Wausau School District elections (2018)
- General election: Nov. 6
- Voter registration deadline: Oct. 17 (online or mail), or Nov. 2 (in-person)
- Early voting: Varies by locality
- Absentee voting deadline: Nov. 6
- Online registration: Yes
- Same-day registration: Yes
- Voter ID: Photo ID required
- Poll times: 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
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Three of the nine seats on the Wausau School District Board of Education in Wisconsin were up for at-large general election on April 3, 2018. Incumbents Beth Martin and Patrick McKee and newcomer Tricia Zunker defeated incumbent Kathi Whalen-Geiger and candidate Amy Reif.[1]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Wausau Board of Education consists of nine members elected to three-year terms on a staggered basis. All members are elected at large, and elections are held every year.[2][3]
School board candidates in Wisconsin had to be U.S. citizens, at least 18 years old, and residents of the school district for a minimum of 28 consecutive days before filing as a candidate. They also could not be disqualified from voting under Wisconsin law.[4]
To get on the ballot, school board candidates had to file nomination papers with the school district clerk by January 2, 2018. If incumbents whose terms were up for re-election did not file to run in the race and did not file written notification that they would not be running, the candidate filing deadline could have been extended until January 5, 2018. The terms of candidates elected in the race started on April 23, 2018.[4]
Voter registration
- See also: Voting in Wisconsin and Voter identification laws by state
To vote in Wisconsin, one must be a citizen of the United States and a resident of the state for at least 10 days prior to the election. A voter must be at least 18 years old.[5][6][7] One can register to vote by mail, online, or in person. For voters registering to vote in this 2018 school board election by mail, the application had to be postmarked by March 14, 2018. The online voter registration deadline was March 30, 2018, and the in-person deadline was April 3, 2018.
Candidates and results
At-Large
General election
General election for Wausau School District school board At-large (3 seats)
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Patrick McKee (Nonpartisan) | 21.4 | 3,847 |
| ✔ |  | Beth Martin (Nonpartisan) | 21.4 | 3,842 |
| ✔ |  | Tricia Zunker (Nonpartisan) | 20.1 | 3,605 |
 | Kathi Whalen-Geiger (Nonpartisan) | 19.2 | 3,453 | |
| Amy Reif (Nonpartisan) | 17.8 | 3,195 | ||
| Total votes: 17,942 | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Wisconsin elections, 2018
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Past elections
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Election trends
- See also: School board elections, 2018
All three incumbents on the Wausau School Board filed for re-election in 2018. Since 2016, incumbents have won re-election 66.67 percent of the time. This statistic is lower than the average school board in Wisconsin and the United States, which saw 68.97 percent and 82.30 percent of incumbents win in 2016, respectively.
| School board election trends | |||||
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| Year | Candidates per seat | Unopposed seats | Incumbents running for re-election | Incumbent success rate | Seats won by newcomers |
| Wausau School District | |||||
| 2018 | 1.67 | 0.00% | 100.00% | 66.67% | 33.33% |
| 2017 | 1.67 | 0.00% | 100.00% | 66.67% | 33.33% |
| 2016 | 1.33 | 0.00% | 100.00% | 66.67% | 33.33% |
| 2015 | 1.67 | 0.00% | 66.67% | 100.00% | 33.33% |
| 2014 | 2.00 | 0.00% | 66.67% | 100.00% | 33.33% |
| Wisconsin | |||||
| 2016 | 1.57 | 29.73% | 78.38% | 68.97% | 45.95% |
| 2015 | 1.38 | 32.00% | 73.53% | 84.00% | 35.29% |
| United States | |||||
| 2016 | 1.90 | 34.05% | 71.31% | 82.39% | 41.04% |
| 2015 | 1.72 | 35.95% | 70.37% | 82.66% | 40.81% |
About the district
- See also: Wausau School District, Wisconsin
The Wausau School District is located in Marathon County in central Wisconsin. The county seat is Wausau. Marathon County was home to an estimated 135,868 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[8] The district served 8,454 students during the 2015-2016 school year.[9]
Higher education achievement
Marathon County residents underperformed compared to Wisconsin as a whole in terms of higher education achievement between 2011 and 2015. The United States Census Bureau found that 23.7 percent of Marathon County residents aged 25 years or older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 27.8 percent for the state as a whole. During that same time period, 29.8 percent of residents across the United States had attained a bachelor's degree.[8]
Median household income
The median household income for Marathon County between 2011 and 2015 was $54,083. During that same time period, the median household income for Wisconsin was $53,357, and it was $53,889 for the entire United States.[8]
Poverty rate
From 2011 to 2015, the poverty rate in Marathon County was 9.5 percent, while it was 12.1 percent statewide. During that same time period, the poverty rate for the country as a whole was 13.5 percent.[8]
Racial demographics
| Racial Demographics, 2015[8] | |||
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| Race | Marathon County (%) | Wisconsin (%) | |
| White | 91.3 | 87.6 | |
| Black or African American | 0.8 | 6.6 | |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6 | 1.1 | |
| Asian | 5.8 | 2.8 | |
| Two or more races | 1.4 | 1.8 | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2.7 | 6.6 | |
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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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Abbey Smith, "Email communication with district clerk," January 3, 2018
- ↑ Wausau School District, "Board of Education," accessed January 3, 2017
- ↑ Wauwau School District, "2017 School Board Election," accessed January 3, 2017
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Wisconsin Association of School Boards, "Guide for Candidates," accessed November 26, 2017
- ↑ DMV.org, "Voter Registration in Wisconsin," accessed January 22, 2015
- ↑ State statutes stipulate that an individual must have resided in Wisconsin for at least 28 days prior to the election in order to register to vote in that election. However, the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin ruled that "the increase of the durational residency requirement from 10 days to 28 days is unconstitutional." Consequently, the earlier 10-day requirement took effect once again. An appeal of the district court's decision was pending as of September 20, 2016.
- ↑ Wisconsin Statutes, "Section 6.10," accessed November 7, 2016
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 United States Census Bureau, "Marathon County, Wisconsin," accessed December 19, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Local Education Agency (School District) Universe Survey Data," accessed January 29, 2018
| Wausau School District elections in 2018 | |
| Marathon County, Wisconsin | |
| Election date: | April 3, 2018 |
| Candidates: | At-Large: Incumbent, Beth Martin • Incumbent, Patrick McKee • Incumbent, Kathi Whalen-Geiger • Amy Reif • Tricia Zunker |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
