Lynn Public Schools elections (2013)
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Six seats on the School Committee for Lynn Public Schools were up for primary election on September 17 and faced off in the general election on November 5, 2013. Incumbents Maria O. Carrasco, Richard B. Starbard, Patricia M. Capano, John E. Ford, Jr., Charlie N. Gallo and Donna M. Coppola defeated challengers Stanley H. Wotring, Jr., Lorraine Gately and Melissa L. Romaniello to keep all six seats.
About the district
- See also: Lynn Public Schools, Massachusetts
Lynn Public Schools is located in northeast Massachusetts in Essex County. The county seats of Essex County are Lynn and Salem. As of the 2010 Census, the county was home to 762,550 residents.[1] In the 2011-2012 school year, Lynn Public Schools was the fifth-largest school district in Massachusetts and served 13,731 students.[2]
Demographics
Essex County underperformed compared to the rest of Massachusetts in terms of higher education achievement in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 36.6 percent of Essex County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 39.4 percent for Massachusetts as a whole. The median household income in Essex County was $67,311 compared to $66,866 for the state of Massachusetts. The poverty rate in Essex County was 11.2 percent compared to 11.4 percent for the entire state.[1]
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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.
Method of board member selection
The Lynn School Committee consists of seven members, six of whom are elected to two-year terms. The seventh member and Chair of the board is Lynn's mayor. The other six members of the board are elected at-large by the district as a whole. The primary election was held on September 17 and the general election was held on November 5, 2013. All six at-large seats were on the ballot in 2013.[4]
Individuals interested in running for the board began circulating nominating petitions on March 25, 2013. The filing deadline for the 2013 general election was July 1 and candidates had until August 1 to officially withdraw from the ballot. Each candidate had to file a notarized candidate affidavit and nomination petitions with at least 350 valid signatures to the board secretary.[5]
Elections
2013
Candidates
At-large
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Election results
| Lynn Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 2-year term, 2013 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Donna M. Coppola Incumbent |
15.4% | 7,314 | |
| Nonpartisan | Patricia M. Capano Incumbent |
13.7% | 6,481 | |
| Nonpartisan | Charlie N. Gallo Incumbent |
13.7% | 6,478 | |
| Nonpartisan | Richard B. Starbard Incumbent |
13.3% | 6,306 | |
| Nonpartisan | John E. Ford, Jr. Incumbent |
12.8% | 6,090 | |
| Nonpartisan | Maria O. Carrasco Incumbent |
11.7% | 5,554 | |
| Nonpartisan | Lorraine Gately | 11.5% | 5,449 | |
| Nonpartisan | Melissa L. Romaniello | 4.2% | 2,008 | |
| Nonpartisan | Stanley H. Wotring, Jr. | 3.6% | 1,695 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.1% | 71 | |
| Total Votes | 47,446 | |||
| Source: City of Lynn, "Election Summary Report: Municipal Election - November 5, 2013, Lynn, MA," accessed December 18, 2013 | ||||
| Lynn Public Schools, At-Large Primary Election, 2-year term, 2013 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Donna M. Coppola Incumbent |
14.6% | 3,546 | |
| Nonpartisan | John E. Ford, Jr. Incumbent |
13.9% | 3,365 | |
| Nonpartisan | Charlie N. Gallo Incumbent |
13.8% | 3,343 | |
| Nonpartisan | Patricia M. Capano Incumbent |
13.4% | 3,245 | |
| Nonpartisan | Richard B. Starbard Incumbent |
13.2% | 3,210 | |
| Nonpartisan | Maria O. Carrasco Incumbent |
12.5% | 3,031 | |
| Nonpartisan | Lorraine Gately |
11.2% | 2,725 | |
| Nonpartisan | Melissa L. Romaniello |
4% | 959 | |
| Nonpartisan | Stanley H. Wotring, Jr. |
3.2% | 780 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.2% | 55 | |
| Total Votes | 24,259 | |||
| Source: City of Lynn, "Election Summary Report: Primary Election - September 17, 2013," accessed September 20, 2013 | ||||
Endorsements
No endorsements were made in this election.
