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Middleton-Cross Plains School District elections (2018)

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Middleton-Cross Plains School District elections

General election date
April 3, 2018
Enrollment ('15-'16)
6,984 students

Three of the nine seats on the Middleton-Cross Plains School District Board of Education in Wisconsin were up for at-large general election on April 3, 2018. All three incumbents filed for re-election. Area II incumbent Sean Hyland and Area IV incumbent Linda Yu were re-elected without opposition. Area V incumbent Anne Bauer defeated challenger K. Bartlett Durand Jr. to retain her seat.[1][2]

Elections

Voter and candidate information

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The Middleton-Cross Plains Board of Education consists of nine members elected to three-year terms on a staggered basis. Elections are held every year. While members are elected at large and serve the entire district, they must reside in particular geographic areas within the district to run for particular seats on the board. The number of seats is not equally divided among the districts. The Springfield, West Middleton, and central areas—Areas I, III, and V respectively—each have one member on the board. Cross Plains, or Area II, has two members. Lastly, Area IV, which covers Middleton and Westport, has four members.[3]

School board candidates in Wisconsin had to be U.S. citizens, at least 18 years old, and residents of the school district for a minimum of 28 consecutive days before filing as a candidate. They also could not be disqualified from voting under Wisconsin law.[4]

To get on the ballot, school board candidates had to file nomination papers with the school district clerk by January 2, 2018. If incumbents whose terms were up for re-election did not file to run in the race and did not file written notification that they would not be running, the candidate filing deadline could have been extended until January 5, 2018. The terms of candidates elected in the race started on April 23, 2018.[4]

Voter registration

See also: Voting in Wisconsin and Voter identification laws by state

To vote in Wisconsin, one must be a citizen of the United States and a resident of the state for at least 10 days prior to the election. A voter must be at least 18 years old.[5][6][7] One can register to vote by mail, online, or in person. For voters registering to vote in this 2018 school board election by mail, the application had to be postmarked by March 14, 2018. The online voter registration deadline was March 30, 2018, and the in-person deadline was April 3, 2018.

Candidates and results

Area II

General election

General election for Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area II

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sean Hyland
Sean Hyland (Nonpartisan)
 
99.2
 
6,544
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.8
 
55

Total votes: 6,599
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Area IV

General election

General election for Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area IV

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Linda Yu
Linda Yu (Nonpartisan)
 
99.2
 
6,585
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.8
 
52

Total votes: 6,637
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Area V

General election

General election for Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area V

Candidate
%
Votes
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Anne Bauer (Nonpartisan)
 
79.9
 
6,122
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K. Bartlett Durand Jr. (Nonpartisan)
 
19.5
 
1,497
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
40

Total votes: 7,659
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Additional elections on the ballot

See also: Wisconsin elections, 2018


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Past elections

See also: Past elections in the Middleton-Cross Plains School District

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Election trends

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All of the seats up for election on the Middleton-Cross Plains School District school board in 2016 and 2017 were unopposed. In 2018, two of the three seats were unopposed. In 2016, the state average of unopposed seats was 30 percent and the U.S. average was 34 percent.

School board election trends
Year Candidates per seat Unopposed seats Incumbents running for re-election Incumbent success rate Seats won by newcomers
Middleton-Cross Plains School District
2018 1.33 66.67% 100.00% 100.00% 0.00%
2017 1.00 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 0.00%
2016 1.00 100.00% 33.33% 100.00% 66.66%
Wisconsin
2016 1.57 29.73% 78.38% 68.97% 45.95%
2015 1.38 32.00% 73.53% 84.00% 35.29%
United States
2016 1.90 34.05% 71.31% 82.39% 41.04%
2015 1.72 35.95% 70.37% 82.66% 40.81%


About the district

See also: Middleton-Cross Plains School District, Wisconsin
The Middleton-Cross Plains School District is located in Dane County, Wisconsin.

