Springfield School District 186 elections (2017)
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Four seats on the Springfield School District 186 school board were up for general election on April 4, 2017. District 1 incumbent Lisa Funderburg originally filed for re-election but later withdrew her candidacy, leaving challenger Anthony Mares unopposed. Incumbents Michael Zimmers and Donna Moore ran unopposed for the District 4 and 5 seats, respectively. The District 6 race saw incumbent Judith Ann Johnson defeat challenger Tom Shafer.[1][2]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Springfield School District 186 Board of Education consists of seven members elected at large to four-year terms on a staggered basis every odd-numbered year. A general election was held on April 4, 2017. There were four seats up for election.[3]
To get on the ballot, school board candidates had to file a notarized statement of candidacy and notarized nominating petitions with the Sangamon County Clerk's Office during the filing period. The filing period began December 12, 2016, and ended December 19, 2016. Candidates could also file an optional loyalty oath at that time. A statement of economic interests also had to be filed by December 19, 2016. The nominating petitions had to include the signatures of 50 voters residing in the school district and could not be circulated until September 20, 2016.[4]
Candidates and results
District 1
Results
| Springfield School District 186, District 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Anthony Mares (unopposed) |
66.13% | 908 |
| Write-in votes | 33.87% | 465 |
| Total Votes | 1,373 | |
| Source: Sangamon County, "Election Results," accessed February 6, 2017 | ||
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District 4
Results
| Springfield School District 186, District 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Michael Zimmers Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 1,384 |
| Total Votes | 1,384 | |
| Source: Sangamon County, "Election Results," accessed February 6, 2017 | ||
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| Michael Zimmers
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District 5
Results
| Springfield School District 186, District 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Donna Moore Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 1,152 |
| Total Votes | 1,152 | |
| Source: Sangamon County, "Election Results," accessed February 6, 2017 | ||
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| Donna Moore
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District 6
Results
| Springfield School District 186, District 6 General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Judith Ann Johnson Incumbent |
75.25% | 526 |
| Tom Shafer | 24.75% | 173 |
| Total Votes | 699 | |
| Source: Sangamon County, "Election Results," accessed February 6, 2017 | ||
Candidates
| Judith Ann Johnson
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Illinois elections, 2017
The Springfield School District 186 Board of Education election shared the ballot with various municipal elections.[5]
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for Illinois school board elections in 2017:[6]
| Deadline | Event |
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| December 19, 2016 | Candidate filing deadline |
| February 27, 2017 | Initial campaign finance deadline |
| March 7, 2017 | Last day to register to vote by paper application |
| March 19, 2017 | Last day to register to vote by online application |
| April 3, 2017 | Final election campaign finance deadline |
| April 4, 2017 | Election Day |
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Campaign finance
School board candidates in Illinois were required to file campaign finance reports if they did one or both of the following:[7]
- Accepted contributions or made disbursements in an aggregate amount of more than $5,000 during the calendar year
- Accepted contributions or made disbursements in an aggregate amount of more than $5,000 during the calendar year for communication via television, radio, or internet in support of or in opposition to a candidate, political party, or public policy
The first campaign finance deadline was February 27, 2017, and the second campaign finance deadline was April 3, 2017.[8]
No contributions or expenditures were reported as of March 2, 2017, according to the Illinois State Board of Elections.[9]
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About the district
Springfield School District 186 is located in Sangamon County in central Illinois. The county seat is Springfield. Sangamon County was home to 198,712 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[10] The district was the 11th-largest school district in the state in the 2014-2015 school year and served 15,048 students.[11]
Demographics
Sangamon County outperformed Illinois as a whole in terms of higher education achievement in the years 2011 to 2015. The United States Census Bureau found that 33.4 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 32.3 percent for Illinois as a whole. The median household income for Sangamon County was $56,167, while it was $57,574 for the entire state. The poverty rate was 15.3 percent, compared to 13.6 percent for the state as a whole.[10]
| Racial Demographics, 2015[10] | |||
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| Race | Sangamon County (%) | Illinois (%) | |
| White | 82.8 | 77.3 | |
| Black or African American | 12.5 | 14.7 | |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3 | 0.6 | |
| Asian | 2.0 | 5.5 | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.1 | 0.1 | |
| Two or more races | 2.3 | 1.9 | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2.3 | 16.9 | |
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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Footnotes
- ↑ Sangamon County Clerk, "Candidate Filing for the April 4, 2017 Consolidated Election," accessed December 20, 2016
- ↑ The State Journal-Register, "Lisa Funderburg speaks following her final meeting as a Springfield School Board member on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017. She is leaving the board to take new job in Houston, Texas.," January 18, 2017
- ↑ Springfield School District 16, "Board of Education," accessed December 21, 2016
- ↑ Sangamon County, "Elections," accessed December 21, 2016
- ↑ Sangamon County Clerk, "Candidate Listing," accessed December 21, 2016
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election and Campaign Finance Calendar," accessed December 19, 2016
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "A Guide to Campaign Finance Disclosure," accessed January 5, 2017
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election and Campaign Finance Calendar 2017," accessed January 5, 2017
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate Disclosure Search," accessed March 2, 2017
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 United States Census Bureau, "Sangamon County, Illinois," accessed January 3, 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
| Springfield School District 186 elections in 2017 | |
| Sangamon County, Illinois | |
| Election date: | April 4, 2017 |
| Candidates: | District 1: • Anthony Mares District 4: • Incumbent, Michael Zimmers District 5: • Incumbent, Donna Moore District 6: • Incumbent, Judith Ann Johnson • Tom Shafer |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
