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Three of the seven seats on the [[Kettle Moraine School District, Wisconsin|Kettle Moraine School District school board]] in [[Wisconsin]] {{Greener|start=4/3/2018 9:00pm CDT|before=are|after=were}} up for {{at-large election}} general election on [[Wisconsin school board elections, 2018|April 3, 2018]]. Incumbents [[Jim Romanowski]] and [[Kathy Kapsy]] and newcomer [[Heather Renno]] defeated incumbent [[Traci Fronk]] and candidate [[Kimberly Newhouse]].<ref>''[[Ballotpedia:Abbey Smith|Abbey Smith]]'', "Email communication with district clerk," January 3, 2018</ref><ref>[http://electionresults.waukeshacounty.gov/contests.aspx?contest=-1 ''Waukesha County Elections'', "2018 Spring Election Unofficial Results," accessed April 3, 2018]</ref>
 
Three of the seven seats on the [[Kettle Moraine School District, Wisconsin|Kettle Moraine School District school board]] in [[Wisconsin]] {{Greener|start=4/3/2018 9:00pm CDT|before=are|after=were}} up for {{at-large election}} general election on [[Wisconsin school board elections, 2018|April 3, 2018]]. Incumbent [[Jim Romanowski]] and newcomer [[Heather Renno]] defeated newcomer [[Kimberly Newhouse]] on election night. A third winner was not determined on election night as the number of votes separating incumbents [[Traci Fronk]] and [[Kathy Kapsy]] were too close to call.<ref>''[[Ballotpedia:Abbey Smith|Abbey Smith]]'', "Email communication with district clerk," January 3, 2018</ref><ref>[http://electionresults.waukeshacounty.gov/contests.aspx?contest=-1 ''Waukesha County Elections'', "2018 Spring Election Unofficial Results," accessed April 3, 2018]</ref>


==Elections==
==Elections==

Revision as of 02:36, 4 April 2018

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Kettle Moraine School District elections

General election date
April 3, 2018
Enrollment ('15-'16)
3,989 students

Three of the seven seats on the Kettle Moraine School District school board in Wisconsin were up for at-large general election on April 3, 2018. Incumbents Jim Romanowski and Kathy Kapsy and newcomer Heather Renno defeated incumbent Traci Fronk and candidate Kimberly Newhouse.[1][2]

Elections

Voter and candidate information

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The Kettle Moraine school board consists of seven members elected to three-year terms on a staggered basis. All members are elected at large, and election are held every year.[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

Kettle Moraine School District,
At-Large General Election, 3-year terms, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Jim Romanowski Incumbent 28.98% 3,013
Green check mark transparent.png Heather Renno 18.43% 1,916
Green check mark transparent.png Kathy Kapsy Incumbent 17.86% 1,857
Traci Fronk Incumbent 17.66% 1,836
Kimberly Newhouse 16.61% 1,727
Write-in votes 0.47% 49
Total Votes 10,398
Source: Waukesha County Elections, "2018 Spring Election Unofficial Results," accessed April 3, 2018 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.

Additional elections on the ballot

See also: Wisconsin elections, 2018


Key deadlines

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Past elections

See also: Past elections in the Kettle Moraine School District

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Election trends

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Three incumbents on the Kettle Moraine Board of Education filed for re-election in 2018, as well as two newcomers. Since 2016, the Kettle Moraine School District has had 100 percent of incumbents file for re-election. This statistic is higher than the average school board in Wisconsin and the United States, which saw 73.53 percent and 70.37 percent of incumbents file for re-election in 2015, respectively.

School board election trends
Year Candidates per seat Unopposed seats Incumbents running for re-election Incumbent success rate Seats won by newcomers
Beloit School District
2018 1.67 0% 100% N/A N/A
2017 1 100% 100% 100% 0%
2016 1.5 0% 100% 50% 50%
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: Kettle Moraine School District, Wisconsin
Kettle Moraine School District is located in Waukesha County, Wisconsin.

Kettle Moraine School District is located in Waukesha County in southeastern Wisconsin. The county seat is Waukesha. Waukesha County was home to 396,488 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[8] The district served 3,989 students during the 2015-2016 school year.[9]

Demographics

Higher education achievement

Waukesha County outperformed Wisconsin as a whole in terms of higher education achievement from 2011 to 2015. The United States Census Bureau found that 41.2 percent of Waukesha County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 27.8 percent for the state as a whole and 29.8 percent for the entire United States.[8]

Median household income

Between 2011 and 2015, the median household income in Waukesha County was $76,545, compared to $53,357 for Wisconsin.[8] During that same time period, the median household income for the entire United States was $53,889.[10]

Poverty rate

Between 2011 and 2015, the poverty rate in Waukesha County was 4.7 percent, while the statewide poverty rate was 12.1 percent. During the same time period, the national poverty rate was 13.5 percent.[8][10]

Racial Demographics, 2015[8]
Race Waukesha County (%) Wisconsin (%)
White 93.4 87.6
Black or African American 1.5 6.6
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3 1.1
Asian 3.4 2.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 1.4 1.8
Hispanic or Latino 4.7 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

  • [www.kmsd.edu Kettle Moraine School District]

Footnotes

  1. Abbey Smith, "Email communication with district clerk," January 3, 2018
  2. Waukesha County Elections, "2018 Spring Election Unofficial Results," accessed April 3, 2018
  3. School District of Kettle Moraine, "Active Policies," accessed January 7, 2016
  4. 4.0 4.1 Wisconsin Association of School Boards, "Guide for Candidates," accessed November 26, 2017
  5. DMV.org, "Voter Registration in Wisconsin," accessed January 22, 2015
  6. 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.
  7. Wisconsin Statutes, "Section 6.10," accessed November 7, 2016
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 United States Census Bureau, "Waukesha County, Wisconsin," accessed December 19, 2016
  9. National Center for Education Statistics, "Local Education Agency (School District) Universe Survey Data," accessed January 29, 2018
  10. 10.0 10.1 United States Census Bureau, "State & County QuickFacts: USA," accessed July 6, 2015