Peoria Public Schools District 150 elections (2016)
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Two of the seven seats on the Peoria Public Schools District 150 school board were up for general election on March 15, 2016. District 2 incumbent Debbie Wolfmeyer and District 3 incumbent Rick Cloyd did not file for re-election. Robert Aviles ran unopposed and won the District 2 seat. In District 3, Daniel Walther defeated Terry Spayer for the open seat.[1]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Peoria Board of Education consists of seven members elected by district to five-year terms on a staggered basis every year. During even-numbered years, the elections are held in March, and in odd-numbered years the elections are held in April. A general election for two full-term seats was held on March 15, 2016.[2]
A candidate for the board of education must be 18 years old, a resident of the district for at least one year prior to the election and a registered voter.[2] To get on the ballot, school board candidates had to file a notarized statement of candidacy and notarized nominating petitions with the Peoria County Clerk's Office during the filing period. The filing period began October 26, 2015, and ended November 2, 2015. The nominating petitions had to include the signatures of 200 voters residing in the school district.[3]
Early voting in this election took place from February 4, 2016, to March 14, 2016. The last day to register to vote in this election was February 16, 2016.[4]
Candidates and results
District 2
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Nonpartisan |  Robert Aviles |
100% | 6,629 | |
| Total Votes | 6,629 | |||
| Source: Peoria County Elections Commission, "3/15/16 General Primary Precinct," accessed May 20, 2016 | ||||
Candidates
| Robert Aviles | |
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District 3
Results
| Peoria Public Schools District 150, District 3 General Election, 5-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Daniel Walther |
64.91% | 6,949 |
| Terry Spayer | 35.09% | 3,757 |
| Total Votes | 10,706 | |
| Source: Peoria County Elections Commission, "3/15/16 General Primary Precinct," accessed May 20, 2016 | ||
Candidates
| Terry Spayer | Daniel Walther | ||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Illinois elections, 2016
The district's elections in 2016 shared the ballot with primaries for county, state and federal offices. These elections included presidential and U.S. Senate primaries.
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for Peoria's school board elections in 2016:[4][5]
| Deadline | Event |
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| October 26-November 2, 2015 | Candidate filing period |
| January 15, 2016 | First campaign finance deadline |
| February 4-March 14, 2016 | Early voting period |
| February 14, 2016 | Second campaign finance deadline |
| February 16, 2016 | Voter registration deadline |
| March 15, 2016 | General Election Day |
| April 15, 2016 | Final campaign finance deadline |
Endorsements
Walther and Aviles were endorsed by the local advocacy group Change150.[6]
Walther also received the following endorsements:[7]
- Peoria Federation of Teachers,
- Peoria Federation of Support Staff
- Peoria mayor Jim Ardis
- Carl Cannon, founder of ELITE Youth Program
- Peoria Journal Star
Campaign finance
School board candidates in Illinois are only required to file campaign finance reports if they accept contributions or make expenditures in excess of $5,000 in a 12-month period.[8] No contributions or expenditures were reported during the election, according to the Illinois State Board of Elections.[9]
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About the district
Peoria Public Schools District 150 is located in Peoria in central Illinois, which is the seat of government for the county of the same name. Peoria County was home to 187,319 residents in 2014, according to the United States Census Bureau.[11] Peoria Public Schools District 150 was the 14th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 13,778 students.[12]
Demographics
Peoria County underperformed compared to Illinois as a whole in terms of higher education achievement in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 28.9 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 31.4 percent of state residents. The median household income in Peoria County was $50,712, compared to $56,797 for the state. The poverty rate in the county was 17.2 percent, compared to a statewide average of 14.1 percent.[11]
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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.
See also
| Peoria Public Schools District 150 | Illinois | School Boards |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Peoria County Election Commission, "District 150 candidates," accessed January 5, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Peoria Public Schools District 150, "Board Policies: Section 2," accessed March 18, 2015
- ↑ Peoria County Election Commission, "2016 Candidate's Guide," accessed January 5, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Peoria County Election Commission, "Notices," accessed January 5, 2016
- ↑ Illinois Board of Elections, "Election and Campaign Finance Calendar," accessed February 11, 2016
- ↑ Facebook, "Change150," December 15, 2015
- ↑ Mandy Gillip, "Email correspondence with Dan Walther," March 10, 2016
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "A Guide to Campaign Disclosure," accessed March 31, 2015
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate Disclosure Search," accessed March 15, 2016
- ↑ Peoria County Clerk, "City of Peoria Sample Ballot," accessed January 23, 2014
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 United States Census Bureau, "Peoria County, Illinois," accessed March 18, 2015
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ Peoria County Clerk, "Election Results," accessed January 23, 2014
| 2016 Peoria Public Schools District 150 Elections | |
| Election date: | March 15, 2016 |
| Candidates: | District 2: Robert Aviles District 3: Terrance Spayer • Daniel Walther |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
