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Watertown Unified School District elections (2016)

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Watertown Unified School District Elections
General election date:
April 5, 2016
Enrollment (13–14):
3,864 students

Three of the nine seats on the Watertown School District Board of Education were up for at-large general election on April 5, 2016. Incumbents Ron Buchanan and Steve Kauffeld faced challengers Frederick Jandt and Paul VanDenLangenberg in their bids for re-election.[1] Both incumbents won re-election, and VanDenLangenberg was elected to the open seat.[2][3]

The third seat on the ballot was held by Kate Lapin, but she filed noncandidacy papers, which indicated she would not file for re-election. Because she did not run in the election, at least one newcomer was guaranteed to take a seat on the board.[1]

Elections

Voter and candidate information

The Watertown School District Board of Education consists of nine members elected at large to three-year terms. Three seats are up for election each year in April.[4] If more than six candidates—double the number of seats on the ballot—had filed to run in this election, a primary election would have been held on February 16, 2016. Because only four candidates filed for the three seats, they all ran in the general election on April 5, 2016.[1][5]

To be elected to the board, candidates must reside in the boundaries of the school district for 28 days prior to the filing of a "Declaration of Candidacy" form. Furthermore, at the time of taking office, each candidate must be a resident of the apportioned area he or she is elected to represent.[6] Candidates must also be 18 years old and citizens of the United States. Unless pardoned, those who have been convicted of a felony are not eligible for election to office in Wisconsin.[7]

Candidates had until January 5, 2016, to collect between 20 and 100 signatures for their nomination papers. The signatures had to come from residents of the district where the candidate sought election, but the petition circulators were not required to reside in the district or municipality. Circulators were required to be U.S. citizens and 18 years of age or older.[8]

Candidates and results

At-large

Results

Watertown School District,
At-Large General Election, 3-year terms, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Steve Kauffeld Incumbent 30.03% 5,307
Green check mark transparent.png Ron Buchanan Incumbent 26.08% 4,609
Green check mark transparent.png Paul VanDenLangenberg 22.52% 3,981
Frederick Jandt 20.66% 3,651
Write-in votes 0.72% 127
Total Votes 17,675
Source: Dodge County Clerk, "Results 2016: pril 5, 2016 Presidential Preference & Spring Election - Summary," accessed May 20, 2016 and Jefferson County Clerk, "2016 Spring General Election," accessed April 5, 2016

Candidates

Ron Buchanan Green check mark transparent.png Steve Kauffeld Green check mark transparent.png

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Frederick Jandt Paul VanDenLangenberg Green check mark transparent.png

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Additional elections

See also: Wisconsin elections, 2016

The Watertown School District election shared the ballot with the state's presidential preference vote and elections for one seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, the District IV seat on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals and seats on the Dodge County and Jefferson County Boards of Supervisors.[9][10]

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for Wisconsin school board elections in 2016:[11]

Deadline Event
January 5, 2016 Candidate filing deadline
January 26, 2016 Referendum submission deadline
March 28, 2016 Pre-general election campaign finance deadline
April 5, 2016 Election Day
April 25, 2016 Board members take office
July 15, 2016 Post-election campaign finance deadline

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Campaign finance

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See also: List of school board campaign finance deadlines in 2016

All four candidates in this election filed exemption statements detailing they would not spend or receive more than $1,000 toward their campaigns. Because of this, they did not have to file additional campaign finance reports.[12]

Past elections

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About the district

See also: Watertown School District, Wisconsin
The Watertown School District lies in Dodge and Jefferson Counties in Wisconsin.

The Watertown School District is located in Dodge and Jefferson Counties in southeastern Wisconsin. The county seat of Dodge County is Juneau, and the county seat of Jefferson County is Jefferson. In 2014, Dodge and Jefferson Counties were home to 88,574 residents and 84,395 residents, respectively.[13][14] The district was the 50th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 3,864 students.[15]

Demographics

Higher education achievement

Both counties underperformed compared to Wisconsin as a whole in terms of higher education achievement in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 15.8 percent of Dodge County residents and 23.0 percent of Jefferson County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 26.8 percent for Wisconsin as a whole.[13][14]

Median household income

From 2009 through 2013, the median household income for Dodge County was $53,075, and it was $53,454 for Jefferson County. During that same time period, the median household income for Wisconsin was $52,413.[13][14] For the United States, it was $53,046.[16]

