Miami-Dade County Public Schools elections (2016)
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Two of the nine seats on the Miami-Dade County Public Schools school board were up for by-district general election on November 8, 2016. District 1 incumbent Wilbert Holloway filed for re-election and faced challengers James Bush and Steve Gallon in the primary election on August 30, 2016. Holloway and Gallon received enough votes in the primary to advance to the general election, and Gallon won the general. Four newcomers also vied for the District 6 seat in the primary: Modesto Abety, Gus Machado, Pedro Mora, and Maria Rojas. Abety and Rojas advanced to the general election, with Rojas emerging victorious. The District 7 seat was also on the primary ballot. Incumbent Lubby Navarro defeated challenger Aster Mohamed, earning more than 50 percent of the vote and winning the seat outright. The seats of the District 3, 5, and 9 incumbents Martin Karp, Susana Castillo, and Lawrence Feldman were originally set to be on the primary ballot, but all three filed for re-election unopposed, and were automatically re-elected when the county's filing deadline passed and no challengers filed. The elections for their seats were canceled.[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 Miami-Dade County Public Schools school board consists of nine 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.[3]
Candidates and results
District 1
General results
| Miami-Dade County Public Schools, District 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Steve Gallon |
61.45% | 55,597 |
| Wilbert Holloway Incumbent | 38.55% | 34,875 |
| Total Votes (100) | 90,472 | |
| Source: Miami-Dade Supervisor of Elections, "November 8, 2016 General Election," accessed November 30, 2016 | ||
Primary results
| Miami-Dade County Public Schools, District 1 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Wilbert Holloway Incumbent |
39.70% | 11,082 |
| Steve Gallon |
38.18% | 10,659 |
| James Bush | 22.12% | 6,176 |
| Total Votes | 27,917 | |
| Source: Miami-Dade County Elections, "August 30, 2016 Primary Election Summary," accessed November 30, 2016 | ||
Candidates
| Wilbert Holloway | Steve Gallon 
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Defeated in primary
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District 3
Results
Incumbent Martin Karp was the only candidate to file for this seat and was automatically re-elected.
| Miami-Dade County Public Schools, District 3 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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| Martin Karp Incumbent (unopposed) | ||
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| Martin Karp
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District 5
Results
Incumbent Susana Castillo was the only candidate to file for this seat and was automatically re-elected.
| Miami-Dade County Public Schools, District 5 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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| Susana Castillo Incumbent (unopposed) | ||
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| Susana Castillo
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District 6
General results
| Miami-Dade County Public Schools, District 6 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Maria Rojas |
66.35% | 59,805 |
| Modesto Abety | 33.65% | 30,326 |
| Total Votes (100) | 90,131 | |
| Source: Miami-Dade Supervisor of Elections, "November 8, 2016 General Election," accessed November 30, 2016 | ||
Primary results
| Miami-Dade County Public Schools, District 6 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Maria Rojas |
48.01% | 15,227 |
| Modesto Abety |
24.99% | 7,926 |
| Gus Machado | 17.61% | 5,585 |
| Pedro Mora | 9.39% | 2,977 |
| Total Votes | 31,715 | |
| Source: Miami-Dade County Elections, "August 30, 2016 Primary Election Summary," accessed November 30, 2016 | ||
Candidates
| Maria Rojas
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Defeated in primary
| Gus Machado | Pedro Mora | ||
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District 7
Results
| Miami-Dade County Public Schools, District 7 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Lubby Navarro Incumbent |
79.00% | 21,354 |
| Aster Mohamed | 21.00% | 5,678 |
| Total Votes | 27,032 | |
| Source: Miami-Dade County Elections, "August 30, 2016 Primary Election Summary," accessed November 30, 2016 | ||
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| Lubby Navarro
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District 9
Results
Incumbent Lawrence Feldman was the only candidate to file for this seat and was automatically re-elected.
| Miami-Dade County Public Schools, District 9 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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| Lawrence Feldman Incumbent (unopposed) | ||
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| Lawrence Feldman | |
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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:
- Circuit judge
- County judge
- Board of County Commissioners
- Mayor
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 |
Endorsements
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Campaign finance
Reports
- Note: Primary candidate campaign finance reports were accessed on August 25, 2016, and general candidate reports were updated on October 10, 2016.
