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Montgomery County Public Schools elections (2015)

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2015 Montgomery County Public Schools Elections
General Election date:
November 3, 2015
Table of Contents
About the district
Method of election
Elections
Key deadlines
Additional elections
External links
See also
Virginia
Montgomery County Public Schools
Montgomery County, Virginia ballot measures
Local ballot measures, Virginia
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Four seats on the Montgomery County Public Schools School Board were up for general election on November 3, 2015.

The seats of District B incumbent Penny Franklin, District E incumbent Marti Graham, District F incumbent Joseph Ivers Jr. and District G incumbent Sarah Woolsey were up for election.[1] Franklin defeated one challenger, Bruce Stanger, to win re-election. Fellow board member Graham, who was appointed to the board after former District E incumbent Wendell Jones resigned, similarly defeated a single opponent, Brandon Roop, in her first election. Newcomers Connie Froggatt and Barbara Skinner ran for the District F seat, while Mark Cherbaka and Jason Massie competed for the District G seat. Froggatt and Cherbaka won their respective races.

About the district

See also: Montgomery County Public Schools, Virginia
Montgomery County Public Schools is located in Montgomery County, Va.

Montgomery County Public Schools is located in southwest Virginia in Montgomery County. The county seat of Montgomery County is Christiansburg. This county was home to 97,244 residents in 2014, according to estimates by the United States Census Bureau.[2] In the 2011-2012 school year, Montgomery County Public Schools was the 29th-largest school district in Virginia and served 9,610 students.[3]

Demographics

Montgomery County outperformed the rest of Virginia in terms of higher education achievement in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 42.4 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 35.2 percent for Virginia as a whole. The median household income in Montgomery County was $45,543, compared to $63,907 for the state of Virginia. The poverty rate was 24.5 percent, compared to 11.3 percent for the entire state.[2]

Racial Demographics, 2014[2]
Race Montgomery County (%) Virginia (%)
White 87.2 70.5
Black or African American 4.2 19.7
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3 0.5
Asian 5.9 6.3
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 2.2 2.8
Hispanic or Latino 3.0 8.9

Presidential Voting Pattern,
Montgomery County[4]
Year Democratic Vote (%) Republican Vote (%)
2012 48.5 48.8
2008 51.7 46.8
2004 44.8 54.2
2000 43.2 51.5

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.

Voter and candidate information

The Montgomery County School Board is a seven-member board elected by district to staggered four-year terms. Seats in Districts B, E, F and G were on the ballot in 2015. The general election was held on November 3, 2015. The next scheduled election for seats in Districts A, C and D was November 2017. The filing deadline for candidates interested in running for the board was June 9, 2015.[5][6]

Elections

2015

Candidates

District B

Penny Franklin Green check mark transparent.png Bruce Stanger

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  • Incumbent

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District E

Marti Graham Green check mark transparent.png Brandon Roop

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  • Incumbent

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District F

Connie Froggatt Green check mark transparent.png Barbara Skinner

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District G

Mark Cherbaka Green check mark transparent.png Jason Massie

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Election results

Montgomery County School Board, District B, General Election, 2015
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Penny Franklin Incumbent 56.1% 1,803
Bruce Stanger 43.6% 1,402
Write-in votes 0.25% 8
Total Votes 3,213
Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "2015 November General", accessed November 4, 2015


Montgomery County School Board, District E, General Election, 2015
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Marti Graham Incumbent 54.7% 941
Brandon Roop 44.9% 772
Write-in votes 0.35% 6
Total Votes 1,719
Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "2015 November General", accessed November 4, 2015


Montgomery County School Board, District F, General Election, 2015
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Connie Froggatt 71.1% 1,218
Barbara Skinner 28.7% 492
Write-in votes 0.23% 4
Total Votes 1,714
Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "2015 November General", accessed November 4, 2015


Montgomery County School Board, District G, General Election, 2015
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Mark Cherbaka 68.0% 1,075
Jason Massie 31.5% 498
Write-in votes 0.57% 9
Total Votes 1,582
Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "2015 November General", accessed November 4, 2015

Endorsements

The following is a list of endorsements made in board elections in Montgomery County Public Schools in 2015:

Candidate endorsements
Candidate Montgomery County Democratic Party[7] Montgomery County Republican Party[8]
District B
Penny Franklin (incumbent)
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Bruce Stanger
{{{1}}}
District E
Marti Graham (incumbent)
{{{1}}}
Brandon Roop
{{{1}}}
District F
Connie Froggatt
{{{1}}}
Barbara Skinner
{{{1}}}
District G
Mark Cherbaka
{{{1}}}
Jason Massie

Campaign finance

No contributions or expenditures were reported during the election, according to the Virginia State Board of Elections.[9]

Past elections

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for the Montgomery County Public Schools election in 2015:[6]

Deadline Event
June 9, 2015 Last day for candidates to file nomination documents
October 13, 2015 Last day to register to vote in the general election
October 27, 2015 Last day to apply for an absentee ballot by mail
October 31, 2015 Last day to apply for an absentee ballot in person
November 3, 2015 Election Day

Additional elections on the ballot

See also: Virginia elections, 2015

This election shared the ballot with races for clerk of court, county revenue commissioner, commonwealth's attorney, county board of supervisors, county sheriff, county treasurer and soil and water conservation district. The ballot also featured races for town councils in Blackburg and Christiansburg.[11]

Recent news

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Montgomery County Public Schools elections (2015) - Google News

See also

Montgomery County Public Schools Virginia School Boards
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External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Montgomery County Public Schools, "School Board Members," accessed January 27, 2015
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 United States Census Bureau, "Montgomery County, Virginia," accessed January 27, 2015
  3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2014
  4. ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Election Results," accessed September 17, 2013
  5. ↑ Montgomery County Public Schools, "Board Members," accessed September 21, 2015
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Virginia Department of Elections, "2015 November Election Calendar," accessed January 27, 2015
  7. ↑ Montgomery County Democratic Committee, "Election 2015: State and Local Offices," accessed October 22, 2015
  8. ↑ Montgomery County Republican Party, "2015 Candidates," accessed October 22, 2015
  9. ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed October 27, 2015
  10. ↑ Facebook, "Joey Lyons," accessed January 28, 2015
  11. ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "List of Candidates," September 9, 2015
2015 Montgomery County Public Schools Elections
Montgomery County, Virginia
Election date:November 3, 2015
Candidates:District B: • Incumbent, Penny Franklin • Bruce Stanger

District E: • Incumbent, Marti Graham • Brandon Roop
District F: • Connie Froggatt • Barbara Skinner

District G: • Mark Cherbaka • Jason Massie
Important information:Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot
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