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St. Mary's County Public Schools elections (2016)

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St. Mary's County Public Schools Elections
Primary election date:
April 26, 2016
General election date:
November 8, 2016
Enrollment (13–14):
17,841 students

Three of the five seats on the St. Mary's County Board of Education were up for general election on November 8, 2016. A primary election was held on April 26, 2016, for the at-large seat. Incumbent Cathy Allen defeated challenger Chris Krush in the general election after both candidates defeated DeForest Rathbone in the primary. Jim Davis defeated Justin Fiore for the open District 2 seat, while District 4 incumbent Mary Washington won re-election without opposition.[1]

Elections

Voter and candidate information

The five-member St. Mary's County Board of Education consists of four members elected by district and one member elected at-large to four-year terms. There was a primary election on April 26, 2016, and a general election took place on November 8, 2016.

Board candidates submitted their statements of organization and certificates of candidacy with the county elections office by February 3, 2016. Each candidate was also required to submit a filing fee of $25 to the county. State law required candidates to be registered voters and residents of the district.[2]

County residents had to register to vote for the primary election by April 5, 2016. The county offered early voting in the primary from April 14, 2016, to April 21, 2016. The deadline to register to vote in the general election was October 18, 2016. Early voting for the general election took place from October 27, 2016, to November 3, 2016.[3]

Candidates and results

At-large

Results

St. Mary's County Public Schools,
At-large General Election, 4-Year Term, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Cathy Allen Incumbent 58.63% 25,196
Chris Krush 40.95% 17,599
Write-in votes 0.42% 179
Total Votes 42,974
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections, "2016 Presidential General Election Results," accessed December 14, 2016
St. Mary's County Public Schools,
At-large Primary Election, 4-Year Term, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Cathy Allen Incumbent 61.64% 11,413
Green check mark transparent.png Chris Krush 31.88% 5,903
DeForest Rathbone 6.48% 1,200
Total Votes 18,516
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections, "Unofficial 2016 Presidential Primary Election results for St. Mary's County," accessed April 26, 2016

Candidates

Cathy Allen Green check mark transparent.png Chris Krush

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  • Incumbent
  • Bachelor's degree, University of Virginia

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  • Former art teacher

Defeated in the primary

DeForest Rathbone

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District 2

Results

St. Mary's County Public Schools,
District 2 General Election, 4-Year Term, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Jim Davis 62.13% 24,925
Justin Fiore 37.35% 14,983
Write-in votes 0.53% 211
Total Votes 40,119
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections, "2016 Presidential General Election Results," accessed December 14, 2016

Candidates

Jim Davis Green check mark transparent.png Justin Fiore

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  • Retired engineer

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District 4

Results

St. Mary's County Public Schools,
District 4 General Election, 4-Year Term, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Mary Washington Incumbent (unopposed) 97.86% 38,488
Write-in votes 2.14% 841
Total Votes 39,329
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections, "2016 Presidential General Election Results," accessed December 14, 2016

Candidates

Mary Washington Green check mark transparent.png

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  • Incumbent

Additional elections on the ballot

See also: Maryland elections, 2016

St. Mary's County's school board election appeared on the ballot with races for U.S. president, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, state courts, and local courts.

School board primaries in St. Mary's County shared the ballot with the state's presidential and congressional primaries.

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for Maryland school board elections in 2016:[3]

Deadline Event
February 3, 2016 Candidate filing deadline
March 22, 2016 First campaign finance deadline of election
April 14, 2016 First day of early voting for primary election
April 21, 2016 Last day of early voting for primary election
April 26, 2016 Primary election
October 27, 2016 First day of early voting for general election
November 3, 2016 Last day of early voting for general election
November 8, 2016 General election
November 22, 2016 Final campaign finance deadline of election

