Traverse City Area Public Schools elections (2014)
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Five seats on the Traverse City Area Public Schools Board of Education were up for general election on November 4, 2014.
Incumbents Erik J. Falconer, Scott C. Hardy and Todd M. Sanders ran against challengers Kelly J. Clark, Thomas A. Grigal, Sue Kelly, Letha Polk, John Scrudato and Christine Stalsonburg for the four seats with full four-year terms. Fellow board member Doris Ellery ran unopposed and won a seat with an unexpired two-year term. Board President Kelly M. Hall did not file for re-election.[1][2] Incumbents Erik J. Falconer and Scott C. Hardy and challengers Kelly J. Clark and Sue Kelly defeated the five other candidates to win the four seats with full four-year terms.
About the district
Traverse City Area Public Schools is located in Grand Traverse County, Michigan. The county seat is Traverse City. Grand Traverse County is home to 89,987 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau.[3] In the 2011-2012 school year, Traverse City Area Public Schools was the 23rd-largest school district in Michigan and served 9,793 students.[4]
Demographics
Grand Traverse County overperformed compared to the rest of Michigan in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 29.6 percent of Grand Traverse County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 25.5 percent for Michigan as a whole. The median household income for Grand Traverse County was $59,063 compared to $51,641 for the state of Michigan. The percentage of people below poverty level for Grand Traverse County was 11.2 percent while it was 16.3 percent for the state of Michigan.[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 Traverse City Board of Education consists of seven members elected at large to four-year terms. There was no primary election, and the general election was held on November 4, 2014. Five seats were up for election in 2014, four with full four-year terms and one with an unexpired two-year term.[1]
School board candidates had to file with their county elections department during the candidate filing period, which ended on July 22, 2014. The deadline to withdraw was on July 25, 2014. Write-in candidates had to file by October 24, 2014. To vote in the 2014 general election, voters had to register by October 6, 2014.[6]
Elections
2014
Candidates
At-large (4-year term)
- Erik J. Falconer
- Incumbent
- Scott C. Hardy
- Incumbent
- Todd M. Sanders
- Incumbent
At-large (2-year term)
- Doris Ellery
- Incumbent
Election results
4-year term
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Sue Kelly |
16.1% | 10,064 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kelly J. Clark |
15.4% | 9,644 | |
| Nonpartisan | Scott C. Hardy Incumbent |
14.6% | 9,109 | |
| Nonpartisan | Erik J. Falconer Incumbent |
13.4% | 8,351 | |
| Nonpartisan | John Scrudato | 11% | 6,884 | |
| Nonpartisan | Todd M. Sanders Incumbent | 9.6% | 6,009 | |
| Nonpartisan | Christine Stalsonburg | 7.2% | 4,519 | |
| Nonpartisan | Thomas A. Grigal | 6.4% | 4,025 | |
| Nonpartisan | Letha Polk | 5.8% | 3,642 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.3% | 200 | |
| Total Votes | 62,447 | |||
| Source: Grand Traverse County - County Clerk, "Election Summary Report," accessed December 29, 2014 | ||||
2-year term
Incumbent Doris Ellery ran unopposed and won re-election by default.
Endorsements
Incumbents Erik J. Falconer and Todd M. Sanders and challenger John Scrudato each received an endorsement from The Record-Eagle.[7]
Challenger Thomas A. Grigal received an endorsement from the Traverse City Education Association.[8]
Campaign finance
The Grand Traverse County - County Clerk does not publish and freely disclose school board candidate campaign finance reports.
Past elections
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2010Newcomers Erik J. Falconer and Scott C. Hardy were elected to four-year terms in November 2010.[9] 2009
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Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Traverse City Area Public Schools election in 2014:[6]
| Deadline | Event |
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| July 22, 2014 | Last day for candidates to file nomination documents |
| July 25, 2014 | Last day for candidates to withdraw |
| October 6, 2014 | Last day to register to vote in the general election |
| October 24, 2014 | Last day for write-in candidates to file nomination documents |
| November 4, 2014 | General election day |
Additional elections on the ballot
This election shared the ballot with general elections for a U.S. House seat, U.S. Senate seat, Michigan state executive offices, Michigan House of Representatives seats and Michigan State Senate seats. It also shared the ballot with county, municipal and judicial elections.[10]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Traverse + City + Area + Public + Schools + Michigan"
See also
- Michigan
- Traverse City Area Public Schools, Michigan
- Michigan school board elections, 2014
- List of school board elections in 2014
- School board elections, 2014
- Grand Traverse County, Michigan ballot measures
- Local ballot measures, Michigan
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Traverse City Area Public Schools, "TCAPS Board of Education," accessed August 30, 2014
- ↑ Grand Traverse County - County Clerk, "Unofficial Candidate List," accessed September 3, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 United States Census Bureau, "Grand Traverse County, Michigan," accessed July 24, 2014
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ Secretary of State - Department of State, "Previous Election Information," accessed August 1, 2014
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Secretary of State - Department of State, "2014 Michigan Election Dates," accessed September 1, 2014
- ↑ The Record-Eagle, "TC voters face crucial school board choices," October 24, 2014
- ↑ Facebook, "Thomas A Grigal for Traverse City School Board," accessed October 27, 2014
- ↑ UpNorthLive, "Two new members join TCAPS school board," January 10, 2011
- ↑ Grand Traverse County Elections Division, "November 4, 2014 General Election - Unofficial List of Candidates," accessed September 1, 2014
