Verona Area School District, Wisconsin, elections (2021)

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Verona Area School District elections
Primary date
February 16, 2021
General election date
April 6, 2021
Enrollment ('17-'18)
5,543 students

Four seats on the Verona Area School District school board in Wisconsin were up for general election on April 6, 2021. Two of the at-large seats and the Portion 1 seat were up for regular election and the third at-large seat was up for special election. A primary was scheduled for February 16, 2021. The filing deadline for this election was January 5, 2021.

The three at-large seats were on the same ballot. The two candidates who receive the most votes were elected to full three-year terms. The third-highest vote-getter served the remainder of Deborah Biddle's term, which expired in 2023.

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Candidates and results

At-large

General election

General election for Verona Area School District Board of Education At-large (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Verona Area School District Board of Education At-large on April 6, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Kalyanna Williams (Nonpartisan)	22.9	2,915
✔	Submit photo	Jennifer Murphy (Nonpartisan)	22.0	2,794
✔		John Porco (Nonpartisan)	16.1	2,054
		Carolyn Jahnke (Nonpartisan)	15.1	1,924
	Submit photo	Nicole Vafadari (Nonpartisan)	15.0	1,909
	Submit photo	Leotha Stanley (Nonpartisan)	8.3	1,053
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6	71

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,720
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Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled.

Portion 1

General election

General election for Verona Area School District Board of Education Portion 1

Incumbent Meredith Stier-Christensen won election in the general election for Verona Area School District Board of Education Portion 1 on April 6, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Meredith Stier-Christensen (Nonpartisan)	98.9	3,644
		Other/Write-in votes	1.1	39

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,683
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Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Meredith Stier-Christensen advanced from the primary for Verona Area School District Board of Education Portion 1.

Additional elections on the ballot

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February 16, 2021

• Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2021
• Municipal elections in Dane County, Wisconsin (2021)
• Madison Metropolitan School District, Wisconsin, elections (2021)
• Middleton-Cross Plains School District, Wisconsin, elections (2021)

April 6, 2021

• Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2021
• Municipal elections in Dane County, Wisconsin (2021)
• City elections in Madison, Wisconsin (2021)
• Madison Metropolitan School District, Wisconsin, elections (2021)
• Middleton-Cross Plains School District, Wisconsin, elections (2021)
• Madison, Wisconsin, Question 1, Full-time Common Council Advisory Question (April 2021)
• Madison, Wisconsin, Question 2, Common Council Size Advisory Question (April 2021)
• Madison, Wisconsin, Question 3, Alderperson Term Length Advisory Question (April 2021)
• Madison, Wisconsin, Question 4, Common Council Term Limit Advisory Question (April 2021)

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About the district

See also: Verona Area School District, Wisconsin

The Verona Area School District is located in Dane County, Wisconsin. The district served 5,418 students during the 2015-2016 school year.

See also

Verona Area School District	Wisconsin	School Boards
Verona Area School District, Wisconsin, elections (2020) List of school districts in Wisconsin	Wisconsin school board elections, 2021 Public education in Wisconsin Local ballot measures, Wisconsin	School board elections, 2021 School board elections, 2020 School board election data analysis, 2021 School board election data analysis, 2020

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