Sheboygan Area School District elections (2017)
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Four seats on the Sheboygan Area School District Board of Education were up for general election on April 4, 2017. Incumbents David Gallianetti, Jennifer Pothast, Larry Samet, and Peter Madden ran for re-election to their seats. Newcomer Kyle Whelton also ran for a seat on the board. Whelton, Pothast, and Gallianetti won three-year terms, and Samet won a one-year term.[1]
Three of the seats were up for regular election and came with a three-year term. One seat was up for special election and came with a one-year term. The three candidates who received the most votes won the seats with the three-year terms, while the fourth place candidate won the seat with the one-year term.
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Sheboygan Area Board of Education consists of nine members elected to three-year terms. While the members are elected at large, they fill seats representing different parts of the city. Elections are held every year. Three seats were up for election in 2016, and four seats were up for election in 2017. The general election was held on April 4, 2017.[2][3]
School board candidates had to be at least 18 years old, U.S. citizens, and residents of the school district for a minimum of 28 consecutive days before filing as a candidate. They also could not be disqualified from voting under Wisconsin law.[3]
To get on the ballot, school board candidates had to file nomination papers with the school district clerk by January 3, 2017. If incumbents whose terms were up for re-election did not file to run in the race and did not file written notification that they would not be running, the candidate filing deadline could have been extended until January 6, 2017. The terms of candidates elected in the race started on April 24, 2017.[3]
Candidates and results
At-large
Results
| Sheboygan Area School District, General Election, 3- and 1-year terms, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Kyle Whelton |
21.15% | 4,483 |
| Jennifer Pothast Incumbent |
18.97% | 4,022 |
| David Gallianetti Incumbent |
18.67% | 3,959 |
| Larry Samet Incumbent |
17.44% | 3,698 |
| Peter Madden Incumbent | 17.36% | 3,681 |
| Write-in votes | 6.41% | 1,358 |
| Total Votes | 21,201 | |
| Source: Sheboygan County, "Unofficial Election Results," accessed April 5, 2017These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available. | ||
Candidates
David Gallianetti
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Wisconsin elections, 2017
The Sheboygan Area Board of Education election shared the ballot with elections for the office of Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction and one seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court.[4]
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for Wisconsin school board elections in 2017:[5][6]
| Deadline | Event |
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| January 3, 2017 | Candidate filing deadline |
| January 16, 2017 | Campaign finance deadline for candidates registered before January 1 |
| February 13, 2017 | Pre-primary election campaign finance deadline |
| February 21, 2017 | Primary election day |
| March 27, 2017 | Pre-general election campaign finance deadline |
| April 4, 2017 | Election Day |
| April 24, 2017 | Board members take office |
| July 15, 2017 | Post-election campaign finance deadline |
Endorsements
Do you know of an official or organization that endorsed a candidate in this race? Let Ballotpedia know by email at editor@ballotpedia.org. Kyle Whelton received an official endorsement from Wisconsin Progress.[7]
Campaign finance
Kyle Whelton was the only candidate in this election to file a report of contributions and expenditures with the Sheboygan Area School District. He reported $2,057.48 in contributions and $364.36 in expenditures, leaving his campaign with $1,788.17 cash on hand as of March 27, 2017.[8]
All school board candidates in Wisconsin were required to file a campaign registration statement with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission after qualifying as candidates. This statement declares their candidacy to the county clerk's office and allows them to claim exemption from reporting campaign contributions and expenditures. Candidates were only required to report campaign contributions and expenditures if they did one or both of the following:[9]
- Accepted contributions, made disbursements, or incurred debt in excess of $2,000 during the calendar year
- Accepted more than $100 from a single source during the calendar year, barring contributions made by candidates to their own campaigns
There were three campaign finance report deadlines in 2017:
- The pre-primary report was due February 13, 2017,
- The pre-election report was due March 27, 2017, and
- The post-election report was due July 15, 2017.[10]
Candidates who filed before January 1, 2017, also had to file a continuing campaign finance report on January 16, 2017.[11]
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What was at stake?
Election trends
- See also: School board elections, 2017
The 2017 school board election for the Sheboygan Area School District was more competitive with an average of 1.33 candidates per seat than the 2016 school board election with an average of 1 candidate per seat. The 2015 race was the most competitive in the last four years with 1.67 candidates per seat, beating out the 2015 state average of 1.38 candidates per seat.
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| Year | Candidates per seat | Unopposed seats | Incumbent success rate | Seats won by newcomers | |
| Sheboygan Area School District | |||||
| 2017 | 1.25 | 0.00% | 75.00% | 25.00% | |
| 2016 | 1 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 0.00% | |
| 2015 | 1.67 | 0.00% | 100.00% | 33.33% | |
| 2014 | 1 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 0.00% | |
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| 2015 | 1.38 | 32.00% | 84.00% | 35.29% | |
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| 2015 | 1.72 | 35.95% | 82.66% | 40.81% | |
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About the district
The Sheboygan Area School District is located in Sheboygan County in eastern Wisconsin. The county seat is Sheboygan. Sheboygan County was home to 115,569 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[12] The district was the 10th-largest school district in the state in the 2014-2015 school year and served 10,248 students.[13]
Demographics
Higher education achievement
Sheboygan County underperformed compared to Wisconsin as a whole in terms of higher education achievement in the years 2011 to 2015. The United States Census Bureau found that 23.4 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 27.8 percent of all state residents.[12]
Median household income
The median household income in Sheboygan County was $53,713 between 2011 to 2015, while it was $53,357 for Wisconsin as a whole. During that same time period, the median household income for the entire United States was $53,889.[12]
Poverty rate
From 2011 to 2015, the poverty rate in Sheboygan County was 9.0 percent. During the same time period, the poverty rate for the entire state was 12.1 percent, and it was 13.5 percent for the country as a whole.[12]
| Racial Demographics, 2015[12] | ||
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| Race | Sheboygan County (%) | Wisconsin (%) |
| White | 90.6 | 87.6 |
| Black or African American | 1.9 | 6.6 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5 | 1.1 |
| Asian | 5.4 | 2.8 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Two or More Races | 1.5 | 1.8 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6.2 | 6.6 |
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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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Tiffany Rouse, "Email correspondence with Sheboygan Area School District Executive Assistant to the Superintendent Jenny Heus," January 5, 2017
- ↑ Green Bay Area Public Schools, "Board of Education," accessed December 16, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Wisconsin Association of School Boards, "Guide for Candidates: 2017 Spring Election Edition," accessed December 16, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin Election Commission, "Candidate Tracking by Office: 2017 Spring Election - 4/4/2017," accessed December 16, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Guided for Candidates," accessed December 16, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin Ethics Commission, "Campaign Finance Checklist," accessed December 16, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin Progress, "Our Endorsements for Spring 2017," accessed March 31, 2017
- ↑ Elisabeth Moore, "Email exchange with Jennifer Heus, Executive Assistant to Superintendent," March 29, 2017
- ↑ Wisconsin State Legislature, "11.0104 Reporting exemptions: limited activity," accessed December 15, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin Ethics Commission, "Filing Deadlines and Reporting Periods," accessed December 15, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin Ethics Commission, "Campaign Finance Checklist," accessed December 16, 2016
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 United States Census Bureau, "Sheboygan County, Wisconsin," accessed January 12, 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
| Sheboygan Area School District elections in 2017 | |
| Sheboygan County, Wisconsin | |
| Election date: | April 4, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, David Gallianetti • Incumbent, Peter Madden • Incumbent, Jennifer Pothast • Incumbent, Larry Samet • Kyle Whelton |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