The Middleton-Cross Plains School District serves the communities of Middleton and Cross Plains in Dane County. The seat of county government is Madison. Located in south-central Wisconsin, the county was home to approximately 523,643 residents between 2010 and 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[8] The district served 6,984 students during the 2015-2016 school year.[9]

Demographics

Higher education achievement

Dane County outperformed Wisconsin as a whole in terms of higher education achievement between 2011 and 2015. The United States Census Bureau found that 47.9 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree or higher, compared to 27.8 percent for the state as a whole and 29.8 percent for the entire country.[8]

Median household income

From 2011 to 2015, the median household income in the county was $62,865, compared to $53,357 for the state as a whole. During that same period, the median household income for the entire United States was $53,889.[8]

Poverty rate

The poverty rate in Dane County was 11.2 percent from 2011 to 2015. During that same period, the poverty rate was 12.1 percent statewide, and it was 13.5 percent for the country as a whole.[8]

Racial Demographics, 2015[8]
Race Dane County (%) Wisconsin (%)
White 85.8 87.6
Black or African American 5.4 6.6
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5 1.1
Asian 5.8 2.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 2.5 1.8
Hispanic or Latino 6.3 6.6

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.

Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

Twenty-three of 72 Wisconsin counties—32 percent—are Pivot Counties. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
County Trump margin of victory in 2016 Obama margin of victory in 2012 Obama margin of victory in 2008
Adams County, Wisconsin 21.92% 8.73% 18.35%
Buffalo County, Wisconsin 21.82% 2.93% 14.66%
Columbia County, Wisconsin 2.14% 13.58% 15.26%
Crawford County, Wisconsin 5.40% 19.98% 27.03%
Door County, Wisconsin 3.22% 6.99% 17.33%
Dunn County, Wisconsin 11.09% 4.97% 14.95%
Forest County, Wisconsin 26.58% 5.44% 15.16%
Grant County, Wisconsin 9.43% 13.77% 23.88%
Jackson County, Wisconsin 11.74% 15.01% 21.84%
Juneau County, Wisconsin 26.05% 7.03% 9.00%
Kenosha County, Wisconsin 0.31% 12.23% 18.06%
Lafayette County, Wisconsin 8.99% 15.37% 22.32%
Lincoln County, Wisconsin 20.60% 0.71% 12.48%
Marquette County, Wisconsin 24.09% 0.27% 5.28%
Pepin County, Wisconsin 23.08% 2.22% 12.89%
Price County, Wisconsin 25.00% 0.04% 13.40%
Racine County, Wisconsin 4.28% 3.54% 7.41%
Richland County, Wisconsin 5.50% 16.13% 20.63%
Sauk County, Wisconsin 0.35% 18.47% 23.04%
Sawyer County, Wisconsin 18.41% 0.49% 6.23%
Trempealeau County, Wisconsin 12.64% 14.08% 26.39%
Vernon County, Wisconsin 4.43% 14.73% 22.00%
Winnebago County, Wisconsin 7.34% 3.73% 11.66%

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Wisconsin with 47.2 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 46.5 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Wisconsin cast votes for the winning presidential candidate 76.7 percent of the time. In that same time frame, Wisconsin supported Republicans slightly more than Democratic candidates, 50.0 to 46.7 percent. The state, however, favored Democrats in every presidential election from 2000 to 2012 before voting for Trump in 2016.

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state Assembly districts in Wisconsin. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[10][11]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 43 out of 99 state Assembly districts in Wisconsin with an average margin of victory of 34.1 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 36 out of 99 state Assembly districts in Wisconsin with an average margin of victory of 34.6 points. Clinton won three districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 56 out of 99 state Assembly districts in Wisconsin with an average margin of victory of 12.1 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 63 out of 99 state Assembly districts in Wisconsin with an average margin of victory of 19.4 points. Trump won two districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.


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Footnotes

  1. Abbey Smith, "Email communication with district clerk," January 3, 2018
  2. Dane County Elections, "2018 Spring Election Unofficial Canvass," accessed April 3, 2018
  3. Middleton-Cross Plains School District Policy Manual, "Policy I-D," November 28, 2011
  4. 4.0 4.1 Wisconsin Association of School Boards, "Guide for Candidates," accessed November 26, 2017
  5. DMV.org, "Voter Registration in Wisconsin," accessed January 22, 2015
  6. State statutes stipulate that an individual must have resided in Wisconsin for at least 28 days prior to the election in order to register to vote in that election. However, the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin ruled that "the increase of the durational residency requirement from 10 days to 28 days is unconstitutional." Consequently, the earlier 10-day requirement took effect once again. An appeal of the district court's decision was pending as of September 20, 2016.
  7. Wisconsin Statutes, "Section 6.10," accessed November 7, 2016
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 United States Census Bureau, "Dane County, Wisconsin," accessed January 13, 2017
  9. National Center for Education Statistics, "Local Education Agency (School District) Universe Survey Data," accessed January 29, 2018
  10. Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
  11. Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017