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Dirk O'Hara
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Dirk Hara is the Office 1 representative on the Norman Public Schools Board of Education in Oklahoma. Due to a lack of opposition in the race, O'Hara was re-elected to another term on February 9, 2016.
Elections
2016
One of the five seats on the Norman Public Schools school board was scheduled for general election on February 9, 2016. Office 1 incumbent Dirk O'Hara was up for re-election, but he was the sole candidate to file for the race.[1]
Due to the lack of opposition, the election was canceled and O'Hara was automatically re-elected to a new five-year term.[2]
Results
Due to lack of opposition, the election was canceled and O'Hara was automatically re-elected.
Funding
O'Hara reported no contributions or expenditures to the Norman Public Schools school board clerk in the election.[3]
About the district
Norman Public Schools is located in the city of Norman in central Oklahoma. Norman is the county seat of Cleveland County. The county was home to an estimated 269,908 residents in 2014, according to the United States Census Bureau.[4] The district was the seventh-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 15,601 students.[5]
Demographics
Cleveland County outperformed Oklahoma as a whole in terms of higher education achievement, median household income and poverty rates in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 31.4 percent of its residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 23.5 percent statewide. The median household income in Cleveland County was $54,989, compared to $45,339 for the entire state of Oklahoma. The poverty rate in the county was 12.9 percent, compared to the statewide rate of 16.9 percent.[4]
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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
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cleveland County Election Board, "Board of Education Candidate Filing 2015," accessed December 29, 2015
- ↑ Mandy Gillip,“Phone conversation with Cleveland County Election Board,” January 8, 2016
- ↑ Mandy Gillip, "Email communication with Natalie Eckert, Norman Public Schools school board clerk," January 19, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 United States Census Bureau, Cleveland County, Oklahoma," accessed January 8, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, "Voter Registration Reports," accessed January 8, 2016
| 2016 Norman Public Schools Elections | |
| Cleveland County, Oklahoma | |
| Election date: | February 9, 2016 |
| Candidates: | Office 1: Incumbent, Dirk O'Hara |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
