Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202 elections (2017)
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Four seats on the Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202 school board were up for general election on April 4, 2017. Board incumbents David Koch and Rod Westfall secured additional terms on the board and were joined in their victory by newcomers Robert Smith and Michael Robey. They defeated board member William Slabich and challenger Nabeeha Bakhrani.[1][2]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202 Board of Education consists of seven members elected at large to four-year terms on a staggered basis every odd-numbered year. A general election was held on April 4, 2017. There were four seats up for election.[3]
To get on the ballot, school board candidates had to file a notarized statement of candidacy and notarized nominating petitions with the Will County Clerk's Office during the filing period. The filing period began December 12, 2016, and ended December 19, 2016. Candidates could also file an optional loyalty oath at that time. A statement of economic interests also had to be filed by December 19, 2016. The nominating petitions had to include the signatures of 50 voters residing in the school district and could not be circulated until September 20, 2016.[4]
Candidates and results
At-large
Results
| Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202, At-Large General Election, 4-year terms, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Robert Smith |
19.46% | 5,433 |
| David Koch Incumbent |
17.48% | 4,880 |
| Rod Westfall Incumbent |
17.00% | 4,747 |
| Michael Robey |
16.96% | 4,735 |
| William Slabich Incumbent | 16.23% | 4,531 |
| Nabeeha Bakhrani | 12.89% | 3,599 |
| Total Votes | 27,925 | |
| Source: Kendall County, "Consolidated Election Report: Official," accessed February 6, 2017 and Will County, "Official Results," accessed February 6, 2017 | ||
Candidates
David Koch
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Rod Westfall
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Illinois elections, 2017
The Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202 Board of Education election shared the ballot with races for the regional school board.[5]
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for Illinois school board elections in 2017:[6]
| Deadline | Event |
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| December 19, 2016 | Candidate filing deadline |
| February 27, 2017 | Initial campaign finance deadline |
| March 7, 2017 | Last day to register to vote by paper application |
| March 19, 2017 | Last day to register to vote by online application |
| April 3, 2017 | Final election campaign finance deadline |
| April 4, 2017 | Election Day |
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Campaign finance
School board candidates in Illinois were required to file campaign finance reports if they did one or both of the following:[7]
- Accepted contributions or made disbursements in an aggregate amount of more than $5,000 during the calendar year
- Accepted contributions or made disbursements in an aggregate amount of more than $5,000 during the calendar year for communication via television, radio, or internet in support of or in opposition to a candidate, political party, or public policy
The first campaign finance deadline was February 27, 2017, and the second campaign finance deadline was April 3, 2017.[8]
No contributions or expenditures were reported as of March 2, 2017, according to the Illinois State Board of Elections.[9]
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About the district
| Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202 is located in Will County and Kendall County in northeastern Illinois. The county seat of Will County is Joliet, and the county seat of Kendall County is Yorkville. In 2015, Will and Kendall Counties were home to 687,263 residents and 123,355 residents, respectively, according to the United States Census Bureau.[10][11] The district was the fifth-largest school district in the state in the 2014-2015 school year and served 28,116 students.[12] |
Demographics
Both counties outperformed Illinois as a whole in terms of higher education achievement in the years 2011 to 2015. The United States Census Bureau found that 33 percent of Will County residents and 34.8 percent of Kendall County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 32.3 percent for Illinois as a whole. The median household income for Will County was $76,101 and for Kendall County was $84,385, while it was $57,574 for the entire state. The poverty rates in Will and Kendall Counties were 8.0 percent and 4.8 percent, respectively, compared to 13.6 percent for the state as a whole.[10][11]
| Racial Demographics, 2015[10][11] | |||
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| Race | Will County (%) | Kendall County (%) | Illinois (%) |
| White | 80.2 | 87.0 | 77.3 |
| Black or African American | 11.9 | 7.2 | 14.7 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Asian | 5.6 | 3.3 | 5.5 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Two or more races | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.9 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 16.8 | 17.6 | 16.9 |
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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See also
| Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202 | Illinois | School Boards |
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External links
- Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202
- Kendall County, Illinois
- Will County, Illinois
Footnotes
- ↑ Will County Clerk, "Unit School Candidates," accessed December 20, 2016
- ↑ Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202, "Contact the Board," accessed December 20, 2016
- ↑ Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202, "School Board," accessed December 19, 2016
- ↑ Will County Clerk, "Election Services," accessed December 19, 2016
- ↑ Will County Clerk, "Election Services," accessed December 20, 2016
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election and Campaign Finance Calendar," accessed December 19, 2016
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "A Guide to Campaign Finance Disclosure," accessed January 5, 2017
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election and Campaign Finance Calendar 2017," accessed January 5, 2017
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate Disclosure Search," accessed March 2, 2017
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 United States Census Bureau, "Will County, Illinois," accessed January 3, 2017
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 United States Census Bureau, "Kendall County, Illinois," accessed January 3, 2017
- ↑ U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "Common Core of Data, file ccd_lea_052_1414_w_0216161a, 2014-2015," accessed November 16, 2016
| Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202 elections in 2017 | |
| Will County, Illinois, and Kendall County, Illinois | |
| Election date: | April 4, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, David Koch • Incumbent, Rod Westfall • Incumbent, William Slabich • Robert Smith • Michael Robey • Nabeeha Bakhrani |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
