Madison Metropolitan School District elections (2016)
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Three of the seven seats on the Madison Metropolitan School District school board were up for general election on April 5, 2016. The seats of James Howard, Dean Luomos and TJ Mertz were up for election. All three incumbents filed for re-election and faced no opposition. The incumbents were all successful in their bids for another term.[1]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Madison Metropolitan School Board consists of seven nonpartisan members elected at large to three-year terms. Each member is elected to a specific seat number that represents a specific group of schools.[2]
To be elected to the board, candidates must reside in the boundaries of the school district for 28 days prior to the filing of a "Declaration of Candidacy" form. Furthermore, at the time of taking office, each candidate must be a resident of the apportioned area he or she is elected to represent.[3] Candidates must also be 18 years old and citizens of the United States. Unless pardoned, those who have been convicted of a felony are not eligible for election to office in Wisconsin.[4]
Candidates had until January 5, 2016, to collect between 20 and 100 signatures for their nomination papers. The signatures had to come from residents of the district where the candidate sought election, but the petition circulators were not required to reside in the district or municipality. Circulators were required to be U.S. citizens and 18 years or older.[5] The candidate filing deadline for this election was January 8, 2016. There was no primary election, and the general election for three seats was held April 5, 2016.
Candidates and results
Seat 3
Results
| Madison Metropolitan School District, Seat 3 General Election, 3-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Dean Luomos Incumbent (unopposed) |
98.94% | 68,529 |
| Write-in votes | 1.06% | 734 |
| Total Votes (100) | 69,263 | |
| Source: Dane County Clerk's Office, "2016 Spring Election and Presidential Preference Vote," accessed June 15, 2016 | ||
Candidates
Dean Luomos 
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Seat 4
Results
| Madison Metropolitan School District, Seat 4 General Election, 3-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| James Howard Incumbent (unopposed) |
99.00% | 68,568 |
| Write-in votes | 1% | 693 |
| Total Votes (100) | 69,261 | |
| Source: Dane County Clerk's Office, "2016 Spring Election and Presidential Preference Vote," accessed June 15, 2016 | ||
Candidates
| James Howard
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Seat 5
Results
| Madison Metropolitan School District, Seat 5 General Election, 3-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| TJ Mertz Incumbent (unopposed) |
98.83% | 67,948 |
| Write-in votes | 1.17% | 801 |
| Total Votes (100) | 68,749 | |
| Source: Dane County Clerk's Office, "2016 Spring Election and Presidential Preference Vote," accessed June 15, 2016 | ||
Candidates
| TJ Mertz
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Additional elections
- See also: Wisconsin elections, 2016
The Madison Metropolitan School District election shared the ballot with the state's presidential preference vote.[6] County residents also elected county board members.[7]
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for Wisconsin school board elections in 2016:[8]
| Deadline | Event |
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| January 5, 2016 | Candidate filing deadline |
| January 26, 2016 | Referendum submission deadline |
| March 28, 2016 | Pre-general election campaign finance deadline |
| April 5, 2016 | Election Day |
| April 25, 2016 | Board members take office |
| July 15, 2016 | Post-election campaign finance deadline |
Endorsements
Dean Luomos, James Howard, and TJ Mertz were each endorsed by Madison Teachers Inc.[9]
Campaign finance
School board candidates
Candidates were only required to file campaign finance reports if they accepted contributions, made disbursements or incurred obligations in an aggregate amount of more than $2,000 in a calendar year. [10] The final campaign finance deadline was on July 15, 2016. No candidates submitted any finance reports.[11]
Past elections
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2015Seat 1Anna Moffit won election without opposition. Seat 2Incumbent Mary Burke won re-election without opposition. 2014Seat 6
Seat 7Ed Hughes won re-election to Seat 7 without opposition. 2013Seat 3
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About the district
The Madison Metropolitan School District is located in the city of Madison in south-central Wisconsin. Madison is the county seat of Dane County and the capital of Wisconsin. The city was home to 245,691 residents in 2014, according to the United States Census Bureau.[12] The district was the second-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 27,185 students.[13]
Demographics
Higher education achievement
Madison outperformed Wisconsin as a whole in terms of higher education achievement in from 2009 to 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 53.8 percent of Madison residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 26.8 percent for Wisconsin.[12]
Median household income
From 2009 through 2013, the median household income in Madison was $53,464, compared to $52,413 for the state of Wisconsin.[12] The median household income for the United States during that same period was $53,046.[14]
Poverty rate
The poverty rate in Madison was 19.4 percent from 2009 through 2013. During that same period, the poverty rate for the entire state was 13.0 percent, and for the entire country it was 15.4 percent.[12][14]
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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
| Madison Metropolitan School District | Wisconsin | School Boards |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Wisconsin State Journal, "All 3 Madison School Board incumbents running unopposed: 'It's not the best situation'," accessed January 12, 2016
- ↑ Madison Metropolitan School District, "Organization," accessed February 5, 2014
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Wisconsin Candidate Eligibility," accessed September 22, 2014
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Candidates: Getting on the Ballot," accessed September 22, 2014
- ↑ Wisconsin State Legislature, "State Statutes: CHAPTER 8," accessed September 22, 2014
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "2016 Spring Election and Presidential Preference Vote," accessed January 12, 2016
- ↑ Dane County Government Clerk's Office, "2016 Spring Election Candidates," accessed January 26, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Campaign Finance Report Dates 2016, 2017 and 2018," accessed January 25, 2016
- ↑ Madison Teachers Inc. "Elections and Political Action – Spring 2016," accessed March 24, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin State Legislature, "11.0104 Reporting exemptions: limited activity," accessed January 26, 2016
- ↑ City of Madison, "2016 Campaign Finance filings," accessed August 4, 2016
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 United States Census Bureau, "Madison, Wisconsin," accessed January 12, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 United States Census Bureau, "State & County QuickFacts: USA," accessed July 6, 2015
- ↑ Dane County Clerk's Office, "Election Results," accessed January 27, 2014
| 2016 Madison Metropolitan School District Elections | |
| Election date: | April 5, 2016 |
| Candidates: | Incumbent, James Howard • Incumbent, Dean Luomos • Incumbent, TJ Mertz |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
