Township High School District 214 elections (2017)
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Four seats on the Township High School District 214 Board of Education were up for election on April 4, 2017. In their bids for re-election, incumbents Mark Hineman and Todd Younger faced challengers Frank Biga III, Richard Hamen, Kevin Lindell, Mildred Palmer, Benjamin Scherr, and Leonard Walker.[1] Hineman, Younger, Palmer, and Walker ran together as a candidate slate. All four of them won election to the board.[2][3]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Township High School District 214 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.[4]
To get on the ballot, school board candidates had to file a notarized statement of candidacy and notarized nominating petitions with the Cook 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 25 voters residing in the school district and could not be circulated until September 20, 2016.[5]
Candidates and results
At-large
Results
| Township High School District 214, At-Large General Election, 4-year terms, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Mildred Palmer |
18.90% | 8,694 |
| Mark Hineman Incumbent |
17.75% | 8,162 |
| Todd Younger Incumbent |
14.52% | 6,679 |
| Leonard Walker |
14.16% | 6,512 |
| Kevin Lindell | 10.73% | 4,937 |
| Benjamin Scherr | 9.70% | 4,463 |
| Richard Hamen | 7.78% | 3,577 |
| Frank Biga III | 6.26% | 2,879 |
| Write-in votes | 0.19% | 89 |
| Total Votes | 45,992 | |
| Source: Cook County Clerk, "Consolidated Election April 4, 2017 Summary Report," accessed April 19, 2017 | ||
Candidates
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| Kevin Lindell | Mildred Palmer
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Benjamin Scherr | Leonard Walker
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Illinois elections, 2017
The Township High School District 214 Board of Education election was the only election on the ballot for voters that reside in the school district boundaries.[6]
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for Illinois school board elections in 2017:[7]
| 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 |
Endorsements
The Daily Herald and the local teachers' union endorsed incumbents Mark Hineman and Todd Younger and challengers Mildred Palmer and Leonard Walker.[8][9]
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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:[10]
- 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.[11]
No contributions or expenditures were reported in the election, according to the Illinois State Board of Elections.[12]
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About the district
Township High School District 214 is located in Cook County in northeastern Illinois. The county seat is Chicago. Cook County was home to 5,238,216 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[13] The district was the 22nd-largest school district in the state in the 2014-2015 school year and served 11,974 students.[14]
Demographics
Cook County outperformed the rest of Illinois in terms of higher education achievement in the years 2011 to 2015. The United States Census Bureau found that 35.8 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 32.3 percent of all state residents. The median household income for Cook County was $55,251, while it was $57,574 for the entire state. The poverty rate was 16.2 percent, compared to 13.6 percent statewide.[13]
| Racial Demographics, 2015[13] | |||
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| Race | Cook County (%) | Illinois (%) | |
| White | 65.7 | 77.3 | |
| Black or African American | 24.2 | 14.7 | |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.8 | 0.6 | |
| Asian | 7.4 | 5.5 | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.1 | 0.1 | |
| Two or more races | 1.9 | 1.9 | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 25.2 | 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
| Township High School District 214 | Illinois | School Boards |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Cook County Clerk, "Candidate Filing for April 4, 2017 Consolidated Election," accessed December 20, 2016
- ↑ Daily Herald, "Four candidates running as slate for District 214 board," December 3, 2016
- ↑ Cook County Clerk, "April 04, 2017 Consolidated General Election Search For Results," accessed April 4, 2017
- ↑ Township High School District 214, "Board of Education," accessed December 19, 2016
- ↑ Cook Count Clerk, "Candidates' Guide," accessed December 19, 2016
- ↑ Cook County Clerk, "Candidate Filing for April 4, 2017 Consolidated Election" accessed December 20, 2016
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election and Campaign Finance Calendar," accessed December 19, 2016
- ↑ Daily Herald, "Endorsements: Hineman, Palmer, Walker, Younger for Dist. 214 school board," March 14, 2017
- ↑ Northwest Suburban Education Coalition, "School Board Candidate Endorsements," accessed March 29, 2017
- ↑ 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 April 4, 2017
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 United States Census Bureau, "Cook County, Illinois," accessed December 29, 2016
- ↑ 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
| Township High School District 214 elections in 2017 | |
| Cook County, Illinois | |
| Election date: | April 4, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent Mark Hineman • Incumbent, Todd Younger • Frank Biga III • Richard Hamen • Kevin Lindell • Mildred Palmer • Benjamin Scherr • Leonard Walker |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
