Martin County School District elections (2016)
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One of the five seats on the Martin County School District school board was up for by-district general election on November 8, 2016. District 5 incumbent Michael DiTerlizzi filed for re-election and ran against two challengers in the primary election on August 30, 2016: Joshua Ferraro and Larry Green. DiTerlizzi and Green received enough votes in the primary and faced each other in the general. DiTerlizzi emerged from the general election victorious, winning another term on the board. The District 2 seat was originally set to be on the primary ballot, but when the filing deadline passed and incumbent Marsha Powers faced no opposition in her bid for re-election, the election for the seat was canceled and Powers was automatically re-elected.[1]
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 these 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 Martin County School District school board consists of five members elected by district to 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.[2]
Candidates and results
District 2
Results
Incumbent Marsha Powers was the only candidate to file for this seat and was automatically re-elected.
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District 5
General results
| Martin County School District, District 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Michael DiTerlizzi Incumbent |
52.99% | 37,108 |
| Larry Green | 47.01% | 32,926 |
| Total Votes (100) | 70,034 | |
| Source: Martin County Supervisor of Elections, "Official Election Results," accessed November 30, 2016 | ||
Primary results
| Martin County School District, District 5 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Michael DiTerlizzi Incumbent |
40.17% | 12,793 |
| Larry Green |
38.93% | 12,400 |
| Joshua Ferraro | 20.90% | 6,658 |
| Total Votes | 31,851 | |
| Source: Martin County Supervisor of Elections, "Official Election Results," accessed November 30, 2016 | ||
Candidates
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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:
- Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller
- Sheriff
- Property Appraiser
- Tax Collector
- Superintendent of Schools
- Supervisor of Elections
- County Commission
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for this Florida election in 2016:[3]
| 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
- Note: Primary candidate campaign finance reports were accessed on August 24, 2016, and general candidate reports were updated on October 10, 2016.
District 2
Marsha Powers reported $350.00 in contributions and $350.00 in expenditures to the Martin County supervisor of elections, leaving her campaign with no cash on hand as of August 24, 2016.[4]
District 5 general candidates
General candidates received a total of $68,339.18 in contributions and spent a total of $65,365.90 as of October 10, 2016, according to the Martin County supervisor of elections.[4]
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| Michael DiTerlizzi | $26,950.00 | $20,613.81 | $6,336.19 |
| Larry Green | $41,389.18 | $44,752.09 | $-3,362.91 |
District 5 candidates defeated in the primary[4]
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| Joshua Ferraro | $16,799.62 | $13,653.10 | $3,146.52 |
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About the district
- See also: Martin County School District, Florida
Martin County School District serves the county of the same name in southern Florida. The city of Stuart is the seat of county government. The county was home to an estimated 156,283 residents between 2010 and 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[5] The district was the 30th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 18,792 students.[6]
Demographics
Martin County outperformed Florida as a whole in terms of higher education attainment from 2010 to 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 31.2 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 $51,703, compared to $47,212 for the state. County residents lived below poverty level at a rate of 12.1 percent, while that rate was 16.5 percent for state residents.[5]
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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
- ↑ Martin County Supervisor of Elections, "Unofficial Election Results," accessed November 8, 2016
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Election Dates," accessed June 21, 2016
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Election Dates," accessed November 1, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Martin County Supervisor of Elections, "Finance Reports," accessed August 24, 2016, and October 10, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 United States Census Bureau, "State & County QuickFacts: Martin 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 Martin County School District Elections | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | District 2: Incumbent, Marsha Powers District 5: Incumbent, Michael DiTerlizzi • Joshua Ferraro • Larry Green |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
