Mara Creswell McGrann
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2017 - Present
2025
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Mara McGrann is a Democratic at-large representative on the Lancaster School District school board in Pennsylvania. McGrann won a first term in the at-large general election on November 7, 2017.
Elections
2017
Four seats on the Lancaster School District school board were up for general election on November 7, 2017. A partisan primary election was held on May 16, 2017. Incumbent Harvey Miller filed for re-election and was joined on the ballot by newcomers David Parry, Mara McGrann, Brandon Way, Sr., Salina Almanzar, and Ole Hongvanthong. All six candidates filed to run as Democrats. Miller, Parry, McGrann, and Almanzar advanced to the general election on November 7, 2017, where they won without opposition.[1][2][3]
These candidates could have faced independent candidates in the general election. However, no independent candidate filed by the August 1, 2017, deadline to get on the ballot.[4]
Results
| Lancaster School District, At-Large General Election, 4-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Salina Almanzar |
25.97% | 6,076 | |
| Democratic | Mara McGrann |
25.56% | 5,980 | |
| Democratic | Harvey Miller Incumbent |
24.30% | 5,687 | |
| Democratic | David Parry |
24.18% | 5,657 | |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 | ||
| Total Votes | 23,400 | |||
| Source: Lancaster County, "Current Election Results - School Director Lancaster," accessed November 8, 2017 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available. | ||||
| Lancaster School District, At-Large Democratic Primary Election, 4-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Salina Almanzar |
22.59% | 2,992 | |
| Democratic | Mara McGrann |
22.50% | 2,980 | |
| Democratic | David Parry |
16.70% | 2,212 | |
| Democratic | Harvey Miller Incumbent |
15.39% | 2,038 | |
| Democratic | Brandon Way, Sr. | 11.89% | 1,575 | |
| Democratic | Ole Hongvanthong | 10.68% | 1,415 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.24% | 32 | ||
| Total Votes | 13,244 | |||
| Source: County of Lancaster, "Primary Returns–School Director Lancaster," accessed June 20, 2017 | ||||
Funding
Ballotpedia was unable to obtain campaign finance reports submitted by candidates in this race. The Lancaster County Board of Elections keeps hard copies of the reports and does not release them electronically.[5]
| 2017 Campaign Finance Deadlines in Pennsylvania[6] | |
|---|---|
| Date | Deadline |
| May 5, 2017 | 2nd Friday Pre-Primary report due |
| June 15, 2017 | 30-Day Post-Primary report due |
| October 27, 2017 | 2nd Friday Pre-Election report due |
| December 7, 2017 | 30-Day Post-Election report due |
School board candidates in Pennsylvania were required to report their campaign finance activity. Those who spent or received more than $250 in a reporting period had to file full reports. Those below the threshold had to file forms to declare they were exempt from reporting. Candidates could have, but were not required to, form committees to handle campaign finance transactions. They were not required to have separate bank accounts for campaign purposes.[7]
The table to the left details the four campaign finance deadlines in 2017.[6]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ County of Lancaster, "Primary Returns–School Director Lancaster," accessed May 16, 2017These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.
- ↑ Lancaster County, "Unofficial Candidates for Public Office for May 16, 2017 Municipal Primary," accessed March 9, 2017
- ↑ Lancaster County, "Current Election Results - School Director Lancaster," accessed November 8, 2017
- ↑ Lancaster County, "Official Candidate Listing for Public Office for November 7, 2017 Municipal Election," accessed October 25, 2017
- ↑ Elisabeth Moore, "Email exchange with Randall Wenger, Chief Clerk/Registrar, Lancaster County Board of Elections and Registration Commission," June 20, 2017
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Pennsylvania Department of State, "2017 Election Calendar," accessed April 19, 2017
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Campaign Finance Reporting Law," accessed January 15, 2014
| Lancaster School District elections in 2017 | |
| Lancaster County, Pennsylvania | |
| Election date: | Primary: May 16, 2017 General: November 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-Large: Incumbent, Harvey Miller (D) • David Parry (D) • Mara McGrann (D) • Brandon Way, Sr. (D) • Salina Almanzar (D) • Ole Hongvanthong (D) |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
