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Tippecanoe School Corporation elections (2014)
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Three seats on the Tippecanoe School Corporation School Board of Trustees were up for general election on November 4, 2014.
Jimmy Mark Scott lost to incumbent Randy Bond for the District 1 seat. District 3 board member Linda Y. Day ran unopposed and won re-election to her seat. No candidates filed to run for the District 1 seat, including incumbent Janet Fox Elmore. The Tippecanoe School Board of Trustees appointed Dr. Patrick Hein to fill the position with a four-year term in their first organizational meeting on January 14, 2015.[1][2]
About the district
- See also: Tippecanoe School Corporation, Indiana
Tippecanoe School Corporation is located in Tippecanoe County, Indiana. The county seat is Lafayette. Tippecanoe County is home to 180,174 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau.[3] In the 2011-2012 school year, Tippecanoe School Corporation was the 14th-largest school district in Indiana and served 11,787 students.[4]
Demographics
Tippecanoe County overperformed compared to the rest of Indiana in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 35.7 percent of Tippecanoe County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 23.0 percent for Indiana as a whole. The median household income for Tippecanoe County was $44,047 compared to $48,374 for the state of Indiana. The percentage of people below poverty level for Tippecanoe County was 21.0 percent while it was 14.7 percent for the state of Indiana.[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 Tippecanoe School Board of Trustees consists of seven members elected by specific geographic district to four-year terms. There was no primary election, and the general election was held on November 4, 2014. Three seats were up for election in 2014.[1]
School board candidates had to file with their county elections department during the candidate filing period, which began on July 23, 2014, and ended on August 22, 2014. Write-in candidates also had to file by August 22, 2014. To vote in the 2014 general election, voters had to register by October 6, 2014.[6]
Elections
2014
Candidates
District 1
- No candidates filed.
District 2
- Randy Bond
- Incumbent
District 3
- Linda Y. Day
- Incumbent
Election results
District 1
No candidates filed to run for the District 1 seat. The Tippecanoe School Board of Trustees appointed Dr. Patrick Hein to fill the position with a four-year term in their first organizational meeting on January 14, 2015.
District 2
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Randy Bond Incumbent |
65.6% | 7,564 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jimmy Mark Scott | 34.4% | 3,972 | |
| Total Votes | 11,536 | |||
| Source: Tippecanoe County Board of Elections and Registration, "Election Results," accessed December 29, 2014 | ||||
District 3
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Linda Y. Day Incumbent |
100% | 11,331 | |
| Total Votes | 11,331 | |||
| Source: Tippecanoe County Board of Elections and Registration, "Election Results," accessed December 29, 2014 | ||||
Endorsements
No candidates received endorsements in this election.
Campaign finance
The Tippecanoe County Board of Elections and Registration does not publish and freely disclose school board candidate campaign finance reports.
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Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Tippecanoe School Corporation election in 2014:[6]
| Deadline | Event |
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| July 23, 2014 | First day for candidates to file nomination documents |
| August 6, 2014 | First day for write-in candidates to file nomination documents |
| August 22, 2014 | Last day for traditional and write-in candidates to file nomination documents |
| October 6, 2014 | Last day to register to vote in the general election |
| October 17, 2014 | Last day to file pre-election campaign finance reports |
| November 4, 2014 | General election day |
| November 18, 2014 | Last day for candidates to file a verified election recount or contest petition |
Additional elections on the ballot
This election shared the ballot with general elections for a U.S. House seat, Indiana state executive offices, Indiana House of Representatives seats and Indiana State Senate seats. It also shared the ballot with county, municipal and judicial elections.[8]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Tippecanoe + School + Corporation + Indiana"
See also
- Indiana
- Tippecanoe School Corporation, Indiana
- Indiana school board elections, 2014
- List of school board elections in 2014
- School board elections, 2014
- Tippecanoe County, Indiana ballot measures
- Local ballot measures, Indiana
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tippecanoe School Corporation, "School Board of Trustees," accessed August 30, 2014
- ↑ Lafayette Journal & Courier, "School board filings announced," August 25, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 United States Census Bureau, "Tippecanoe County, Indiana," accessed September 3, 2014
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ Indiana Election Division, "Election Results," accessed September 3, 2014
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Indiana Election Division, "2014 Indiana Election Calendar," accessed September 3, 2014
- ↑ WBAA, "TSC adds new board members," January 10, 2013
- ↑ Indiana Election Division, "November 4, 2014 General Election," accessed September 3, 2014
| 2014 Tippecanoe School Corporation Elections | |
| Tippecanoe County, Indiana | |
| Election date: | November 4, 2014 |
| Candidates: | District 1: • No candidates filed. District 2: • Incumbent, Randy Bond • Jimmy Mark Scott |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
