Roswell Independent Schools elections (2017)
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Four of the five seats on the Roswell Independent Schools school board were up for by-district general election on February 7, 2017. The District 1, 3, and 5 seats were up for regular election to four-year terms, and the District 2 seat was up for special election to a two-year term. In her bid for re-election to District 1, incumbent Mona Kirk defeated challengers Timothy Aguilar and Jennifer Stanford. The race for the two-year term in District 2 featured appointed incumbent Nicole Austin and challenger Louis Mestas. Austin won the election. District 3 incumbent Peggy Brewer was defeated by challenger Alan Scott Gedde. In District 5, appointed incumbent Arturo Ibarra was also defeated. Challenger James Edwards won the seat.[1][2]
With all four incumbents facing challengers in 2017, it was possible for the district to add up to four new members to the school board. One new member was elected in the district's 2015 election after defeating an incumbent. Click here for more election trends in the district and the state.
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Roswell School Board 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 were up for election on February 3, 2015, and four seats—three four-year terms and one two-year term—were up for election on February 7, 2017. There was no primary election.[1][3]
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.[4][5]
To vote in this election, citizens of the school district had to register by January 10, 2017.[5] Photo identification was not required to vote in New Mexico.[6]
Candidates and results
District 1
Results
| Roswell Independent Schools, District 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Mona Kirk Incumbent |
54.67% | 392 |
| Timothy Aguilar | 26.92% | 193 |
| Jennifer Stanford | 18.41% | 132 |
| Total Votes | 717 | |
| Source: Chaves County Clerk, "Roswell Independent School District 2017 School Board Election Canvass Totals," accessed February 22, 2017 | ||
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District 2
Results
| Roswell Independent Schools, District 2 Special Election, 2-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Nicole Austin Incumbent |
56.84% | 424 |
| Louis Mestas | 43.16% | 322 |
| Total Votes | 746 | |
| Source: Chaves County Clerk, "Roswell Independent School District 2017 School Board Election Canvass Totals," accessed February 22, 2017 | ||
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District 3
Results
| Roswell Independent Schools, District 3 General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Alan Scott Gedde |
58.82% | 200 |
| Peggy Brewer Incumbent | 41.18% | 140 |
| Total Votes | 340 | |
| Source: Chaves County Clerk, "Roswell Independent School District 2017 School Board Election Canvass Totals," accessed February 22, 2017 | ||
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District 5
Results
| Roswell Independent Schools, District 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| James Edwards |
71.97% | 113 |
| Arturo Ibarra Incumbent | 28.03% | 44 |
| Total Votes | 157 | |
| Source: Chaves County Clerk, "Roswell Independent School District 2017 School Board Election Canvass Totals," accessed February 22, 2017 | ||
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| Arturo Ibarra | James Edwards
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: New Mexico elections, 2017
The Roswell School Board election shared the ballot with elections for Eastern New Mexico University at Roswell board members.[7]
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for New Mexico school board elections in 2017.[4][5][8]
| 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
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Campaign finance
Candidates in the Roswell Independent Schools election did not have to file campaign finance reports. The state only required campaign finance reporting for school districts with an enrollment of 12,000 students or more.[8]
Past elections
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What was at stake?
2017
Election trends
- See also: School board elections, 2015
All four incumbents whose terms were up for re-election in the Roswell Independent school board election in 2017 ran to retain their seats, and they all faced at least one challenger. Two incumbents won re-election to the board, and two newcomers were elected.
In the district's 2015 school board election, both incumbents who were up for re-election also ran to retain their seats. That year, the wins were also split between incumbents and newcomers. One incumbent won an additional term on the board, but the other was defeated by a newcomer.
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| Year | Candidates per seat | Unopposed seats | Incumbent success rate | Seats won by newcomers | |
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| 2017 | 2.25 | 0.00% | 50.00% | 50.00% | |
| 2015 | 2.00 | 0.00% | 50.00% | 50.00% | |
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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: Roswell Independent Schools, New Mexico
The Roswell Independent school district is located in Chaves County in southeastern New Mexico. The county seat is Roswell. Chaves County was home to an estimated 65,764 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[9] The district was the eighth-largest school district in the state in the 2014-2015 school year and served 10,445 students.[10]
Demographics
Chaves County underperformed compared to New Mexico as a whole in terms of higher education achievement between 2011 and 2015. The United States Census Bureau found that 18.1 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 $40,630, compared to $44,963 for the entire state. The percentage of people below the poverty level in Chaves County was 21.1 percent, while it was 20.4 percent statewide.[9]
| Racial Demographics, 2015[9] | |||
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| Race | Chaves County (%) | New Mexico (%) | |
| White | 92.1 | 82.5 | |
| Black or African American | 2.6 | 2.6 | |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 2.3 | 10.5 | |
| Asian | 1.0 | 1.7 | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.3 | 0.2 | |
| Two or more races | 1.8 | 2.5 | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 55.4 | 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
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Roswell Daily Record, "Nine people file for Roswell school board seats; Incumbents in Districts 1, 2, 3 and 5 will have their posts challenged," December 21, 2016
- ↑ Roswell Daily Record, "Roswell school board to get a new look; Two RISD incumbents retain their posts; two ousted by newcomers," February 7, 2017
- ↑ Roswell Independent Schools, "School Board," accessed December 21, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 New Mexico School Boards Association, "School Board Member Handbook: CHAPTER II – LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS," accessed December 20, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 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
- ↑ Chaves County Clerk, "2017 School Board Elections," accessed January 4, 2017
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 New Mexico Statutes, "Chapter 1. Elections: Article 22A. School District Campaign Reporting," accessed December 20, 2016
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 United States Census Bureau, "Chaves 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
| Roswell Independent Schools elections in 2017 | |
| Chaves County, New Mexico | |
| Election date: | February 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | District 1: • Incumbent, Mona Kirk • Timothy Aguilar • Jennifer Stanford District 2: • Incumbent, Nicole Austin • Louis Mestas District 3: • Incumbent, Peggy Brewer • Alan Scott Gedde District 5: • Incumbent, Arturo Ibarra • James Edwards |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