District 1 general candidates
General candidates received a total of $197,519.75 and spent a total of $160,928.43 as of October 10, 2016, according to the Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections.[1]
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| Steve Gallon | $111,120.00 | $90,603.87 | $20,516.13 |
| Wilbert Holloway | $86,399.75 | $70,324.56 | $16,075.19 |
District 1 candidates defeated in primary[1]
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| James Bush III | $13,915.00 | $13,210.59 | $704.41 |
District 3
Martin Karp reported $89,014.00 in contributions and $29.95 in expenditures to the Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections, leaving him with $88,984.05 cash on hand, as of August 25, 2016.[1]
District 5
Susana Castillo reported $51,155.16 in contributions and $7,625.62 in expenditures to the Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections, leaving her with $43,529.54 cash on hand, as of August 25, 2016.[1]
District 6 general candidates
General candidates received a total of $327,459.00 and spent a total of $308,993.51 as of October 10, 2016, according to the Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections.[1]
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| Modesto Abety | $88,724.00 | $74,597.47 | $14,126.53 |
| Maria Rojas | $238,735.00 | $234,396.04 | $4,338.96 |
District 6 candidates defeated in primary[1]
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| Gus Machado | $6,955.00 | $4,341.34 | $2,613.66 |
| Pedro Mora | $2,300.00 | $1,702.80 | $597.20 |
District 7
Candidates received a total of $118,705.00 and spent a total of $58,237.92 as of August 25, 2016, according to the Miami-Ddae County Supervisor of Elections.[1]
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| Aster Mohamed | $10,340.00 | $10,333.37 | $6.63 |
| Lubby Navarro | $108,365.00 | $47,904.55 | $60,460.45 |
District 9
Lawrence Feldman reported $142,777.29 in contributions and $758.72 in expenditures to the Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections, leaving him with $142,018.57 cash on hand, as of August 25, 2016.[1]
Past elections
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2014District 2Dorothy Bendross-Mindingall retained the District 2 seat without opposition. District 4
District 6Raquel A. Regalado retained the District 6 seat without opposition. District 8
2012Note: Wilbert "Tee" Holloway, Martin Karp, Carlos Curbelo and Larry Feldman won without opposition for seats in Districts 1, 3, 7 and 9, respectively.[5]
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About the district
Miami-Dade County Public Schools serves the county of the same name in the southern tip of Florida. Miami is the county seat. The county was home to an estimated 2,693,117 residents between 2010 and 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[6] Miami-Dade County Public Schools is located in Florida. The district was the largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 356,233 students.[7]
Demographics
Miami-Dade County performed similarly to Florida as a whole in terms of higher education attainment from 2010 to 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 26.4 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 $43,099 compared to $47,212 for the state. County residents lived below poverty level at a rate of 20.4 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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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Miami-Dade County Elections, "Candidate Reports," accessed August 25, 2016, and October 10, 2016
- ↑ Miami-Dade Supervisor of Elections, "November 8, 2016 General Election," accessed November 8, 2016
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Election Dates," accessed June 21, 2016
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Election Dates," accessed November 1, 2016
- ↑ Miami Herald, "Candidates for School Board," August 4, 2012 (dead link)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 United States Census Bureau, "State & County QuickFacts: Miami-Dade County, Florida," July 28, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ Florida Department of State, "Division of Elections: Election results," accessed September 14, 2015
| 2016 Miami-Dade County Public Schools Elections | |
| Miami-Dade County, Florida | |
| Election date: | Primary: August 30, 2016 General: November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | District 1: Incumbent, Wilbert Holloway • James Bush • Steve Gallon District 3: Incumbent, Martin Karp |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
