Racine Unified School District elections (2017)
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Three of nine seats on the Racine Unified School District school board were up for by-district general election on April 4, 2017. Seats in Districts 2, 3, and 7 were on the ballot. District 2 incumbent Dennis Wiser and District 3 incumbent Michael Frontier won re-election unopposed, while District 7 incumbent Don Nielsen did not seek a new term. Brian O'Connell, who lost to Nielsen in 2016, joined Wiser and Frontier on the board.[1]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Racine Unified School District school board consists of nine members elected by district to three-year terms. There are three seats up for election in April of each year. The board was elected at large until the 2016 election, when all nine seats were on the ballot following state legislation passed in July 2015 impacting the district's board representation.
School board candidates had to be at least 18 years old, U.S. citizens, and residents of the school district for a minimum of 28 consecutive days before filing as a candidate. They also could not be disqualified from voting under Wisconsin law.[2]
To get on the ballot, school board candidates had to file nomination papers with the school district clerk by January 3, 2017. If incumbents whose terms were up for re-election did not file to run in the race and did not file written notification that they would not be running, the candidate filing deadline could have been extended until January 6, 2017. The terms of candidates elected in the race started on April 24, 2017.[2]
Candidates and results
District 2
Results
This race is unopposed.
Candidates
Dennis Wiser 
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District 3
Results
This race is unopposed.
Candidates
| Michael Frontier
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District 7
Results
This race is unopposed.
Candidates
| Brian O'Connell
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Wisconsin elections, 2017
The district's school board elections shared the ballot with elections for state courts and eight seats on the Racine City Council.
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for Wisconsin school board elections in 2017:[3][4]
| Deadline | Event |
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| January 3, 2017 | Candidate filing deadline |
| January 16, 2017 | Campaign finance deadline for candidates registered before January 1 |
| February 13, 2017 | Campaign finance deadline for districts holding primary elections |
| March 27, 2017 | Campaign finance deadline for general election |
| April 4, 2017 | Election Day |
| April 24, 2017 | Board members take office |
| July 15, 2017 | Post-election campaign finance deadline |
Endorsements
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Campaign finance
All school board candidates in Wisconsin were required to file a campaign registration statement with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission after qualifying as candidates. This statement declares their candidacy to the county clerk's office and allows them to claim exemption from reporting campaign contributions and expenditures. Candidates were only required to report campaign contributions and expenditures if they did one or both of the following:[5]
- Accepted contributions, made disbursements, or incurred debt in excess of $2,000 during the calendar year
- Accepted more than $100 from a single source during the calendar year, barring contributions made by candidates to their own campaigns
There were three campaign finance report deadlines in 2017:
- The pre-primary report was due February 13, 2017,
- The pre-election report was due March 27, 2017, and
- The post-election report was due July 15, 2017.[6]
Candidates who filed before January 1, 2017, also had to file a continuing campaign finance report on January 16, 2017.[4]
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About the district
The Racine Unified School District is located in Racine, which is the seat of government for Racine County in southeastern Wisconsin. Racine County was home to 195,080 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[7] The district was the fifth-largest school district in the state in the 2014-2015 school year and served 19,819 students.[8]
Demographics
Higher education achievement
Racine County underperformed compared to Wisconsin as a whole in terms of higher education achievement between 2011 and 2015. The United States Census Bureau found that 23.7 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 27.8 percent for the state as a whole.[7]
Median household income
From 2011 to 2015, the median household income for Racine County was $55,584. During that same period, the median household income for Wisconsin was $53,357.[9]
Poverty rate
From 2011 to 2015, the poverty rate in Racine County was 12.4 percent. During that same time period, the poverty rate was 12.1 percent for the entire state.[7][9]
| Racial Demographics, 2015[7] | ||
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| Race | Racine County (%) | Wisconsin (%) |
| White | 83.9 | 87.6 |
| Black or African American | 11.8 | 6.6 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6 | 1.1 |
| Asian | 1.3 | 2.8 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Two or More Races | 2.3 | 1.8 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12.7 | 6.6 |
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
| Racine Unified School District | Wisconsin | School Boards |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Racine County, Wisconsin, "Final Unofficial Election Results 4-4-2017," accessed April 4, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Wisconsin Association of School Boards, "Guide for Candidates: 2017 Spring Election Edition," accessed December 16, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Guided for Candidates," accessed December 16, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Wisconsin Ethics Commission, "Campaign Finance Checklist," accessed December 16, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin State Legislature, "11.0104 Reporting exemptions: limited activity," accessed December 15, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin Ethics Commission, "Filing Deadlines and Reporting Periods," accessed December 15, 2016
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 United States Census Bureau, "Racine County, Wisconsin," accessed December 19, 2016
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 United States Census Bureau, "State & County QuickFacts: USA," accessed July 6, 2015
| Racine Unified School District elections in 2017 | |
| Racine County, Wisconsin | |
| Election date: | April 4, 2017 |
| Candidates: | District 2: Incumbent, Dennis Wiser District 3: Incumbent, Michael Frontier |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
