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Three of the seven seats on the [[Oshkosh Area School District, Wisconsin|Oshkosh Area School District Board of Education]] 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 Evans (Wisconsin)|Jim Evans]], [[Allison Garner]], and [[Kelly Olmsted]] | Three of the seven seats on the [[Oshkosh Area School District, Wisconsin|Oshkosh Area School District Board of Education]] 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 Evans (Wisconsin)|Jim Evans]], [[Allison Garner]], and [[Kelly Olmsted]] won re-election, defeating challenger [[Liz Szilagyi]].<ref>[http://www.thenorthwestern.com/story/news/2018/01/02/whos-running-office-around-oshkosh-spring/996619001/ ''Oshkosh Northwestern'', "Who's running for office around Oshkosh this spring?," January 3, 2018]</ref><ref>[https://www.co.winnebago.wi.us/sites/default/files/CountyClerk/Elections/electionsummaryreport.pdf ''Winnebago County, Wisconsin'', "Election Summary Report," April 3, 2018]</ref> | ||
With all three incumbents on the ballot along with one challenger, the district {{Greener|start=4/3/2018 9:00pm CDT|before=is|after=was}} guaranteed to re-elect at least two incumbents. Every incumbent in the district who ran for re-election between 2014 and 2017 won another term. [[#Election trends|Click here]] for more election trends in the district. | With all three incumbents on the ballot along with one challenger, the district {{Greener|start=4/3/2018 9:00pm CDT|before=is|after=was}} guaranteed to re-elect at least two incumbents. Every incumbent in the district who ran for re-election between 2014 and 2017 won another term. [[#Election trends|Click here]] for more election trends in the district. | ||
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Three of the seven seats on the Oshkosh Area School District Board of Education in Wisconsin were up for at-large general election on April 3, 2018. Incumbents Jim Evans, Allison Garner, and Kelly Olmsted won re-election, defeating challenger Liz Szilagyi.[1][2]
With all three incumbents on the ballot along with one challenger, the district was guaranteed to re-elect at least two incumbents. Every incumbent in the district who ran for re-election between 2014 and 2017 won another term. Click here for more election trends in the district.
Elections
Voter and candidate information
Members of the Oshkosh Board of Education are elected to three-year terms on a staggered basis. All members are elected at large, and elections 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
| Oshkosh Area School District, At-Large General Election, 3-year terms, 2018 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Allison Garner Incumbent |
28.89% | 6,164 |
| Kelly Olmsted Incumbent |
26.21% | 5,592 |
| Jim Evans Incumbent |
24.92% | 5,317 |
| Liz Szilagyi | 19.42% | 4,142 |
| Write-in votes | 0.56% | 119 |
| Total Votes | 21,334 | |
| Source: Winnebago County, Wisconsin, "Election Summary Report," 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
Endorsements
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Past elections
To see results from past elections in the Oshkosh Area School District, click here.
What was at stake?
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Election trends
With one challenger and three incumbents running in the district's 2018 election, the school board was guaranteed to keep at least two of its members. Though every incumbent who ran for re-election in the district between 2014 and 2017 won another term on the board, newcomers were added in 2015, 2016, and 2017 due to open seats.
The 2018 race had more candidates on the ballot than three of the previous four school board elections in the district. In 2014, 2016, and 2017, every seat on the ballot was unopposed for an average of one candidate per seat. In 2015 and 2018, an average of 1.33 candidates filed to run per seat on the ballot.
The table below details election trends for the district, the state, and the country as a whole.
| School board election trends | ||||||
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| Year | Candidates per seat | Uncontested seats | Incumbents running for re-election | Incumbent success rate | Seats won by newcomers | |
| Oshkosh Area School District | ||||||
| 2018 | 1.33 | 0.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 0.00% | |
| 2017 | 1.00 | 100.00% | 50.00% | 100.00% | 50.00% | |
| 2016 | 1.00 | 100.00% | 50.00% | 100.00% | 50.00% | |
| 2015 | 1.33 | 0.00% | 33.33% | 100.00% | 66.67% | |
| 2014 | 1.00 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 0.00% | |
| Wisconsin | ||||||
| 2016 | 1.57 | 29.73% | 78.38% | 68.97% | 45.95% | |
| 2015 | 1.38 | 38.24% | 73.53% | 84.00% | 35.29% | |
| 2014 | 1.40 | 46.67% | 86.67% | 88.46% | 23.33% | |
| United States | ||||||
| 2016 | 1.90 | 34.05% | 71.31% | 82.39% | 41.04% | |
| 2015 | 1.72 | 35.95% | 70.37% | 82.66% | 40.81% | |
| 2014 | 1.89 | 32.57% | 75.51% | 81.31% | 38.24% | |
About the district
- See also: Oshkosh Area School District, Wisconsin
The Oshkosh Area School District is located in Winnebago County in east-central Wisconsin. The seat of county government is Oshkosh. Winnebago County was home to 170,414 residents between 2010 and 2017, according to the United States Census Bureau.[8] The district served 9,876 students in the 2015-2016 school year.[9]
Demographics
Higher education achievement
Winnebago County underperformed compared to Wisconsin as a whole in terms of higher education attainment between 2012 and 2016. The United States Census Bureau found that 26.9 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree or higher, compared to 28.4 percent of state residents, and 30.3 percent of residents in the country as a whole.[8]
Median household income
The median household income in Winnebago County was $53,501 from 2012 to 2016. During that same time period, it was $54,610 for the state as a whole, and it was $55,322 for the entire United States.[8]
Poverty rate
From 2012 to 2016, the poverty rate in Winnebago County was 11.7 percent, while it was 11.8 percent statewide. During that same time period, the poverty rate for the country as a whole was 12.7 percent.[8]
| Racial Demographics, 2016[8] | ||
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| Race | Winnebago County (%) | Wisconsin (%) |
| White | 92.6 | 87.5 |
| Black or African American | 2.1 | 6.6 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7 | 1.1 |
| Asian | 2.8 | 2.8 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Two or More Races | 1.7 | 1.9 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4.0 | 6.7 |
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.
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Oshkosh Northwestern, "Who's running for office around Oshkosh this spring?," January 3, 2018
- ↑ Winnebago County, Wisconsin, "Election Summary Report," April 3, 2018
- ↑ Oshkosh Area School District, "Board of Education," accessed January 19, 2018
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Wisconsin Association of School Boards, "Guide for Candidates," accessed November 26, 2017
- ↑ DMV.org, "Voter Registration in Wisconsin," accessed January 22, 2015
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Wisconsin Statutes, "Section 6.10," accessed November 7, 2016
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 United States Census Bureau, "Quickfacts: Winnebago County, Wisconsin; Wisconsin," accessed March 22, 2018
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Local Education Agency (School District) Universe Survey Data," accessed January 29, 2018
| Oshkosh Area School District elections in 2018 | |
| Winnebago County, Wisconsin | |
| Election date: | April 3, 2018 |
| Candidates: | At-Large: Incumbent, Jim Evans • Incumbent, Allison Garner • Incumbent, Kelly Olmsted • Liz Szilagyi |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