Poverty rate

From 2009 to 2013, the poverty rate in Dodge County was 9.0 percent, and it was 11.2 percent for Jefferson County. During that same period, the poverty rate for the entire state was 13.0 percent, and for the entire country it was 15.4 percent.[13][14][16]

Racial Demographics, 2014[13][14]
Race Dodge County (%) Jefferson County (%) Wisconsin (%)
White 94.9 96.5 87.8
Black or African American 3.1 1.0 6.6
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5 0.5 1.1
Asian 0.6 0.9 2.6
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1 0.0 0.0
Two or more races 0.9 1.2 1.8
Hispanic or Latino 4.6 6.9 6.5

Presidential Voting Pattern
Year Democratic Vote Green Party Vote Libertarian Vote Republican Vote Other Vote
Dodge County[17][18][19][20]
2012 18,745 N/A* 266 25,190 252
2008 19,183 N/A* N/A* 23,015 625
2004 16,690 N/A* N/A* 27,201 445
2000 14,580 1,098 97 21,684 242
Jefferson County[21][22][23][24]
2012 20,158 N/A* 303 23,517 303
2008 21,448 N/A* 140 21,096 482
2004 17,925 N/A* N/A* 23,776 414
2000 15,203 1,361 106 19,204 225
*Not applicable as this party did not have a candidate on the ballot.

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.

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See also

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Daily Union, "Candidates on ballot for April election," January 6, 2016
  2. ↑ Dodge County Clerk, "Summary For Dodge County, All Counters, All Races Unofficial Final Results," accessed April 5, 2016
  3. ↑ Jefferson County Clerk, "2016 Spring General Election," accessed April 5, 2016
  4. ↑ Watertown School District, "Board Members," January 11, 2016
  5. ↑ Wisconsin State Legislature, "State Statutes: Chapter 120 School District Government," accessed January 11, 2016
  6. ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Wisconsin Candidate Eligibility," accessed September 22, 2014
  7. ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Candidates: Getting on the Ballot," accessed September 22, 2014
  8. ↑ Wisconsin State Legislature, "State Statutes: CHAPTER 8," accessed September 22, 2014
  9. ↑ Dodge County Clerk, "Election Dates & Offices to be Elected," accessed February 16, 2016
  10. ↑ Jefferson County Clerk, "Official Primary Ballot," accessed February 16, 2016
  11. ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Campaign Finance Report Dates 2016, 2017 and 2018," accessed January 25, 2016
  12. ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Jody Thompson, Watertown School District Administrative Assistant/Deputy Clerk/Board Secretary," March 29, 2016
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 United States Census Bureau, "Dodge County, Wisconsin," accessed January 12, 2016
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 United States Census Bureau, "Jefferson County, Wisconsin," accessed January 12, 2016
  15. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 United States Census Bureau, "State & County QuickFacts: USA," accessed July 6, 2015
  17. ↑ Dodge County Clerk, "General Election November 6, 2012: Summary For Dodge County, All Counters, Website Report," accessed January 12, 2016
  18. ↑ U.S. Election Atlas, "2008 Presidential General Election Results - Dodge County, WI," accessed January 12, 2016
  19. ↑ U.S. Election Atlas, "2004 Presidential General Election Results - Dodge County, WI," accessed January 12, 2016
  20. ↑ U.S. Election Atlas, "2000 Presidential General Election Results - Dodge County, WI," accessed January 12, 2016
  21. ↑ U.S. Election Atlas, "2000 Presidential General Election Results - Jefferson County, WI," accessed January 12, 2016
  22. ↑ U.S. Election Atlas, "2004 Presidential General Election Results - Jefferson County, WI," accessed January 12, 2016
  23. ↑ U.S. Election Atlas, "2008 Presidential General Election Results - Jefferson County, WI," accessed January 12, 2016
  24. ↑ U.S. Election Atlas, "2012 Presidential General Election Results - Jefferson County, WI," accessed January 12, 2016
2016 Watertown School District Elections
Dodge and Jefferson Counties
Election date:April 5, 2016
Candidates:At-large: • Incumbent, Ron Buchanan • Incumbent, Steve Kauffeld • Frederick Jandt • Paul VanDenLangenberg
Important information:What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional measures on the ballot
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