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One of the five seats on the Sarasota County Schools school board was up for at-large primary election on August 30, 2016. In her bid for re-election, District 2 incumbent Caroline Zucker defeated newcomer Teresa Mast. The District 3 seat was originally set to be on the primary ballot, but newcomer Eric Robinson was unopposed when he filed for the seat after one candidate did not qualify and the other candidate withdrew. Robinson was elected automatically when the county's filing deadline passed.[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 Sarasota County Schools school board consists of five members elected to four-year terms. 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.[2]
Candidates and results
District 2
Results
| Sarasota County Schools, District 2 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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 Caroline Zucker Incumbent |
52.43% | 36,007 |
| Teresa Mast | 47.57% | 32,664 |
| Total Votes | 68,671 | |
| Source: Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections, "Unofficial Results," accessed August 30, 2016 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available. | ||
Candidates
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District 3
Results
Incumbent Eric Robinson was the only candidate to file for this seat and was automatically re-elected.
| Sarasota County Schools, District 3 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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| Eric Robinson (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.
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for this Florida election in 2016:[3]
| 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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About the district
- See also: Sarasota County Schools, Florida
Sarasota County Schools serves the county of the same name in southwest Florida. The city of Sarasota is the seat of county government. The county was home to an estimated 405,549 residents between 2010 and 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[5] The district was the 19th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 41,395 students.[6]
Demographics
Sarasota County outperformed Florida as a whole in terms of higher education attainment from 2010 to 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 31.1 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 $50,304 compared to $47,212 for the state. County residents lived below poverty level at a rate of 10.8 percent, compared to a rate of 16.5 percent for state residents.[5]
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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
| Sarasota County Schools | Florida | School Boards |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections, "Candidates for 2016 Election Cycle," accessed June 30, 2016
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Election Dates," accessed June 21, 2016
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Election Dates," accessed November 1, 2016
- ↑ Herald-Tribune, "Five seek two Sarasota School Board seats," August 8, 2010
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 United States Census Bureau, "State & County QuickFacts: Sarasota 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 September 14, 2015
| 2016 Sarasota County Schools Elections | |
| Sarasota County, Florida | |
| Election date: | August 30, 2016 |
| Candidates: | District 2: Incumbent, Caroline Zucker • Teresa Mast District 3: Eric Robinson |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
