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==About the district==
::''See also: [[Calvert County Public Schools, Maryland]]''
[[File:Map of Maryland highlighting Calvert County.png|200px|thumb|left|link=Calvert County Public Schools, Maryland|Calvert County Public Schools is located in Calvert County, {{abbr|MD}}]] Calvert County Public Schools is based in Prince Frederick, the county seat of [[Calvert County, Maryland]]. Calvert County was home to 90,613 residents in 2014, according to the United States Census Bureau.<ref name=Census>[http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/24/24009.html ''United States Census Bureau,'' "Calvert County, Maryland," accessed June 3, 2014]</ref> The district was the {{NCES1000 2013–2014|Rank=Y|Name=2400150}} in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served {{NCES1000 2013–2014|Enroll=Y|Name=2400150}} students.{{NCES1000 2013–2014|Ref=Y}}
===Demographics===
Calvert County underperformed in comparison to the state of Maryland in terms of higher education achievement in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 30.0 percent of Calvert County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 36.8 percent for Maryland as a whole. The median household income in Calvert County was $95,477, compared to $73,538 for the state of Maryland. The poverty rate in Calvert County was 4.9 percent, compared to 9.8 percent for the entire state.<ref name=Census/>
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! colspan="3" style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" |'' Racial Demographics, 2014<ref name=Census/>
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! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Race
! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Calvert County (%)
! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Maryland (%)
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| White || 81.8 || 60.1
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| Black or African American || 13.2 || 30.3
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 0.4 || 0.6
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| Asian || 1.7 || 6.4
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| Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander || 0.1 || 0.1
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| Two or More Races || 2.8 || 2.6
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| Hispanic or Latino || 3.5 || 9.3
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! colspan="2" style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" |'' Party registration, 2014<ref>[http://elections.maryland.gov/pdf/vrar/2014_03.pdf ''Maryland State Board of Elections,'' "Voter Registration Activity Report," March 2014]</ref>
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! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Party
! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Number of registered voters
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| Republican || 23,750
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| Democratic || 23,461
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| Unaffiliated || 11,826
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| Other || 489
|-
| Libertarian || 248
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| Green || 134
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| '''Total''' || 59,908
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==Recent news==

Revision as of 18:18, 6 July 2025

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Tracy McGuire is the District 2 representative on the Calvert County Board of Education in Maryland. She was first elected to the seat in 2008. McGuire sought another term in the primary election on April 26, 2016. McGuire defeated Nancy Vaeth Highsmith in the general election on November 8, 2016.[1]

Biography

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McGuire earned her bachelor's degree in public administration from George Mason University. She worked for 13 years as a manager for foreign military weapons sales with the U.S. Navy.[2]

Elections

2016

See also: Calvert County Public Schools elections (2016)

Three of the five seats on the Calvert County Board of Education were up for general election on November 8, 2016. A primary election was held on April 26, 2016, with the top two vote recipients in each district advancing to the general election. Challengers Stephen Jones Jr. and Dawn Balinski advanced to the District 1 general election by defeating incumbent James Piatt. Balinski defeated Jones in the election. The District 2 race featured incumbent Tracy McGuire and challenger Nancy Vaeth Highsmith after Casey Smith was defeated in the primary. McGuire won re-election against Highsmith. In District 3, incumbent Kelly McConkey defeated challenger Erin Knowles. McConkey and Knowles defeated Monica Lee Silbas in the primary.[1]

Results

Calvert County Public Schools,
District 2 General Election, 4-Year Term, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Tracy McGuire Incumbent 49.95% 19,267
Nancy Vaeth Highsmith 49.63% 19,141
Write-in votes 0.42% 163
Total Votes 38,571
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections, "2016 Presidential General Election Results," accessed December 14, 2016
Calvert County Public Schools,
District 2 Primary Election, 4-Year Term, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Tracy McGuire Incumbent 37.01% 6,262
Green check mark transparent.png Nancy Vaeth Highsmith 36.36% 6,151
Casey Smith 26.63% 4,505
Total Votes 16,918
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections, "Unofficial 2016 Presidential Primary Election results for Calvert County," accessed April 26, 2016

Funding

See also: List of school board campaign finance deadlines in 2016
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Candidates for public office in Maryland had until March 22, 2016, to submit their first contributions and expenditure report of the primary campaign. The final campaign finance deadline of the 2016 campaign was November 22, 2016.[3] State law allows candidates to file Affidavits of Limited Contributions and Expenditures (ALCE) if their campaigns did not accept $1,000 in contributions or spend $1,000 in a particular reporting period.[4]

October 28 filing

Candidates received a total of $935.00 and spent a total of $928.85 as of October 30, 2016, according to the Maryland Campaign Reporting Information System.[5]

District 1
Candidate Contributions Expenditures Cash on hand
Stephen Jones Jr. $400.00 $413.69 -$13.69
Dawn Balinski ALCE ALCE ALCE
District 2
Candidate Contributions Expenditures Cash on hand
Tracy McGuire (incumbent) ALCE ALCE ALCE
Nancy Vaeth Highsmith $0.00 $14.00 $1,204.01
District 3
Candidate Contributions Expenditures Cash on hand
Kelly McConkey (incumbent) $0.00 $0.00 $6,560.56
Erin Knowles $535.00 $501.16 $33.84

March 22 filing

Candidates received a total of $3,395.00 and spent a total of $1,492.15 as of April 19, 2016, according to the Maryland Campaign Reporting Information System.[6]

District 1
Candidate Contributions Expenditures Cash on hand
James Piatt (incumbent) ALCE ALCE ALCE
Stephen Jones Jr. ALCE ALCE ALCE
Dawn Balinski ALCE ALCE ALCE
District 2
Candidate Contributions Expenditures Cash on hand
Tracy McGuire (incumbent) ALCE ALCE ALCE
Nancy Vaeth Highsmith $1,000.00 $905.99 $94.01
Casey Smith $2,395.00 $586.16 $1,808.84
District 3
Candidate Contributions Expenditures Cash on hand
Kelly McConkey (incumbent) ALCE ALCE ALCE
Erin Knowles ALCE ALCE ALCE
Monica Lee Silbas ALCE ALCE ALCE

2012

Calvert County Public Schools, District 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngTracy McGuire 99.3% 33,751
     Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.5% 164
     Nonpartisan Jason Phillip Delizio 0.3% 86
Total Votes 34,001
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections, "2012 Presidential General Election Results," November 28, 2012

Recent news

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See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Maryland State Board of Elections, "Calvert County 2016 Presidential Primary Election Local Candidates List," February 10, 2016
  2. ↑ Calvert County Public Schools, "Tracy H. McGuire," accessed April 15, 2016
  3. ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "Reporting Schedule," accessed February 10, 2016
  4. ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "EAffidavit Filing," accessed February 10, 2016
  5. ↑ Maryland Campaign Reporting Information System, "View Filed Reports Information," accessed October 30, 2016
  6. ↑ Maryland Campaign Reporting Information System, "View Filed Reports Information," accessed April 19, 2016
2016 Calvert County Public Schools Elections
Calvert County, Maryland
Election date:November 8, 2016
Candidates:District 1: Dawn Balinski • Stephen Jones Jr. • James Piatt

District 2: Incumbent, Tracy McGuire • Nancy Vaeth Highsmith • Casey Smith

District 3: Incumbent, Kelly McConkey • Erin Knowles • Monica Lee Silbas
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