Rio Rancho Public Schools elections (2017)
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Three of the five seats on the Rio Rancho Public Schools Board of Education were up for by-district general election on February 7, 2017. District 1 incumbent Don Schlichte did not file to run for re-election, guaranteeing a new member was elected to the board. The race to fill the open seat featured candidates Wynne Coleman, Margretta Franklin, and Natalie Nicotine, and Coleman won the election. In her bid for re-election to District 3, incumbent Martha Janssen defeated challenger William Dunn. District 5 incumbent Catherine Cullen ran unopposed and won another term. Catherine Jabar initially filed to challenge her, but she withdrew from the race.[1][2][3]
This election had fewer open seats than the district's 2013 and 2015 elections had. Click here for more election trends in both the district and the state.
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Rio Rancho Board of Education consists of five members elected to four-year terms. Elections are held by district on a staggered basis every February of odd-numbered years. Two seats—from Districts 2 and 4—were up for election on February 3, 2015, and three seats—from Districts 1, 3, and 5—were up for election on February 7, 2017. There was no primary election.[4][5]
To be eligible to run for office, school board candidates had to live in the boundaries of the school district and be qualified electors of the state. To get on the ballot, they had to file on December 20, 2016. The deadline to withdraw as a candidate was January 3, 2017.[6][7]
To vote in this election, citizens of the school district had to register by January 10, 2017.[7] Photo identification was not required to vote in New Mexico.[8]
Candidates and results
District 1
Results
| Rio Rancho Public Schools, District 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Wynne Coleman |
46.41% | 265 |
| Natalie Nicotine | 41.33% | 236 |
| Margretta Franklin | 12.26% | 70 |
| Total Votes | 571 | |
| Source: Sandoval County Bureau of Elections, "Election Held in Sandoval County for Rio Rancho Public School District No. 94 on February 7, 2017," accessed February 22, 2017 | ||
Candidates
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District 3
Results
| Rio Rancho Public Schools, District 3 General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Martha Janssen Incumbent |
50.82% | 93 |
| William Dunn | 49.18% | 90 |
| Total Votes | 183 | |
| Source: Sandoval County Bureau of Elections, "Election Held in Sandoval County for Rio Rancho Public School District No. 94 on February 7, 2017," accessed February 22, 2017 | ||
Candidates
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District 5
Results
| Rio Rancho Public Schools, District 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Catherine Cullen Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 100 |
| Total Votes | 100 | |
| Source: Sandoval County Bureau of Elections, "Election Held in Sandoval County for Rio Rancho Public School District No. 94 on February 7, 2017," accessed February 22, 2017 | ||
Candidates
| Catherine Cullen
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: New Mexico elections, 2017
The Rio Rancho Board of Education election shared the ballot with the Central New Mexico Community College Governing Board election.[9]
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for New Mexico school board elections in 2017.[6][7][10]
| Deadline | Event |
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| December 20, 2016 | Candidate filing deadline |
| January 3, 2017 | Candidate withdrawal deadline |
| January 10, 2017 | Voter registration deadline |
| February 7, 2017 | General election |
| March 1, 2017 | Board members take office |
| April 3, 2017 | Annual campaign finance report due (if applicable) |
Endorsements
The Rio Rancho Observer endorsed District 1 candidate Wynne Coleman and District 3 candidate William Dunn.[11]
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Campaign finance
Candidates received a total of $4,679.09 and spent a total of $3,318.26 in the election, according to the New Mexico Secretary of State.[12]
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| District 1 | |||
| Wynne Coleman | $2,240.01 | $1,586.36 | $653.65 |
| Margretta Franklin | $189.08 | $189.08 | $0.00 |
| Natalie Nicotine | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| District 3 | |||
| Martha Janssen | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| William Dunn | $2,250.00 | $1,542.82 | $707.18 |
| District 5 | |||
| Catherine Cullen | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
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What was at stake?
