School District U-46 elections (2017)
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Three seats on the School District U-46 Board of Education were up for election on April 4, 2017. Incumbents Veronica Noland and Donna Smith and newcomer Melissa Owens won seats in the race. Incumbent Cody Holt and challenger Enoch Essendrop were defeated in the race.[1][2][3]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The School District U-46 Board of Education consists of seven members elected at large to four-year terms on a staggered basis every odd-numbered year. A general election was held on April 4, 2017. There were three seats up for election.[4]
To get on the ballot, school board candidates had to file a notarized statement of candidacy and notarized nominating petitions with the Kane County Clerk's Office during the filing period. The filing period began December 12, 2016, and ended December 19, 2016. Candidates could also file an optional loyalty oath at that time. A statement of economic interests also had to be filed by December 19, 2016. The nominating petitions had to include the signatures of 50 voters residing in the school district and could not be circulated until September 20, 2016.[5]
Candidates and results
At-large
Results
| School District U-46, At-Large General Election, 4-year terms, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Melissa Owens |
25.74% | 9,824 |
| Donna Smith Incumbent |
24.64% | 9,403 |
| Veronica Noland Incumbent |
24.09% | 9,195 |
| Cody Holt Incumbent | 14.96% | 5,710 |
| Enoch Essendrop | 10.56% | 4,032 |
| Total Votes | 38,164 | |
| Source: Kane County Clerk, "2017 Consolidated Election Contest Results," accessed May 1, 2017DuPage County, Illinois, "Election Summary Report," accessed May 1, 2017Cook County Clerk, "April 04, 2017 Consolidated General Election," accessed May 1, 2017 | ||
Candidates
| Cody Holt | Veronica Noland 
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Illinois elections, 2017
The School District U-46 Board of Education election shared the ballot with races for the regional school board.[6]
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for Illinois school board elections in 2017:[7]
| Deadline | Event |
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| December 19, 2016 | Candidate filing deadline |
| February 27, 2017 | Initial campaign finance deadline |
| March 7, 2017 | Last day to register to vote by paper application |
| March 19, 2017 | Last day to register to vote by online application |
| April 3, 2017 | Final election campaign finance deadline |
| April 4, 2017 | Election Day |
Endorsements
Illinois Family Action endorsed incumbent Cody Holt and challenger Enoch Essendrop.[8] The local teachers' union endorsed incumbents Veronica Noland and Donna Smith and challenger Melissa Owens.[9]
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Campaign finance
School board candidates in Illinois were required to file campaign finance reports if they did one or both of the following:[10]
- Accepted contributions or made disbursements in an aggregate amount of more than $5,000 during the calendar year
- Accepted contributions or made disbursements in an aggregate amount of more than $5,000 during the calendar year for communication via television, radio, or internet in support of or in opposition to a candidate, political party, or public policy
The first campaign finance deadline was February 27, 2017, and the second campaign finance deadline was April 3, 2017.[11]
Reports
No contributions or expenditures were reported in the election, according to the Illinois State Board of Elections.[12]
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About the district
- See also: School District U-46, Illinois
| School District U-46 is located in Kane County, Cook County, and DuPage County in northeastern Illinois. The county seat of Kane County is Geneva, the county seat of Cook County is Chicago, and Wheaton is the county seat of DuPage County. In 2015, Kane County, Cook County, and DuPage County were home to 530,847, 5,238,216, and 933,736 residents, respectively, according to the United States Census Bureau.[13] The district was the second-largest school district in the state in the 2014-2015 school year and served 40,400 students.[14] |
Demographics
All three counties outperformed the rest of Illinois in terms of higher education achievement in the years 2011 to 2015. The United States Census Bureau found that 31.6 percent of Kane County residents, 35.7 percent of Cook County residents, and 46.7 percent of DuPage County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 32.3 percent of all state residents. The median household income for Kane County was $70,696, for Cook County was $55,251, and for DuPage County was $79,658, while it was $57,574 for the entire state. The poverty rates in Kane, Cook and DuPage Counties were 10.8 percent, 16.2 percent and 7.1 percent, respectively, compared to 13.6 percent statewide.[13]
| Racial Demographics, 2015[13] | ||||
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| Race | Kane County (%) | Cook County (%) | DuPage County (%) | Illinois (%) |
| White | 86.7 | 65.7 | 80.7 | 77.3 |
| Black or African American | 6.1 | 24.2 | 5.3 | 14.7 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| Asian | 4.2 | 7.4 | 11.6 | 5.5 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Two or more races | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 31.5 | 25.2 | 14.3 | 16.9 |
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
- ↑ Kane County Clerk, "2017 Consolidated Election Contest Results," accessed April 5, 2017
- ↑ DuPage County, Illinois, "Election Summary Report," accessed April 5, 2017
- ↑ Cook County Clerk, "April 04, 2017 Consolidated General Election," accessed April 5, 2017
- ↑ School District U-46, "Board of Education," accessed December 19, 2016
- ↑ Kane County Clerk, "Home," accessed December 19, 2016
- ↑ Kane County Clerk, "County Offices Up for Election," accessed December 20, 2016
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election and Campaign Finance Calendar," accessed December 19, 2016
- ↑ Illinois Family Faction, "Candidates for School Board in District U-46," February 20, 2017
- ↑ Northwest Suburban Education Coalition, "School Board Candidate Endorsements," accessed March 29, 2017
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "A Guide to Campaign Finance Disclosure," accessed January 5, 2017
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election and Campaign Finance Calendar 2017," accessed January 5, 2017
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate Disclosure Search," accessed April 4, 2017
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 United States Census Bureau, "Kane County, Illinois," accessed December 26, 2016
- ↑ 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
| School District U-46 elections in 2017 | |
| Kane County, Illinois, DuPage County, Illinois, and Cook County, Illinois | |
| Election date: | April 4, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, Cody Holt • Incumbent, Veronica Noland • Incumbent, Donna Smith • Enoch Essendrop • Melissa Owens |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
