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Wappingers Central School District elections (2016)
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Three of the nine seats on the Wappingers Central School District school board were up for general election on May 17, 2016. No incumbents filed to run for election leaving candidates Paul Galletta, Barbara Goodman, Eddy Sloshower, Roisin Druta, and Stacey Rogan vying for the three open seats. Galletta, Goodman and Sloshower defeated Druta and Rogan in the election.[1]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Wappingers Central Board of Education consists of nine members elected at-large to three-year terms on a staggered basis every year in May. Three members are up for election each year.[2][3] There was no primary election, and the general election was held on May 17, 2016. Voters could vote for all three seats in this election. The three candidates who received the most votes were considered elected to the board.
School board candidates must be qualified voters of the district and residents for at least one year prior to the election. They must be able to read and write and cannot have been removed from another school board office within a year of the election. School board candidates cannot hold another incompatible office while they serve on the board, and they cannot be a member of the same household as another member on the board.[4] To get on the ballot, candidates had to file nominating petitions containing the signatures of two percent of voters in the last election with the district clerk by April 18, 2016.[5]
Elections
At-large
Results
| Wappingers Central School District, At-large General Election, 3-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Paul Galletta |
25.98% | 3,243 |
| Eddy Sloshower |
24.88% | 3,105 |
| Barbara Goodman |
23.39% | 2,920 |
| Stacey Rogan | 14.70% | 1,835 |
| Roisin Druta | 11.05% | 1,379 |
| Total Votes | 12,482 | |
| Source: Wappingers Central School District, "WCSD Vote Totals," accessed July 4, 2016 | ||
Candidates
| Roisin Druta | Paul Galletta 
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Additional elections
- See also: New York elections, 2016
The Wappingers Central school board election shared the ballot with the district's annual budget and a bond vote.
Key deadlines
The following dates are key deadlines for Wappingers Central School District in 2016:[6]
| Deadline | Event |
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| April 18, 2016 | Candidate filing deadline |
| April 22, 2016 | First campaign finance deadline |
| May 17, 2016 | Election Day |
| May 30, 2016 | Final campaign finance deadline |
Endorsements
Galletta, Goodman, and Sloshower received official endorsements from the Wappingers Congress of Teachers.[7]
Campaign finance
No contributions or expenditures were reported during the election, according to the New York State Board of Elections.[8]
What was at stake?
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About the district
Wappingers Central School District is located in Dutchess County in southeastern New York. The county seat is Poughkeepsie. Dutchess County was home to an estimated 295,754 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[9] Wappingers Central School District is located in New York. The district was the eighth-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 11,703 students.[10]
Demographics
Dutchess County underperformed in comparison to New York as a whole in terms of higher education achievement in 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 33.4 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 33.72 percent of state residents. The median household income in Dutchess County was $72,471, compared to $58,687 for the state of New York. The poverty rate in the county was 10.2 percent, compared to 15.9 percent for the entire state.[9]
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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
| Wappingers Central School District | New York | School Boards |
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Tiffany Rouse, "Email correspondence with Wappingers Central District Clerk Alberta Pedro," April 19, 2016
- ↑ Wappingers Central School District, "Active Policies: 2100 School Board Legal Status," accessed April 27, 2015
- ↑ Wappingers Central School District, "Active Policies: 2120 School Board Elections," accessed April 27, 2015
- ↑ Wappingers Central School District, "Active Policies: 2121 Board Member Qualifications," accessed April 27, 2015
- ↑ Wappingers Central School District, "Active Policies: 2120.1 Candidates and Campaigning," accessed April 27, 2015
- ↑ New York Board of Electons, "Campaign Finance Handbook," accessed April 15, 2016
- ↑ Wappingers Congress of Teachers, "BOE Candidates," accessed May 13, 2016
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Campaign Finance Disclosure," accessed May
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 United States Census Bureau, "Dutchess County, New York," accessed May 10, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "NYS Voter Enrollment by County, Party Affiliation and Status - Voters Registered as of April 01, 2016," accessed May 10, 2016
| 2016 Wappingers Central School District Elections | |
| Dutchess County, New York | |
| Election date: | May 17, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Roisin Druta • Paul Galletta • Barbara Goodman • Stacey Rogan • Eddy Sloshower |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
