Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools elections (2017)
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Two of the seven seats on the Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools school board in Virginia were up for by-district general election on November 7, 2017. In his bid for re-election to the Jamestown District seat, incumbent Jim Kelly defeated challenger Danon Middleton. Incumbent Lisa Ownby won re-election to the Powhatan District seat after running unopposed.[1][2]
With half of the seats unopposed and two incumbents winning re-election, the 2017 election mirrored the district's 2013 election. For information on election trends in the district, click here.
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Williamsburg-James City County school board consists of seven members elected to four-year terms. Elections are held by district on a staggered basis every November of odd-numbered years. Two seats were up for election in 2013, three seats were up for election in 2015, and one seat was up for special election in 2016. Two seats were up for election in 2017.[3]
To qualify as school board candidates, interested parties had to be at least 18 years old, U.S. citizens, and residents of Virginia for at least one year prior to the election. To get on the ballot, candidates had to file nomination paperwork with their county election office by June 13, 2017.[4][5]
To vote in this election, citizens of the school district had to register by October 16, 2017.[6] Photo identification was required to vote in Virginia.[7]
Candidates and results
Jamestown District
Results
| Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools, Jamestown District General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Jim Kelly Incumbent |
67.84% | 4,034 |
| Danon Middleton | 31.43% | 1,869 |
| Write-in votes | 0.72% | 43 |
| Total Votes | 5,946 | |
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 November General Unofficial Results: JAMES CITY COUNTY," accessed November 21, 2017 | ||
Candidates
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Powhatan District
Results
| Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools, Powhatan District General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Lisa Ownby Incumbent (unopposed) |
76.85% | 3,631 |
| Write-in votes | 23.15% | 1,094 |
| Total Votes | 4,725 | |
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 November General Unofficial Results: JAMES CITY COUNTY," accessed November 21, 2017 | ||
Candidates
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Virginia elections, 2017
The Williamsburg-James City County school board election shared the ballot with elections for governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney general.
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for Virginia school board elections in 2017:[6]
| Deadline | Event |
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| June 13, 2017 | Candidate filing deadline |
| October 16, 2017 | Voter registration deadline |
| November 7, 2017 | General election |
Endorsements
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Campaign finance
Candidates received a total of $5,052.34 and spent a total of $5,052.34 in the election, according to the Virginia Department of Elections.[8]
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand | |
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| Jamestown District | ||||
| Jim Kelly | $2,203.22 | $2,203.22 | $0.00 | |
| Danon Middleton | $1,769.12 | $1,769.12 | $0.00 | |
| Powhatan District | ||||
| Lisa Ownby | $1,080.00 | $1,080.00 | $0.00 | |
Filing schedule
The following table details the filing schedule for campaign finance reports for school board candidates in Virginia who ran in a general election on November 7, 2017. The left column details the time period covered for each report, and the right column details the report's due date.[9]
Past elections
To see results from past elections in Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools, click here.
What was at stake?
Election trends
- See also: School boards in session: 2015 in brief
The 2017 Williamsburg-James City County school board election mirrored the district's 2013 election in four ways: there was an average of 1.5 candidates per seat, half of the seats on the ballot were unopposed, all of the incumbents whose terms were on the ballot filed to run for re-election, and incumbents had a 100 percent success rate.
Newcomers swept the ballot in the district's 2015 and 2016 elections. Both of those years also had no unopposed seats, and they attracted an average of two candidates per seat.
| 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 | |
| Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools | ||||||
| 2017 | 1.50 | 50.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 0.00% | |
| 2016 | 2.00 | 0.00% | 0.00% | Not applicable | 100.00% | |
| 2015 | 2.00 | 0.00% | 33.33% | 0.00% | 100.00% | |
| 2013 | 1.50 | 50.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 0.00% | |
| Virginia | ||||||
| 2016 | 1.85 | 19.51% | 63.41% | 84.62% | 46.34% | |
| 2015 | 1.61 | 44.66% | 66.02% | 85.29% | 41.75% | |
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| 2016 | 1.90 | 34.05% | 71.31% | 82.39% | 41.04% | |
| 2015 | 1.72 | 35.95% | 70.37% | 82.66% | 40.81% | |
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About the district
The Williamsburg-James City County school district is located in southeast Virginia in James City County. The county seat is Williamsburg. James City County was home to 74,404 residents in 2016, according to estimates by the United States Census Bureau.[10] The district was the 25th-largest school district in the state in the 2014-2015 school year and served 11,389 students.[11]
Demographics
James City County outperformed Virginia as a whole in terms of higher education achievement between 2011 and 2015. The United States Census Bureau found that 47 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 36.3 percent of state residents. During the same time period, the median household income in James City County was $75,710, compared to $65,015 for the entire state. The poverty rate in the county was 7.1 percent, while it was 11.2 percent statewide.[10]
| Racial Demographics, 2015[10] | ||
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| Race | James City County (%) | Virginia (%) |
| White | 80.5 | 70.2 |
| Black or African American | 13.6 | 19.7 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Asian | 2.7 | 6.5 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Two or More Races | 2.8 | 2.9 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5.5 | 9.0 |
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
| Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools | Virginia | School Boards |
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External links
- Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools
- James City County Voter Registration & Elections
- Virginia Department of Elections
Footnotes
- ↑ Abbey Smith, "Phone communication with James City County Voter Registration & Elections," June 19, 2017
- ↑ Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools, "Members," accessed March 13, 2017
- ↑ Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools, "Members," accessed June 8, 2017
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Becoming a Candidate," accessed June 8, 2017
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Certificate Of Candidate Qualification: Local Offices," accessed June 8, 2017
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 Election Calendar: Election Deadline Calendar," accessed June 8, 2017
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "In-Person Voting," accessed June 8, 2017
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Campaign Finance Reports: Search Committees," accessed January 17, 2018
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Campaign Committee: 2017 Reporting Deadlines," accessed July 18, 2017
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 United States Census Bureau, "QuickFacts: James City County, Virginia," accessed June 9, 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
| Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools elections in 2017 | |
| James City County, Virginia | |
| Election date: | November 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | Jamestown District: • Incumbent, Jim Kelly • Danon Middleton Powhatan District: • Incumbent, Lisa Ownby |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
