Sioux Falls School District elections (2016)

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Sioux Falls School District Elections
General election date:
April 12, 2016
Enrollment (13–14):
23,384 students

Two of the five seats on the Sioux Falls School District school board were up for at-large general election on April 12, 2016. Two incumbents, Kent Alberty and Carly Reiter filed for re-election. Candidates Randy Dobderpuhl, Diana Stelling and Peter VonPischke also filed in the race. There was no primary. Incumbents Alberty and Reiter defeated the challengers and won re-election to the board.

Elections

Voter and candidate information

The Sioux Falls school board consists of five members elected at large to three-year terms. There was no primary election, and the general election was held on April 12, 2016. Each year, the board can choose between two dates for an annual election holding them either on the second Tuesday in April or the third Tuesday in June.

School board candidates had to file with their county elections department during the candidate filing period, which began on January 30, 2015, and ended on February 25, 2016. To vote in the 2016 general election, residents had to be at least 18 years of age, legally eligible, and had to register by March 30, 2016.

At-large

Results

Sioux Falls School District, At-Large General Election, 3-year terms, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Kent Alberty Incumbent	38.16%	6,944
Carly Reiter Incumbent	24.85%	4,522
Randy Dobderpuhl	18.79%	3,420
Diana Stelling	12.57%	2,288
Peter VonPischke	5.62%	1,023
Total Votes (100)		18,197
Source: Sioux Falls School District, "2016 Election Results OFFICIAL," accessed May 4, 2016

Candidates

Kent Alberty		Carly Reiter		Randy Dobderpuhl
	Incumbent		Incumbent

Diana Stelling		Peter VonPischke

Additional elections on the ballot

The Sioux Falls school board election shares a ballot with area municipal elections.

Key deadlines

The following dates are key deadlines for South Dakota school board elections in 2016:

Deadline	Event
March 28, 2016	Voter registration deadline
March 29, 2016	Candidate filing deadline
April 5, 2016	Pre-general election campaign finance deadline
April 12, 2016	General election
May 24, 2016	Post-general election campaign finance deadline
July 11, 2016	Board members take office

Endorsements

No official endorsements were made in the election .

Campaign finance

No contributions or expenditures were reported during the election, according to the South Dakota Secretary of State.

What was at stake?

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Past elections

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2015 See also: Sioux Falls School District elections (2016) Sioux Falls School District, At-Large General Election, 3-year term, 2015 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Kate Parker Incumbent 37.8% 8,151      Nonpartisan Todd Thoelke Incumbent 35.5% 7,653      Nonpartisan Randy Dobberpuhl 26.8% 5,781 Total Votes 21,585 Source: Sioux Falls School District, "2015 Election Results," accessed June 9, 2015 2014 See also: Sioux Falls School District elections (2014) Sioux Falls School District, At-Large General Election, 3-year term, 2014 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Douglas C. Morrison Incumbent 56.4% 12,161      Nonpartisan Roger Russell 43.6% 9,419 Total Votes 21,580 Source: City of Sioux Falls, "Election Results," accessed June 3, 2014 2013 Sioux Falls School District, At-Large General Election, 3-year term, 2013 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Kent Alberty Incumbent 41.5% 2,601      Nonpartisan Carly Reiter 26.7% 1,670      Nonpartisan Matt Leedom 19.5% 1,219      Nonpartisan Joshua James Schorzmann 12.3% 770 Total Votes 6,260 Source: South Dakota Secretary of State, "Official Results - 2013 Sioux Falls School - May 21, 2013," accessed February 11, 2014 2012 Sioux Falls School District, At-Large General Election, 3-year term, 2012 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Kate Parker Incumbent 32.8% 6,805      Nonpartisan Todd Thoelke 28.9% 6,002      Nonpartisan Debbie D. Hoffman 24.9% 5,172      Nonpartisan Ken Allender 13.4% 2,789 Total Votes 20,768 Source: Sioux Falls School District, "2012 Election Results," accessed February 11, 2014 2011 Sioux Falls School District, At-Large General Election, 3-year term, 2011 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Douglas C. Morrison 64.5% 2,634      Nonpartisan Debbie D. Hoffman Incumbent 35.5% 1,449 Total Votes 4,083 Source: Sioux Falls School District, "2011 Election Results," accessed February 11, 2014

About the district

See also: Sioux Falls School District, South Dakota

Sioux Falls School District is located in Minnehaha County, S.D.

Sioux Falls School District is located in southeast South Dakota in Minnehaha County. The county seat is Sioux Falls. This county is home to 182,882, according to the United States Census Bureau. The district was the largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 23,384 students.

Demographics

Minnehaha County outperformed the South Dakota as a whole in terms of higher education achievement in 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 29.3 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 26.7 percent for South Dakota as a whole. The median household income in Minnehaha County was $53,391 compared to $50,338 for the entire state. The county poverty rate was 11.9 percent compared to 14.2 percent statewide.

Racial Demographics, 2014
Race	Minnehaha County (%)	South Dakota (%)
White	88.3	85.7
Black or African American	4.6	1.9
American Indian and Alaska Native	2.7	8.9
Asian	1.9	1.3
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0.1	0.1
Two or More Races	2.3	2.2
Hispanic or Latino	4.9	3.6

Presidential Voting Pattern, Minnehaha County
Year	Democratic Vote	Republican Vote
2012	34,674	40,342
2008	39,838	39,251
2004	32,314	44,189
2000	27,042	33,428

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

Sioux Falls School District	South Dakota	School Boards
Sioux Falls School District elections (2015) List of school districts in South Dakota	South Dakota school board elections, 2016 Public education in South Dakota Local ballot measures, South Dakota	School board elections, 2016 School board elections, 2015 School board election data analysis, 2016 School board election data analysis, 2015

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