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Rochester Public Schools elections (2014)

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2014 Rochester Public Schools Elections
Primary Election date:
August 12, 2014
General Election date:
November 4, 2014
Table of Contents
About the district
Method of election
Elections
Key deadlines
Additional elections
External links
See also
Minnesota
Rochester Public Schools
Olmsted County, Minnesota ballot measures
Local ballot measures, Minnesota
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Four seats on the Rochester Public Schools Board of Education were up for primary election on August 12, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014.

Incumbent Terry Throndson ran against Jean Marvin to retain his Position 5 seat. Fellow board member Anne Becker faced newcomer Don Barlow for the Position 6 seat. Position 2 and Position 4 incumbents Gary W. Smith and Julie Workman ran unopposed for re-election.[1] Smith, Workman, Marvin, and Becker won election in their respective districts.

About the district

See also: Rochester Public Schools, Minnesota
Rochester Public Schools is located in Olmsted County, Minnesota.

Rochester Public Schools is located in Olmsted County, Minnesota. The county seat is Rochester. Olmsted County had a population of 149,226 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau in 2014.[2] In the 2011-2012 school year, Rochester Public Schools was the seventh-largest school district in Minnesota and served 16,317 students.[3]

Demographics

In 2012, Olmsted County had a higher percentage of residents with a bachelor's degree compared to the state overall. The United States Census Bureau reported that 40.4 percent of residents aged 25 and older in Olmsted County had earned a bachelor's degree, compared with 32.2 percent for Minnesota. The county’s median household income was $66,667, above the state median of $59,126. The poverty rate in Olmsted County was 8.5 percent, below the state rate of 11.2 percent.[2]

Racial Demographics, 2013[2]
Race Olmsted County (%) Minnesota (%)
White 86.2 86.2
Black or African American 5.5 5.7
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3 1.3
Asian 5.9 4.5
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or more races 2.0 2.3
Hispanic or Latino 4.5 5.0

Presidential Voting Pattern, Olmsted County[4]
Year Democratic Vote Republican Vote
2012 39,338 36,832
2008 38,711 36,202
2004 33,285 37,371
2000 25,822 30,641

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.

Voter and candidate information

As of the 2014 election, the Rochester Board of Education consisted of seven members elected to four-year terms by specific geographic districts. The primary election was held on August 12, 2014, and the general election was held on November 4, 2014. Four seats were up for election in 2014.[1]

School board candidates had to file with their county elections department during the candidate filing period. The filing period began May 20, 2014, and ended June 3, 2014. To vote in the 2014 general election, voters had to register by October 14, 2014.[5][6]

Elections

2014

Candidates

Position 2

  • Gary W. Smith Green check mark transparent.png
    • Incumbent
    • Graduate, the University of Iowa and St. Ambrose University
    • President, Rochester Area Economic Development, Inc.

Position 4

  • Julie Workman Green check mark transparent.png
    • Incumbent
    • Graduate, Indiana University at Bloomington
    • Retired educator

Position 5

  • Terry Throndson
    • Incumbent
    • Business owner, Throndson Oil & LP Gas Company
    • Vietnam War veteran, United States Navy (1971-1975)
  • Jean Marvin Green check mark transparent.png
    • Graduate, Gustavus Adolphus College and the University of Minnesota
    • Retired educator

Position 6

  • Anne Becker Green check mark transparent.png
    • Incumbent
    • Graduate, the University of Iowa and Winona State University
    • Accountant
    • Software developer
  • Don Barlow
    • Pastor, the Rochester Community Baptist Church
    • Retired firefighter

Election results

General election
Rochester Public Schools, Position 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngGary W. Smith Incumbent 99% 26,924
     Nonpartisan Write-in votes 1% 277
Total Votes 27,201
Source: Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State, "Results for Selected Contests in School District No. 535 - Rochester," accessed December 30, 2014


Rochester Public Schools, Position 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngJulie Workman Incumbent 98.9% 27,031
     Nonpartisan Write-in votes 1.1% 313
Total Votes 27,344
Source: Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State, "Results for Selected Contests in School District No. 535 - Rochester," accessed December 30, 2014


