Marion County Public Schools elections (2016)
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One of the five seats on the Marion County Public Schools school board was up for at-large primary election on August 30, 2016. Three newcomers filed for the District 2 seat: Bill Archibald, Richard Evans, and Beth McCall. McCall won the seat outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the votes cast in the primary. If she had not won a majority of the votes, a general election for that seat would have been held on November 8, 2016. The District 1 seat was originally set to be on the ballot, but when the filing deadline passed and incumbent Nancy Stacy was unopposed in her bid for re-election, she was automatically re-elected. The election for the seat was canceled and her name did not appear on the ballot.[1][2]
Florida school board elections function differently than elections of this kind in most states. Primary elections for Florida school boards were held on August 30, 2016, though primaries are functionally general elections. A general election was held on November 8, 2016, between the top two vote recipients in any race where no candidate receives the majority of votes. Unopposed elections were canceled and did not appear on the ballot. Special elections were held in conjunction with some general elections to fill vacancies.
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Marion County Public Schools school board consists of five members elected at large to specific districts. They serve four-year terms. There was a primary election on August 30, 2016, and a general election was scheduled for November 8, 2016.
The filing deadline for school board candidates was June 24, 2016. The county's elections office hosted early voting for the primary election at various locations from August 20, 2016, to August 27, 2016. The early voting window for the general election ran from October 29, 2016, to November 5, 2016. Voters had to register by August 1, 2016, to vote in the primary election and by October 11, 2016, to vote in the general election.[3]
Candidates and results
District 1
Results
Incumbent Nancy Stacy was the only candidate to file for this seat and was automatically re-elected.
| Marion County Public Schools, District 1 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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District 2
Results
| Marion County Public Schools, District 2 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Beth McCall |
63.45% | 33,983 |
| Richard Evans | 18.46% | 9,888 |
| Bill Archibald | 18.09% | 9,689 |
| Total Votes | 53,560 | |
| Source: Marion County Supervisor of Elections, "2016 Primary Election," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||
Candidates
| Bill Archibald | Richard Evans | Beth McCall 
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Florida elections, 2016
The following federal and state offices shared the primary, general, or both election dates with school board elections:
- President
- U.S. Senate
- U.S. House
- State Senate
- State House
- State Attorney
- Public Defender
- State Supreme Court
- District Court of Appeal
One state ballot measure appeared on the primary ballot.
The following local offices shared primary, general, or both election dates with school board elections:
- County Judge
- Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller
- Property Appraiser
- Sheriff
- Superintendent of Schools
- Supervisor of Elections
- Tax Collector
- County Commissioner
- Soil and Water Conservation
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for this Florida election in 2016:[4]
| Deadline | Event |
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| June 24, 2016 | Last day to file nominating petitions |
| August 1, 2016 | Primary election voter registration deadline |
| August 20-27, 2016 | Primary election early voting period |
| August 30, 2016 | Primary election day |
| October 11, 2016 | General election voter registration deadline |
| October 29-November 5, 2016 | General election early voting period |
| November 8, 2016 | General election day |
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Campaign finance
Reports
District 1
Candidates received a total of $1,600.00 and spent a total of $1,514.68 as of August 22, 2016, according to the Marion County Supervisor of Elections.[5]
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| Nancy Stacy | $1,600.00 | $1,514.68 | $85.32 |
District 2
Candidates received a total of $38,122.8 and spent a total of $35,112.63 as of August 22, 2016, according to the Marion County Supervisor of Elections.[5]
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| Bill Archibald | $5,049.90 | $3,987.74 | $1,061.26 |
| Richard Evans | $3,147.00 | $2,433.34 | $713.66 |
| Beth McCall | $29,926.80 | $28,691.55 | $1,235.25 |
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About the district
- See also: Marion County Public Schools, Florida
Marion County Public Schools serves the county of the same name in north-central Florida. The city of Ocala is the county seat. The county was home to an estimated 343,254 residents between 2010 and 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[6] The district was the 17th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 42,107 students.[7]
Demographics
Marion County underperformed compared to Florida as a whole in terms of higher education attainment from 2010 to 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 17.2 percent of county residents aged 25 and older had attained a bachelor's degree or higher, compared to 26.8 percent statewide. The median household income for the county was $39,339 compared to $47,212 for the state. County residents lived below poverty level at a rate of 17.8 percent, while that rate was 16.5 percent for state residents.[6]
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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
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Footnotes
- ↑ Marion County Supervisor of Elections, "45 Local Candidates Qualified This Week with the Marion County Supervisor of Elections," accessed July 1, 2016
- ↑ Marion County Supervisor of Elections, "2016 Primary Election," accessed August 30, 2016
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Election Dates," accessed June 21, 2016
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Election Dates," accessed November 1, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Marion County Supervisor of Elections, "Financial Reports & Profiles," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 United States Census Bureau, "State & County QuickFacts: Marion County, Florida," July 26, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ Florida Department of State, "Division of Elections: Election results," accessed October 5, 2015
| 2016 Marion County Public Schools Elections | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | District 1: Incumbent, Nancy Stacy District 2: Bill Archibald • Richard Evans • Beth McCall |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
