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New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated School Corporation elections (2014)
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Four seats on the New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated School Corporation Board of School Trustees were up for general election on November 4, 2014.
At-large incumbents Jan Habermel Anderson and Mark Boone ran against challengers Danita Burks, Don Sakel and Lee Ann Wiseheart for two seats. Donna Corbett competed with board member Roger E. Whaley for the District 1 seat. District 2 incumbent David J. Hines faced challenger Sue Lynn Williams in his re-election bid.[1]
Incumbent Jan Habermel Anderson and challenger Lee Ann Wiseheart won the two at-large seats. Challenger Donna Corbett defeated incumbent Roger E. Whaley for the District 1 seat, and District 2 board member David J. Hines retained his seat against challenger Sue Lynn Williams.
About the district
New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated School Corporation is located in Floyd County, Indiana. The county seat is New Albany. Floyd County is home to 76,244 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau.[2] In the 2011-2012 school year, New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated School Corporation was the 15th-largest school district in Indiana and served 11,458 students.[3]
Demographics
Floyd County underperformed compared to the rest of Indiana in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 22.4 percent of Floyd County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 23.0 percent for Indiana as a whole. The median household income for Floyd County was $53,208 compared to $48,374 for the state of Indiana. The percentage of people below poverty level for Floyd County was 12.0 percent while it was 14.7 percent for the state of Indiana.[2]
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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.
Voter and candidate information
The New Albany-Floyd County Board of School Trustees consists of seven members elected at-large or by specific geographic districts to four-year terms. There was no primary election, and the general election was held on November 4, 2014. Four seats were up for election in 2014.[1]
School board candidates had to file with their county elections department during the candidate filing period, which began on July 23, 2014, and ended on August 22, 2014. Write-in candidates also had to file by August 22, 2014. To vote in the 2014 general election, voters had to register by October 6, 2014.[5]
Elections
2014
Candidates
At-large
- Jan Habermel Anderson
- Incumbent
- Mark Boone
- Incumbent
District 1
- Roger E. Whaley
- Incumbent
District 2
- David J. Hines
- Incumbent
Election results
At-large
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Nonpartisan | Jan Habermel Anderson Incumbent |
26.7% | 6,710 | |
| Nonpartisan | Lee Ann Wiseheart |
24.5% | 6,160 | |
| Nonpartisan | Don Sakel | 19.4% | 4,879 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mark Boone Incumbent | 15.3% | 3,843 | |
| Nonpartisan | Danita Burks | 14.1% | 3,534 | |
| Total Votes | 25,126 | |||
| Source: Floyd County Election Board, "Election Summary Report," accessed December 29, 2014 | ||||
District 1
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Donna Corbett |
52.2% | 6,917 | |
| Nonpartisan | Roger E. Whaley Incumbent | 47.8% | 6,332 | |
| Total Votes | 13,249 | |||
| Source: Floyd County Election Board, "Election Summary Report," accessed December 29, 2014 | ||||
District 2
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | David J. Hines Incumbent |
52.4% | 6,861 | |
| Nonpartisan | Sue Lynn Williams | 47.6% | 6,239 | |
| Total Votes | 13,100 | |||
| Source: Floyd County Election Board, "Election Summary Report," accessed November 4, 2014 | ||||
Endorsements
No candidates received endorsements in this election.
Campaign finance
The Floyd County Election Board does not publish and freely disclose school board candidate campaign finance reports.
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Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated School Corporation election in 2014:[5]
| Deadline | Event |
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| July 23, 2014 | First day for candidates to file nomination documents |
| August 6, 2014 | First day for write-in candidates to file nomination documents |
| August 22, 2014 | Last day for traditional and write-in candidates to file nomination documents |
| October 6, 2014 | Last day to register to vote in the general election |
| October 17, 2014 | Last day to file pre-election campaign finance reports |
| November 4, 2014 | General election day |
| November 18, 2014 | Last day for candidates to file a verified election recount or contest petition |
Additional elections on the ballot
This election shared the ballot with general elections for a U.S. House seat, Indiana state executive offices, Indiana House of Representatives seats and Indiana State Senate seats. It also shared the ballot with county, municipal, and judicial elections.[6]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "New + Albany-Floyd + County + Consolidated + School + Corporation + Indiana"
See also
- Indiana
- New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated School Corporation, Indiana
- Indiana school board elections, 2014
- List of school board elections in 2014
- School board elections, 2014
- Floyd County, Indiana ballot measures
- Local ballot measures, Indiana
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated School Corporation, "About Us - School Board - Board Members," accessed August 30, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 United States Census Bureau, "Floyd County, Indiana," accessed September 3, 2014
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ Indiana Election Division, "Election Results," accessed September 3, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Indiana Election Division, "2014 Indiana Election Calendar," accessed September 3, 2014
- ↑ Indiana Election Division, "November 4, 2014 General Election," accessed September 3, 2014
