Tracy McGuire
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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
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
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 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 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 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Tracy McGuire Incumbent |
37.01% | 6,262 |
| 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
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
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Tracy 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 | ||||
About the district
- See also: Calvert County Public Schools, Maryland
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.[7] The district was the 13th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 16,221 students.[8]
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.[7]
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Maryland State Board of Elections, "Calvert County 2016 Presidential Primary Election Local Candidates List," February 10, 2016
- ↑ Calvert County Public Schools, "Tracy H. McGuire," accessed April 15, 2016
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "Reporting Schedule," accessed February 10, 2016
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "EAffidavit Filing," accessed February 10, 2016
- ↑ Maryland Campaign Reporting Information System, "View Filed Reports Information," accessed October 30, 2016
- ↑ Maryland Campaign Reporting Information System, "View Filed Reports Information," accessed April 19, 2016
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 United States Census Bureau, "Calvert County, Maryland," accessed June 3, 2014
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "Voter Registration Activity Report," March 2014
| 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 |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
