Westminster Public Schools elections (2017)
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Two of the five at-large seats on the Westminster Public Schools Board of Education in Colorado were up for nonpartisan general election on November 7, 2017. In their bids for re-election, incumbents Joe Davidek and Ryan McCoy defeated challenger Gay Lynn Jameson.[1][2]
The school district was previously called Adams County School District 50. The board of education voted to change the name in February 2016.[3]
The 2017 election was the first time in three consecutive election cycles that there were no open seats on the ballot. For information on elections trends in the district, click here.
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Westminster Board of Education consists of five members elected at large to four-year terms. Elections are held on a staggered basis so that two or three seats are up for election every odd-numbered year in November.[4]
To qualify to run for school board, candidates had to be residents of the school district and registered voters for a minimum of 12 consecutive months before the election. They also could not have been convicted of a sexual offense against a child. To get on the ballot, school board candidates had to file nomination petitions containing 50 signatures of eligible voters in the school district by September 1, 2017.[5]
Colorado voters were allowed to register to vote through election day.[6] Photo identification was not required to vote in Colorado.[7]
Candidates and results
At-large
Results
| Westminster Public Schools, At-large General Election, 4-year terms, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Ryan McCoy Incumbent |
40.54% | 5,410 |
| Joe Davidek Incumbent |
30.51% | 4,071 |
| Gay Lynn Jameson | 28.95% | 3,863 |
| Total Votes | 13,344 | |
| Source: Adams County Election Results, "Official Results," accessed November 27, 2017 | ||
Candidates
Joe Davidek 
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Ryan McCoy
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Colorado elections, 2017
The Westminster Board of Education election shared the ballot with elections for Westminster mayor and city council.[8]
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the 2017 Colorado school board elections.[9][10]
Endorsements
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Campaign finance
Candidates received a total of $0.00 and spent a total of $431.60 in the election, according to the Colorado Secretary of State.[11]
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| Joe Davidek | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Ryan McCoy | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Gay Lynn Jameson | $0.00 | $431.60 | ($431.60) |
Reporting requirements
School board candidates in Colorado were required to file three campaign finance reports. The reports were due on October 17, 2017, November 3, 2017, and December 7, 2017.[10]
Past elections
To see results from past elections in Westminster Public Schools, click here.
What was at stake?
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Election trends
- See also: School boards in session: 2015 in brief
The 2017 Westminster Board of Education election was the first time in three election cycles that there were no open seats on the ballot. Both incumbents whose terms were up for re-election in 2017 ran to retain their seats and won re-election. In the district's 2015 election, two of the three incumbents ran to retain their seats, which guaranteed one newcomer was elected to the board. In the district's 2013 election, no incumbents ran, and two newcomers were elected to open seats.
| 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 | |
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| 2017 | 1.50 | 0.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 0.00% | |
| 2015 | 1.33 | 0.00% | 66.67% | 100.00% | 33.33% | |
| 2013 | 1.00 | 100.00% | 0.00% | Not applicable | 100.00% | |
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| 2015 | 1.77 | 30.77% | 55.38% | 83.33% | 53.85% | |
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| 2015 | 1.72 | 35.95% | 70.37% | 82.66% | 40.81% | |
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About the district
- See also: Westminster Public Schools, Colorado
Westminster Public Schools is located in Adams County in north-central Colorado. The county seat is Brighton. Adams County was home to an estimated 498,187 residents in 2016, according to the United States Census Bureau.[12] The district was the 21st-largest school district in the state in the 2014-2015 school year and served 10,161 students.[13]
Demographics
Adams County underperformed compared to Colorado as a whole in terms of higher education achievement between 2011 and 2015. The United States Census Bureau found that 22.2 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 38.1 percent of state residents. The median household income in the county was $58,946, compared to $60,629 statewide. The poverty rate in the county was 12.8 percent, while the state as a whole had a poverty rate of 11.5 percent.[12]
| Racial Demographics, 2016[12] | ||
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| Race | Adams County (%) | Colorado (%) |
| White | 86.5 | 87.5 |
| Black or African American | 3.8 | 4.5 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 2.2 | 1.6 |
| Asian | 4.2 | 3.3 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Two or More Races | 3.1 | 3.0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 39.6 | 21.3 |
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
| Westminster Public Schools | Colorado | School Boards |
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Westminster Public Schools, "School Board Election," accessed September 7, 2017
- ↑ Adams County Election Results, "Unofficial Results," accessed November 7, 2017 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.
- ↑ Denver Post, "Adams 50 school district now Westminster Public Schools," February 24, 2016
- ↑ Westminster Public Schools, "Meet the Board," accessed August 29, 2017
- ↑ Colorado Association of School Boards, "2017 Elections School Board Candidate Guide," accessed August 29, 2017
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Voter Registration FAQs," accessed August 29, 2017
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Acceptable Forms of Identification," accessed August 29, 2017
- ↑ City of Westminster, "Final List of Nominated Candidates," accessed September 11, 2017
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "2017 Election Calendar," accessed August 28, 2017
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Colorado Secretary of State, "2017 Biennial School Election Calendar," accessed August 28, 2017
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "TRACER: Candidate Search," accessed December 11, 2017
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 United States Census Bureau, "QuickFacts: Adams County, Colorado; Colorado," accessed August 30, 2017
- ↑ U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "Common Core of Data, file ccd_lea_052_1414_w_0216161a, 2014-2015," accessed November 16, 2016
| Westminster Public Schools elections in 2017 | |
| Adams County, Colorado | |
| Election date: | November 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Joe Davidek • Incumbent, Ryan McCoy • Gay Lynn Jameson |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
