Red Clay Consolidated School District elections (2017)
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One seat on the Red Clay Consolidated School District Board of Education was up for at-large election on May 9, 2017. The District C incumbent did not file for re-election. Newcomer Ashley Sabo defeated fellow candidates Henry Clampitt and Thomas Pappenhagen to win the seat.[1]
James Startzman Jr. also filed as a candidate in the race but withdrew in March 2017. His name still appeared on the ballot.[2]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Red Clay Consolidated Board of Education consists of seven members elected at large to five-year terms. While elected at large, candidates must live within the nominating district of the seat for which they are running. Candidates filed to run for the seat in their nominating districts, but all voters in the school district were eligible to vote for the seat up for election. The District C member took office in July. A president and vice president was elected once the new members took office.[3] Candidates had to file for the election by March 3, 2017.
Voters are required to register to vote at least 24 days prior to the election. The deadline to register in this election was April 15, 2017. All voters were required to provide identification at the polls. Valid identification included a photo ID, utility bill, paycheck or any other government document featuring the voter's name and address.[4]
Candidates and results
District C
Results
| Red Clay Consolidated School District, District C General Election, 5-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Ashley Sabo |
53.69% | 1,142 |
| Henry Clampitt | 39.16% | 833 |
| Thomas Pappenhagen | 7.15% | 152 |
| James Startzman Jr. | 0.00% | |
| Total Votes | 2,127 | |
| Source: Department of Elections–New Castle County Office, "Red Clay School District May 9, 2017 School Board Election," accessed June 5, 2017 | ||
Candidates
| Henry Clampitt | Thomas Pappenhagen | ||
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Ashley Sabo 
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James Startzman Jr. | ||
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Additional elections on the ballot
The district's board elections did not share the ballot with other local, state, or federal elections.
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for Delaware school board elections in 2017:[5]
| Deadline | Event |
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| March 3, 2017 | Candidate filing deadline |
| April 15, 2017 | Deadline to register to vote in the general election |
| May 5, 2017 | Deadline for absentee ballot requests |
| May 9, 2017 | Election Day |
| May 11, 2017 | Certification of election results |
Endorsements
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Campaign finance
There were three campaign finance deadlines for Delaware in 2017:[6]
- The 30-Day Election Report was due on April 9, 2017,
- The Eight-Day Election Report was due May 1, 2017, and
- The Annual Report was due December 31, 2017.
School board candidates in Delaware were not required to file campaign finance reports so long as they certified that they did not expect to receive or spend more than $2000 from the date of their first contribution until the end of the 2017 election year. If they received or spent more than $2000, candidates had to notify the Delaware Office of the State Election Commissioner within seven days and file all otherwise required candidate reports.[7]
Past elections
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2016This election was canceled due to a lack of opposition for District F incumbent Faith Newton. 2015District B
District GThis election was cancelled. Incumbent Catherine Thompson was automatically re-elected without opposition. 2014
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About the district
The Red Clay Consolidated School District is located in New Castle County, Delaware. The county seat is Wilmington. New Castle County was home to 556,987 residents in 2016, according to the United States Census Bureau.[8] The district was the largest school district in the state in the 2014-2015 school year and served 16,301 students.[9]
Demographics
New Castle County outperformed the entirety of Delaware in terms of higher education achievement from 2011 to 2015. The United States Census Bureau found that 35 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 30 percent of state residents. The median household income in the county was $65,476, compared to $60,509 for the state. The poverty rate in the county was 12.1 percent, compared to 12.4 percent for the entire state.[8]
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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.
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See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Delaware Online, "Delaware school board members elected," May 9, 2017
- ↑ Facebook, "Elections: New Castle County," accessed May 9, 2017
- ↑ Colonial School District, "Board of Education," accessed April 17, 2017
- ↑ The State of Delaware, "Frequently asked questions on voting," accessed April 17, 2017
- ↑ State of Delaware, "2017 School Election Calendar," accessed April 17, 2017
- ↑ Delaware Code Online, "Title 15, Chapter 80, Subchapter IV, Section 8030," accessed June 1, 2017
- ↑ Delaware Code Online, "Title 15, Chapter 80, Subchapter I, Section 8004," accessed June 1, 2017
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 United States Census Bureau, "Quickfacts:New Castle County, Delaware," accessed April 17, 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
- ↑ State of Delaware, "Election Results Archive," accessed April 1, 2016
| Red Clay Consolidated School District elections in 2017 | |
| New Castle County, Delaware | |
| Election date: | May 9, 2017 |
| Candidates: | District C: • Henry Clampitt • Thomas Pappenhagen • Ashley Sabo • James Startzman Jr. |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