2017
Election trends
- See also: School board elections, 2015
The 2017 Rio Rancho Board of Education election had fewer open seats on the ballot than the district's 2013 and 2015 elections had. In 2017, two of the three incumbents whose terms were up for re-election ran to retain their seats and won additional terms. The third seat on the ballot went to a newcomer. In 2015, no incumbents ran for re-election, which guaranteed both seats on the ballot that year went to newcomers. Two newcomers were also elected to the board in the district's 2013 election after winning open seats. One of the three incumbents ran for an additional term and won that year.
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| Year | Candidates per seat | Unopposed seats | Incumbent success rate | Seats won by newcomers | |
| Rio Rancho Public Schools | |||||
| 2017 | 2.00 | 33.33% | 100.00% | 33.33% | |
| 2015 | 1.00 | 100.00% | 0.00% | 100.00% | |
| 2013 | 3.33 | 0.00% | 100.00% | 66.67% | |
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| 2015 | 2.05 | 30.00% | 64.29% | 50.00% | |
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| 2015 | 1.72 | 35.95% | 82.66% | 40.81% | |
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About the district
- See also: Rio Rancho Public Schools, New Mexico
The Rio Rancho Public school district is located in Sandoval County in northern New Mexico. The county seat is Bernalillo. Sandoval County was home to an estimated 139,394 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[14] The district was the third-largest school district in the state in the 2014-2015 school year and served 17,215 students.[15]
Demographics
Sandoval County outperformed New Mexico as a whole in terms of higher education achievement between 2011 and 2015. The United States Census Bureau found that 28.5 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 26.3 percent of state residents. The median household income for the county was $58,982, compared to $44,963 for the entire state. The percentage of people below the poverty level in the county was 11.2 percent, while it was 20.4 percent statewide.[14]
| Racial Demographics, 2015[14] | |||
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| Race | Sandoval County (%) | New Mexico (%) | |
| White | 79.0 | 82.5 | |
| Black or African American | 2.6 | 2.6 | |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 13.8 | 10.5 | |
| Asian | 1.6 | 1.7 | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.2 | 0.2 | |
| Two or more races | 2.8 | 2.5 | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 37.8 | 48.0 | |
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.
Recent news
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See also
| Rio Rancho Public Schools | New Mexico | School Boards |
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ rrobserver.com, "The candidates for Rio Rancho and Bernalillo school board are in," December 21, 2016
- ↑ rrobserver.com, "District 5 candidate Jabar drops from RRPS board race," January 11, 2017
- ↑ Rio Rancho Public Schools, "Voters Elect Board Members in Districts 1, 3, and 5," February 7, 2017
- ↑ Rio Rancho Public Schools, "School Board & Policies," accessed December 21, 2016
- ↑ Sandoval County Bureau of Elections, "Resolution And Proclamation Of Regular School District Election," accessed December 21, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 New Mexico School Boards Association, "School Board Member Handbook: CHAPTER II – LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS," accessed December 20, 2016
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Cuddy & McCarthy LLP, "New Mexico School District Election Calendar: For Regular School District Elections In February 2017," accessed December 20, 2016
- ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State Voter Services, "Voter Registration Information," accessed February 18, 2017
- ↑ Sandoval County Bureau of Elections, "Governing Board Resolution 2016-80: Resolution and Proclamation of Central New Mexico Community College Board Member Election," accessed December 21, 2016
- ↑ New Mexico Statutes, "Chapter 1. Elections: Article 22A. School District Campaign Reporting," accessed December 20, 2016
- ↑ Rio Rancho Observer, "OUR VIEW: Our picks for the school board," February 5, 2017
- ↑ New Mexico Campaign Finance Information System, "Public Reports: Search Candidates," accessed April 4, 2017
- ↑ Rio Rancho Observer, "Harper wins school board seat," February 6, 2011
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 United States Census Bureau, "Sandoval County, New Mexico," accessed January 5, 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
| Rio Rancho Public Schools elections in 2017 | |
| Sandoval County, New Mexico | |
| Election date: | February 7 |
| Candidates: | District 1: • Wynne Coleman • Margretta Franklin • Natalie Nicotine District 3: • Incumbent, Martha Janssen • William Dunn District 5: • Incumbent, Catherine Cullen |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
