Pinellas County Schools elections (2014)
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Five seats on the Pinellas County School Board were up for general election on August 26, 2014. The District 4 and 7 races required runoff elections on November 4, 2014, as no candidate garnered 50 percent plus one of the general election votes in those districts.
The District 2 race featured incumbent Terry B. Krassner and challenger Chris Tauchnitz. Peggy O'Shea was running for re-election to District 3 against Kent "Kip" A. Curtis. The District 6 race featured incumbent Linda Lerner and challenger Maureen Ahern.
Beverley Billiris, John H. Nygren and Ken Peluso were running to replace Robin Wikle, who resigned from the District 4 seat earlier in 2014. Wikle had delayed her resignation in order to have the seat filled at the general election. Vacancies on Florida school boards are otherwise filled by gubernatorial appointments until the next general election.[1]
Incumbents Terry B. Krassner, Peggy O'Shea and Linda Lerner won re-election, defeating challengers Chris Tauchnitz, Kent "Kip" A. Curtis and Maureen Ahern, respectively. District 4 candidates. Candidates Ken Peluso and Beverley Billiris, the top two vote-getters, advanced to a runoff election on November 4, 2014. Peluso won the runoff election and the remaining two years of Wikle's unexpired term.[2] Peluso triumphed over Billiris in that race.
Fellow board member René Flowers was running for another term in District 7 against Irene Olive Cates. Because Cates was a write-in candidate, the District 7 election was decided in the November 4, 2014, election.
About the district
- See also: Pinellas County Schools, Florida
Pinellas County Schools is based in Largo, the county seat of Pinellas County, Florida. Pinellas County is home to 929,048 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau.[3] Pinellas County Schools was the seventh-largest school district in Florida, serving 103,776 students during the 2011-2012 school year.[4]
Demographics
Pinellas County outperformed the rest of Florida in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 27.2 percent of Pinellas County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 26.2 percent for Florida as a whole. The median household income in Pinellas County was $46,051 compared to $47,309 for the state of Florida. The poverty rate in Pinellas County was 13.1 percent compared to 15.6 percent for the entire state.[3]
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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 Pinellas County School Board consists of seven members elected to four-year terms. Three members represent the entire county and four members are elected to specific geographic districts. There was a general election on August 26, 2014, and the runoff election took place on November 4, 2014.
Candidates for the school board filed for the election by June 20, 2014. The county's elections office hosted early voting for the general election at various locations from August 16, 2014, to August 23, 2014. The early voting window for the runoff election ran from October 25, 2014, to November 1, 2014. The last day to request a mailed absentee ballot in the general election was August 20, 2014, and the runoff election deadline was October 29, 2014.
Elections
2014
Candidates
District 2
- Terry B. Krassner
- Incumbent
- Chris Tauchnitz
District 3
- Peggy O'Shea
- Incumbent
- Kent "Kip" A. Curtis
District 4 (Two-year term)
Candidate defeated in the general election:
District 6
- Linda Lerner
- Incumbent
- Maureen Ahern
District 7
- René Flowers
- Incumbent
- Irene Olive Cates
Election results
District 4: Special runoff
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | 50.4% | 42,089 | ||
| Nonpartisan | Beverley Billiris | 49.6% | 41,398 | |
| Total Votes | 83,487 | |||
| Source: Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections, "Official Results," accessed December 22, 2014 | ||||
District 7: Runoff
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | 96% | 64,245 | ||
| Nonpartisan | Irene Olive Cates (write-in) | 4% | 2,645 | |
| Total Votes | 66,890 | |||
| Source: Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections, "Official Results," accessed December 22, 2014 | ||||
District 2: General
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | 71.1% | 89,676 | ||
| Nonpartisan | Chris Tauchnitz | 28.9% | 36,411 | |
| Total Votes | 126,087 | |||
| Source: Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections, "2014 Primary Election Official Results," August 29, 2014 | ||||
District 3: General
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | 65.4% | 83,926 | ||
| Nonpartisan | Kent "Kip" A. Curtis | 34.6% | 44,393 | |
| Total Votes | 128,319 | |||
| Source: Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections, "2014 Primary Election Official Results," August 29, 2014 | ||||
District 4: Special
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | 47.7% | 17,347 | ||
| Nonpartisan | 39.4% | 14,340 | ||
| Nonpartisan | John H. Nygren | 12.8% | 4,670 | |
| Total Votes | 36,357 | |||
| Source: Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections, "2014 Primary Election Official Results," August 29, 2014 | ||||
District 6: General
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | 55.2% | 19,916 | ||
| Nonpartisan | Maureen Ahern | 44.8% | 16,188 | |
| Total Votes | 36,104 | |||
| Source: Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections, "2014 Primary Election Official Results," August 29, 2014 | ||||
District 7: General
No general election was held for the District 7 seat because the only challenger to incumbent René Flowers was write-in candidate Irene Olive Cates. The election between Flowers and Cates was held November 4, 2014.