Rochester Public Schools, Position 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngJean Marvin 52.6% 17,824
     Nonpartisan Terry Throndson Incumbent 47.1% 15,963
     Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.3% 109
Total Votes 33,896
Source: Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State, "Results for Selected Contests in School District No. 535 - Rochester," accessed December 30, 2014


Rochester Public Schools, Position 6 General Election, 4-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngAnne Becker Incumbent 59.5% 18,677
     Nonpartisan Don Barlow 40.2% 12,631
     Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.3% 108
Total Votes 31,416
Source: Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State, "Results for Selected Contests in School District No. 535 - Rochester," accessed December 30, 2014
Primary election
Rochester Public Schools, Position 5 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngJean Marvin 40.4% 3,778
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngTerry Throndson Incumbent 33.1% 3,096
     Nonpartisan Nora Dooley 19.4% 1,811
     Nonpartisan Matthew Paul Halleck 7.1% 659
Total Votes 9,344
Source: County of Olmsted Elections, "Primary Election 2014," accessed August 12, 2014

Endorsements

Position 4 incumbent Julie Workman received an endorsement from the Rochester Education Association.[7]

Position 5 candidate Jean Marvin and former candidate Nora Dooley received endorsements from the Rochester Education Association.[7] Dooley also received endorsements from former United States Vice President Walter Mondale, Rochester Mayor Ardell Brede, Olmsted County Commissioner, and former Rochester school board members Dr. Paul Scanlon and Kay Batchelder.[8]

Position 5 incumbent Terry Throndson and Position 6 incumbent Anne Becker both received endorsements from the Post Bulletin.[9][10]

Position 6 candidate Don Barlow received an endorsement from the Rochester Education Association.[7]

Campaign finance

Rochester Public Schools does not publish campaign finance reports for school board candidates. State law does not require campaign finance reporting if contributions or expenditures do not exceed $750 in a calendar year.[11]

Past elections

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for the Rochester Public Schools election in 2014:[5][6]

Deadline Event
May 20, 2014 First day for candidates to file nomination documents
June 3, 2014 Last day for candidates to file nomination documents
June 5, 2014 Last day for candidates to withdraw
June 27, 2014 Absentee ballots available for the primary election
July 22, 2014 Last day to register to vote in the primary election
August 12, 2014 Primary election day
September 19, 2014 Absentee ballots available for the general election
October 14, 2014 Last day to register to vote in the general election
November 4, 2014 General election day

Additional elections on the ballot

This election shared the ballot with general elections for a U.S. House seat, a U.S. Senate seat, Minnesota state executive offices, and Minnesota House of Representatives seats. It also shared the ballot with county, municipal, and judicial elections.[12]

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Rochester Public Schools, "Elected School Board Members," accessed August 1, 2014
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 United States Census Bureau, "Olmsted County, Minnesota," accessed July 24, 2014
  3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2014
  4. ↑ Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State, "Election Results and Statistics," accessed August 1, 2014
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State, "Filing Periods," accessed August 1, 2014
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State, "Important Election Dates," accessed August 1, 2014
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Jean Marvin for ISD535 School Board, "REA Makes Multiple Endorsements," July 6, 2014 (dead link)
  8. ↑ Nora Dooley for School Board, "Endorsements," accessed August 1, 2014
  9. ↑ Post Bulletin, "P-B Endorsement: Rochester School Board Seat 5: Terry Throndson vs. Jean Marvin," October 7, 2014
  10. ↑ Post Bulletin, "P-B Endorsement: Rochester School Board Seat 6: Anne Becker vs. Don Barlow," October 7, 2014
  11. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Campaign Finance," accessed August 1, 2014
  12. ↑ Olmsted County Elections Department, "Notice of filing for State General Election," accessed August 1, 2014
2014 Rochester Public Schools Elections
Olmsted County, Minnesota
Election date:November 4, 2014
Candidates:Position 2: • Incumbent, Gary W. Smith

Position 4: • Incumbent, Julie Workman
Position 5: • Incumbent, Terry Throndson • Nora Dooley • Matthew Paul Halleck • Jean Marvin

Position 6: • Incumbent, Anne Becker • Don Barlow
Important information:Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot
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