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West Bend School District elections (2017)

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West Bend School District Elections

Primary election date
February 21, 2017
General election date
April 4, 2017
Enrollment (14-15)
6,916 students

Three seats on the West Bend School District Board of Education were up for general election on April 4, 2017. A primary election was held on February 21, 2017. In the general election, newcomers Nancy Justman, Tonnie Schmidt, and Joel Ongert defeated incumbent Ryan Gieryn and candidates Richard Cammack and Bob Miller to win the seats on the board.[1]

Tina Hochstaetter completed the candidate filing process, but withdrew from the race in January 2017. She withdrew too late to have her name removed from the primary ballot. She was officially eliminated from the race after coming in seventh place in the primary election.[2]

Elections

Voter and candidate information

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The West Bend Board of Education consists of seven members elected to three-year terms. All members are elected at large. Elections are held every year. If there are more than twice the number of candidates as there are seats up for election, a primary election is held. Two seats were up for election in 2016, and three seats were up for election in 2017. A primary election was held on February 21, 2017. The top six candidates advanced from the primary election. The general election was held on April 4, 2017.[3][4]

School board candidates had to be at least 18 years old, U.S. citizens, 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 3, 2017. 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 6, 2017. The terms of candidates elected in the race started on April 24, 2017.[4]

Candidates and results

At-large general election

Results

West Bend School District,
General Election, 3-year terms, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Nancy Justman 21.18% 3,004
Green check mark transparent.png Tonnie Schmidt 20.90% 2,965
Green check mark transparent.png Joel Ongert 19.36% 2,747
Bob Miller 15.78% 2,239
Ryan Gieryn Incumbent 13.37% 1,896
Richard Cammack 9.41% 1,335
Total Votes 14,186
Source: Washington County, Wisconsin, "Election Summary Report," accessed April 4, 2017These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.

Candidates

Richard Cammack Ryan Gieryn Nancy Justman Green check mark transparent.png

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  • Incumbent
  • Commercial real estate appraiser
  • Bachelor's degree, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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  • President and CEO, Brookfield Convention and Visitor Center
  • Bachelor's degree, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
  • Master's degree, Cardinal Stritch University
Bob Miller Joel Ongert Green check mark transparent.png Tonnie Schmidt Green check mark transparent.png

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  • Manager, Caterpillar
  • Bachelor's degree, Bradley University

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  • Co-owner, Delta Defense
  • Bachelor's degree, Michigan Technical University

At-large primary election

Results

West Bend School District,
Primary Election, 3-year terms, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Nancy Justman 21.77% 1,660
Green check mark transparent.png Tonnie Schmidt 21.40% 1,632
Green check mark transparent.png Joel Ongert 19.25% 1,468
Green check mark transparent.png Bob Miller 13.98% 1,066
Green check mark transparent.png Ryan Gieryn Incumbent 10.16% 775
Green check mark transparent.png Richard Cammack 7.58% 578
Tina Hochstaetter 5.86% 447
Total Votes 7,626
Source: Washington County, Wisconsin, "Election Summary Report," accessed February 21, 2017These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.

Candidates defeated in primary

Tina Hochstaetter

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  • Candidacy withdrawn

Additional elections on the ballot

See also: Wisconsin elections, 2017

The West Bend Board of Education election shared the ballot with elections for the office of Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction and one seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court.[5]

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for Wisconsin school board elections in 2017:[6][7]

Deadline Event
January 3, 2017 Candidate filing deadline
January 16, 2017 Campaign finance deadline for candidates registered before January 1
February 13, 2017 Pre-primary election campaign finance deadline
February 21, 2017 Primary election day
March 27, 2017 Pre-general election campaign finance deadline
April 4, 2017 Election Day
April 24, 2017 Board members take office
July 15, 2017 Post-election campaign finance deadline

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Campaign finance

See also: List of school board campaign finance deadlines in 2017
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All school board candidates in Wisconsin were required to file a campaign registration statement with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission after qualifying as candidates. This statement declares their candidacy to the county clerk's office and allows them to claim exemption from reporting campaign contributions and expenditures. Candidates were only required to report campaign contributions and expenditures if they did one or both of the following:[8]

  • Accepted contributions, made disbursements, or incurred debt in excess of $2,000 during the calendar year
  • Accepted more than $100 from a single source during the calendar year, barring contributions made by candidates to their own campaigns

There were three campaign finance report deadlines in 2017:

  • The pre-primary report was due February 13, 2017,
  • The pre-election report was due March 27, 2017, and
  • The post-election report was due July 15, 2017.[9]

Candidates who filed before January 1, 2017, also had to file a continuing campaign finance report on January 16, 2017.[10]

Past elections

What was at stake?

Election trends

See also: School board elections, 2017
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The 2017 school board election for the West Bend School District had an average candidate per seat of 2.33. For the past five years, the district had a higher average candidate per seat than the 2015 state average of 1.38. Two of those years beat out the 2015 national average of 1.72.

School board election trends
Year Candidates per seat Unopposed seats Incumbent success rate Seats won by newcomers
West Bend School District
2017 2.33 0.00% TBD TBD
2016 2.5 0.00% 0.00% 100.00%
2015 1.5 0.00% 50.00% 50.00%
2014 1.33 0.00% 100.00% 33.33%
2013 1.5 0.00% 100.00% 50.00%
Wisconsin
2015 1.38 32.00% 84.00% 35.29%
United States
2015 1.72 35.95% 82.66% 40.81%

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About the district

See also: West Bend School District, Wisconsin
The West Bend School District is located in Washington County, Wisconsin.

The West Bend School District is located in Washington County in southeastern Wisconsin. The county seat is West Bend. Washington County was home to 133,674 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[11] The district was the 20th-largest school district in the state in the 2014-2015 school year and served 6,916 students.[12]

Demographics

Higher education achievement

Washington County outperformed the state of Wisconsin as a whole in terms of higher education achievement from 2011 to 2015. The United States Census Bureau found that 28.9 percent of Washington County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 27.8 percent for the state as a whole.[11]

Median household income

Between 2011 to 2015, the median household income in Washington County was $69,237. During that same time period, the median household income for Wisconsin as a whole was $53,357, and for the entire United States it was $53,889.[11]

Poverty rate

The poverty rate in Washington County was 5.3 percent from 2011 to 2015, while it was 12.1 percent for the state as a whole. During that same time period, the poverty rate for the country as a whole was 13.5 percent.[11]

Racial Demographics, 2015[11]
Race Washington County (%) Wisconsin (%)
White 96.0 87.6
Black or African American 1.2 6.6
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4 1.1
Asian 1.3 2.8
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or more races 1.1 1.8
Hispanic or Latino 3.1 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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