School District of Indian River County elections (2016)

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School District of Indian River County Elections

Primary election date:
August 30, 2016
Enrollment (13–14):
18,060 students

Two of the five seats on the School District of Indian River County school board were up for by-district primary election on August 30, 2016. Both the District 3 and the District 5 incumbents did not file for re-election to their seats. The candidates who filed to run for the open District 3 seat were Stephen Sczurek, Douglas Wight, and Laura Zorc. Zorc won the race against Wight, while Sczurek's name did not appear on the ballot. In District 5, Tiffany Justice defeated John Kim.[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

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The School District of Indian River County school board consists of five members elected by district to four-year terms. The filing deadline to get on the ballot was June 24, 2016. 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 3

Results

School District of Indian River County,
District 3 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Laura Zorc 60.11% 17,230
Douglas Wight 39.89% 11,434
Total Votes 28,664
Source: Indian River County Supervisor of Elections, "Primary Election 2016," accessed August 30, 2016 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.

Candidates

Stephen Sczurek Douglas Wight Laura Zorc ApprovedA

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District 5

Results

School District of Indian River County,
District 5 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Tiffany Justice 60.32% 17,416
John Kim 39.68% 11,459
Total Votes 28,875
Source: Indian River County Supervisor of Elections, "Primary Election 2016," accessed August 30, 2016 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.

Candidates

Tiffany Justice ApprovedA John Kim

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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:

One state ballot measure appeared on the primary ballot.

The following local offices shared the primary, general, or both election dates with school board elections:

  • Board of County Commissioners
  • Property Appraiser
  • Sheriff

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for this Florida election in 2016:[3]

Deadline Event
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

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See also: List of school board campaign finance deadlines in 2016

Reports

District 3

Candidates received a total of $14,783.18 and spent a total of $12,341.29 as of August 26, 2016, according to the Indian River County Supervisor of Elections.[1]

Candidate Contributions Expenditures Cash on hand
Stephen Sczurek $513.36 $447.28 $66.08
Douglas Wight $1,500.00 $1,466.53 $33.47
Laura Zorc $12,769.82 $10,427.48 $2,342.34
District 5

Candidates received a total of $72,485 and spent a total of $66,525.76 as of August 26, 2016, according to the Indian River County Supervisor of Elections.[1]

Candidate Contributions Expenditures Cash on hand
Tiffany Justice $41,420.00 $35,731.55 $5,688.45
John Kim $31,065.00 $30,794.21 $270.79

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About the district

See also: School District of Indian River County, Florida
The School District of Indian River County is located in the county of the same name in eastern Florida.

The School District of Indian River County serves the county of the same name in eastern Florida. The city of Vero Beach is the seat of county government. The county was home to an estimated 147,919 residents between 2010 and 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[4] The district was the 31st-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 18,060 students.[5]

Demographics

Indian River County outperformed Florida as a whole in terms of higher education attainment from 2010 to 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 26.7 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 $44,645 compared to $47,212 for the state. County residents lived below poverty level at a rate of 14.7 percent, while that rate was 16.5 percent for state residents.[4]

Racial Demographics, 2015[4]
Race Indian River County (%) Florida (%)
White 87.1 77.7
Black or African American 9.3 16.8
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5 0.5
Asian 1.5 2.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Z 0.1
Two or More Races 1.5 2.0
Hispanic or Latino 12.1 24.5

Presidential Voting Pattern,
Indian River County[6]
Year Democratic votes Republican votes Other votes
2012 27,492 43,450 189
2008 29,710 40,176 0
2004 23,956 36,938 0
2000 19,768 28,635 0

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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