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Palm Springs Unified School District elections (2016)
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Two of the five seats on the Palm Springs Unified School District Board of Education were up for by-district general election on November 8, 2016. The race for the open Trustee Area 1 seat featured candidates Madonna Gerrell, Kari Middleton Hendrix, and Thomas Lister-Looker, and Gerrell won. In his bid for re-election to Trustee Area 2, incumbent Richard Clapp ran unopposed and won re-election by default.[1][2]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Palm Springs Unified Board of Education consists of five members elected to four-year terms. Elections are held by district on a staggered basis every November of even-numbered years. Three seats were up for election on November 4, 2014, and two seats were up for election on November 8, 2016. There was no primary election.[3]
To get on the ballot, school board candidates had to register with the county elections office by August 12, 2016. If incumbents did not file by that deadline, the filing deadline was extended for non-incumbent candidates until August 17, 2016.[4]
To vote in this election, residents of the school district had to register by October 24, 2016.[5] Photo identification was not required to vote in this election.[6]
Candidates and results
Trustee Area 1
Results
| Palm Springs Unified School District, Trustee Area 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Madonna Gerrell |
41.09% | 3,652 |
| Kari Middleton Hendrix | 38.54% | 3,425 |
| Thomas Lister-Looker | 20.38% | 1,811 |
| Total Votes | 8,888 | |
| Source: Riverside County Registrar of Voters, "Consolidated Presidential Election Official Results," accessed December 2, 2016 | ||
Candidates
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Trustee Area 2
Results
This race was canceled due to lack of opposition. Incumbent Richard Clapp won re-election by default.[1]
Candidates
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: California elections, 2016
The district's school board election shared the ballot with a number of statewide ballot measures as well as elections for the following offices:[7]
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for California school board elections in 2016:[8][9]
| Deadline | Event |
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| August 1, 2016 | Semi-annual campaign finance report due |
| August 10, 2016 - November 8, 2016 | 24-hour campaign contribution reporting period |
| August 12, 2016 | Candidate filing deadline |
| August 17, 2016 | Extended filing deadline for non-incumbent candidates for open seats |
| September 29, 2016 | First pre-election campaign finance report due |
| October 24, 2016 | Voter registration deadline |
| October 27, 2016 | Second pre-election campaign finance report due |
| November 8, 2016 | Election Day |
| January 31, 2017 | Semi-annual campaign finance report due |
Endorsements
Trustee Area 1 candidate Kari Middleton Hendrix was endorsed by the following organizations and elected officials:[10][11][12][13][14][15]
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Trustee Area 1 candidate Thomas Lister-Looker was endorsed by the following organizations and public officials:[12][13][16][17][18]
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Campaign finance
Candidates in this race were required to file two pre-election reports. The first was due on September 29, 2016, and the second was due on October 27, 2016. If candidates received more than $1,000 from a single source between August 10, 2016, and November 8, 2016, they had to file a campaign finance report within 24 hours of receiving the contribution.[9]
Candidates who did not raise or spend more than $2,000 on their campaigns had to file an exemption form by September 29, 2016. They did not have to file additional campaign finance reports.[9]
Candidates who had a remaining balance from previous campaigns or who had raised or spent money on their campaigns prior to the candidate filing deadline had to file a semi-annual campaign finance report by August 1, 2016. The next semi-annual campaign finance report was due January 31, 2017.[9]
Reports
Candidates received a total of $9,264.66 and spent a total of $5,887.95 as of October 4, 2016, according to the Riverside County Registrar of Voters.[19]
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| Madonna Gerrell | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Kari Middleton Hendrix | $4,308.00 | $2,785.84 | $1,522.16 |
| Thomas Lister-Looker | $4,956.66 | $3,102.11 | $1,854.55 |
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What was at stake?
2016
Election trends
- See also: School board elections, 2014
Due to one unopposed seat and one open seat, the 2016 Palm Springs Unified Board of Education race was guaranteed to keep one incumbent on the board and add one new member. The 2016 election was the first time the district had an unopposed seat in recent years. No seats were unopposed in 2010, 2012, or 2014. The fact that the one incumbent who ran for re-election won, however, maintained a district trend. In 2010, 2012, and 2014, every incumbent who ran to retain his or her seat won an additional term. The newcomers who were elected to the board in those years won open seats, as the new member elected in 2016 did.
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| Year | Candidates per seat | Unopposed seats | Incumbent success rate | Seats won by newcomers | |
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| 2016 | 2.00 | 50.00% | 100.00% | 50.00% | |
| 2014 | 2.67 | 0.00% | 100.00% | 66.67% | |
| 2012 | 1.50 | 0.00% | 100.00% | 0.00% | |
| 2010 | 1.33 | 0.00% | 100.00% | 33.33% | |
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| 2014 | 1.91 | 25.18% | 79.00% | 38.14% | |
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| 2014 | 1.89 | 32.57% | 81.31% | 38.24% | |
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About the district
The Palm Springs Unified School District is located in Riverside County in southern California. The county seat is Riverside. Riverside County was home to 2,361,026 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[20] The district was the 55th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 23,360 students.[21]
Demographics
Riverside County underperformed compared to California as a whole in terms of higher education achievement between 2010 and 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 20.8 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 31 percent of state residents. The median household income for Riverside County was $56,592, compared to $61,489 for the entire state. The percentage of people in poverty in the county was 17.1 percent, compared to 16.4 percent statewide.[20]
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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.
Recent news
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Riverside County Registrar of Voters, "Contest/Candidate Proof List," accessed August 19, 2016
- ↑ Riverside County, "Consolidated Presidential Election," accessed November 9, 2016
- ↑ Palm Springs Unified School District, "Board of Education," accessed August 1, 2016
- ↑ California Elections Code, “Part 5, Section 10600-10604: School District And Community College District Governing Board Elections,” accessed June 15, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Voter Registration," accessed June 13, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "California Online Voter Registration," accessed June 13, 2016
- ↑ Riverside County Registrar of Voters, "Contest/Candidate Proof List: 2016 General Election," accessed September 23, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "November 8, 2016, General Election Calendar," accessed July 27, 2016
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 California Fair Political Practices Commission, "Filing Schedule for Candidates and Controlled Committees for Local Office Being Voted on November 8, 2016," accessed July 27, 2016
- ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Kari Middleton Hendrix," June 6, 2016
- ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Kari Middleton Hendrix," August 31, 2016
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 The Desert Sun, "Insider: School board candidate endorsements," September 16, 2016
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 The Desert Sun, "Insider: School board endorsements," October 6, 2016
- ↑ Evolve, "Endorsements: November 8, 2016 General Election," accessed October 13, 2016
- ↑ CCSA Advocates, "Our Endorsements: November 2016 Elections," accessed October 27, 2016
- ↑ Facebook, "Lister-Looker for PSUSD Board of Education - Trustee Area 1 on August 29, 2016," accessed September 7, 2016
- ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Thomas Lister-Looker," September 19, 2016
- ↑ The Desert Sun, "Insider: School board endorsements," September 30, 2016
- ↑ Riverside County Registrar of Voters, "County of Riverside Public Portal for Campaign Finance Disclosure," accessed October 4, 2016
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 United States Census Bureau, "Riverside County, California," accessed July 6, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ Riverside County Registrar of Voters, "Past Elections," accessed July 3, 2014
| 2016 Palm Springs Unified School District Elections | |
| Riverside County, California | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | Trustee Area 1: • Madonna Gerrell • Kari Middleton Hendrix • Thomas Lister-Looker Trustee Area 2: • Incumbent, Richard Clapp |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
