St. Landry Parish School Board special elections (2013)

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2013 St. Landry Parish School Board Special Elections

General Election date:
October 19, 2013
Table of Contents
About the district
Method of election
Elections
Key deadlines
Additional elections
External links
See also
Louisiana
St. Landry Parish School Board
St. Landry Parish, Louisiana ballot measures
Local ballot measures, Louisiana
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Two seats on the St. Landry School Board were up for special election on October 19, 2013. District 3's seat was open due to the incumbent, John Miller (D), pleading guilty to bribery charges on July 1, 2013. Faltery Jolivette (I) was appointed to temporarily fill the seat until the special election could be held. District 6's seat was open due to the death of incumbent Ronald Carriere (R) in March 2013. Donnie Perron (D) was appointed to fill the seat until the special election.[1]

District 10 incumbent Quincy Richard (D) was later convicted over the same bribery charges as Miller. A special election to fill his seat was held May 3, 2014.

Jolivette ran to complete the remainder of Miller's term, but was defeated by Milton "Coach" Ambres (D). Perron defeated Bambi Polotzola (D) and retained the seat for the remainder of Carriere's unexpired term. Both Ambres and Perron were elected without opposition to full terms on August 22, 2014.[2]

About the district

See also: St. Landry Parish School Board, Louisiana
St. Landry Parish School Board is located in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.

St. Landry Parish School Board is located in south-central Louisiana. Opelousas is the seat of the parish government. St. Landry Parish was home to approximately 83,454 residents according to 2013 estimates by the United States Census Bureau. In the 2011-2012 school year, St. Landry was the 14th-largest school district in Louisiana and served 14,922 students.[3]

Demographics

St. Landry Parish underperformed compared to the rest of Louisiana in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 13.2 percent of St. Landry Parish residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 21.4 percent for Louisiana as a whole. The median household income for the parish was $36,183 compared to $44,673 statewide. The poverty rate in the parish was 26.4 percent compared to 18.7 percent for the entire state.[3]

Racial Demographics, 2013[3]
Race St. Landry Parish (%) Louisiana (%)
White 56.7 63.5
Black or African American 41.3 32.4
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4 0.8
Asian 0.5 1.7
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander >0.05 0.1
Two or More Races 1.2 1.5
Hispanic or Latino 1.8 4.7

Presidential Voting Pattern, St. Landry Parish[2]
Year Democratic Vote Republican Vote
2012 19,668 21,475
2008 20,268 21,650
2004 18,166 18,315
2000 15,843 20,421

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.

Method of board member selection

The St. Landry Parish School Board consists of 13 partisan members. Members are elected to represent specific zones or districts of the parish for four-year terms.[4]

Vacancies in the membership of the St. Landry Parish School Board must be filled by appointment of a qualified person within 20 days by the remaining members of the school board. Jolivette and Perron were appointed to temporarily fill the vacancies on the board. Since the unexpired terms were both more than one year in total, a special election had to be held to fill the offices. The general special election was held on October 19, 2013.

Elections

2013

Candidates

District 3

Democratic Party Milton "Coach" Ambres Green check mark transparent.png
Grey.png Faltery Jolivette

  • Incumbent, appointed 2013

District 6

Democratic Party Donnie Perron Green check mark transparent.png

  • Incumbent, appointed 2013

Democratic Party Bambi Polotzola

Election results

District 3
St. Landry Parish School Board, District 3 General Election, 4-year term, 2013
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMilton "Coach" Ambres 51.4% 321
     Other Faltery Jolivette Incumbent 48.6% 303
Total Votes 624
Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Results," accessed September 16, 2014
District 6
St. Landry Parish School Board, District 3 General Election, 4-year term, 2013
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngDonnie Perron Incumbent 62.9% 966
     Democratic Bambi Polotzola 37.1% 570
Total Votes 1,536
Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Results," accessed September 16, 2014

Past elections

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for the St. Landry Parish Public Schools special election in 2013.[5][6]

Deadline Event
July 22, 2013 Campaign finance report due
August 14-16, 2013 Candidate qualifying period
September 19, 2013 Campaign finance report due
October 9, 2013 Campaign finance report due
October 19, 2013 Special General Election
November 6, 2013 Last campaign finance report due

Additional elections on the ballot

See also: Louisiana elections, 2013

October 19, 2013, was the primary election for the special election for Louisiana's 5th Congressional District, as well as an election for Alderman for District E for Krotz Springs and a sales tax proposition.[2]

Recent news

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See also

External links

Footnotes