Endorsements
District 4 candidate Ken Peluso received an endorsement from the Personhood Florida ProLife PAC.[6]
Campaign finance
Candidates received a total of $184,143.81 and spent a total of $119,646.38 during the election, according to the Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections. The following totals are based on reports available as of August 26, 2014.[7]
District 2
In the District 2 race, candidates received a total of $24,502.14 and spent a total of $21,491.06.
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terry B. Krassner | $15,955.00 | $14,080.44 | $1,874.56 |
| Chris Tauchnitz | $8,547.14 | $7,410.62 | $1,136.52 |
District 3
In the District 3 race, candidates received a total of $26,433.65 and spent a total of $21,953.50.
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent "Kip" A. Curtis | $17,438.65 | $15,558.44 | $1,880.21 |
| Peggy O'Shea | $8,995.00 | $6,395.06 | $2,599.94 |
District 4
In the District 4 race, candidates received a total of $55,810.95 and spent a total of $26,426.54.
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beverley Billiris | $11,435.00 | $8,497.84 | $2,937.16 |
| John H. Nygren | $2,000.00 | $1,679.40 | $320.60 |
| Ken Peluso | $42,375.95 | $16,249.30 | $26,126.65 |
District 6
In the District 6 race, candidates received a total of $61,356.90 and spent a total of $44,402.99.
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maureen Ahern | $34,560.37 | $19,207.17 | $15,353.2 |
| Linda Lerner | $26,796.53 | $25,195.82 | $1,600.71 |
District 7
In the District 7 race, candidates received a total of $16,040.17 and spent a total of $5,372.29.
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irene Olive Cates | $2,307.01 | $2,050.03 | $256.98 |
| René Flowers | $13,733.16 | $5,372.29 | $8,360.87 |
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Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the school board election in 2014:[8]
| Deadline | Event |
|---|---|
| June 20, 2014 | Last day of candidate filing period |
| August 16, 2014 | First day of early voting in general election |
| August 20, 2014 | Last day to request mailed absentee ballot for general election |
| August 23, 2014 | Last day of early voting in general election |
| August 26, 2014 | General election day |
| October 25, 2014 | First day of early voting in runoff election |
| October 29, 2014 | Last day to request mailed absentee ballot for runoff election |
| November 1, 2014 | Last day of early voting in runoff election |
| November 4, 2014 | Runoff election day |
Additional elections on the ballot
Area residents voted on county and statewide races on November 4, 2014. Residents of Pinellas County voted on races for seats on the county commission, county courts and fire control and community development districts. The November 4, 2014, ballot included races for state legislature, state executive and U.S. House seats.
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Pinellas + County + Schools + Florida"
See also
- Florida
- Pinellas County Schools, Florida
- Florida school board elections, 2014
- List of school board elections in 2014
- School board elections, 2014
- Pinellas County, Florida ballot measures
- Local ballot measures, Florida
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Footnotes
- ↑ Tampa Bay Times, "Pinellas School Board member Robin Wikle announces plans to resign," February 18, 2014
- ↑ Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections," 2014 Primary Election Unofficial Results," accessed August 26, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 United States Census Bureau, "Pinellas County, Florida," accessed June 16, 2014
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed June 3, 2014
- ↑ Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections, "Candidates for 2014 Election Cycle," accessed June 16, 2014
- ↑ Personhood Florida ProLife PAC, "Personhood Florida ProLife PAC Endorses Over 60 Candidates for the 2014 Primary and General Election," July 23, 2014
- ↑ Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections, "CANDIDATES: GENERAL ELECTION (TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 04, 2014)," accessed August 26, 2014
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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| 2014 Pinellas County Schools Elections | |
| Pinellas County, Florida | |
| Election date: | August 26, 2014 |
| Candidates: | District 2: • Terry B. Krassner • Chris Tauchnitz District 3: • Kent "Kip" A. Curtis • Peggy O'Shea |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |