Ronald Pierce (Delaware)
Ronald P. Pierce was the District B representative on the Colonial School District Board of Education in Delaware. First elected to a one-year unexpired term in May 2009, Pierce won his first full term on the board in May 2010. He was unsuccessful in his bid for re-election on May 12, 2015.
The 2015 election was the first contested race Pierce had faced for the board: he was first elected and re-elected without opposition in canceled elections.
Elections
2015
Opposition
Two seats on the Colonial Board of Education were up for general election on May 12, 2015. District B incumbent Ronald Pierce lost his re-election against challenger Margaret Kennedy.[1]
The District D seat has been vacant since the 2014 election when officeholder Melodie A. Spotts ran for the District G seat. No candidates filed to run in the election to fill the open seat. The seat was filled via a board appointment in August 2015, until the next general election in 2016. Initial reports stated that an appointment would be made by June 2015.[1][2][3]
Results
| Colonial School District, District B General Election, 5-year term, 2015 |
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Margaret Kennedy |
60.1% | 140 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ronald Pierce Incumbent | 39.9% | 93 | |
| Total Votes | 233 | |||
| Source: Department of Elections for New Castle County, "Colonial School District: May 12, 2015 School Board Election," accessed May 28, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Pierce reported no contributions or expenditures to the Delaware Commissioner of Elections as of May 7, 2015.[4]
Endorsements
Kennedy received no official endorsements as of April 1, 2015.
2010
Results
Pierce was re-elected without opposition.
2009
Results
Pierce was elected to an unexpired one-year term on the board.
About the district
- See also: Colonial School District, Delaware
Colonial School District is located in New Castle County in northern Delaware. The county seat is Wilmington. The county was home to an estimated 549,684 residents in 2013, according to the United States Census Bureau.[5] In the 2011-2012 school year, Colonial School District was the fourth-largest school district in Delaware, serving 9,711 students.[6]
Demographics
New Castle County outperformed Delaware as a whole in terms of higher education achievement, median household income and poverty rate in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 33.8 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 28.9 percent for the state. The median household income in the county was $64,537 compared to $59,878 for Delaware. The poverty rate in New Castle County was 10.7 percent compared to 11.7 percent for the entire state.[5]
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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
- Colonial School District, Delaware
- Colonial School District elections (2015)
- Analysis of incumbency advantage in the 2014 school board elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 New Castle County Department of Elections, "May 12, 2015 School Board Candidates & Filing Dates," March 9, 2015
- ↑ The News Journal, "Colonial looks to fill vacant school board seat," April 24, 2015
- ↑ Margaret Koenig, "Email correspondence with Dr. D. Dusty Blakey, Superintendent of Colonial School District," July 6, 2015
- ↑ State of Delaware, "Campaign Finance Reporting System," accessed May 7, 2015
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 United States Census Bureau, "New Castle, Delaware," accessed January 22, 2015
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ Delaware Office of the State Election Commissioner, "Election Results Archive," accessed January 22, 2015
| 2015 Colonial School District Elections | |
| New Castle County, Delaware | |
| Election date: | May 12, 2015 |
| Candidates: | Nominating District B: • Incumbent, Ronald Pierce • Margaret Kennedy
Nominating District D: • No candidates filed for this race. |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
