Millard Public Schools elections (2016)

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Millard Public Schools Elections
Primary election date:
May 10, 2016
General election date:
November 8, 2016
Enrollment (13–14):
23,549 students

Three of the six at-large seats on the Millard Public Schools school board were up for general election on November 8, 2016. Incumbents Mike Pate and Linda Poole, along with Amanda McGill Johnson won election to the board by defeating Terry Dale and Amber Dee Parker in the election. A primary election was held on May 10, 2015. Maris Bentley was the only candidate that did not advance to the general election.

Kara Teri won in the primary election but withdrew from the race before the general election after she moved out of the district. Terry Dale also announced his withdrawal from the race after the withdrawal deadline. His name remained on the ballot. Matt Reinsch originally filed for candidacy but withdrew from the race before the primary election.

Elections

Voter and candidate information

The Millard school board consists of six at-large members elected to four-year terms. A primary election was held on May 10, 2016, due to the fact that the number of candidates who filed to run in the election was more than double the number of seats up for election. The top six vote-getters advanced to the general election, which was held on November 8, 2016. The board members elect a president, vice-president, secretary and treasurer during an organizational meeting each January.

To be elected to the board, candidates must reside in the boundaries of the school district and be a registered voter.

Candidates had until March 1, 2016, to file their nomination papers with Douglas County. Incumbents had to file by February 16, 2016.

At-large

Results

Millard Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-Year Term, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Linda Poole Incumbent	29.17%	27,500
Mike Pate Incumbent	23.62%	22,265
Amanda McGill Johnson	20.29%	19,125
Amber Dee Parker	15.34%	14,466
Terry Dale	11.07%	10,432
Write-in votes	0.51%	484
Total Votes		94,272
Source: Douglas County, Nebraska, "Summary Report," accessed November 30, 2016

Millard Public Schools, At-Large Primary Election, 4-Year Term, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Linda Poole Incumbent	23.81%	7,045
Mike Pate Incumbent	22.99%	6,803
Amanda McGill Johnson	15.09%	4,466
Terry Dale	10.95%	3,241
Kara Teri	9.94%	2,940
Amber Dee Parker	9.41%	2,785
Maris Bentley	7.27%	2,150
Write-in votes	0.55%	162
Total Votes		29,592
Source: Douglas County Election Commission, "Official Results," accessed June 6, 2016

General election candidates

Amanda McGill Johnson		Amber Dee Parker
	District director, Office of United States Rep. Brad Ashford (D-2) Bachelor's degree, University of Nebraska at Lincoln
Mike Pate		Linda Poole
	Incumbent Member from 1997-2016 President and CEO, United Republic Bank Bachelor's degree, University of Nebraska at Omaha		Incumbent Member from 1997-2016 Bachelor's degree, University of Nebraska at Omaha

Candidate defeated in the primary

Maris Bentley
	Retired school counselor Bachelor's degree, University of Nebraska at Kearney Master's degree, University of Nebraska at Kearney

Withdrawn candidate

Matt Reinsch		Terry Dale		Kara Teri
	Withdrawn		Withdrew after deadline; name will appear on ballot		Payroll and accounting coordinator Bachelor's degree, Bellevue University

Additional elections

See also: Nebraska elections, 2016

The Millard school board election shared the ballot with national elections for president and vice-president. State offices on the ballot included the Nebraska legislature, the state board of education, the metro community college board, the Douglas-Sarpy Learning Community Coordinating Council, the Papio Missouri River Natural Resource District Board of Directors, the Omaha Public Power District and the educational services unit. Voters also decided on the county offices of clerk, county court judge, county district court judge, public defender and county commissioner.

