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Union Public Schools elections (2017)
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One of the five seats on the Union Public Schools school board was up for by-district general election on February 14, 2017. In his bid for re-election, District 2 incumbent Patrick Coyle faced challengers Lisa Ford and Glenda Puett. Ford was successful in ousting the incumbent from his seat.[1][2]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Union Public Schools school board consists of five members elected by district to five-year terms. A general election was held on February 14, 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 occured 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
| Union Public Schools, District 2 General Election, 5-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Lisa Ford |
52.66% | 445 |
| Patrick Coyle Incumbent | 33.14% | 280 |
| Glenda Puett | 14.20% | 120 |
| Total Votes | 845 | |
| Source: Oklahoma State Election Board, "Official Results," accessed March 7, 2017 | ||
Candidates
| Patrick Coyle | Lisa Ford
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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 following table lists key deadlines for Oklahoma's school board elections in 2017:[5]
| Deadline | Event |
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| December 5, 2016 | First day of candidate filing period |
| December 7, 2016 | Last day of candidate filing period |
| January 20, 2017 | Last day to register to vote in the school board election |
| January 31, 2017 | Post-General Contributions and Expenditures Report due |
| February 14, 2017 | General election |
| April 4, 2017 | Runoff election (if necessary) |
| April 30, 2017 | 1st Quarter Contributions and Expenditures Report due |
| July 31, 2017 | 2nd Quarter Contributions and Expenditures Report due |
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.[6]
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:[7]
- 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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2016The seat of Zone 1 incumbent Jeff Bennett was up for re-election, but he was the sole candidate to file for the contest. The election was canceled and he was automatically re-elected.[8][9] 2015Zone 4 incumbent Stacey Roemerman filed for re-election but no other candidate filed to challenge her. The election was canceled due to a lack of opposition and Roemerman was automatically re-elected. Zone 5 incumbent Kenneth Kinnear II filed for re-election but no other candidate filed to challenge her. The election was canceled due to a lack of opposition and Kinnear II was automatically re-elected. 2014
No candidate filed for the open Zone 4 seat in the 2014 election. The election was canceled and Stacey Roemerman was appointed to the board on April 14, 2014.[10] 2013Heather McAdams ran unopposed for re-election and won the Zone 3 seat by default. The school district canceled the election due to the lack of opposition.[11] 2012Patrick Coyle was unopposed in the 2012 election for the Zone 2 seat. 2011
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What was at stake?
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About the district
- See also: Union Public Schools, Oklahoma
Union Public Schools is located in Tulsa County in northeastern Oklahoma. The seat of county government is Tulsa. The county was home to approximately 639,242 residents between 2010 and 2016, according to the United States Census Bureau. The district was the seventh-largest school district in the state in the 2014-2015 school year and served 15,826 students.[12][13]
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.[13]
| Racial Demographics, 2015[13] | ||
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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.
Recent news
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See also
| Union Public Schools | Oklahoma | School Boards |
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External links
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
- ↑ Tulsa County, Oklahoma, "Annual School Election Filing," December 7, 2016
- ↑ Oklahoma Ethics Commission, ""NEW" Guide for School Board Candidates," accessed January 13, 2017
- ↑ Oklahoma Ethics Commission, "2017 Reporting Calendar," accessed January 13, 2017
- ↑ Tulsa County, Oklahoma, "Tulsa County Sheriff and Annual School Board Filings (Dec. 7-11)," accessed December 29, 2015
- ↑ MandyGillip,“Phone conversation with the Tulsa County Election Board,” January 8, 2016
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedappoint - ↑ Union Public Schools, "Bond vote Feb. 12, Board member maintains seat," accessed January 15, 2014
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 United States Census Bureau, "Quick Facts," accessed December 29, 2016
| Union Public Schools elections in 2017 | |
| Tulsa County, Oklahoma | |
| Election date: | February 14, 2017 |
| Candidates: | District 2: Incumbent, Patrick Coyle • Lisa Ford • Glenda Puett |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
