Monroe County Community School Corporation elections (2016)
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Four of the seven seats on the Monroe County Community School Corporation school board were up for by-district general election on November 8, 2016. District 2 incumbent Sue Wanzer filed for re-election and defeated challenger Jim Billingsley. In District 4, incumbent David Sabbagh did not file for another term, and two newcomers vied for the open seat: Catherine Fuentes-Rohwer and James Shackelford. Fuentes-Rohwer won the seat. District 5 incumbent Keith Klein filed for re-election unopposed and secured another term on the board. In District 6, board incumbent Lois Sabo-Skelton filed for re-election and defeated challenger Martin Spechler. There was no primary.[1][2]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
Monroe County Community School Corporation schools are overseen by a seven-member board elected by district to four-year terms. There was no primary election, and a general election was held November 8, 2016.
In order to run in this school board race, candidates had to reside in the school district for at least one year before the election, be registered to vote in the district he or she sought to represent, and be at least 21 years of age. Additionally, no teacher or non-certified employee of a school district was permitted to be a member of its school board.
To appear on the ballot, candidates had to file a statement of economic interest and a petition of nomination by August 26, 2016. In a metropolitan school district, the petition had to be signed by ten registered voters residing in the same board member district as the nominee, whereas in a community school corporation, the petition had to be signed by ten registered voters residing within the boundaries of the school corporation.[3]
Candidates and results
District 2
Results
| Monroe County Community School Corporation, District 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Sue Wanzer Incumbent |
64.11% | 23,528 |
| Jim Billingsley | 35.89% | 13,172 |
| Total Votes (100) | 36,700 | |
| Source: Herald Times Online, "2016 Monroe County Election Results," accessed November 9, 2016These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available. | ||
Candidates
Sue Wanzer 
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Jim Billingsley | ||
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District 4
Results
| Monroe County Community School Corporation, District 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Catherine Fuentes-Rohwer |
68.26% | 24,598 |
| James Shackelford | 31.74% | 11,439 |
| Total Votes (100) | 36,037 | |
| Source: Herald Times Online, "2016 Monroe County Election Results," accessed November 9, 2016These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available. | ||
Candidates
| Catherine Fuentes-Rohwer
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James Shackelford | ||
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District 5
Results
| Monroe County Community School Corporation, District 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Keith Klein Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 30,427 |
| Total Votes (100) | 30,427 | |
| Source: Herald Times Online, "2016 Monroe County Election Results," accessed November 9, 2016These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available. | ||
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District 6
Results
| Monroe County Community School Corporation, District 6 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Lois Sabo-Skelton Incumbent |
59.15% | 20,455 |
| Martin Spechler | 40.85% | 14,127 |
| Total Votes (100) | 34,582 | |
| Source: Herald Times Online, "2016 Monroe County Election Results," accessed November 9, 2016These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available. | ||
Candidates
| Lois Sabo-Skelton
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Martin Spechler | ||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Indiana elections, 2016
The following offices shared the general election date with this Indiana school board election:
One state ballot measure was also scheduled to appear on the general election ballot: the Indiana Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment.
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for this Indiana school board election in 2016:[4]
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| July 27, 2016 | First day to file nominating petitions |
| August 26, 2016 | Last day to file nominating petitions |
| October 11, 2016 | Deadline to register to vote in the general election |
| October 21, 2016 | Deadline to file pre-general election campaign finance reports |
| November 8, 2016 | General election day |
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Campaign finance
Candidates received a total of $7,844.51 in contributions and spent a total of $1,972.01 in this election as of October 26, 2016.[5]
School board candidates in Indiana who received more than $500 in contributions or made more than $500 in expenditures had to have a principal committee. A principal committee is authorized by the candidate it represents to accept contributions and make expenditures on his or her behalf. The committee also helps to promote the candidate in the election. Each committee was required to have a chairperson and a treasurer. Any expenditures made by the committee had to be authorized by one of these two members.
Once the $500 threshold was reached, the candidate had to also file a Statement of Organization form no later than noon, 10 days after the candidate exceeded the limit. The requirement to form a principal committee and file a statement of organization was lifted for candidates who did not meet the $500 threshold requirement. The pre-election report was due October 21, 2016, and the annual report was due January 18, 2017.[6]
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About the district
Monroe County Community School Corporation is located in Monroe County, Indiana. The county seat is Bloomington. Monroe County was home to 144,705 residents between 2010 and 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[7] The district was the 19th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 10,884 students.[8]
Demographics
Monroe County outperformed compared to Indiana as a whole in terms of higher education attainment from 2010 to 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 44.2 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree or higher, compared to 23.6 percent for state residents. The median household income for the county was $41,857, compared to $48,737 for the state. County residents lived below the poverty level at a rate of 24.0 percent, while that rate was 14.5 percent for state residents.[7]
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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
| Monroe County Community School Corporation | Indiana | School Boards |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Elisabeth Moore, "Email conversation with Laura Dahncke, Monroe County Election Supervisor," September 1, 2016
- ↑ Herald Times Online, "2016 Monroe County Election Results," accessed November 9, 2016
- ↑ Indiana Election Division, "2016 Candidate Guide," accessed September 23, 2016
- ↑ Indiana Election Division, "Calendar," accessed September 1, 2016
- ↑ Monroe County Clerk, "Documents," accessed October 26, 2016
- ↑ Indiana Election Division, "2016 Indiana Campaign Finance Manual," accessed October 7, 2016
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 United States Census Bureau, "Monroe County, Indiana," accessed September 27, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ Indiana Election Division, "Election Results," accessed September 3, 2014
