Madison County Schools, Alabama elections (2016)

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This page is about the 2016 school board election for Madison County Schools in Alabama. The page for the Madison County Schools election in Kentucky can be found here.

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• Elections
  • Candidates and results
  • Endorsements
• What was at stake?
  • Report a story for this election
  • Candidate survey
• About the district
• See also
  • Recent news
  • References

← 2014
Madison County Schools Elections
Primary election date:
March 1, 2016
General election date:
November 8, 2016
Enrollment (13–14):
19,741 students

Two of the five seats on the Madison County Schools school board were up for general election on November 8, 2016. A primary election took place on March 1, 2016.

District 4 incumbent David Vess (R) was running for another term, while District 5 incumbent Jeff Anderson did not file for re-election. Vess lost to challenger Dave Weis (R) in the Republican primary, and Weis won without opposition in the general election. Tyler McKinney (R) withdrew from the race in February 2016 making Shere Rucker (R) the Republican nominee in District 5. Rucker defeated Corrie Beth Wikoff (D) in the general election.

Elections

Voter and candidate information

The Madison County Board of Education consists of five members elected by district to six-year terms. One seat was up for election in 2014. The district's policy manual states that board members may not be employed by the district during their service on the board. Board members must reside within their electoral districts for at least one year prior to the candidate filing deadline for the election in question.

Prospective board candidates were required to file with county party officials by November 6, 2015. Candidates must be 18 years old and reside in their county for at least one year prior to the election.

District 4

Results

Madison County Schools, District 4 General Election, 6-Year Term, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Dave Weis  (unopposed)

Madison County Schools, District 4 Republican Primary Election, 6-Year Term, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Dave Weis	58.29%	1,906
David Vess Incumbent	41.71%	1,364
Total Votes		3,270
Source: Madison County, Alabama, "Primary Election," accessed March 1, 2016

Candidates

Dave Weis
	Bachelor's degree, University of North Dakota Defense contractor Veteran, U.S. Army

Defeated in the primary

David Vess
	Incumbent First elected in 2010 Farm manager, Harvest Farm

District 5

Results

Madison County Schools, District 5 General Election, 6-Year Term, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Shere Rucker	64.15%	8,257
	Democratic	Corrie Beth Wikoff	35.66%	4,590
		Write-in votes	0.19%	24
Total Votes				12,871
Source: Madison County, Alabama, "2016 GENERAL & STATEWIDE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ELECTION," November 18, 2016

Madison County Schools, District 5 Republican Primary Election, 6-Year Term, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Tyler McKinney	55.57%	2,499
Shere Rucker	44.43%	1,998
Total Votes		4,497
Source: Madison County, Alabama, "Primary Election," accessed March 1, 2016

Candidates

Shere Rucker		Corrie Beth Wikoff
	B.S., University of Alabama Former accountant		Bachelor's degree, Auburn University Master's degree, Troy University Senior manager, EarthLink

Withdrawn candidates

Tyler McKinney

Additional elections on the ballot

See also: Alabama elections, 2016

Alabama's general election ballot featured races for U.S. president, U.S. House, state judicial seats, county courts, and county school boards.

The primary election for Madison County's school board shared the ballot with the state's presidential primary, and races for state and county courts.

To read about additional races on the ballot, review the documents below. You can navigate the documents by zooming in or out with the + and - buttons and using the horizontal and vertical scrollbars on each document.

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for Alabama school board elections in 2016:

Deadline	Event
November 6, 2015	Candidate filing deadline
March 1, 2016	Primary election
November 8, 2016	General election

District map

The map below displays the voting districts for the Madison County Board of Education.

Endorsements

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Campaign finance

No contributions or expenditures were reported prior to the general election, according to the Alabama Secretary of State.

Past elections

Information about earlier elections can be found by clicking [show] at the right.

2014 Madison County Schools, District 3 General Election, 6-year term, 2014 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Mary Louise Stowe Incumbent 43% 2,526      Republican Keith Dye 40.4% 2,373      Independent Brian Brooks 16.6% 977      Independent Write-in votes 0% 2 Total Votes 5,878 Source: Madison County Probate Judge's Office, "Official Report General Election November 4, 2014," November 13, 2014

What was at stake?

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About the district

See also: Madison County Schools, Alabama

Madison County Schools is located in Madison County, Ala.

Madison County Schools is located in Madison County, Alabama. The county seat of Madison County is Huntsville. Madison County was home to 350,299 residents in 2014, according to the United States Census Bureau. The district was the eighth-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 19,741 students.

Demographics

Madison County outperformed the state of Alabama in terms of higher education achievement in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 38.5 percent of Madison County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 22.6 percent for Alabama as a whole. The median household income in Madison County was $58,434, compared to $43,253 for the state of Alabama. The poverty rate in Madison County was 12.8 percent, compared to 18.6 percent for the entire state.

Racial Demographics, 2014
Race	Madison County (%)	Alabama (%)
White	69.4	69.7
Black or African American	24.6	26.7
American Indian and Alaska Native	0.8	0.7
Asian	2.6	1.3
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0.1	0.1
Two or More Races	2.5	1.5
Hispanic or Latino	4.7	4.1

Presidential Voting Pattern, Madison County
Year	Republican Vote	Democratic Vote
2012	90,884	62,015
2008	86,965	64,117
2004	77,173	52,644
2000	62,151	48,199

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.

Recent news

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Madison County Schools, Alabama elections (2016) - Google News

See also

Madison County Schools	Alabama	School Boards
List of school districts in Alabama	Alabama school board elections, 2016 Public education in Alabama Local ballot measures, Alabama	School board elections, 2016 School board elections, 2015 School board election data analysis, 2016 School board election data analysis, 2015

External links

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• Madison County Schools
• Madison County, Alabama