School District 27J, Colorado, elections (2021)

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School District 27J elections
General election date
November 2, 2021
Enrollment ('17-'18)
17,908 students

Three seats on the School District 27J school board in Colorado were up for general election on November 2, 2021. The filing deadline for this election was August 27, 2021.

Elections

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Candidates and results

District 2

General election

General election for School District 27J Board of Education District 2

Arvin Leon Thornton Jr. defeated Danielle Jayne in the general election for School District 27J Board of Education District 2 on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Arvin Leon Thornton Jr. (Nonpartisan)	51.8	11,179
	Submit photo	Danielle Jayne (Nonpartisan)	48.2	10,383

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 21,562
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District 4

General election

General election for School District 27J Board of Education District 4

Ashley Conn defeated incumbent Blaine Nickeson in the general election for School District 27J Board of Education District 4 on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Ashley Conn (Nonpartisan)	54.0	11,701
		Blaine Nickeson (Nonpartisan)	46.0	9,950

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 21,651
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Tanya Frerichs-Peterson (Nonpartisan)

District 5

General election

General election for School District 27J Board of Education District 5

Incumbent Mandy Thomas defeated Rene Beach in the general election for School District 27J Board of Education District 5 on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Mandy Thomas (Nonpartisan)	53.9	11,528
	Submit photo	Rene Beach (Nonpartisan)	46.1	9,852

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 21,380
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Additional elections on the ballot

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November 2, 2021

• Colorado Amendment 78, Custodial Fund Appropriations Initiative (2021)
• Colorado Proposition 119, Creation of Out-of-School Education Program and Marijuana Sales Tax Increase Initiative (2021)
• Colorado Proposition 120, Reduce Property Tax Rates and Retain $25 Million in TABOR Surplus Revenue Initiative (2021)
• Colorado Transportation Bond Issue (2021)
• City elections in Aurora, Colorado (2021)
• Adams 12 Five Star Schools, Colorado, elections (2021)
• Bennett School District, Colorado, elections (2021)
• Aurora Public Schools, Colorado, elections (2021)
• Denver Public Schools, Colorado, elections (2021)
• Adams School District 27J, Colorado, Ballot Issue 5A, Property Tax Increase for Education Funding Measure (November 2021)
• Adams School District 27J, Colorado, Ballot Issue 5B, School Facilities Construction and Capital Improvements Bond Measure (November 2021)
• Broomfield, Colorado, Question 2A, Ranked-Choice Voting Measure (November 2021)
• Denver, Colorado, Initiated Ordinance 300, Increase Denver Marijuana Sales Tax to Fund Pandemic Research Initiative (November 2021)
• Denver, Colorado, Initiated Ordinance 301, Voter Approval Requirement for Commercial or Residential Development on City Park Lands Initiative (November 2021)
• Denver, Colorado, Initiated Ordinance 302, Change Definition of Conservation Easement and Voter Approval Requirement for Commercial or Residential Development on City Park Lands Initiative (November 2021)
• Denver, Colorado, Initiated Ordinance 303, Require Enforcement of Unauthorized Camping and Authorize the City of Denver to Create Four Camping Locations on Public Property Initiative (November 2021)
• Denver, Colorado, Initiated Ordinance 304, Limit Denver Sales and Use Tax Rate to 4.5% Initiative (November 2021)
• Denver, Colorado, Referred Question 2A, Denver Facilities System Bond Measure (November 2021)
• Denver, Colorado, Referred Question 2B, Denver Housing and Sheltering System Bond Measure (November 2021)
• Denver, Colorado, Referred Question 2C, Denver Transportation and Mobility System Bond Measure (November 2021)
• Denver, Colorado, Referred Question 2D, Denver Parks and Recreation System Bond Measure (November 2021)
• Denver, Colorado, Referred Question 2E, National Western Campus Facilities System Bond Measure (November 2021)
• Denver, Colorado, Referred Question 2F, Repeal 2020 Group Living Ordinance Charter Amendment (November 2021)
• Denver, Colorado, Referred Question 2G, Allow Citizen Oversight Board to Appoint the Independent Monitor Charter Amendment (November 2021)
• Denver, Colorado, Referred Question 2H, Change Odd-Year Denver Election Date from May to April Charter Amendment (November 2021)

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About the district

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School District 27J is located in Adams County, Colorado. The district served 17,069 students during the 2015-2016 school year.

See also

School District 27J	Colorado	School Boards
School District 27J, Colorado, elections (2019) List of school districts in Colorado	Colorado school board elections, 2021 Public education in Colorado Local ballot measures, Colorado	School board elections, 2021 School board elections, 2020 School board election data analysis, 2021 School board election data analysis, 2020

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