Plymouth-Canton Community Schools elections (2014)

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2014 Plymouth-Canton Community Schools Elections
General Election date:
November 4, 2014
Table of Contents
About the district Method of election Elections Key deadlines Additional elections External links
See also
Michigan Plymouth-Canton Community Schools Wayne County, Michigan ballot measures Local ballot measures, Michigan

Three seats on the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools Board of Education were up for general election on November 4, 2014.

Newcomers Kate Borninski and Michael Siegrist defeated Amy Fava, Drex Morton, Estelle Oliansky, and Don Turner for the two seats with six-year terms. Incumbent Kim Crouch defeated challenger Tom Kelly for the one-seat with a four-year term. Fellow board members Adrienne Davis and Judy Mardigian did not file for re-election.

About the district

See also: Plymouth-Canton Community Schools, Michigan

Plymouth-Canton Community Schools is located in Wayne County, Michigan.

Plymouth-Canton Community Schools is located in Wayne County, Michigan. The county seat is Detroit. Wayne County had a population of 1,775,273 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau in 2014. In the 2011-2012 school year, Plymouth-Canton Community Schools was the fourth-largest school district in Michigan and served 18,426 students.

Demographics

In 2012, Wayne County had a lower percentage of residents with a bachelor's degree compared to the state overall. The United States Census Bureau reported that 20.8 percent of residents aged 25 and older in Wayne County had earned a bachelor's degree, compared with 25.5 percent for Michigan. The county’s median household income was $41,504, below the state median of $48,471. The poverty rate in Wayne County was 23.8 percent, above the state rate of 16.3 percent.

Racial Demographics, 2013
Race	Wayne County (%)	Michigan (%)
White	54.7	80.1
Black or African American	39.6	14.3
American Indian and Alaska Native	0.5	0.7
Asian	2.9	2.7
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0	0.0
Two or more races	2.3	2.2
Hispanic or Latino	5.6	4.7

Presidential Voting Pattern, Wayne County
Year	Democratic Vote	Republican Vote
2012	595,846	213,814
2008	660,085	219,582
2004	600,047	257,750
2000	530,414	223,021

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

As of the 2014 election, the Plymouth-Canton Board of Education consisted of seven members elected at-large to four or six-year terms, depending on the seat. There was no primary election, and the general election was held on November 4, 2014. Three seats were up for election in 2014, one with a four-year term and two with six-year terms.

School board candidates had to file with their county elections department during the candidate filing period, which ended on July 22, 2014. The deadline to withdraw was on July 25, 2014. Write-in candidates had to file by October 24, 2014. To vote in the 2014 general election, voters had to register by October 6, 2014.

At-large (4-year term)

• Kim Crouch
  • Incumbent

• Tom Kelly

At-large (6-year term)

• Kate Borninski

• Amy Fava

• Drex Morton

• Estelle Oliansky

• Michael Siegrist

• Don Turner

Election results

4-year term

Plymouth-Canton Community Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Kim Crouch Incumbent	52.3%	14,413
	Nonpartisan	Tom Kelly	47.2%	13,013
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.5%	130
Total Votes				27,556
Source: Wayne County Elections Division, "Summary Report," accessed December 29, 2014

6-year term

Plymouth-Canton Community Schools, At-Large General Election, 6-year term, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Kate Borninski	25.3%	12,960
	Nonpartisan	Michael Siegrist	22.7%	11,639
	Nonpartisan	Don Turner	17.5%	8,949
	Nonpartisan	Estelle Oliansky	13.8%	7,082
	Nonpartisan	Amy Fava	13.3%	6,809
	Nonpartisan	Drex Morton	6.8%	3,504
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.5%	234
Total Votes				51,177
Source: Wayne County Elections Division, "Summary Report," accessed December 29, 2014

Endorsements

Incumbent Kim Crouch and challengers Kate Borninski and Michael Siegrist each received endorsements from The Observer, the Canton Democratic Club, and the local chapter of the Michigan Education Association.

Borninski and Siegrist also received endorsements from the Huron Valley Central Labor Council, the Equality Michigan Pride Political Action Committee, and the local chapter of the UAW.

Challengers Tom Kelly, Estelle Oliansky, and Don Turner each received an endorsement from state Senator Patrick Colbeck (R-7).