Campaign finance
Candidates received a total of $38,491.00 and spent a total of $33,499.99 during the election, according to the Lynn Elections Office.[6]
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maria O. Carrasco | $4,374.00 | $3,146.26 | -$6,349.54 |
| Richard B. Starbard | $11,230.00 | $9,841.91 | $2,993.96 |
| Patricia M. Capano | $2,820.00 | $2,598.37 | $221.63 |
| John E. Ford, Jr. | $1,050.00 | $1,440.19 | -$2,928.97 |
| Charlie N. Gallo | $9,122.00 | $8,169.86 | -$3,487.08 |
| Donna M. Coppola | $2,220.00 | $1,975.90 | $2,101.67 |
| Stanley H. Wotring, Jr. | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Lorraine Gately | $7,325.00 | $6,127.50 | -$909.94 |
| Melissa L. Romaniello | $350.00 | $200.00 | $150.00 |
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What was at stake?
There were six seats on the school board up for election on November 5, 2013. All six incumbents sought re-election to the board and won, defeating the three challengers: Lorraine Gately, Melissa L. Romaniello and Stanley H. Wotring, Jr. In the September 17 primary, all of the top six vote recipients were incumbents.[7]
Issues
New middle school
Beginning in 2009, Superintendent Latham promoted the construction of a new middle school building in the district to replace the aging Thurgood Marshall Middle School building. According to the proposal, the city government would be reimbursed for 80 percent of the construction costs by the state of Massachusetts. A ballot question appeared on the September 17, 2013, primary ballot asking voters to allow the city government to raise up to $92 million to cover the remaining 20 percent of the construction costs for the middle school.[8] The editorial staff of the local newspaper, the Lynn Journal, expressed support for the ballot measure.[9] Voters approved the ballot question with 81.17 percent of the vote.[10]
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Lynn Public Schools election in 2013:[5]
| Deadline | Event |
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| March 25, 2013 | First day to pick up nominating petitions |
| June 28, 2013 | Last day to pick up nominating petitions |
| July 1, 2013 | Last day to file nominating petitions |
| August 1, 2013 | Last day to withdraw from ballot or to file objections to petitions |
| August 8, 2013 | Drawing for ballot positions |
| August 28, 2013 | Last day to register to vote in the city primary election |
| September 17, 2013 | Primary election |
| September 23, 2013 | Last day to request a recount |
| September 26, 2013 | Drawing for ballot positions |
| October 16, 2013 | Last day to register to vote in the city general election |
| November 5, 2013 | Election day |
| November 15, 2013 | Last day to request a recount |
Additional elections on the ballot
This election only shared the ballot with other municipal elections. Lynn's Mayor and School Committee Chair, Judith Flanagan Kennedy, was up for election in 2013. One ballot measure regarding the creation of a new middle school was approved with 81.17 percent of the vote in the September 17 primary election.[7]
See also
- School board elections review: Voters opt for experience over new blood in nation's largest school districts
- School board election wrap-up: Incumbents re-elected overwhelmingly in November 5 elections
- Massachusetts
- Lynn Public Schools, Massachusetts
- List of school board elections in 2013
- Essex County, Massachusetts ballot measures
- Local ballot measures, Massachusetts
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 United States Census Bureau, "Essex County, Massachusetts," accessed January 26, 2015
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of State, “Enrollment Breakdown as of 2/15/2012,” accessed August 7, 2013
- ↑ Lynn Public Schools, "Section B | Board Governance and Operations," accessed September 19, 2013
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 City of Lynn, "2013 City of Lynn Political Calendar," accessed September 19, 2013
- ↑ City of Lynn, "Campaign Finance Report Archive | 2013 - 2010," accessed December 20, 2013
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 City of Lynn, "Election Summary Report: Primary Election - September 17, 2013," accessed September 20, 2013
- ↑ Lynn Journal, "The Marshall Plan: Fate of the Marshall Middle School Project in Hands of the Voters," September 17, 2013
- ↑ Lynn Journal, "New Marshall Middle School: Project Deserves the City’s Support," September 17, 2013
- ↑ Lynn City Clerk, "Election Summary Report: Primary Election - September 17, 2013," accessed July 9, 2014
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