Salt Lake City School District elections (2016)
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Four of the seven seats on the Salt Lake City School District school board were up for general election on November 8, 2016. There was a primary election for Precincts 1 and 5 held on June 28, 2016. In Precinct 1, incumbent Tiffany Sandberg defeated Teresa Organista in the general election after defeating John Santini in the primary election. Precinct 2 incumbent Michael Clara lost his seat to Michael Nemelka in the general election. Incumbent Heather Bennett won re-election to the Precinct 5 seat after defeating Jason Stevenson in the general election and Cathy Graham and Daniel Mcguire in the primary election. Precinct 7 incumbent Kristi Swett won re-election to her seat by defeating challenger Ryan Pleune.[1]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Salt Lake City school board consists of seven members elected by geographical precinct to four-year terms. There was a primary election for the Precincts 1 and 5 seat held on June 28, 2016, and a general election was held on November 8, 2016, for four seats.[2]
The filing deadline for school board candidates to get on the ballot in the general election was March 17, 2016.[1]
Candidates and results
Precinct 1
Results
| Salt Lake City School District, Precinct 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Tiffany Sandberg Incumbent |
51.30% | 2,634 |
| Teresa Organista | 48.70% | 2,501 |
| Total Votes | 5,135 | |
| Source: Salt Lake County, Utah, "Official Election Results," accessed December 5, 2016 | ||
| Salt Lake City School District, Precinct 1 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Tiffany Sandberg Incumbent |
49.83% | 855 |
| Teresa Organista |
29.20% | 501 |
| John Santini | 20.98% | 360 |
| Total Votes | 1,716 | |
| Source: Salt Lake County, Utah, "Election Results," accessed September 26, 2016 | ||
Candidates
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Precinct 2
Results
| Salt Lake City School District, Precinct 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Michael Nemelka |
56.11% | 1,978 |
| Michael Clara Incumbent | 43.89% | 1,547 |
| Total Votes | 3,525 | |
| Source: Salt Lake County, Utah, "Official Election Results," accessed December 5, 2016 | ||
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Precinct 5
Results
| Salt Lake City School District, Precinct 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Heather Bennett Incumbent |
51.33% | 4,220 |
| Jason Stevenson | 48.67% | 4,001 |
| Total Votes | 8,221 | |
| Source: Salt Lake County, Utah, "Official Election Results," accessed December 5, 2016 | ||
| Salt Lake City School District, Precinct 5 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Jason Stevenson |
37.76% | 966 |
| Heather Bennett Incumbent |
37.57% | 961 |
| Cathy Graham | 17.24% | 441 |
| Daniel Mcguire | 7.43% | 190 |
| Total Votes | 2,558 | |
| Source: Salt Lake County, Utah, "Election Results," accessed September 26, 2016 | ||
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Precinct 7
Results
| Salt Lake City School District, Precinct 7 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Kristi Swett Incumbent |
66.44% | 6,471 |
| Ryan Pleune | 33.56% | 3,268 |
| Total Votes | 9,739 | |
| Source: Salt Lake County, Utah, "Official Election Results," accessed December 5, 2016 | ||
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| Kristi Swett
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Additional elections
- See also: Utah elections, 2016
The Salt Lake City school board election shared the ballot with federal elections for President of the United States, United States Senate, and United States Representative. The statewide elections on the ballot included elections for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, treasurer, auditor, the Utah State Senate, the Utah House of Representatives, and state school board. There were also municipal elections for Salt Lake County mayor, county council.[3]
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Salt Lake City school board elections in 2016:[4]
| Deadline | Event |
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| March 17, 2016 | Candidate filing deadline |
| June 28, 2016 | Primary election day |
| September 30, 2016 | First campaign finance deadline |
| October 11, 2016 | Last day to register by mail to vote in the general election |
| October 25-November 4, 2016 | Early voting period |
| November 1, 2016 | Second campaign finance deadline |
| November 1, 2016 | Last day to register online to vote in the general election |
| November 8, 2016 | Election Day |
| January 10, 2017 | Final campaign finance deadline |
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Campaign finance
Candidates received a total of $27,085.47 and spent a total of $25,534.67 as of November 2, 2016, according to the Office of the Salt Lake County Clerk.[5]
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| Precinct 1 | |||
| Teresa Organista | $1,005.00 | $944.82 | $60.18 |
| Tiffany Sandberg | $541.79 | $541.79 | $0.00 |
| John Santini | $50.00 | $50.00 | $0.00 |
| Precinct 2 | |||
| Michael Clara | $655.54 | $655.54 | $0.00 |
| Michael Nemelka | $977.56 | $977.56 | $0.00 |
| Precinct 5 | |||
| Heather Bennett | $3,606.48 | $3,121.75 | $596.14 |
| Cathy Graham | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Daniel Mcguire | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Jason Stevenson | $18,532.50 | $16,287.91 | $2,244.59 |
| Precinct 7 | |||
| Ryan Pleune | $1,516.38 | $2,755.08 | -$1,238.70 |
| Kristi Swett | $200.22 | $200.22 | $0.00 |
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About the district
- See also: Salt Lake City School District, Utah
Canyons School District is located in Salt Lake County, Utah. The county seat is Salt Lake City. Salt Lake County was home to 1,107,314 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[6] The district was the ninth-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 24,597 students.[7]
Demographics
Salt Lake County outperformed in comparison to Utah as a whole in terms of higher education achievement from 2010 to 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 31.3 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 30.6 percent of all state residents. The median household income in the county was $61,446, compared to $59,846 for the entire state. The poverty rate in the county was 11.9 percent, while it was 11.3 percent for the entire state.[6]
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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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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Salt Lake County, Utah, "Candidate Filing List," accessed March 18, 2016
- ↑ Salt Lake City School District, "Policies," September 22, 2016
- ↑ Salt Lake County, Utah, "Candidate Filing List," accessed September 22, 2016
- ↑ Utah Lieutenant Governor, "2016 Election Information," accessed September 22, 2016
- ↑ Salt Lake County Clerk's Office, "Candidate and Office Holders," accessed November 2, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 United States Census Bureau, "Quickfacts:Salt Lake County, Utah," accessed September 22, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ Utah.gov, "Election Results," accessed August 5, 2015
