Naperville Community Unit School District 203 elections (2017)
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Five seats on the Naperville Community Unit School District 203 Board of Education were up for at-large general election on April 4, 2017. Four seats were up for regular election, and a fifth seat for a two-year, unexpired term also appeared on the ballot. Incumbents Kristin Fitzgerald, Donna Wandke, and Charles Cush and newcomer Paul Leong defeated candidate Shirley DeCorte for the four seats up for regular election. Kristine Gericke defeated Robert Fieseler Sr. in the special election.[1]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Naperville Community Unit School District 203 Board of Education consists of seven members elected at large to four-year terms on a staggered basis every odd-numbered year. A general election was held on April 4, 2017. There were five seats up for election.[2]
To get on the ballot, school board candidates had to file a notarized statement of candidacy and notarized nominating petitions with the DuPage County Clerk's Office during the filing period. The filing period began December 12, 2016, and ended December 19, 2016. Candidates could also file an optional loyalty oath at that time. A statement of economic interests also had to be filed by December 19, 2016. The nominating petitions had to include the signatures of 50 voters residing in the school district and could not be circulated until September 20, 2016.[3]
Candidates and results
At-large (Four-year term)
Results
| Naperville Community Unit School District 203, At-Large General Election, 4-year terms, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Kristin Fitzgerald Incumbent |
25.62% | 7,035 |
| Donna Wandke Incumbent |
22.26% | 6,113 |
| Charles Cush Incumbent |
18.49% | 5,077 |
| Paul Leong |
17.68% | 4,854 |
| Shirley DeCorte | 15.94% | 4,378 |
| Total Votes | 27,457 | |
| Source: DuPage County, Illinois, "Election Summary Report," accessed May 1, 2017 | ||
Candidates
Charles Cush 
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Kristin Fitzgerald
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| Shirley DeCorte | Paul Leong
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At-large (Two-year term)
Results
| Naperville Community Unit School District 203, At-Large General Election, 2-year terms, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Kristine Gericke |
65.04% | 5,419 |
| Robert Fieseler Sr. | 34.96% | 2,913 |
| Total Votes | 8,332 | |
| Source: DuPage County, Illinois, "Election Summary Report," accessed May 1, 2017 | ||
Candidates
| Robert Fieseler Sr. | Kristine Gericke
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Illinois elections, 2017
The Naperville Community Unit School District 203 Board of Education election shared the ballot with races for the regional school board.[4]
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for Illinois school board elections in 2017:[5]
| Deadline | Event |
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| December 19, 2016 | Candidate filing deadline |
| February 27, 2017 | Initial campaign finance deadline |
| March 7, 2017 | Last day to register to vote by paper application |
| March 19, 2017 | Last day to register to vote by online application |
| April 3, 2017 | Final election campaign finance deadline |
| April 4, 2017 | Election Day |
Endorsements
The local teachers' union endorsed incumbents Kristin Fitzgerald, Donna Wandke, and Charles Cush and challenger Shirley DeCorte for the four-year terms and Kristine Gericke for the two-year term.[6] The Daily Herald also endorsed Fitzgerald, Wandke, Cush, and Gericke as well as Paul Leong.[7]
Campaign finance
School board candidates in Illinois were required to file campaign finance reports if they did one or both of the following:[8]
- Accepted contributions or made disbursements in an aggregate amount of more than $5,000 during the calendar year
- Accepted contributions or made disbursements in an aggregate amount of more than $5,000 during the calendar year for communication via television, radio, or internet in support of or in opposition to a candidate, political party, or public policy
The first campaign finance deadline was February 27, 2017, and the second campaign finance deadline was April 3, 2017.[9]
Reports
No contributions or expenditures were reported in the election, according to the Illinois State Board of Elections.[10]
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About the district
Naperville Community Unit School District 203 is located in DuPage County in northeastern Illinois. The county seat is Wheaton. DuPage County was home to 933,736 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[11] The district was the 10th-largest school district in the state in the 2014-2015 school year and served 16,917 students.[12]
Demographics
DuPage County outperformed the rest of Illinois in terms of higher education achievement in the years 2011 to 2015. The United States Census Bureau found that 46.7 percent of DuPage County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 32.3 percent of all state residents. The median household income for the county was $79,658, while it was $57,574 for the entire state. The poverty rate in DuPage County was 7.1 percent, compared to 13.6 percent statewide.[11]
| Racial Demographics, 2015[11] | |||
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| Race | DuPage County (%) | Illinois (%) | |
| White | 80.7 | 77.3 | |
| Black or African American | 5.3 | 14.7 | |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4 | 0.6 | |
| Asian | 11.6 | 5.5 | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.1 | 0.1 | |
| Two or more races | 1.9 | 1.9 | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14.3 | 16.9 | |
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
| Naperville Community Unit School District 203 | Illinois | School Boards |
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Footnotes
- ↑ DuPage County, Illinois, "Election Summary Report," accessed April 5, 2017
- ↑ Naperville Community Unit School District 203, "Board of Education," accessed December 19, 2016
- ↑ DuPage County, "Candidate Information," accessed December 19, 2016
- ↑ DuPage County, "Candidate List and Propositions," accessed December 20, 2016
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election and Campaign Finance Calendar," accessed December 19, 2016
- ↑ Northwest Suburban Education Coalition, "School Board Candidate Endorsements," accessed March 29, 2017
- ↑ Daily Herald, "Endorsements: Cush, Fitzgerald, Leong, Wandke, Gericke for Naperville Unit District 203 school board," March 21, 2017
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "A Guide to Campaign Finance Disclosure," accessed January 5, 2017
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election and Campaign Finance Calendar 2017," accessed January 5, 2017
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate Disclosure Search," accessed April 4, 2017
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 United States Census Bureau, "DuPage County, Illinois," accessed December 26, 2016
- ↑ 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