Campaign finance

Candidates reported $37,969.20 in contributions and $31,247.52 in expenditures during the election, according to the Wayne County Elections Division.

In Michigan, candidates are prohibited from receiving contributions from corporations or labor organizations. Within 10 days of becoming a candidate, candidates must form a candidate committee. Following the creation of the committee, candidates have an additional 10 days to register the committee with the school district by filing a statement of organization. A candidate committee that does not expect to receive or spend more than $1,000 during the election cycle is eligible to receive a reporting waiver, which allows that committee not to file pre-election, post-election and annual campaign statements without legal penalty.

In the at-large race for one seat with a four-year term, candidates reported $14,934.20 in contributions and $14,211.27 in expenditures during the election.

Candidate	Contributions	Expenditures	Cash on hand
Kim Crouch	$7,916.50	$7,275.57	$640.93
Tom Kelly	$7,017.70	$6,935.70	$82.00

In the at-large race for two seats with six-year terms, candidates reported $23,035.00 in contributions and $17,036.25 in expenditures during the election.

Candidate	Contributions	Expenditures	Cash on hand
Kate Borninski	$7,515.00	$4,140.34	$3,374.66
Amy Fava	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Drex Morton	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Estelle Oliansky	$3,125.00	$2,912.51	$212.49
Michael Siegrist	$9,090.00	$6,681.04	$2,408.96
Don Turner	$3,305.00	$3,302.36	$2.64

Past elections

Information about earlier elections can be found by clicking [show] at the right.

2011 Plymouth-Canton Community Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2011 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Sheila Paton 12.9% 3,475      Nonpartisan John Barrett 10.6% 2,836      Nonpartisan Mark Horvath 10.4% 2,789      Nonpartisan Michael Maloney 10.1% 2,719      Nonpartisan Nancy Eggenberger Incumbent 8.7% 2,337      Nonpartisan Mike Andro 7.7% 2,076      Nonpartisan Matt Dame 7.4% 2,000      Nonpartisan John T. Jackson Incumbent 6.9% 1,864      Nonpartisan Abdul Muhiuddin 6.2% 1,674      Nonpartisan Steven M. Sneideman Incumbent 5.6% 1,502      Nonpartisan Stephanie Goecke 5.2% 1,389      Nonpartisan Michael Redman 2.8% 758      Nonpartisan John Nichols 2.4% 635      Nonpartisan Angie Williams-Chehmani 2% 534      Nonpartisan Clifton R. Nealey 1% 261      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.1% 15 Total Votes 26,864 Source: Canton Township Clerk, "Summary Report," accessed September 1, 2014 2009 Plymouth-Canton Community Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2009 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Judy Mardigian Incumbent 27.1% 3,249      Nonpartisan Adrienne M. Davis 22.1% 2,652      Nonpartisan Barry E. Simescu 20% 2,399      Nonpartisan Larry A. Martin 15.8% 1,896      Nonpartisan Eric R. Bacyinski 14.9% 1,784      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.2% 30 Total Votes 12,010 Source: Canton Township Clerk, "Summary Report," accessed September 1, 2014 Plymouth-Canton Community Schools, At-Large Special Election, 2-year term, 2009 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan John T. Jackson Incumbent 98.9% 3,568      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 1.1% 38 Total Votes 3,606 Source: Canton Township Clerk, "Summary Report," accessed September 1, 2014

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools election in 2014:

Deadline	Event
July 22, 2014	Last day for candidates to file nomination documents
July 25, 2014	Last day for candidates to withdraw
October 6, 2014	Last day to register to vote in the general election
October 24, 2014	Last day for write-in candidates to file nomination documents
November 4, 2014	General election day

Additional elections on the ballot

This election shared the ballot with general elections for a U.S. House seat, U.S. Senate seat, Michigan state executive offices, Michigan House of Representatives seats, and Michigan State Senate seats. It also shared the ballot with county, municipal, and judicial elections.

See also

• Michigan
• Plymouth-Canton Community Schools, Michigan
• Michigan school board elections, 2014
• List of school board elections in 2014
• School board elections, 2014
• Wayne County, Michigan ballot measures
• Local ballot measures, Michigan

External links

Suggest a link

• Plymouth-Canton Community Schools
• Wayne County Elections Division