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Walled Lake Consolidated Schools elections (2014)

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2014 Walled Lake Consolidated Schools Elections

General Election date:
November 4, 2014
Table of Contents
About the district
Method of election
Elections
Key deadlines
Additional elections
External links
See also
Michigan
Walled Lake Consolidated Schools
Oakland County, Michigan ballot measures
Local ballot measures, Michigan
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Three seats on the Walled Lake Consolidated Schools Board of Education were up for general election on November 4, 2014.

Incumbents Greg Janicki and Kathy Lyall ran unopposed and won two seats with full six-year terms. Fellow board member Christopher Titus ran unopposed and won one seat with an unexpired two-year term.[1]

About the district

See also: Walled Lake Consolidated Schools, Michigan
Walled Lake Consolidated Schools is located in Oakland County, Michigan.

Walled Lake Consolidated Schools is located in Oakland County, Michigan. The county seat is Pontiac. Oakland County had a population of 1,231,640 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau in 2014.[2] In the 2011-2012 school year, Walled Lake Consolidated Schools was the eighth-largest school district in Michigan and served 15,467 students.[3]

Demographics

In 2012, Oakland County had a higher percentage of residents with a bachelor's degree compared to the state overall. The United States Census Bureau reported that 42.7 percent of residents aged 25 and older in Oakland County had earned a bachelor's degree, compared with 25.5 percent for Michigan. The county’s median household income was $65,637, above the state median of $48,471. The poverty rate in Oakland County was 9.9 percent, below the state rate of 16.3 percent.[2]

Racial Demographics, 2013[2]
Race Oakland County (%) Michigan (%)
White 76.9 80.1
Black or African American 14.4 14.3
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3 0.7
Asian 6.3 2.7
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0 0.0
Two or more races 2.1 2.2
Hispanic or Latino 3.7 4.7

Presidential Voting Pattern, Oakland County[4]
Year Democratic Vote Republican Vote
2012 349,002 296,514
2008 372,566 276,956
2004 319,387 316,633
2000 281,201 274,319

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.

Voter and candidate information

As of the 2014 election, the Walled Lake Board of Education consisted of seven members elected at-large to six-year terms. There was no primary election, and the general election was held on November 4, 2014. Three seats were up for election in 2014, two seats with full six-year terms and one seat with an unexpired two-year term.[1]

School board candidates had to file with their county elections department during the candidate filing period, which ended on July 22, 2014. The deadline to withdraw was on July 25, 2014. Write-in candidates had to file by October 24, 2014. To vote in the 2014 general election, voters had to register by October 6, 2014.[5]

Elections

2014

Candidates

At-large (6-year term)

At-large (2-year term)

Election results

6-year term
Walled Lake Consolidated Schools, At-Large General Election, 6-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngKathy Lyall Incumbent 50.4% 15,915
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngGreg Janicki Incumbent 49% 15,466
     Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.6% 199
Total Votes 31,580
Source: Oakland County Elections Division, "November 4, 2014 General Election," accessed December 18, 2014
2-year term
Walled Lake Consolidated Schools, At-Large Special Election, 2-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngChristopher Titus Incumbent 99% 17,203
     Nonpartisan Write-in votes 1% 181
Total Votes 17,384
Source: Oakland County Elections Division, "November 4, 2014 General Election," accessed December 18, 2014

Campaign finance

Candidates reported no contributions or expenditures during the election, according to the Oakland County Elections Division.[6]

In Michigan, candidates are prohibited from receiving contributions from corporations or labor organizations. Within 10 days of becoming a candidate, candidates must form a candidate committee. Following the creation of the committee, candidates have an additional 10 days to register the committee with the school district by filing a statement of organization. A candidate committee that does not expect to receive or spend more than $1,000 during the election cycle is eligible to receive a reporting waiver, which allows that committee not to file pre-election, post-election and annual campaign statements without legal penalty.[7]

In the at-large race for two seats with full six-year terms, candidates reported no contributions or expenditures during the election.

Candidate Contributions Expenditures Cash on hand
Greg Janicki $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Kathy Lyall $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

In the at-large race for one seat with an unexpired two-year term, Christopher Titus reported no contributions or expenditures during the election.

Candidate Contributions Expenditures Cash on hand
Christopher Titus $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

Past elections

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for the Walled Lake Consolidated Schools election in 2014:[5]

Deadline Event
July 22, 2014 Last day for candidates to file nomination documents
July 25, 2014 Last day for candidates to withdraw
October 6, 2014 Last day to register to vote in the general election
October 24, 2014 Last day for write-in candidates to file nomination documents
November 4, 2014 General election day

Additional elections on the ballot

This election shared the ballot with general elections for a U.S. House seat, U.S. Senate seat, Michigan state executive offices, Michigan House of Representatives seats, and Michigan State Senate seats. It also shared the ballot with county, municipal, and judicial elections.[8]

See also

External links

Footnotes