additional terms on the board. District 5 incumbent Lanny Boswell filed as a Republican and defeated nonpartisan challenger Preston Harris. District 7 incumbent Don Mayhew filed as a Democrat and ran unopposed, winning another term.[1]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Lincoln school board is composed of seven members elected by district to four-year terms. Three seats were up for election in 2015, and four seats were up for election in 2017.
School board incumbents had to file with their county elections department by February 15, 2017. The filing deadline for challengers was March 1, 2017, and the filing deadline for write-in candidates was April 21, 2017. In order to run in this school board election, candidates had to be at least 18 years of age, registered to vote, and must have resided in the district for which they ran.[2]
Candidates and results
District 1
General results
| Lincoln Public Schools, District 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Kathy Danek Incumbent (unopposed) |
97.05% | 3,752 |
| Write-in votes | 2.95% | 114 |
| Total Votes | 3,866 | |
| Source: Lancaster County, "Unofficial Final Results," accessed May 2, 2017These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available. | ||
Primary results
| Lincoln Public Schools, District 1 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Kathy Danek Incumbent (unopposed) |
96.97% | 2,945 |
| Write-in votes | 3.03% | 92 |
| Total Votes | 3,037 | |
| Source: Lancaster County, "Lincoln City Primary Results," accessed April 24, 2017 | ||
Candidates
 Kathy Danek 
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District 3
General results
| Lincoln Public Schools, District 3 General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Barbara Baier Incumbent (unopposed) |
94.82% | 2,323 |
| Write-in votes | 5.18% | 127 |
| Total Votes | 2,450 | |
| Source: Lancaster County, "Unofficial Final Results," accessed May 2, 2017These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available. | ||
Primary results
| Lincoln Public Schools, District 3 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Barbara Baier Incumbent (unopposed) |
94.94% | 1,837 |
| Write-in votes | 5.06% | 98 |
| Total Votes | 1,935 | |
| Source: Lancaster County, "Lincoln City Primary Results," accessed April 24, 2017 | ||
Candidates
| Barbara Baier
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District 5
General results
| Lincoln Public Schools, District 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Lanny Boswell Incumbent |
71.81% | 4,542 |
| Preston Harris | 27.43% | 1,735 |
| Write-in votes | 0.76% | 48 |
| Total Votes | 6,325 | |
| Source: Lancaster County, "Unofficial Final Results," accessed May 2, 2017These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available. | ||
Primary results
| Lincoln Public Schools, District 5 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Lanny Boswell Incumbent |
68.82% | 3,194 |
| Preston Harris | 30.17% | 1,400 |
| Write-in votes | 1.01% | 47 |
| Total Votes | 4,641 | |
| Source: Lancaster County, "Lincoln City Primary Results," accessed April 24, 2017 | ||
Candidates
 Lanny Boswell
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District 7
General results
| Lincoln Public Schools, District 7 General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Don Mayhew Incumbent (unopposed) |
96.16% | 2,877 |
| Write-in votes | 3.84% | 115 |
| Total Votes | 2,992 | |
| Source: Lancaster County, "Unofficial Final Results," accessed May 2, 2017These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available. | ||
Primary results
| Lincoln Public Schools, District 7 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Don Mayhew Incumbent (unopposed) |
96.36% | 2,247 |
| Write-in votes | 3.64% | 85 |
| Total Votes | 2,332 | |
| Source: Lancaster County, "Lincoln City Primary Results," accessed April 24, 2017 | ||
Candidates
| Don Mayhew
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Additional elections on the ballot
The Lincoln Public Schools general election shared the ballot with general elections for the Lincoln city council and the Airport Authority Board of Directors. The primary election shared the ballot with primary elections for the Lincoln city council and the Airport Authority Board of Directors.[1]
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for this Nebraska school board election in 2017:[3]
| Deadline | Event |
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| February 15, 2017 | Incumbent filing deadline |
| March 1, 2017 | Challenger filing deadline |
| April 4, 2017 | Primary election day |
| April 21, 2017 | Write-in candidate filing deadline |
| May 2, 2017 | General election day |
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About the district
- See also: Lincoln Public Schools, Nebraska
Lincoln Public Schools is located in southeastern Nebraska in Lancaster County. The seat of county government is Lincoln. Lancaster County was home to an estimated 309,637 residents between 2010 and 2016, according to the United States Census Bureau. The district was the largest school district in the state in the 2014-2015 school year and served 30,831 students.[4][5]
Demographics
Lancaster County outperformed Nebraska as a whole in terms of higher education achievement from 2011 to 2015. The United States Census Bureau found that 36.7 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree or higher, compared to 29.3 percent for state residents. The median household income in the county was $51,830, compared to $52,997 for the entire state. County residents lived below the poverty level at a rate of 13.5 percent, while that rate was 12.6 percent for all state residents.[5]
| Racial Demographics, 2015[5] | ||
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| Race | Lancaster County (%) | Nebraska (%) |
| White | 87.9 | 89.1 |
| Black or African American | 4.1 | 5.0 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.0 | 1.4 |
| Asian | 4.3 | 2.3 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Two or More Races | 2.7 | 2.1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6.7 | 10.4 |
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
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lancaster County, "2017 Elections," March 3, 2017
- ↑ Lacaster County, "Offices and Qualifications," accessed March 27, 2017
- ↑ Lancaster County, "Primary Election--April 4, 2017," accessed March 27, 2017
- ↑ U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "Common Core of Data, file ccd_lea_052_1414_w_0216161a, 2014-2015," accessed November 16, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 United States Census Bureau, "Lancaster County, Nebraska," accessed March 27, 2017
| Lincoln Public Schools elections in 2017 | |
| Lancaster County, Nebraska | |
| Election date: | Primary: April 4, 2017 General: May 2, 2017 |
| Candidates: | District 1: Incumbent, Kathy Danek (D) District 3: Incumbent, Barbara Baier (D) |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
