Rogers School District elections (2017)
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One of the seven seats on the Rogers School District Board of Education in Arkansas was up for general election on September 19, 2017. Incumbent Sterling Wilson did not file to run for re-election, which left the seat open for a newcomer. Edgar A. Hernandez was the only candidate to file to run for the seat and won the election.[1][2][3] Because the election was unopposed, it was conducted only by absentee and early voting ballots.[4]
Electing new members was not unusual for the district. In three of the four previous election cycles, at least one new member was elected each year. Click here for more election trends in the district.
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Rogers Board of Education consists of seven members elected to five-year terms. Two members are elected at large, and five members are elected by district. Elections are held on a staggered basis so that one or two seats are up for election every year in September.[5]
School board candidates had to be U.S. citizens and residents of the school district and electoral zone they sought to represent. They could not be employees of the school district or have been convicted of "embezzlement of public money, bribery, forgery, or other infamous crime," according to the Arkansas Constitution. To get on the ballot, school board candidates had to file nomination paperwork, which included a petition with signatures from 20 registered voters in the school district, with their county clerk by noon on July 11, 2017.[6][7][8]
To vote in this election, citizens of the school district had to register by August 21, 2017.[8] Photo identification was not required to vote in Arkansas.[9]
Candidates and results
Zone 1
Results
| Rogers School District, Zone 1 General Election, 5-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Edgar A. Hernandez (unopposed) |
100.00% | 5 |
| Total Votes | 5 | |
| Source: Benton County Clerk, "Schoolboard Election," accessed September 19, 2017 | ||
Candidates
Edgar A. Hernandez 
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Arkansas elections, 2017
The Rogers Board of Education election did not share the ballot with any other elections.[10]
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for Arkansas school board elections in 2017:[8][11]
| Deadline | Event |
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| July 5, 2017 - July 11, 2017 | Candidate filing period |
| August 21, 2017 | Voter registration deadline for general election |
| September 10, 2017 | Voter registration deadline for runoff election |
| September 12, 2017 | Campaign finance reporting deadline for general election |
| September 12, 2017 - September 18, 2017 | Early voting period for general election |
| September 19, 2017 | General election date |
| October 3, 2017 | Campaign finance reporting deadline for runoff election |
| October 3, 2017 - October 9, 2017 | Early voting period for runoff election |
| October 10, 2017 | Runoff election date (if needed) |
| October 30, 2017 | Campaign finance reporting deadline for general election |
| November 30, 2017 | Campaign finance reporting deadline for runoff election |
Endorsements
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Campaign finance
No contributions or expenditures were reported as of September 13, 2017, according to the Benton County Clerk.[12]
Reporting requirements
School board candidates in Arkansas had to file two campaign finance reports for the general election. The first report was due on September 12, 2017, and the second report was due on October 30, 2017.[11]
If a runoff election was held for any seat, the candidates who ran in that election had to file an additional two reports. The first report for the runoff election was due on October 3, 2017, and the second report for the runoff election was due on November 30, 2017.[11]
Past elections
To see results from past elections in the Rogers School District, click here.
What was at stake?
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Election trends
- See also: School boards in session: 2015 in brief
The 2017 election was guaranteed to elect a new member to the board as one candidate ran unopposed for an open seat. Electing new members to the board was not unusual for the district. At least one new member was elected in the three previous election cycles. The 2013 election, however, did not elect any new members. An incumbent filed to run for re-election that year and won the race unopposed.
| School board election trends | ||||||
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| Year | Candidates per seat | Unopposed seats | Incumbents running for re-election | Incumbent success rate | Seats won by newcomers | |
| Rogers School District | ||||||
| 2017 | 1.00 | 100.00% | 0.00% | N/A | 100.00% | |
| 2016 | 2.50 | 0.00% | 0.00% | N/A | 100.00% | |
| 2015 | 1.50 | 50.00% | 50.00% | 100.00% | 50.00% | |
| 2014 | 1.00 | 100.00% | 0.00% | N/A | 100.00% | |
| 2013 | 1.00 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 0.00% | |
| Arkansas | ||||||
| 2016 | 1.11 | 31.58% | 36.84% | 85.71% | 68.42% | |
| 2015 | 1.45 | 54.55% | 81.82% | 77.78% | 36.36% | |
| 2014 | 1.45 | 54.55% | 72.73% | 62.50% | 54.55% | |
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| 2016 | 1.90 | 34.05% | 71.31% | 82.39% | 41.04% | |
| 2015 | 1.72 | 35.95% | 70.37% | 82.66% | 40.81% | |
| 2014 | 1.89 | 32.57% | 75.51% | 81.31% | 38.24% | |
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About the district
- See also: Rogers School District, Arkansas
The Rogers School District is located in northwest Arkansas in Benton County. The county seat is Bentonville. Benton County was home to an estimated 258,291 residents in 2016, according to the United States Census Bureau.[13] The district was the third-largest school district in the state in the 2014-2015 school year and served 17,261 students.[14]
Demographics
Benton County outperformed Arkansas as a whole in terms of median household income, higher education, and poverty rate between 2011 and 2015. The median household income in the county was $56,239, compared to $41,371 statewide. Of Benton County residents aged 25 years and older, 30.2 percent had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 21.1 percent of state residents. The county poverty rate was 10.8 percent, while it was 19.1 percent for the entire state.[13]
| Racial Demographics, 2010-2016[13] | ||
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| Race | Benton County (%) | Arkansas (%) |
| White | 89.3 | 79.4 |
| Black or African American | 1.9 | 15.7 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.9 | 1.0 |
| Asian | 3.9 | 1.6 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| Two or More Races | 2.5 | 2.0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 16.4 | 7.3 |
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
| Rogers School District | Arkansas | School Boards |
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Benton County Clerk, "2017 Annual School Election Filing," accessed July 12, 2017
- ↑ Rogers School District, "School Board," accessed July 12, 2017
- ↑ Benton County Clerk, "Schoolboard Election," accessed September 19, 2017
- ↑ Rogers School District, "Annual School Election," August 29, 2017
- ↑ Rogers School District, "School Board," accessed July 11, 2017
- ↑ Arkansas School Boards Association, "School Board Members: Board Candidates," accessed July 10, 2017
- ↑ 2015 Arkansas Code, "§ 6-14-111 - Candidate filing procedures," accessed July 10, 2017
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Arkansas Secretary of State, "2017 Annual September School Board Election Dates," accessed July 10, 2017
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "Voting In Arkansas," accessed July 10, 2017
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedcandidates - ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 2016 Arkansas Code, "§ 7-6-208 (2016)," accessed July 24, 2017
- ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Taylor Jennings, Benton County & Probate Clerk’s Office Deputy Clerk," September 13, 2017
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 United States Census Bureau, "QuickFacts: Benton County, Arkansas; Arkansas" accessed July 11, 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
| Rogers School District elections in 2017 | |
| Benton County, Arkansas | |
| Election date: | September 19, 2017 |
| Candidates: | Zone 1: • Edgar A. Hernandez |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
