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Springdale Public Schools elections (2017)
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One of the seven seats on the Springdale Public Schools Board of Education in Arkansas was up for general election on September 19, 2017. In his bid for re-election, incumbent Randy Hutchinson ran unopposed and won another term.[1][2]
With an incumbent unopposed in his bid for re-election, the 2017 election followed a pattern set by the district's previous two election cycles. Click here for more election trends in the district.
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Springdale Board of Education consists of seven members elected to five year terms. Elections are held at large, but candidates run for a specific seat. Elections are held on a staggered basis so that one or two seats are up for election each year in September.[3]
School board candidates had to be U.S. citizens and residents of the school district and electoral zone they sought to represent. They could not be employees of the school district or have been convicted of "embezzlement of public money, bribery, forgery, or other infamous crime," according to the Arkansas Constitution. To get on the ballot, school board candidates had to file nomination paperwork, which included a petition with signatures from 20 registered voters in the school district, with their county clerk by noon on July 11, 2017.[4][5][6]
To vote in this election, citizens of the school district had to register by August 21, 2017.[6] Photo identification was not required to vote in Arkansas.[7]
Candidates and results
At-large, Zone 4
Results
| Springdale Public Schools, At-large, Zone 4 General Election, 5-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Randy Hutchinson Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 1 |
| Total Votes | 1 | |
| Source: Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Washington County Clerk Becky Lewallen," October 2, 2017 | ||
Candidates
Randy Hutchinson 
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Arkansas elections, 2017
The Springdale Board of Education election did not share the ballot with any other elections.
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for Arkansas school board elections in 2017:[6][8]
| Deadline | Event |
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| July 5, 2017 - July 11, 2017 | Candidate filing period |
| August 21, 2017 | Voter registration deadline for general election |
| September 10, 2017 | Voter registration deadline for runoff election |
| September 12, 2017 | Campaign finance reporting deadline for general election |
| September 12, 2017 - September 18, 2017 | Early voting period for general election |
| September 19, 2017 | General election date |
| October 3, 2017 | Campaign finance reporting deadline for runoff election |
| October 3, 2017 - October 9, 2017 | Early voting period for runoff election |
| October 10, 2017 | Runoff election date (if needed) |
| October 30, 2017 | Campaign finance reporting deadline for general election |
| November 30, 2017 | Campaign finance reporting deadline for runoff election |
Endorsements
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Campaign finance
The Washington County Clerk does not publish and freely disclose school board candidate campaign finance reports. If you have any information regarding the campaign finance disclosures in this race, please contact the school board elections team at editor@ballotpedia.org.
Reporting requirements
School board candidates in Arkansas had to file two campaign finance reports for the general election. The first report was due on September 12, 2017, and the second report was due on October 30, 2017.[8]
If a runoff election was held for any seat, the candidates who ran in that election had to file an additional two reports. The first report for the runoff election was due on October 3, 2017, and the second report for the runoff election was due on November 30, 2017.[8]
Past elections
To see results from past elections in Springdale Public Schools, click here.
What was at stake?
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Election trends
- See also: School boards in session: 2015 in brief
With the win of an unopposed incumbent, the 2017 election mirrored the district's previous two election cycles. The incumbents who were up for election in 2015 and 2016 also ran unopposed and won additional terms.
In 2014, there was competition for the seat, the but incumbent defeated a challenger to win another term. The district's 2013 election was the only election in the five-year period that saw a newcomer win a seat on the board.
| School board election trends | ||||||
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| Year | Candidates per seat | Unopposed seats | Incumbents running for re-election | Incumbent success rate | Seats won by newcomers | |
| Springdale Public Schools | ||||||
| 2017 | 1.00 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 0.00% | |
| 2016 | 1.00 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 0.00% | |
| 2015 | 1.00 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 0.00% | |
| 2014 | 2.00 | 0.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 0.00% | |
| 2013 | 1.50 | 50.00% | 50.00% | 100.00% | 50.00% | |
| Arkansas | ||||||
| 2016 | 1.11 | 31.58% | 36.84% | 85.71% | 68.42% | |
| 2015 | 1.45 | 54.55% | 81.82% | 77.78% | 36.36% | |
| 2014 | 1.45 | 54.55% | 72.73% | 62.50% | 54.55% | |
| United States | ||||||
| 2016 | 1.90 | 34.05% | 71.31% | 82.39% | 41.04% | |
| 2015 | 1.72 | 35.95% | 70.37% | 82.66% | 40.81% | |
| 2014 | 1.89 | 32.57% | 75.51% | 81.31% | 38.24% | |
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About the district
- See also: Springdale Public Schools, Arkansas
The Springdale school district is located in northwest Arkansas in Springdale. The city lies within portions of both Washington County and Benton County. Springdale was home to an estimated 78,557 residents in 2016, according to the United States Census Bureau.[9] The district was the second-largest school district in the state in the 2014-2015 school year and served 22,085 students.[10]
Demographics
Springdale outperformed Arkansas as a whole in terms of median household income and higher education achievement between 2011 and 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau. The city's median household income was $42,319, compared to a statewide median income of $41,371. The Census Bureau found that 19.8 percent of Springdale residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree or higher, compared to 21.1 percent of state residents. During the same time period, the city's poverty rate was 23.3 percent, while it was 19.1 percent for the entire state.[9]
| Racial Demographics, 2010[9] | ||
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| Race | Springdale (%) | Arkansas (%) |
| White | 64.7 | 77.0 |
| Black or African American | 1.8 | 15.4 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.0 | 0.8 |
| Asian | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 5.7 | 0.2 |
| Two or More Races | 2.9 | 2.0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 35.4 | 6.4 |
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.
Recent news
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See also
| Springdale Public Schools | Arkansas | School Boards |
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette, "School Board candidates in Bentonville, five other Northwest Arkansas districts to vie for seats," July 12, 2017
- ↑ Washington County Election Commission, "2017 Annual School Election Summary Report Unofficial Results," accessed September 19, 2017
- ↑ Springdale Public Schools, "Springdale Public Schools School Board," accessed July 11, 2017
- ↑ Arkansas School Boards Association, "School Board Members: Board Candidates," accessed July 10, 2017
- ↑ 2015 Arkansas Code, "§ 6-14-111 - Candidate filing procedures," accessed July 10, 2017
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Arkansas Secretary of State, "2017 Annual September School Board Election Dates," accessed July 10, 2017
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "Voting In Arkansas," accessed July 10, 2017
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 2016 Arkansas Code, "§ 7-6-208 (2016)," accessed July 24, 2017
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 United States Census Bureau, "QuickFacts: Springdale city, Arkansas; Arkansas," accessed July 11, 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
| Springdale Public Schools elections in 2017 | |
| Benton and Washington counties | |
| Election date: | September 19, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-large, Zone 4: • Incumbent, Randy Hutchinson |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