Key deadlines

The following dates are key deadlines for Millard school board elections in 2016:

Deadline	Event
March 1, 2016	Candidate filing deadline
April 22, 2016	Last day to register to vote in the primary election by mail, at state agencies, by the deputy registrar, online or at the department of motor vehicles
May 2, 2016	Last day to register to vote in the primary election at the election commission office
May 10, 2016	Primary Election Day
October 11, 2016	First campaign finance deadline
October 21, 2016	Last day to register to vote in the general election by mail, at state agencies, by the deputy registrar, online or at the department of motor vehicles
October 28, 2016	Last day to register to vote in the general election at the election commission office
October 31, 2016	Second campaign finance deadline
November 8, 2016	Election Day
January 17, 2017	Final campaign finance deadline

Endorsements

Bentley received official endorsements for her campaign from Nebraskans United for Life and the Omaha Liberty Ladies.

Mcgill Johnson, Pate, and Poole received official endorsements from the Millard Education Association.

Campaign finance

Candidates received a total of $12,438.74 and spent a total of $7,806.94 as of November 3, 2016, according to the Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission. Candidates were not required to file campaign finance reports unless they received or expended $5,000 or more in a calendar year.

Candidate	Contributions	Expenditures	Cash on hand
Mike Pate	$6,325.00	$1,695.36	$4,629.64
Linda Poole	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Terry Dale	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Amanda McGill Johnson	$6,203.74	$6,111.58	$92.68
Amber Dee Parker	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00

Past elections

Information about earlier elections can be found by clicking [show] at the right.

2014 Millard Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2014 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Mike Kennedy Incumbent 25.1% 15,183      Nonpartisan Pat Ricketts Incumbent 23.7% 14,326      Nonpartisan Dave Anderson Incumbent 24% 14,514      Nonpartisan John C. Vyhlidal 11.7% 7,081      Nonpartisan Matt S. Reinsch 15.1% 9,154      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.4% 236 Total Votes 60,494 Source: Douglas County Election Commission, "2014 General Election Results," accessed December 22, 2014 2012 Millard Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2012 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Linda Poole Incumbent 31.6% 26,240      Nonpartisan Mike Pate Incumbent 22.3% 18,533      Nonpartisan Paul Meyer 16.7% 13,899      Nonpartisan Todd P. Clarke 16.7% 13,898      Nonpartisan Terry Dale 12.1% 10,020      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.5% 409 Total Votes 82,999 Source: Douglas County Election Commission, "General Election Results (11/06/2012)," accessed September 6, 2014 2010 Millard Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2010 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Pat Ricketts 29.1% 14,752      Nonpartisan David M. Anderson Incumbent 27.8% 14,077      Nonpartisan Mike Kennedy Incumbent 27.2% 13,778      Nonpartisan Austin Brake 15.4% 7,824      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.5% 264 Total Votes 50,695 Source: Douglas County Election Commission, "General Election Results (11/02/2010)," accessed September 6, 2014

What was at stake?

There were three at-large seats on the school board up for election on November 4, 2014. Incumbents Mike Kennedy, Pat Ricketts and Dave Anderson ran against challengers Bill Chizek, Matt S. Reinsch and John C. Vyhlidal for the seats. As Ricketts was serving as board president and Anderson as treasurer, if either of them lost a change in leadership would have been necessary.

What was at stake?

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About the district

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Millard Public Schools is located in Douglas County, Nebraska.

Millard Public Schools is located in eastern Nebraska in Douglas County. The county seat is Omaha. Douglas County was home to 543,244 residents in 2014, according to the United States Census Bureau. The district was the third-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 23,549 students.

Demographics

Douglas County overperformed compared to Nebraska as a whole in terms of higher education achievement in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 36.4 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 28.5 percent of state residents. The median household income for Douglas County was $53,325, compared to $51,672 for the state. The percentage of people below poverty level for the county was 14.3 percent, while it was 12.8 percent for the state of Nebraska.

Racial Demographics, 2014
Race	Douglas County (%)	Nebraska (%)
White	81.3	89.4
Black or African American	11.6	4.9
American Indian and Alaska Native	1.2	1.4
Asian	3.3	2.2
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1	0.1
Two or more races	2.5	2.0
Hispanic or Latino	12.0	10.2

Party registration, Douglas County, 2014
Party	Number of registered voters
Republican	123,696
Democratic	122,245
Libertarian	1,799
Nonpartisan	74,934
Total	322,674

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 link

• Millard Public Schools
• Douglas County Election Commission