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New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated School Corporation elections (2016)

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New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated School Corporation Elections

General election date:
November 8, 2016
Enrollment (13–14):
11,307 students

Three of the seven seats on the New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated School Corporation school board were up for general election on November 8, 2016. One seat was elected at large and the other two were elected by district. Five newcomers filed for the open at-large seat: Daniel Dickey, Jenny Higbie, Danny Libs, Gerald McCullum, and Randy Smith. Higbie gained the at-large spot on the board. In District 3, incumbent George Gauntt was defeated by challenger Elizabeth Galligan. District 4 saw incumbent Rebecca Gardenour file for the seat and successfully defend it against former board member Mark Boone. There was no primary.[1][2][3]

Elections

Voter and candidate information

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New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated School Corporation schools are overseen by a seven-member board elected both at large and 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.[4]

Candidates and results

At-Large

Results

New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated School Corporation,
At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Jenny Higbie 34.20% 10,189
Danny Libs 32.05% 9,547
Daniel Dickey 18.44% 5,493
Randy Smith 8.84% 2,632
Gerald McCullum 6.47% 1,928
Total Votes (100) 29,789
Source: Floyd County, "2016 General Election Results," accessed November 29, 2016

Candidates

Daniel Dickey Jenny Higbie Green check mark transparent.png Danny Libs

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Gerald McCullum Randy Smith

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District 3

Results

New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated School Corporation,
District 3 General Election, 4-year term, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Elizabeth Galligan 76.02% 20,941
George Gauntt Incumbent 23.98% 6,605
Total Votes (100) 27,546
Source: Floyd County, "2016 General Election Results," accessed November 29, 2016

Candidates

George Gauntt Elizabeth Galligan Green check mark transparent.png

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  • Incumbent

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District 4

Results

New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated School Corporation,
District 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Rebecca Gardenour Incumbent 51.38% 14,545
Mark Boone 48.62% 13,764
Total Votes (100) 28,309
Source: Floyd County, "2016 General Election Results," accessed November 29, 2016

Candidates

Rebecca Gardenour Green check mark transparent.png Mark Boone

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  • Incumbent

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  • Former board member

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:[5]

Deadline Event
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

In the at-large race, candidates raised a total of $7,354.29 and spent a total of $6,451.23 as of October 21, 2016. No other race in this election saw financial activity.[6]

See also: List of school board campaign finance deadlines in 2016
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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.[7]

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About the district

See also: New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated School Corporation, Indiana
New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated School Corporation is located in Floyd County, Indiana.

New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated School Corporation is located in Floyd County in southern Indiana. The county seat is New Albany. Floyd County was home to 76,778 residents between 2010 and 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[8] The district was the 16th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 11,307 students.[9]

Demographics

Floyd County underperformed compared to Indiana as a whole in terms of higher education attainment from 2010 to 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 24.3 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 $53,431, compared to $48,737 for the state. County residents lived below the poverty level at a rate of 11.6 percent, while that rate was 14.5 percent for state residents.[8]

Racial Demographics, 2015[8]
Race Floyd County (%) Indiana (%)
White 91.0 85.8
Black or African American 5.5 9.6
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3 0.4
Asian 1.1 2.1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or more races 2.1 1.9
Hispanic or Latino 2.9 6.7

Presidential Voting Pattern, Floyd County[10]
Year Democratic Vote Republican Vote
2012 14,812 19,878
2008 16,263 19,957
2004 13,857 19,877

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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