Utica City School District elections (2017)
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Two of the seven seats on the Utica City School District Board of Education in New York
were up for at-large general election on May 16, 2017. Board members Louis LaPolla and Christopher Salatino defeated challenger Briana Moriarty to win additional terms on the board.[1][2] With every incumbent whose seat was on the ballot running for re-election, the 2017 Utica City Board of Education election followed a district trend. Every incumbent who was up for election in the district's 2014, 2015, and 2016 elections also ran for additional terms. Click here for more election trends in the district.
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Utica City Board of Education consists of seven members elected to five-year terms. Elections are held at large on a staggered basis every year in May. One seat was up for election on May 17, 2016, and two seats were up for election on May 16, 2017.[3]
To qualify for the ballot, school board candidates had to be at least 18 years old, U.S. citizens, and legal residents of the district for a minimum of one uninterrupted year prior to the election. They had to also be able to read and write, could not be employees of the district, and could not have been removed from another school board office within one year of the election. Only one member from each household was permitted to serve on the board of education during a given year, and school board members could not serve in incompatible offices at the same time as the board of education, which included all city offices except police officer or firefighter.[4] To get on the ballot, candidates had to file a petition signed by 100 qualified voters of the school district with the district clerk by April 26, 2017.[5]
Candidates and results
At-large
Results
| Utica City School District, At-large General Election, 5-year terms, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Christopher Salatino Incumbent |
40.88% | 1,618 |
| Louis LaPolla Incumbent |
31.35% | 1,241 |
| Briana Moriarty | 27.77% | 1,099 |
| Total Votes | 3,958 | |
| Source: Utica Observer-Dispatch, "Vote results for area school budgets, school boards," May 17, 2017 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available. | ||
Candidates
Louis LaPolla 
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Christopher Salatino
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Briana Moriarty | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: New York elections, 2017
The Utica City Board of Education shared the ballot with the school district's budget vote.[6]
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for New York school board elections in 2017:[7][8]
| Deadline | Event |
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| April 17, 2017 | Campaign finance reporting deadline |
| April 17, 2017 | Candidate filing deadline for central, union free, and common school districts |
| April 26, 2017 | Candidate filing deadline for small city school districts |
| May 11, 2017 | Campaign finance reporting deadline |
| May 16, 2017 | Election day |
| June 5, 2017 | Campaign finance reporting deadline |
Endorsements
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Campaign finance
| 2017 Campaign Finance Deadlines in New York[8] | |
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| Date | Deadline |
| April 17, 2017 | First report due (pre-general) |
| May 11, 2017 | Second report due (pre-general) |
| June 5, 2017 | Third report due (post-general) |
All school board candidates in New York who raise or spend more than $50 are required to file campaign finance reports. If candidates raise or spend less than $1,000 they are required to file with their city or county's board of elections. If they raise or spend over $1,000, they must file with the New York State Board of Elections. Candidates who raise or spend less than $50 (including their own personal funds) do not have to file any reports. If this occurs, candidates are required to file an exemption statement with the appropriate board of elections.[9]
Reports
No contributions or expenditures were reported during the election, according to the New York State Board of Elections.[10]
Past elections
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2013Incumbent Donald Dawes and newcomer Michael Paul defeated incumbent Barry Goodwin and challengers Robert Jenkins, Carmen Sonia Martinez, and Asma Mohammed for two seats on the board.[11] 2012
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What's at stake?
2017
Election trends
- See also: School boards in session: 2015 in brief
Each incumbent whose seat was on the ballot in the 2017 Utica City Board of Education election ran for another term, which followed a district trend. Every incumbent up for re-election in 2014, 2015, and 2016 also ran for additional terms.
Both incumbents won re-election in 2017. Incumbents also won re-election in 2014 and 2015 after running unopposed, but the incumbent who ran in 2016 was defeated by a newcomer.
| School board election trends | ||||||
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| Year | Candidates per seat | Unopposed seats | Incumbents running for re-election | Incumbent success rate | Seats won by newcomers | |
| Utica City School District | ||||||
| 2017 | 1.50 | 0.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 0.00% | |
| 2016 | 2.00 | 0.00% | 100.00% | 0.00% | 100.00% | |
| 2015 | 1.00 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 0.00% | |
| 2014 | 1.00 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 0.00% | |
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| 2015 | 1.66 | 25.00% | 63.64% | 67.86% | 50.00% | |
| 2014 | 2.02 | 23.40% | 72.34% | 82.35% | 40.43% | |
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| 2015 | 1.72 | 35.95% | 70.37% | 82.66% | 40.81% | |
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About the district
- See also: Utica City School District, New York
The Utica City School District is located in Oneida County in central New York. The county seat is Utica. Oneida County was home to an estimated 231,190 residents in 2016, according to the United States Census Bureau.[12] The district was the 15th-largest school district in the state in the 2014-2015 school year and served 9,998 students.[13]
Demographics
Oneida County underperformed compared to New York as a whole in terms of higher education achievement between 2011 and 2015. The United States Census Bureau found that 23.2 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 34.2 percent of state residents. During the same time period, the median household income in Oneida County was $48,246, compared to $59,269 statewide. The poverty rate for the county was 18 percent, while it was 15.4 percent for the entire state.[12]
| Racial Demographics, 2015[12] | ||
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| Race | Oneida County (%) | New York (%) |
| White | 86.6 | 70.1 |
| Black or African American | 6.8 | 17.6 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| Asian | 4.1 | 8.8 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Two or More Races | 2.1 | 2.4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5.5 | 18.8 |
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
| Utica City School District | New York | School Boards |
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Elisabeth Moore, "Email exchange with Kathy Hughes, Clerk of the Board," April 27, 2017
- ↑ Utica Observer-Dispatch, "Vote results for area school budgets, school boards," May 17, 2017
- ↑ Utica City School District, "Board of Education Members," accessed April 20, 2017
- ↑ Utica City School District, "Qualifications of Board Members," accessed April 20, 2017
- ↑ Utica City School District, "Nomination and Election of Board Members," accessed April 20, 2017
- ↑ Utica City School District, "Notice of Annual Election," accessed April 20, 2017
- ↑ New York State School Boards Association, "Running for the School Board," accessed April 18, 2017
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 New York Education Law, "New York Education Section 1529 - Times For Filing Statements," accessed May 5, 2017
- ↑ New York Board of Elections, "Campaign Finance Handbook," accessed May 8, 2017
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Campaign Finance View Disclosure Reports: Candidate and Committee Search," accessed May 12, 2017
- ↑ WKTV, "Utica City School Budget," May 21, 2013
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 United States Census Bureau, "Oneida County, New York," accessed April 20, 2017
- ↑ 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
| Utica City School District elections in 2017 | |
| Oneida County, New York | |
| Election date: | May 16, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, Louis LaPolla • Incumbent, Christopher Salatino • Briana Moriarty |
| Important information: | What's at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
