Tulsa Public Schools elections (2017)
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One of the seven seats on the Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education was up for by-district runoff election on April 4, 2017. The runoff for District 3 was held since no candidate received a majority of the votes cast in the general election on February 14, 2017.
In District 3, newcomer Jennettie Marshall won election against incumbent Lana Turner-Addison and fellow challenger Whitney Cole. Since no candidate in the general election received more than 50 percent of the vote, the top two vote-getters—Turner-Addison and Marshall—advanced to the runoff election, with Marshall emerging victorious. The District 2 seat was also up for general election on February 14, 2017. Incumbent Wilbert Collins Sr. filed for re-election and faced challengers Judy Eason McIntyre, Phil Armstrong, and Amy Shelton, although McIntyre later withdrew from the race. Shelton was successful in ousting the incumbent from his seat and won outright.[1][2]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education consists of seven members elected by district to four-year terms. A general election was held on February 14, 2017, and a runoff election was held on April 4, 2017. Candidates had to file affidavits of candidacy between December 5, 2016, and December 7, 2016.
To vote in Oklahoma, one had to be at least 18 years old, a United States citizen, and a resident of Oklahoma. Voters in Oklahoma had to show proof of identity before receiving a ballot. Valid forms of identification had to include the name of the voter, a photograph, and an expiration date that occurred after the date of the election. In order to vote in this school board election, voters had to register by January 20, 2017.[3][4]
- See also: Voting in Oklahoma and Voter identification laws by state
Candidates and results
District 2
Results
| Tulsa Public Schools, District 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Amy Shelton |
57.14% | 336 |
| Phil Armstrong | 30.78% | 181 |
| Wilbert Collins Sr. Incumbent | 12.07% | 71 |
| Total Votes | 588 | |
| Source: Oklahoma State Election Board, "Official Results," accessed March 7, 2017 | ||
Candidates
| Wilbert Collins Sr. | Phil Armstrong | Amy Shelton
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District 3 (runoff)
Results
| Tulsa Public Schools, District 3 Runoff Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Jennettie Marshall |
51.50% | 429 |
| Lana Turner-Addison Incumbent | 48.50% | 404 |
| Total Votes | 833 | |
| Source: Oklahoma State Election Board, "Official Results," accessed June 6, 2017 | ||
Candidates
| Lana Turner-Addison | Jennettie Marshall
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District 3 (general)
Results
| Tulsa Public Schools, District 3 General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Lana Turner-Addison Incumbent | 49.13% | 337 |
| Jennettie Marshall | 43.88% | 301 |
| Whitney Cole | 7.00% | 48 |
| Total Votes | 686 | |
| Source: Oklahoma State Election Board, "Official Results," accessed March 7, 2017 | ||
Candidates defeated in the general
| Whitney Cole | |
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Oklahoma elections, 2017
This Oklahoma school board race did not share the ballot with any other elections.
Key deadlines
The Tulsa Public Schools general election did not share the ballot with any other elections.
Endorsements
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Campaign finance
Every school board candidate in Oklahoma who accepted or spent more than $1,000 was required to file a Statement of Organization with the school district clerk within 10 days of the transaction. This statement establishes the candidate's campaign committee and declares the names of the chair and treasurer of the committee. Once a candidate filed a Statement of Organization, his or her committee was required to make reports of contributions and expenditures.[5]
Contribution and expenditure reports had to be made for the last quarter of the year preceding the election and quarterly during the election year until the committee was dissolved and a final report of contributions and expenditures was made. The reporting dates for this 2017 election were:[6]
- January 31, 2017: Post-General Contributions and Expenditures Report
- April 30, 2017: 1st Quarter Contributions and Expenditures Report
- July 31, 2017: 2nd Quarter Contributions and Expenditures Report
Past elections
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2016Two of the seven seats on the Tulsa Public Schools school board were up for by-district general election on February 9, 2016. Incumbents Cindy Decker and Ruth Ann Fate of Districts 5 and 6, respectively, sought re-election. No candidates filed to challenge Fate in District 6, though Stan Minor challenged Decker in District 5. The unopposed election was canceled, and Fate was automatically re-elected. Decker defeated Minor to take the District 5 seat.[7] 2015District 1 incumbent Gary Percefull was the only candidate to file. Due to this lack of opposition, the election was canceled and Percefull was automatically re-elected. 2014
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What was at stake?
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About the district
- See also: Tulsa Public Schools, Oklahoma
Tulsa Public Schools is primarily located in Tulsa County with a portion in Osage County in northeastern Oklahoma. The seat of county government in Tulsa County is Tulsa. Tulsa County was home to approximately 639,242 residents between 2010 and 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau. The district was the second-largest school district in the state in the 2014–2015 school year and served 39,999 students.[8][9]
Demographics
Tulsa County outperformed Oklahoma as a whole in terms of higher education attainment from 2011 to 2015. The United States Census Bureau found that 30.4 percent of its residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree or higher, compared to 24.1 percent for Oklahoma as a whole. The median household income in the county was $49,759, compared to $46,879 for the state of Oklahoma. The poverty rate in Tulsa County was 15.9 percent, compared to 16.1 percent for the entire state.[9]
| Racial Demographics, 2015[9] | ||
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| Race | Tulsa County (%) | Oklahoma (%) |
| White | 73.4 | 74.8 |
| Black or African American | 10.8 | 7.8 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 6.8 | 9.1 |
| Asian | 3.0 | 2.2 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Two or More Races | 5.9 | 6.0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12.1 | 10.1 |
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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Footnotes
- ↑ Tulsa County, "Annual School Election Filings (Dec. 5-7, 2016)," accessed January 11, 2017
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, "Unofficial Results," accessed February 14, 2017
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, "Voter Registration in Oklahoma," accessed January 18, 2017
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, "Facts About Proof of Identity for Voting in Oklahoma," accessed June 10, 2014
- ↑ Oklahoma Ethics Commission, ""NEW" Guide for School Board Candidates," accessed January 13, 2017
- ↑ Oklahoma Ethics Commission, "2017 Reporting Calendar," accessed January 13, 2017
- ↑ MandyGillip, “Phone conversation with the Tulsa County Election Board,” January 8, 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
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 United States Census Bureau, "Quick Facts," accessed December 29, 2016
| Tulsa Public Schools elections in 2017 | |
| Tulsa County, Oklahoma | |
| Election date: | General: February 14, 2017 Runoff: April 4, 2017 |
| Candidates: | District 2: Incumbent, Wilbert Collins Sr. • Phil Armstrong • Amy Shelton District 3: Incumbent, Lana Turner-Addison • Whitney Cole • Jennettie Marshall |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
