School Board of Highlands County elections (2016)
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Two of the five seats on the School Board of Highlands County school board were set to be on the ballot for by-district primary election on August 30, 2016. District 2 and District 3 incumbents, Donna Howerton and Janet Shoop, were unopposed in their bids for re-election.[1] The election for each seat was canceled and both incumbents were re-elected automatically when the filing deadline passed and no challengers filed in the race.
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 School Board of Highlands County school board consists of five members elected by district 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
Incumbent Donna Howerton was the only candidate to file for this seat and was automatically re-elected.
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District 3
Results
Incumbent Janet Shoop was the only candidate to file for this seat and was automatically re-elected.
| School Board of Highlands County, District 3 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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Additional elections on the ballot
The following offices shared the ballot with the primary election in Highlands County:
- Senator
- Sheriff
- Superintendent of Schools
- County Commissioner
In addition to the above offices, one state ballot measure and a school sales tax referendum 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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Campaign finance
Reports
Candidates received a total of $5,300.02 and spent a total of $2,205.50 as of August 5, 2016, according to the Highlands County Supervisor of Elections.[4]
District 2
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| Donna Howerton | $5,100.02 | $2,020.02 | $3,080.00 |
District 3
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| Janet Shoop | $200.00 | $185.48 | $14.52 |
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About the district
School Board of Highlands County serves the county of the same name in southern Florida. The city of Sebring is the seat of county government. The county was home to an estimated 99,491 residents between 2010 and 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[5] The district was the 35th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 12,200 students.[6]
Demographics
Highlands County underperformed compared to Florida as a whole in terms of higher education attainment from 2010 to 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 15.9 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 $35,911 compared to $47,212 for the state. County residents lived below poverty level at a rate of 19.5 percent, while that rate was 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
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Highlands County Supervisor of Elections, "List of Candidates," accessed June 30, 2016
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Election Dates," accessed June 21, 2016
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Election Dates," accessed November 1, 2016
- ↑ Highlands County Supervisor of Elections, "List of Candidates," accessed August 5, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 United States Census Bureau, "State & County QuickFacts: Highlands County, Florida," August 4, 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 School Board of Highlands County Elections | |
| Highlands County, Florida | |
| Election date: | August 30, 2016 |
| Candidates: | District 2: Incumbent, Donna Howerton District 3: Incumbent, Janet Shoop |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
