Santa Rosa County School District elections (2016)
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One of the five seats on the Santa Rosa County School District school board was up for by-district primary election on August 30, 2016. Newcomer Clifton Hinote defeated Joseph Pool in the race for the open District 2 seat. The seat of District 4 incumbent Jenny Granse was set to be on the ballot for the primary election, but when the county's filing deadline passed and no challenger filed, the election for the seat was canceled and Granse was automatically re-elected.[1]
Florida school board elections function differently than elections of this kind in most states. Primary elections for Florida school boards were held on August 30, 2016, though primaries are functionally general elections. A general election was held on November 8, 2016, between the top two vote recipients in any race where no candidate receives the majority of votes. Unopposed elections were canceled and did not appear on the ballot. Special elections were held in conjunction with some general elections to fill vacancies.
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Santa Rosa County School District school board consists of five members elected by district to four-year terms. Candidates had to collect 1,245 petition signatures and pay a qualifying fee of $1,363.40 to enter the race.[2][3] There was a primary election on August 30, 2016.
The filing deadline for school board candidates was June 24, 2016. The county's elections office hosted early voting for the primary election at various locations from August 20, 2016, to August 27, 2016. The early voting window for the general election ran from October 29, 2016, to November 5, 2016. Voters had to register by August 1, 2016, to vote in the primary election and by October 11, 2016, to vote in the general election.[4]
Candidates and results
District 2
Results
| Santa Rosa County School District, District 2 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Clifton Hinote |
57.39% | 16,656 |
| Joseph Pool | 42.61% | 12,368 |
| Total Votes | 29,024 | |
| Source: Santa Rosa County Supervisor of Elections, "2016 Primary Election," accessed August 30, 2016 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available. | ||
Candidates
Clifton Hinote 
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Joseph Pool | ||
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District 4
Results
Incumbent Jenny Granse was the only candidate to file for this seat and was automatically re-elected.
| Santa Rosa County School District, District 4 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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| Jenny Granse Incumbent (unopposed) | ||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Florida elections, 2016
The following federal and state offices shared the primary, general, or both election dates with school board elections:
- President
- U.S. Senate
- U.S. House
- State Senate
- State House
- State Attorney
- Public Defender
- State Supreme Court
- District Court of Appeal
One state ballot measure appeared on the primary ballot.
The following local offices shared primary, general, or both election dates with school board elections:
- Clerk of Court and Comptroller
- Sheriff
- Property Appraiser
- Tax Collector
- Superintendent of Schools
- Supervisor of Elections
- County Court Judge
- County Commissioner
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for this Florida election in 2016:[5]
| Deadline | Event |
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| June 24, 2016 | Last day to file nominating petitions |
| August 1, 2016 | Primary election voter registration deadline |
| August 20-27, 2016 | Primary election early voting period |
| August 30, 2016 | Primary election day |
| October 11, 2016 | General election voter registration deadline |
| October 29-November 5, 2016 | General election early voting period |
| November 8, 2016 | General election day |
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Campaign finance
Reports
District 2
Candidates received a total of $23,860.00 and spent a total of $19,617.68 as of August 25, 2016, according to the Santa Rosa County Supervisor of Elections.[6]
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| Clifton Hinote | $15,685.00 | $12,760.59 | $2,924.41 |
| Joseph Pool | $8,175.00 | $6,857.09 | $1,317.91 |
District 4
Jenny Granse reported $1,800.00 in contributions and $1,701.00 in expenditures to the Santa Rosa County Supervisor of Elections, which left her campaign with $99.00 on hand, as of August 25, 2016.[6]
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About the district
Santa Rosa County School District serves the county of the same name in the panhandle of Florida. The city of Milton is the seat of county government. The county was home to an estimated 167,040 residents between 2010 and 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[7] The district was the 28th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 25,893 students.[8]
Demographics
Santa Rosa County performed similarly compared to Florida as a whole in terms of higher education attainment from 2010 to 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 26.5 percent of county residents aged 25 and older had attained a bachelor's degree or higher, compared to 26.8 percent statewide. The median household income for the county was $58,199 compared to $47,212 for the state. County residents lived below poverty level at a rate of 11.2 percent, compared to a rate of 16.5 percent for state residents.[7]
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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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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Santa Rosa County Elections, "2016 Announced and Qualified Candidates," accessed June 30, 2016
- ↑ [http://dos.myflorida.com/media/694102/petition-requirements-county.pdf Florida Department of State, "2016 Petition Signatures Required for County Offices ," accessed August 3, 2016]
- ↑ Santa Rosa County Supervisor of Elections, "School Board, Districts 2 and 4 Qualifying Information," accessed August 3, 2016
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Election Dates," accessed June 21, 2016
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Election Dates," accessed November 1, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Santa Rosa County Supervisor of Elections, "County Candidates," accessed August 25, 2016
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 United States Census Bureau, "State & County QuickFacts: Santa Rosa County, Florida," August 3, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ Florida Department of State, "Division of Elections: Election results," accessed October 5, 2015
| 2016 Santa Rosa County School District Elections | |
| Santa Rosa County, Florida | |
| Election date: | Primary: August 30, 2016 |
| Candidates: | District 2: Clifton Hinote • Joseph Pool District 4: Incumbent, Jenny Granse |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
