Rockingham County Public Schools elections (2017)
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Two of the five seats on the Rockingham County Public Schools school board in Virginia were up for by-district general election on November 7, 2017. In the race for the open District 1 seat, Jacqueline Lohr defeated Katie Hoover Almquist. In her bid for re-election to the District 3 seat, incumbent Renee Reed ran unopposed and won another term on the board.[1]
Reed's unopposed re-election bid followed a trend in the district. No incumbents faced opposition in three consecutive election cycles. For information on election trends in the district, click here.
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Rockingham County school board consists of five members elected to four-year terms. Elections are held by district on a staggered basis every November of odd-numbered years. Three seats were up for election on November 3, 2015, and two seats were up for election on November 7, 2017.[2]
To qualify as school board candidates, interested parties had to be at least 18 years old, U.S. citizens, and residents of Virginia for at least one year prior to the election. To get on the ballot, candidates had to file nomination paperwork with their county election office by June 13, 2017.[3][4]
To vote in this election, citizens of the school district had to register by October 16, 2017.[5] Photo identification was required to vote in Virginia.[6]
Candidates and results
District 1
Results
| Rockingham County Public Schools, District 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Jacqueline Lohr |
57.63% | 2,372 |
| Katie Hoover Almquist | 41.96% | 1,727 |
| Write-in votes | 0.41% | 17 |
| Total Votes | 4,116 | |
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 November General," accessed November 21, 2017 | ||
Candidates
| Katie Hoover Almquist | Jacqueline Lohr 
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District 3
Results
| Rockingham County Public Schools, District 3 General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Renee Reed Incumbent (unopposed) |
98.22% | 4,424 |
| Write-in votes | 1.78% | 80 |
| Total Votes | 4,504 | |
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 November General," accessed November 21, 2017 | ||
Candidates
| Renee Reed
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Virginia elections, 2017
The Rockingham County school board election shared the ballot with elections for governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney general.
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for Virginia school board elections in 2017:[5]
| Deadline | Event |
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| June 13, 2017 | Candidate filing deadline |
| October 16, 2017 | Voter registration deadline |
| November 7, 2017 | General election |
Endorsements
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Campaign finance
Candidates received a total of $1,420.00 and spent a total of $1,390.97 in the election, according to the Virginia Department of Elections.[7]
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| District 1 | |||
| Katie Hoover Almquist | $1,020.00 | $1,010.00 | $10.00 |
| Jacqueline Lohr | $400.00 | $380.97 | $19.03 |
| District 3 | |||
| Renee Reed | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Filing schedule
The following table details the filing schedule for campaign finance reports for school board candidates in Virginia who ran in a general election on November 7, 2017. The left column details the time period covered for each report, and the right column details the report's due date.[8]
Past elections
To see results from past elections in Rockingham County Public Schools, click here.
What was at stake?
Election trends
- See also: School boards in session: 2015 in brief
With an unopposed incumbent and one open seat on the ballot, the 2017 Rockingham County school board election followed a district trend. In the district's 2013 and 2015 elections, every incumbent who ran for re-election also won additional terms after running unopposed, and any newcomers who were elected won open seats. The open seats in all three election years were the only ones to see opposition.
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| Year | Candidates per seat | Unopposed seats | Incumbents running for re-election | Incumbent success rate | Seats won by newcomers | |
| Rockingham County Public Schools | ||||||
| 2017 | 1.50 | 50.00% | 50.00% | 100.00% | 50.00% | |
| 2015 | 1.33 | 66.67% | 66.67% | 100.00% | 33.33% | |
| 2013 | 2.00 | 50.00% | 0.00% | Not applicable | 100.00% | |
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| 2015 | 1.61 | 44.66% | 66.02% | 85.29% | 41.75% | |
| United States | ||||||
| 2015 | 1.72 | 35.95% | 70.37% | 82.66% | 40.81% | |
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About the district
The Rockingham County school district is located in north-central Virginia in Rockingham County. The county seat is Harrisonburg. This county was home to 79,744 residents in 2016, according to estimates by the United States Census Bureau.[9] The district was the 24th-largest school district in the state in the 2014-2015 school year and served 11,870 students.[10]
Demographics
Rockingham County underperformed compared to Virginia as a whole in terms of higher education achievement between 2011 and 2015. The United States Census Bureau found that 23.8 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 36.3 percent of state residents. During the same time period, the median household income in Rockingham County was $53,744, compared to $65,015 for the entire state. The poverty rate in the county was 11 percent, while it was 11.2 percent statewide.[9]
| Racial Demographics, 2015[9] | ||
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| Race | Rockingham County (%) | Virginia (%) |
| White | 94.8 | 70.2 |
| Black or African American | 2.2 | 19.7 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| Asian | 0.8 | 6.5 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Two or More Races | 1.5 | 2.9 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6.4 | 9.0 |
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
| Rockingham County Public Schools | Virginia | School Boards |
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Lisa B. Gooden, Rockingham County Voter Registrar/Director of Elections," June 14, 2017
- ↑ Rockingham County Public Schools, "2016 RCPS School Board," accessed June 8, 2017
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Becoming a Candidate," accessed June 8, 2017
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Certificate Of Candidate Qualification: Local Offices," accessed June 8, 2017
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 Election Calendar: Election Deadline Calendar," accessed June 8, 2017
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "In-Person Voting," accessed June 8, 2017
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Campaign Finance Reports: Search Committees," accessed January 17, 2018
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Campaign Committee: 2017 Reporting Deadlines," accessed July 18, 2017
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 United States Census Bureau, "QuickFacts: Rockingham County, Virginia," accessed June 9, 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
| Rockingham County Public Schools elections in 2017 | |
| Rockingham County, Virginia | |
| Election date: | November 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | District 1: • Katie Hoover Almquist • Jacqueline Lohr District 3: • Incumbent, Renee Reed |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
