Santa Fe Public Schools elections (2017)
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Two of the five seats on the Santa Fe Public Schools Board of Education were up for by-district general election on February 7, 2017. District 3 incumbent Susan Duncan did not file to run in the race, guaranteeing a new member was elected to the board. Kate Noble, the only candidate who ran, won the open seat. In her bid for re-election to District 5, incumbent Lorraine Price also ran unopposed and won re-election to the board.[1][2]
It was not unprecedented for the district to have a high percentage of unopposed seats. In the 2015 school board election, two of the three seats were unopposed. Click here for more election trends in the district and the state.
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Santa Fe Board of Education consists of five members elected to four-year terms. Elections are held by district on a staggered basis every February of odd-numbered years. Three seats—from Districts 1, 2, and 4—were up for election on February 3, 2015, and two seats—from Districts 3 and 5—were up for election on February 7, 2017. There was no primary election.[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 3
Results
| Santa Fe Public Schools, District 3 General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Kate Noble (unopposed) |
100.00% | 1,344 |
| Total Votes | 1,344 | |
| Source: Santa Fe County Clerk, "Election Held On February 7, 2017: Official Results," accessed February 22, 2017 | ||
Candidates
Kate Noble 
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District 5
Results
| Santa Fe Public Schools, District 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Lorraine Price Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 1,404 |
| Total Votes | 1,404 | |
| Source: Santa Fe County Clerk, "Election Held On February 7, 2017: Official Results," accessed February 22, 2017 | ||
Candidates
| Lorraine Price
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: New Mexico elections, 2017
The Santa Fe Board of Education election shared the ballot with the Santa Fe Community College Governing Board election.[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 received a total of $8,970.00 and spent a total of $6,377.48 in the election, according to the New Mexico Secretary of State.[9]
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| District 3 | |||
| Kate Noble | $8,970.00 | $6,377.48 | $2,592.52 |
| District 5 | |||
| Lorraine Price | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
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What was at stake?
2017
Election trends
- See also: School board elections, 2015
Though the 2015 Santa Fe Board of Education election had a high percentage of unopposed seats, it did not have a 100 percent unopposed rate as seen in the 2017 election. In 2017, one incumbent ran for re-election, and one newcomer ran for an open seat. Both won election to the board without opposition.
Two incumbents were unopposed in their bids for re-election in 2015, but the open seat on the ballot that year attracted more competition. Two candidates ran to fill that seat.
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| Year | Candidates per seat | Unopposed seats | Incumbent success rate | Seats won by newcomers | |
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| 2017 | 1.00 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 50.00% | |
| 2015 | 1.33 | 66.67% | 100.00% | 33.33% | |
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| 2015 | 2.05 | 30.00% | 64.29% | 50.00% | |
| United States | |||||
| 2015 | 1.72 | 35.95% | 82.66% | 40.81% | |
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About the district
- See also: Santa Fe Public Schools, New Mexico
The Santa Fe Public school district is located in Santa Fe County in central New Mexico. The county seat is Santa Fe. Santa Fe County was home to an estimated 148,686 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[10] The district was the fourth-largest school district in the state in the 2014-2015 school year and served 14,752 students.[11]
Demographics
Santa Fe County outperformed compared to New Mexico as a whole in terms of higher education achievement between 2011 and 2015. The United States Census Bureau found that 40.1 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 $54,315, compared to $44,963 for the entire state. The percentage of people below the poverty level in Santa Fe County was 13.1 percent, while it was 20.4 percent statewide.[10]
| Racial Demographics, 2015[10] | |||
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| Race | Santa Fe County (%) | New Mexico (%) | |
| White | 90.9 | 82.5 | |
| Black or African American | 1.2 | 2.6 | |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 4.2 | 10.5 | |
| Asian | 1.5 | 1.7 | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.2 | 0.2 | |
| Two or more races | 2.1 | 2.5 | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 51.2 | 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
| Santa Fe Public Schools | New Mexico | School Boards |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Albuquerque Journal, "SF school posts attract 2 candidates," December 20, 2016
- ↑ Santa Fe County Clerk, "Unofficial Results," accessed February 7, 2017
- ↑ Santa Fe Public Schools, "Board of Education: Board Members," 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
- ↑ Santa Fe County Clerk, "Santa Fe Community College Resolution and Proclamation," accessed December 21, 2016
- ↑ New Mexico Statutes, "Chapter 1. Elections: Article 22A. School District Campaign Reporting," accessed December 20, 2016
- ↑ New Mexico Campaign Finance Information System, "Public Reports: Search Candidates," accessed April 4, 2017
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 United States Census Bureau, "Santa Fe 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
| Santa Fe Public Schools elections in 2017 | |
| Santa Fe County, New Mexico | |
| Election date: | February 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | District 3: • Kate Noble District 5: • Incumbent, Lorraine Price |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
