Sharyland Independent School District elections (2017)
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Two of the seven seats on the Sharyland Independent School District school board in Texas were up for at-large general election on May 6, 2017. In Place 1, board incumbent Ricky Longoria filed for re-election and defeated former candidate Kevin Sparks. Place 2 incumbent Julio Cerda also filed for re-election and ran unopposed.[1][2]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Sharyland school board consists of seven members elected at large to three-year terms. Two seats were up for election in 2015 and three seats were up for election in 2016.
To get on the ballot, school board candidates had to file for office by February 17, 2017. In order to run for a school board in Texas, candidates had to be U.S. citizens, 18 years old by their first day in office, and have resided in the state for 12 months and the district in which they ran for six months.[3]
In order to vote in this election, Texas residents had to register to vote by April 6, 2017. To vote in Texas, one must be a U.S. citizen, a resident of the county in which one registers, and at least 18 years old.[4][5][6]
Candidates and results
Place 1
Results
| Sharyland Independent School District, Place 1 General Election, 3-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Ricky Longoria Incumbent |
62.88% | 625 |
| Kevin Sparks | 37.12% | 369 |
| Total Votes | 994 | |
| Source: Hidalgo County Texas, "Sharyland I.S.D. - Trustee Election," accessed September 20, 2017 | ||
Candidates
Ricky Longoria 
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Place 2
Results
| Sharyland Independent School District, Place 2 General Election, 3-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Julio Cerda Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 692 |
| Total Votes | 692 | |
| Source: Hidalgo County Texas, "Sharyland I.S.D. - Trustee Election," accessed September 20, 2017 | ||
Candidates
| Julio Cerda
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Additional elections on the ballot
The 2017 Sharyland Independent School District election did not share the ballot with any other races.
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for this Texas school board election in 2017:[7][8]
| Deadline | Event |
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| February 17, 2017 | Candidate filing deadline |
| April 6, 2017 | Deadline to register to vote |
| April 6, 2017 | Campaign finance reporting deadline (30th day report) |
| April 28, 2017 | Campaign finance reporting deadline (8th day report) |
| April 24, 2017 - May 2, 2017 | Early voting period |
| May 6, 2017 | General election date |
| July 17, 2017 | Campaign finance reporting deadline (July semiannual report) |
Endorsements
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Campaign finance
There were three campaign finance deadlines for Texas school board candidates in 2017:[9]
- The 30th day report was due on April 6, 2017,
- The 8th day report was due on April 28, 2017, and
- The July semiannual report was due on July 17, 2017.
All school board candidates in the state were also required to file July semiannual campaign finance reports. Opposed school board candidates could choose "modified reporting" if they did not plan to exceed either $500 in contributions or $500 in expenditures in the election. Modified reporting exempts a candidate from filing the 30th and 8th day reports normally due before an election. If a candidate opted for modified reporting but exceeded the threshold before the 30th day prior to the election, he or she had to file the 30th and 8th day reports. Unopposed school board candidates were only required to file a campaign finance report on the July semiannual deadline.[10]
Past elections
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2016Incumbents Noel Garza, Rolando Peña, and Noe Oliveira were the only candidates to file for the three seats up for election. This election was canceled by the school district due to lack of opposition. 2015
2014Place 1
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About the district
Sharyland Independent School District is located in Hidalgo County, Texas. The seat of county government is Edinburg. Hidalgo County was home to an estimated 842,304 residents between 2010 and 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau. The district was the 108th-largest school district in the state in the 2014-2015 school year and served 10,280 students.[11][12]
Demographics
Hidalgo County underperformed in comparison to Texas as a whole in terms of higher education attainment between 2011 and 2015. The United States Census Bureau found that 16.7 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree or higher, compared to 27.6 percent for all state residents. The median household income in the county was $34,782, compared to $53,207 for the entire state. County residents lived below the poverty level at a rate of 31.1 percent, while that rate was 15.9 percent for all state residents.[12]
| Racial Demographics, 2015[12] | ||
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| Race | Hidalgo County (%) | Texas (%) |
| White | 96.9 | 79.7 |
| Black or African American | 0.9 | 12.5 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| Asian | 1.1 | 4.7 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Two or More Races | 0.4 | 1.9 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 91.3 | 38.8 |
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
| Sharyland Independent School District | Texas | School Boards |
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Elisabeth Moore, "Email conversation with Rosa E. O'Donnell," February 22, 2017
- ↑ Hidalgo County Texas, "Hidalgo - Election Results," accessed May 6, 2017 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.
- ↑ Texas Association of School Boards, "Frequently Asked Questions About Running for a School Board," accessed March 14, 2017
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Request for Voter Registration Applications," accessed June 10, 2014
- ↑ VoteTexas.org, "ID Voter," accessed June 10, 2014
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2017 Election Calendar," accessed March 14, 2017
- ↑ Vote Texas, "Important 2017 Election Dates," accessed March 11, 2017
- ↑ Texas Ethics Commission, "2017 Filing Schedule for Reports Due in Connection with Elections Held on Uniform Election Dates," accessed March 28, 2017
- ↑ Texas Ethics Commission, "2017 Filing Schedule for Reports Due in Connection with Elections Held on Uniform Election Dates," accessed March 28, 2017
- ↑ Texas Ethics Commission, "Campaign Finance Guide for Candidates and Officeholders Who File with Local Filing Authorities," accessed March 28, 2017
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 United States Census Bureau, "Hidalgo County, Texas," accessed March 20, 2017
| Sharyland Independent School District elections in 2017 | |
| Hidalgo County, Texas | |
| Election date: | May 6, 2017 |
| Candidates: | Place 1: Incumbent, Ricky Longoria • Kevin Sparks Place 2: Incumbent, Julio Cerda |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
