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St. Landry Parish School Board special elections (2014)
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One seat on the St. Landry School Board was up for special election on May 3, 2014. Hazel McCrea-Sias (D) won the District 10 special election defeating Stephen Woods (D) who had been appointed to the position prior to the election.[1]
The election was held to fill the vacancy on the board created by the resignation of Quincy Richard (D) who was forced to do so following a conviction on federal bribery charges. Richard was found guilty of attempting to sell his vote for the new superintendent of education for the parish.[1]
In addition to McCrea-Sias and Woods, Matthew "Smiley" Washington (D) and Don Vallien (D) also ran for the seat in the April 5, 2014, primary election. Since no one candidate received a majority of the votes, a runoff election was held between McCrea-Sias and Woods on the general election date.[2]
About the district
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]
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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
The St. Landry Parish School Board consists of 14 partisan members. Members are elected to represent specific zones or districts of the parish for four-year terms.[5] This election was held to fill the vacancy on the board created by the resignation of Quincy Richard who was forced to do so following a conviction on federal bribery charges. Richard was found guilty of attempting to sell his vote for the new superintendent of education for the parish.[1]
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. Woods was appointed to temporarily fill the position. Since the unexpired term was more than one year in total, however, a special election had to be held to fill the office. On October 3, 2013, the members of the St. Landry Parish School Board called a special election to fill the unexpired term.[6] Candidates had to qualify to run in the election between February 12, 2014, and February 14, 2014.
The primary election was held on April 5, 2014. Only Democratic candidates ran in the primary. Because McCrea-Sias did not receive a majority of the votes, the general election on May 3, 2014, became a runoff election between McCrea-Sias and Woods.[2]
Elections
2014
Candidates
District 10
Hazel McCrea-Sias 
Stephen Woods
- Incumbent
- Appointed to fill vacancy prior to election
Matthew "Smiley" Washington
Don Vallien
Election results
Runoff
| St. Landry Parish School Board, District 10 Special General Election, 4-year term, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Hazel McCrea-Sias |
66.3% | 319 | |
| Democratic | Stephen Woods Incumbent | 33.7% | 162 | |
| Total Votes | 481 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Results, May 3, 2014," accessed August 18, 2014 | ||||
Primary
| St. Landry Parish School Board, District 10 Special Primary Election, 4-year term, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Hazel McCrea-Sias |
43.2% | 178 | |
| Democratic | Stephen Woods Incumbent |
23.8% | 98 | |
| Democratic | Matthew "Smiley" Washington | 18.4% | 76 | |
| Democratic | Don Vallien | 14.6% | 60 | |
| Total Votes | 412 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Results, April 5, 2014," accessed August 18, 2014 | ||||
Past elections
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2010The 2010 general election was held on October 2, 2010. None of the races required runoff elections. District 1
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Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the St. Landry Parish Public Schools special election in 2014.[6]
| Deadline | Event |
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| February 12-14, 2014 | Candidate qualifying period |
| April 5, 2014 | Special Primary Election |
| May 3, 2014 | Special General Election |
Additional elections on the ballot
This measure shared the ballot with a local ballot measure for the city of Eunice, which lies in St. Landry and Acadia Parish. The measure passed 76 percent to 24 percent. The ballot measure read as follows:
| “ | Shall the City of Eunice, State of Louisiana (the "City"), be authorized to rededicate the proceeds received or to be received from the levy and collection of a one percent (1%) sales and use tax (the "Tax") previously authorized at elections held on May 22, 1962 and February 28, 1967 (the "Elections") (an estimated $2,000,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the Tax for an entire year), so that in addition to the purposes previously approved at the Elections, not more than 10% of such proceeds may be used in each fiscal year for general municipal purposes in the event that unbudgeted emergency expenses are incurred by the City of Eunice in that year?[7][8] | ” |
| —Louisiana Secretary of State (2014) | ||
Recent news
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See also
- Louisiana
- St. Landry Parish School Board elections (2014)
- St. Landry Parish School Board, Louisiana
- Louisiana school board elections, 2014
- List of school board elections in 2014
- School board elections, 2014
- St. Landry Parish, Louisiana ballot measures
- Local ballot measures, Louisiana
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Advertiser, "St. Landry school board member takes oath of office," May 29, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Louisiana Secretary of State, "April 5, 2014 Official Results: Member of School Board -- District 10," accessed August 18, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 United States Census Bureau, "St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, Quick Facts," accessed August 15, 2014
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Results," accessed August 15, 2014
- ↑ St. Landry Parish School Board, "Board Information," accessed August 15, 2014
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 St. Landry Parish School Board, "Official Proceedings," October 3, 2013
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Results: May 3, 2014," accessed August 18, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| 2014 St. Landry Parish School Board Special Elections | |
| St. Landry Parish, Louisiana | |
| Election date: | November 4, 2014 |
| Candidates: | District 10: • Incumbent, Stephen Woods • Hazel McCrea-Sias • Matthew "Smiley" Washington • Don Vallien |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
