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Rio Grande City Consolidated Independent School District elections (2016)
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Four of the seven seats on the Rio Grande City Consolidated Independent School District school board were up for general election on November 8, 2016. Leticia Lopez defeated fellow newcomer Lorenza Martinez in the Place 1 race. Place 2 incumbent Noe Gonzalez lost to Eleazar Velasquez. Basilio Villarreal was defeated by Daria Babineaux in the race for the Place 4 seat. Place 4 incumbent Daniel Garcia defeated fellow board member Ruben Klein for the Place 5 seat. Garcia opted to run against Klein rather than seek re-election to the Place 4 seat.[1]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Rio Grande City Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees consists of seven at-large members elected to four-year terms. The filing period for Texas school board candidates running in fall elections started on July 23, 2016. The final day for candidates to file their applications for ballot placement was August 22, 2016. A candidate for school board in Texas must be a citizen of the United States and a resident of the school district. The application for ballot placement also states that candidates cannot have felony convictions or court judgments verifying total mental incapacity on their records.[2]
The deadline to register to vote for the November election was October 11, 2016. The early voting period started on October 24, 2016, and concluded on November 4, 2016.[3]
Candidates and results
Place 1
Results
| Rio Grande City Consolidated Independent School District, Place 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Leticia Lopez |
50.60% | 4,617 |
| Lorenza Martinez | 49.40% | 4,507 |
| Total Votes | 9,124 | |
| Source: The Monitor, "Kids' Choice team wins 3 out of 4 seats in RGC school district races," November 8, 2016 | ||
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Place 2
Results
| Rio Grande City Consolidated Independent School District, Place 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Eleazar Velasquez |
51.04% | 4,649 |
| Noe Gonzalez Incumbent | 48.96% | 4,460 |
| Total Votes | 9,109 | |
| Source: The Monitor, "Kids' Choice team wins 3 out of 4 seats in RGC school district races," November 8, 2016 | ||
Candidates
| Noe Gonzalez | Eleazar Velasquez
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Place 4
Results
| Rio Grande City Consolidated Independent School District, Place 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Daria Babineaux |
51.73% | 4,752 |
| Basilio Villarreal | 48.27% | 4,435 |
| Total Votes | 9,187 | |
| Source: The Monitor, "Kids' Choice team wins 3 out of 4 seats in RGC school district races," November 8, 2016 | ||
Candidates
| Basilio Villarreal | Daria Babineaux
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Place 5
Results
| Rio Grande City Consolidated Independent School District, Place 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Daniel Garcia Incumbent |
52.54% | 4,800 |
| Ruben Klein Incumbent | 47.46% | 4,336 |
| Total Votes | 9,136 | |
| Source: The Monitor, "Kids' Choice team wins 3 out of 4 seats in RGC school district races," November 8, 2016 | ||
Candidates
| Ruben Klein | Daniel Garcia
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Texas elections, 2016
Texas school board elections appeared on the ballot with races for U.S. president, U.S. House, state senate, state house, state courts, and local courts. These elections shared the ballot with statewide ballot measures.
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for Texas school board elections in 2016:[4]
| Deadline | Event |
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| July 23, 2016 | First day of candidate filing period |
| August 22, 2016 | Deadline for candidate filing |
| October 11, 2016 | Voter registration deadline |
| October 24, 2016 | First day of early voting in person |
| October 31, 2016 | Deadline for final pre-election campaign finance report |
| November 4, 2016 | Final day of early voting in person |
| November 8, 2016 | General election |
| November 22, 2016 | Deadline for completion of vote canvassing |
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Campaign finance
Texas campaign ethics laws require school board candidates with opponents to file finance reports with their school district or county elections office. Candidates were required to file a pre-election report on October 11, 2016. The final campaign filing deadline prior to the November 2016 general election was October 31, 2016.[5]
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About the district
Rio Grande City Consolidated Independent School District is located in Starr County, Texas. The county seat is Rio Grande City. Starr County was home to 63,795 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[6] The district was the 100th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 10,910 students.[7]
Demographics
Starr County underperformed in comparison to the state of Texas in terms of higher education achievement from 2010 to 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 9.6 percent of Starr County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 27.1 percent for Texas as a whole. The median household income in Starr County was $25,906, compared to $52,576 for the state of Texas. The poverty rate in Starr County was 35.4 percent, compared to 15.9 percent for the entire state.[6]
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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
| Rio Grande City Consolidated Independent School District | Texas | School Boards |
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Footnotes
- ↑ The Monitor, "RGC school board candidates pledge to focus on students," August 31, 2016
- ↑ Clint Independent School District, "Board Member Elections 2016," accessed September 13, 2016
- ↑ El Paso County Elections Department, "Important Dates: 2016 General Election," May 12, 2016
- ↑ Texas Association of School Boards, "November 8, 2016 Election Calendar and FAQ," accessed October 24, 2016
- ↑ Texas Ethics Commission, "2016 Filing Schedule for Reports Due in Connection with Elections Held on Uniform Election Dates," accessed October 24, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 United States Census Bureau, "Starr County, Texas," accessed October 7, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Starr County," accessed December 31, 2014
