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New Haven Public Schools elections (2015)

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2015 New Haven 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
Connecticut
New Haven Public Schools
New Haven County, Connecticut ballot measures
Local ballot measures, Connecticut
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Two seats on the New Haven Public Schools Board of Education were up for general election on November 3, 2015.

Democrat Ed Joyner ran against Republican James O'Connell and won the District 1 seat. Democrat Darnell Goldson ran unopposed for the District 2 seat. Republican William Wynn Jr. originally filed to run for the District 2 seat, but withdrew from the race before the general election.[1][2]

In 2015, the New Haven Public Schools Board of Education decided to transition from an appointed board to a partially appointed board. Before the transition, the board was made up of the mayor of New Haven and seven mayoral appointees. It was decided that, after 2015, the board would be composed of the mayor, four mayoral appointees and two publicly elected members representing two geographical districts.[3][4]

The first two elected members of the board were elected on November 3, 2015. The District 1 member was elected to a two-year term. The District 2 member was elected to a four-year term. Beginning in 2017, all elected and appointed board members served four-year terms elected in odd-numbered years.[5]

About the district

See also: New Haven Public Schools, Connecticut
New Haven Public Schools is located in New Haven County, Conn.

The New Haven school district is based in New Haven, the seat of the county that shares its name in southern Connecticut. New Haven County was home to 861,277 residents in 2014, according to the United States Census Bureau.[6] New Haven Public Schools was the second-largest school district in Connecticut, serving 21,150 students during the 2012-2013 school year.[7]

Demographics

New Haven County underperformed compared to the rest of Connecticut in terms of higher education achievement in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 32.9 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 36.5 percent of state residents. The median household income in the county was $61,996, compared to $69,461 for the state of Connecticut. The poverty rate in the county was 12.4 percent, compared to 10.2 percent for the entire state.[6]

Racial Demographics, 2013[6]
Race New Haven County (%) Connecticut (%)
White 79.3 81.6
Black or African American 14.0 11.3
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5 0.5
Asian 4.0 4.3
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 2.2 2.1
Hispanic or Latino 16.4 14.7

Presidential Voting Pattern,
New Haven County[8]
Year Democratic Vote (%) Republican Vote (%)
2012 62.3 36.8
2008 64.1 35.3
2004 58.6 40.1
2000 62 34.3

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

In 2015, the New Haven Public Schools Board of Education decided to transition from an appointed board to a partially appointed board. Before the transition, the board was made up of the mayor of New Haven and seven mayoral appointees. It was decided that after 2015 the board would be composed of the mayor, four mayoral appointees, and two publicly elected members representing two geographical districts.[9][10]

The elections are partisan and include a primary election. Candidates are nominated by their party's town committee. If multiple candidates are nominated from a party town committee, a primary election takes place. Only one candidate per party filed to run in each district in 2015, making a primary election unnecessary.[1]

Elections

2015

Candidates

District 1

Ed Joyner Democratic Party Green check mark transparent.png James O'Connell Republican Party

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  • Educator, Sacred Heart High School

District 2

Darnell Goldson Democratic Party Green check mark transparent.png William Wynn Jr. Republican Party

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  • Public relations coordinator, TicketNow
  • Bachelor's degree, Tufts University

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  • Withdrew from race

Election results

New Haven Public Schools, District 1, General Election, 2015
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Ed Joyner 85.7% 4,901
     Republican James O'Connell 14.3% 820
Total Votes 5,721
Source: New Haven Independent, "Election Results 2015," November 4, 2015


New Haven Public Schools, District 2, General Election, 2015
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Darnell Goldson 100.0% 5,275
Total Votes 5,275
Source: Connecticut Secretary of State, "Prescribed form for Return of Votes Cast At A Municipal Election," accessed November 5, 2015

Endorsements

Joyner received an official endorsement from the New Haven Democratic Party.[11]

Campaign finance

No contributions or expenditures were reported during the election, according to the State Elections Enforcement Commission.[12]

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for the 2015 New Haven Public Schools board elections:[13]

Deadline Event
January 2, 2015-
August 5, 2015
Candidate filing period
August 5, 2015-
October 20, 2015
Write-in candidate filing period
September 11, 2015 Last day to submit voter registration paperwork by mail for primary election
September 14, 2015 Last day to submit voter registration paperwork in person for primary election
September 15, 2015 Primary election day
October 20, 2015 Last day to submit voter registration paperwork by mail for general election
October 27, 2015 Last day to submit voter registration paperwork in person for general election
November 3, 2015 General Election Day

Additional elections

See also: Connecticut elections, 2015

This election shared the ballot with elections for mayor and alderman.[14]

Recent news

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See also

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External links

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