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Springfield Public Schools elections (2014)

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2014 Springfield Public Schools Elections

General Election date:
April 8, 2014
Table of Contents
About the district
Method of election
Elections
Key deadlines
Additional elections
External links
See also
Missouri
Springfield Public Schools
Greene County, Missouri ballot measures
Local ballot measures, Missouri
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Two seats on the Springfield Public Schools school board were scheduled to be up for general election on April 8, 2014. The district canceled the election since incumbent Denise Frederick and architect Tim Rosenbury were the only candidates with enough signatures to get on the ballot.[1]

About the district

See also: Springfield Public Schools, Missouri
Springfield Public Schools is located in Greene County, Mo.

Springfield Public Schools is located in southwest Missouri in Greene County. The county seat of Greene County is Springfield. Greene County had a population of 283,870 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau in 2014.[2] In the 2011-2012 school year, Springfield Public Schools was the largest school district in Missouri and served 25,175 students.[3]

Demographics

In 2013, Greene County had a higher percentage of residents with a bachelor's degree compared to the state overall. The United States Census Bureau reported that 28.3 percent of residents aged 25 and older in the county had earned a bachelor's degree, compared with 26.2 percent for Missouri. The median household income in Greene County was $40,337, below the state median of $47,380. The poverty rate in the county was 18.7 percent, compared to 15.5 percent for Missouri as a whole.[2]

Racial Demographics, 2013[2]
Race Greene County (%) Missouri (%)
White 91.5 83.7
Black or African American 3.2 11.7
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7 0.5
Asian 1.8 1.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 2.6 2.0
Hispanic or Latino 3.3 3.9

Presidential Voting Pattern, Greene County[4]
Year Democratic Vote Republican Vote
2012 46,219 76,900
2008 56,181 77,683
2004 46,657 77,885
2000 41,091 59,178

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

As of the 2014 election, the Springfield school board consisted of seven members elected at-large to three-year terms. The election, scheduled to be held on April 8, 2014, was canceled because only two candidates got enough signatures to be on the ballot. Three seats were up for election in April 2015.

Candidates began to file affidavits of candidacy on December 17, 2013. The filing deadline for school board candidates to get on the ballot in the general election was January 21, 2014, and the deadline for candidate certification was January 28, 2014.[5]

Elections

2014

Candidates

At-large

Election results

Incumbent Denise Frederick and newcomer Tim Rosenbury ran unopposed and won the election by default.[6]

Past elections

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for the Springfield Public Schools election in 2014:[5]

Deadline Event
December 17, 2013 First day for candidate filing
December 24, 2013 First day for candidate filing (Kansas City)
January 21, 2014 Last day for candidate filing
January 28, 2014 Final certification date
March 12, 2014 Last day to register to vote
April 8, 2014 Election day

See also

External links

Footnotes