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Vigo County School Corporation elections (2016)
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Three of the seven seats on the Vigo County School Corporation school board were up for by-district general election on November 8, 2016. Two District 1 seats were up for election and one District 3 seat was also up. Nine candidates filed for the District 1 seats, including incumbents Mel Burks and Jackie Lower. The other seven were Louis Duby, John Cunningham, Teresa Dwyer, Larry Faulkner, Steve Ferree, Cleytus Malone, and Leah Myers. Both incumbents succeeded in defending their seats against the challengers. In District 3, incumbent Paul Lockhart filed for re-election and defeated challengers Donald Barnett and Andrew Theisz. There was no primary.[1][2]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Vigo County School Corporation school board is composed of seven members elected by district to four-year terms. There was no primary election, and a general election was held November 8, 2016.
In order to run in this school board race, candidates had to reside in the school district for at least one year before the election, be registered to vote in the district he or she sought to represent, and be at least 21 years of age. Additionally, no teacher or non-certified employee of a school district was permitted to be a member of its school board.
To appear on the ballot, candidates had to file a statement of economic interest and a petition of nomination by August 26, 2016. In a metropolitan school district, the petition had to be signed by ten registered voters residing in the same board member district as the nominee, whereas in a community school corporation, the petition had to be signed by ten registered voters residing within the boundaries of the school corporation.[3]
Candidates and results
District 1
Results
| Vigo County School Corporation, District 1 General Election, 4-year terms, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Jackie Lower Incumbent |
18.36% | 11,263 |
| Mel Burks Incumbent |
15.80% | 9,694 |
| Leah Myers | 14.80% | 9,084 |
| Teresa Dwyer | 14.12% | 8,663 |
| Louis Duby | 9.39% | 5,764 |
| Cleytus Malone | 7.44% | 4,567 |
| Steve Ferree | 7.16% | 4,393 |
| John Cunningham | 7.12% | 4,366 |
| Larry Faulkner | 5.81% | 3,566 |
| Total Votes (100) | 61,360 | |
| Source: Vigo County, "Official Election Summary General 2016," accessed November 29, 2016 | ||
Candidates
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| John Cunningham | Teresa Dwyer | Larry Faulkner | |||
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| Steve Ferree | Cleytus Malone | Leah Myers | |||
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District 3
Results
| Vigo County School Corporation, District 3 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Paul Lockhart Incumbent |
40.04% | 13,638 |
| Andrew Theisz | 34.16% | 11,635 |
| Donald Barnett | 25.80% | 8,788 |
| Total Votes (100) | 34,061 | |
| Source: Vigo County, "Official Election Summary General 2016," accessed November 29, 2016 | ||
Candidates
| Paul Lockhart
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Donald Barnett | Andrew Theisz | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Indiana elections, 2016
The following offices shared the general election date with this Indiana school board election:
One state ballot measure was also scheduled to appear on the general election ballot: the Indiana Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment.
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for this Indiana school board election in 2016:[4]
| Deadline | Event |
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| July 27, 2016 | First day to file nominating petitions |
| August 26, 2016 | Last day to file nominating petitions |
| October 11, 2016 | Deadline to register to vote in the general election |
| October 21, 2016 | Deadline to file pre-general election campaign finance reports |
| November 8, 2016 | General election day |
Endorsements
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Campaign finance
No candidate filed a campaign finance report with the Vigo County Elections Department as of October 26, 2016.[5]
School board candidates in Indiana who received more than $500 in contributions or made more than $500 in expenditures had to have a principal committee. A principal committee is authorized by the candidate it represents to accept contributions and make expenditures on his or her behalf. The committee also helps to promote the candidate in the election. Each committee was required to have a chairperson and a treasurer. Any expenditures made by the committee had to be authorized by one of these two members.
Once the $500 threshold was reached, the candidate had to also file a Statement of Organization form no later than noon, 10 days after the candidate exceeded the limit. The requirement to form a principal committee and file a statement of organization was lifted for candidates who did not meet the $500 threshold requirement. The pre-election report was due October 21, 2016, and the annual report was due January 18, 2017.[6]
What was at stake?
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About the district
- See also: Vigo County School Corporation, Indiana
Vigo County School Corporation is located in Vigo County in western Indiana. The county seat is Terre Haute. Vigo County was home to 107,896 residents between 2010 and 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[7] The district was the eighth-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 15,573 students.[8]
Demographics
Vigo County underperformed compared to Indiana as a whole in terms of higher education attainment between 2010 and 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 21.6 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree or higher, compared to 23.6 percent for state residents. The median household income for the county was $41,175, compared to $48,737 for the state. County residents lived below the poverty level at a rate of 20.2 percent, while that rate was 14.5 percent for state residents.[7]
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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.
Recent news
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See also
| Vigo County School Corporation | Indiana | School Boards |
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Elisabeth Moore, "Email conversation with Anita Anderson, Absentee/Elections Office," September 2, 2016
- ↑ Vigo, Indiana, "Unofficial Election Results General 2016," accessed November 9, 2016
- ↑ Indiana Election Division, "2016 Candidate Guide," accessed September 23, 2016
- ↑ Indiana Election Division, "Calendar," accessed September 1, 2016
- ↑ Vigo County, "Document Center," accessed October 26, 2016
- ↑ Indiana Election Division, "2016 Indiana Campaign Finance Manual," accessed October 7, 2016
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 United States Census Bureau, "Vigo County, Indiana," accessed September 27, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ Indiana Election Division, "Election Results," accessed September 3, 2014
| 2016 Vigo County School Corporation Elections | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | District 1: Incumbent, Mel Burks • Incumbent, Jackie Lower • Louis Duby • John Cunningham • Teresa Dwyer • Larry Faulkner • Steve Ferree • Cleytus Malone • Leah Myers District 3: Incumbent, Paul Lockhart • Donald Barnett • Andrew Theisz |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
