Montgomery County Public Schools elections (2017)
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Three of the seven seats on the Montgomery County Public Schools school board in Virginia were up for by-district general election on November 7, 2017. Incumbents Gunin Kiran and Jamie Bond won re-election after running unopposed for the District A and D seats, respectively. In the race for the open District C seat, Dana Partin defeated Tim Thornton.[1]
With two incumbents guaranteed to win re-election and one open seat on the ballot, the 2017 election followed two district election trends. To read about these trends, click here.
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Montgomery County school board consists of seven members elected to four-year terms. Elections are held by district on a staggered basis every November of odd-numbered years. Four seats were up for election on November 3, 2015, and three seats were up for election on November 7, 2017.[2]
To qualify as school board candidates, interested parties had to be at least 18 years old, U.S. citizens, and residents of Virginia for at least one year prior to the election. To get on the ballot, candidates had to file nomination paperwork with their county election office by June 13, 2017.[3][4]
To vote in this election, citizens of the school district had to register by October 16, 2017.[5] Photo identification was required to vote in Virginia.[6]
Candidates and results
District A
Results
| Montgomery County Public Schools, District A General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Gunin Kiran Incumbent (unopposed) |
97.68% | 3,754 |
| Write-in votes | 2.32% | 89 |
| Total Votes | 3,843 | |
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 November General," accessed November 21, 2017 | ||
Candidates
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District C
Results
| Montgomery County Public Schools, District C General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Dana Partin |
55.65% | 2,030 |
| Tim Thornton | 43.97% | 1,604 |
| Write-in votes | 0.38% | 14 |
| Total Votes | 3,648 | |
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 November General," accessed November 21, 2017 | ||
Candidates
| Dana Partin
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District D
Results
| Montgomery County Public Schools, District D General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Jamie Bond Incumbent (unopposed) |
96.81% | 3,708 |
| Write-in votes | 3.19% | 122 |
| Total Votes | 3,830 | |
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 November General," accessed November 21, 2017 | ||
Candidates
| Jamie Bond
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Virginia elections, 2017
The Montgomery County school board election shared the ballot with elections for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, and the District 7, District 8, and District 12 seats of the Virginia House of Delegates. It also shared the ballot with elections for the District A, District C, and District D seats on the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors.[1]
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for Virginia school board elections in 2017:[5]
| Deadline | Event |
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| June 13, 2017 | Candidate filing deadline |
| October 16, 2017 | Voter registration deadline |
| November 7, 2017 | General election |
Endorsements
The Montgomery County Republican Party endorsed District C candidate Dana Partin. The Montgomery County Education Association PAC and Montgomery County Supervisor Gary Creed endorsed District C candidate Tim Thornton.[7]
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Campaign finance
Candidates received a total of $14,822.18 and spent a total of $13,831.56 in the election, according to the Virginia Department of Elections.[8]
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| District A | |||
| Gunin Kiran | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| District C | |||
| Dana Partin | $9,820.71 | $9,373.91 | $446.80 |
| Tim Thornton | $5,001.47 | $4,457.65 | $543.82 |
| District D | |||
| Jamie Bond | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Filing schedule
The following table details the filing schedule for campaign finance reports for school board candidates in Virginia who ran in a general election on November 7, 2017. The left column details the time period covered for each report, and the right column details the report's due date.[9]
Past elections
To see results from past elections in Montgomery County Public Schools, click here.
What was at stake?
Election trends
- See also: School boards in session: 2015 in brief
With two unopposed incumbents and one open seat, the 2017 Montgomery County school board election was guaranteed to follow two trends from the two previous election cycles. In both 2013 and 2015, every incumbent who ran to retain his or her seat won re-election to the board, and newcomers won open seats each year.
| School board election trends | ||||||
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| Year | Candidates per seat | Unopposed seats | Incumbents running for re-election | Incumbent success rate | Seats won by newcomers | |
| Montgomery County Public Schools | ||||||
| 2017 | 1.33 | 66.67% | 66.67% | 100.00% | 33.33% | |
| 2015 | 2.00 | 0.00% | 50.00% | 100.00% | 50.00% | |
| 2013 | 1.00* | 66.67% | 33.33% | 100.00% | 66.67% | |
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| 2015 | 1.61 | 44.66% | 66.02% | 85.29% | 41.75% | |
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| 2015 | 1.72 | 35.95% | 70.37% | 82.66% | 40.81% | |
| *This race included a write-in candidate who ran an off-the-ballot campaign after no one formally filed for the seat. That write-in candidate was not included in this statistic. | ||||||
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About the district
The Montgomery County school district is located in southwest Virginia in Montgomery County. The county seat is Christiansburg. The county was home to an estimated 98,602 residents in 2016, according to the United States Census Bureau.[10] The district was the 29th-largest school district in the state in the 2014-2015 school year and served 9,703 students.[11]
Demographics
Montgomery County outperformed Virginia as a whole in terms of higher education achievement between 2011 and 2015. The United States Census Bureau found that 45.7 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 36.3 percent of state residents. During the same time period, the median household income in Montgomery County was $46,663, compared to $65,015 for the entire state. The poverty rate in the county was 20.8 percent, while it was 11.2 percent statewide.[10]
| Racial Demographics, 2015[10] | ||
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| Race | Montgomery County (%) | Virginia (%) |
| White | 87.1 | 70.2 |
| Black or African American | 4.2 | 19.7 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| Asian | 6.1 | 6.5 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Two or More Races | 2.2 | 2.9 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3.1 | 9.0 |
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.
Recent news
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See also
| Montgomery County Public Schools | Virginia | School Boards |
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External links
- Montgomery County Public Schools
- Montgomery County Voter Registration
- Virginia Department of Elections
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Connie M. Viar Montgomery County Director of Elections & General Registrar," June 14, 2017
- ↑ Montgomery County Public Schools, "School Board Members," accessed June 8, 2017
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Becoming a Candidate," accessed June 8, 2017
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Certificate Of Candidate Qualification: Local Offices," accessed June 8, 2017
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 Election Calendar: Election Deadline Calendar," accessed June 8, 2017
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "In-Person Voting," accessed June 8, 2017
- ↑ The Roanoke Times, "Partin, Thornton square off in Montgomery County School Board race," October 15, 2017
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Campaign Finance Reports: Search Committees," accessed January 17, 2018
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Campaign Committee: 2017 Reporting Deadlines," accessed July 18, 2017
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 United States Census Bureau, "QuickFacts: Montgomery County, Virginia," accessed June 9, 2017
- ↑ U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "Common Core of Data, file ccd_lea_052_1414_w_0216161a, 2014-2015," accessed November 16, 2016
| Montgomery County Public Schools elections in 2017 | |
| Montgomery County, Virginia | |
| Election date: | November 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | District A: • Incumbent, Gunin Kiran District C: • Dana Partin • Tim Thornton District D: • Incumbent, Jamie Bond |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
