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Sharyland Independent School District elections (2014)

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2014 Sharyland Independent School District Elections

General Election date:
May 10, 2014
Table of Contents
About the district
Method of election
Elections
What was at stake?
Key deadlines
Additional elections
External links
See also
Texas
Sharyland Independent School District
Hidalgo County, Texas ballot measures
Local ballot measures, Texas
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Two seats on the Sharyland Independent School District board were up for general election on May 10, 2014. In the Place 1 race, incumbent Ricky Longoria triumphed over Alejandro Rodriguez III. In Place 2, Julio Cerda defeated incumbent Juan F. Zuniga.[1]

About the district

See also: Sharyland Independent School District, Texas
Sharyland Independent School District is located in Hidalgo County, Texas

Sharyland Independent School District is located in Hidalgo County, Texas. The county seat of Hidalgo County is Edinburg. The county's population was 774,769 according to the 2010 U.S. Census.[2]

Demographics

Hidalgo County underperforms in comparison to the rest of Texas in terms of higher education attainment, median income and poverty rate. The 2010 U.S. Census found that 15.6% of Hidalgo County residents over 25 years old held undergraduate degrees compared to a 26.3% rate for the state of Texas. Hidalgo County had a median income of $33,218 in 2010 compared to $51,563 for Texas. The poverty rate for Hidalgo County was 35.0% in 2010 compared to a 17.4% rate for the rest of the state.[2]

Racial Demographics, 2012[2]
Race Hidalgo County (%) Texas (%)
White 97.2 80.6
Black or African American 0.8 12.3
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5 1.0
Asian 1.1 4.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.1
Two or More Races 0.4 1.7
Hispanic or Latino 90.9 38.2

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.

Voter and candidate information

Members of the Sharyland school board are elected to three-year terms. There was no primary election and a general election was held on May 10, 2014. Two seats were up for election in May 2014, and two seats were on the ballot in May 2015.

In April 2014, Sharyland ISD's election system was changed to electing members by place with no majority-vote requirements when more than two candidates are running for the same place. Presently, only two of the seven places are named — Places 1 and 2, which were on the ballot in May 2014. The remaining places will be named over a three-year period, with board members who are up for re-election filing for the place they wish.[3]

Elections

2014

Candidates

Place 1

Place 2

Election results

Place 1
Sharyland Independent School District,
Place 1 General Election, 3-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngRicky Longoria Incumbent 62.2% 1,038
     Nonpartisan Alejandro Rodriguez III 37.8% 631
Total Votes 1,669
Source: Margaret Koenig, "Email correspondence with Amanda L. Valdez, Hidalgo County Elections Deptartment Administrative Assistant," February 23, 2015
Place 2
Sharyland Independent School District,
Place 2 General Election, 3-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngJulio Cerda 76.2% 1,249
     Nonpartisan Juan F. Zuniga Incumbent 23.8% 391
Total Votes 1,640
Source: Margaret Koenig, "Email correspondence with Amanda L. Valdez, Hidalgo County Elections Deptartment Administrative Assistant," February 23, 2015

Endorsements

No candidate received an endorsement in this election.

Campaign finance

No candidate filed a campaign finance report with the Texas Ethics Commission.[4]

What was at stake?

Issues in the election

New election process

In April 2014, Sharyland ISD's election system was changed to elect members by place with no majority-vote requirements when more than two candidates run for the same place. Previously, only two of the seven places were named, Places 1 and 2, which were on the ballot in May 2014.[5]

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for the Sharyland Independent School District election in 2014:[6]

Deadline Event
January 29, 2014 First day to file paperwork for ballot placement
February 28, 2014 Last day to file paperwork for ballot placement
March 5, 2014 Last day to withdraw from ballot
April 10, 2014 Due date for first campaign finance report
April 10, 2014 Last day for voter registration with county clerk
May 1, 2014 Last day to request mailed ballot from county clerk
May 2, 2014 Due date for second campaign finance report
May 10, 2014 Election day
May 21, 2014 Final day for canvassing of votes
July 15, 2014 Last campaign finance report for election

Additional elections on the ballot

The election for various municipal positions in Hidalgo County were also on the ballot.

Recent news

This section links to a Google news search for the term "Sharyland + Independent + School + District + Texas"

See also

External links

Footnotes