Pueblo School District 70 elections (2017)
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Three of the five seats on the Pueblo School District 70 Board of Education in Colorado were scheduled to be up for nonpartisan general election on November 7, 2017, but the district canceled the election due to lack of opposition. Incumbents Jill Deulen, Mark Emery, and Deborah Houghton were the only candidates to file for the District 3, 4, and 5 seats, respectively. Because of that, they were declared re-elected to their seats.[1][2]
The 2017 election mirrored the district's 2015 election, which was also canceled due to lack of opposition. For information on election trends in the district, click here.
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Pueblo School District 70 Board of Education consists of five members elected to four-year terms. Elections are held on a staggered basis so that two or three seats are up for election every odd-numbered year in November. Though members run for seats in specific geographic districts, they are elected at large.[3][4]
To qualify to run for school board, candidates had to be residents of the school district and registered voters for a minimum of 12 consecutive months before the election. They also could not have been convicted of a sexual offense against a child. To get on the ballot, school board candidates had to file nomination petitions containing 50 signatures of eligible voters in the school district by September 1, 2017.[3]
Colorado voters were allowed to register to vote through election day.[5] Photo identification was not required to vote in Colorado.[6]
Candidates and results
District 3
Results
This election was canceled due to lack of opposition. Incumbent Jill Deulen was declared re-elected to her seat by default.[2]
Candidates
Jill Deulen 
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District 4
Results
This election was canceled due to lack of opposition. Incumbent Mark Emery was declared re-elected to his seat by default.[2]
Candidates
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District 5
Results
This election was canceled due to lack of opposition. Incumbent Deborah Houghton was declared re-elected to her seat by default.[2]
Candidates
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Colorado elections, 2017
If it had not been canceled, the Pueblo School District 70 Board of Education election would have shared the ballot with elections for Pueblo City Council.[7]
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the 2017 Colorado school board elections.[8][9]
Endorsements
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Campaign finance
School board candidates in Colorado were required to file three campaign finance reports. The reports were due on October 17, 2017, November 3, 2017, and December 7, 2017.[9]
Past elections
To see results from past elections in Pueblo School District 70, click here.
What was at stake?
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Election trends
- See also: School boards in session: 2015 in brief
The 2017 Pueblo School District 70 Board of Education election mirrored the district's 2015 election. Both elections were canceled due to lack of opposition, and incumbents were declared re-elected to their seats by default. The district's 2013 election had a lower percentage of unopposed seats (66.67%), and newcomers swept the ballot after no incumbents filed to run.
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| Year | Candidates per seat | Unopposed seats | Incumbents running for re-election | Incumbent success rate | Seats won by newcomers | |
| Pueblo School District 70 | ||||||
| 2017 | 1.00 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 0.00% | |
| 2015 | 1.00 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 0.00% | |
| 2013 | 1.33 | 66.67.% | 0.00% | Not applicable | 100.00% | |
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| 2015 | 1.77 | 30.77% | 55.38% | 83.33% | 53.85% | |
| United States | ||||||
| 2015 | 1.72 | 35.95% | 70.37% | 82.66% | 40.81% | |
About the district
- See also: Pueblo School District 70, Colorado
Pueblo School District 70 is located in Pueblo County in south-central Colorado. The county seat is Pueblo. Pueblo County was home to an estimated 165,123 residents in 2016, according to the United States Census Bureau.[10] The district was the 22nd-largest school district in the state in the 2014-2015 school year and served 9,310 students.[11]
Demographics
Pueblo County underperformed compared to Colorado as a whole in terms of higher education achievement between 2011 and 2015. The United States Census Bureau found that 21.6 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 38.1 percent of state residents. During the same time period, the median household income in Pueblo County was $41,286, compared to $60,629 statewide. The county poverty rate was 19.8 percent, and the state poverty rate was 11.5 percent.[10]
| Racial Demographics, 2016[10] | ||
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| Race | Pueblo County (%) | Colorado (%) |
| White | 90.5 | 87.5 |
| Black or African American | 2.5 | 4.5 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 3.1 | 1.6 |
| Asian | 1.0 | 3.3 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Two or More Races | 2.7 | 3.0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 42.8 | 21.3 |
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
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Footnotes
- ↑ Pueblo School District 70, "Candidate Information," accessed September 2, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 The Pueblo Chieftain, "No opponents, so D70 cancels school board election," September 7, 2017
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Colorado Association of School Boards, "2017 Elections School Board Candidate Guide," accessed August 29, 2017
- ↑ Pueblo School District 70, "Call for Nominations for School Directors," accessed August 29, 2017
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Voter Registration FAQs," accessed August 29, 2017
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Acceptable Forms of Identification," accessed August 29, 2017
- ↑ City of Pueblo, "Council Members," accessed September 14, 2017
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "2017 Election Calendar," accessed August 28, 2017
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Colorado Secretary of State, "2017 Biennial School Election Calendar," accessed August 28, 2017
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 United States Census Bureau, "QuickFacts: Pueblo County, Colorado; Colorado," accessed August 31, 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
| Pueblo School District 70 elections in 2017 | |
| Pueblo County, Colorado | |
| Election date: | November 7, 2017 (canceled) |
| Candidates: | District 3: • Incumbent, Jill Deulen District 4: • Incumbent, Mark Emery District 5: • Incumbent, Deborah Houghton |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