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Campaign finance

See also: List of school board campaign finance deadlines in 2016
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Candidates for public office in Maryland had until March 22, 2016, to submit their first contributions and expenditure report of the primary campaign. The final campaign finance deadline of the 2016 campaign was November 22, 2016.[4] State law allows candidates to file Affidavits of Limited Contributions and Expenditures (ALCE) if their campaigns did not accept $1,000 in contributions or spend $1,000 in a particular reporting period.[5]

October 28 filing

Candidates received a total of $3,770.04 and spent a total of $1,964.76 as of October 30, 2016, according to the Maryland Campaign Reporting Information System.[6]

At-large
Candidate Contributions Expenditures Cash on hand
Cathy Allen (incumbent) $1,400.04 $0.00 $1,828.09
Chris Krush $600.00 $818.75 $460.29
District 2
Candidate Contributions Expenditures Cash on hand
Jim Davis ALCE ALCE ALCE
Justin Fiore $800.00 $273.15 $547.23
District 4
Candidate Contributions Expenditures Cash on hand
Mary Washington (incumbent) $970.00 $872.86 $715.03

March 22 filing

Candidates received a total of $835.04 and spent a total of $263.62 as of April 19, 2016, according to the Maryland Campaign Reporting Information System.[7]

At-large
Candidate Contributions Expenditures Cash on hand
Cathy Allen (incumbent) $0.04 $0.00 $386.95
Chris Krush $800.00 $249.00 $551.00
DeForest Rathbone ALCE ALCE ALCE
District 2
Candidate Contributions Expenditures Cash on hand
Jim Davis ALCE ALCE ALCE
Justin Fiore $35.00 $14.62 $20.38
District 4
Candidate Contributions Expenditures Cash on hand
Mary Washington (incumbent) ALCE ALCE ALCE

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About the district

See also: St. Mary's County Public Schools, Maryland
St. Mary's County Public Schools is located in St. Mary's County, Md.

St. Mary's County Public Schools is based in Leonardtown, the county seat of St. Mary's County, Maryland. St. Mary's County was home to 110,382 residents in 2014, according to the United States Census Bureau.[8] The district was the 12th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 17,841 students.[9]

Demographics

St. Mary's County underperformed in comparison to the state of Maryland in terms of higher education achievement in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 29.5 percent of St. Mary's County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 36.8 percent for Maryland as a whole. The median household income in St. Mary's County was $85,672, compared to $73,538 for the state of Maryland. The poverty rate in St. Mary's County was 7.2 percent, compared to 9.8 percent for the entire state.[8]

Racial Demographics, 2014[8]
Race St. Mary's County (%) Maryland (%)
White 79.1 60.1
Black or African American 14.5 30.3
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4 0.6
Asian 2.8 6.4
Two or More Races 3.1 2.6
Hispanic or Latino 4.7 9.3

Party registration, 2014[10]
Party Number of registered voters
Republican 25,418
Democratic 25,016
Unaffiliated 12,559
Other 443
Libertarian 286
Green 134
Total 63,856

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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External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "St. Mary's County 2016 Presidential Primary Election Local Candidates List," February 10, 2016
  2. ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "Requirements for Filing Candidacy," accessed February 10, 2016
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Maryland State Board of Elections, "2016 Presidential Election Calendar," accessed February 10, 2016
  4. ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "Reporting Schedule," accessed February 10, 2016
  5. ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "EAffidavit Filing," accessed February 10, 2016
  6. ↑ Maryland Campaign Reporting Information System, "View Filed Reports Information," accessed October 30, 2016
  7. ↑ Maryland Campaign Reporting Information System, "View Filed Reports Information," accessed April 19, 2016
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 United States Census Bureau, "St. Mary's County, Maryland," accessed May 6, 2014
  9. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
  10. ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "Voter Registration Activity Report," March 2014
2016 St. Mary's County Public Schools Elections
St. Mary's County, Maryland
Election date:November 8, 2016
Candidates:At-large: Incumbent, Cathy Allen • Chris Krush • DeForest Rathbone

District 2: Jim Davis • Justin Fiore

District 4: Incumbent, Mary Washington
Important information:What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot
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