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Pickerington Local School District elections (2015)

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2015 Pickerington Local School District Elections

General Election date:
November 3, 2015
Table of Contents
About the district
Method of election
Elections
Key deadlines
Additional elections
External links
See also
Ohio
Pickerington Local School District
Fairfield County, Ohio ballot measures
Local ballot measures, Ohio
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Two seats on the Pickerington Local School District Board of Education were up for election on November 3, 2015..

Keith Kristoff and Michelle Waterhouse defeated incumbent Jim Brink and challenger Mark Kenney in the election for the two seats up for election.[1][2][3]

About the district

See also: Pickerington Local School District, Ohio
Pickerington Local School District is located in Fairfield County, Ohio.

Pickerington Local School District is located in northeastern Ohio in Fairfield County. The county seat is Cleveland. According the United States Census Bureau, the county was home to 150,381 residents in 2014.[4] Pickerington Local School District was the 17th-largest school district in Ohio, serving 10,061 students during the 2012-2013 school year.[5]

Demographics

Fairfield County outperformed the rest of Ohio in terms of higher education achievement in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 26 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 25.2 percent of state residents. The median household income in the county was $58,786, compared to $48,308 for the state. The poverty rate for the county was 11.9 percent, compared to 15.8 percent for the entire state.[4]

Racial Demographics, 2013[4]
Race Fairfield County (%) Ohio (%)
White 89.7 83.2
Black or African American 6.8 12.5
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2 0.3
Asian 1.3 1.9
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander - -
Two or More Races 1.9 2.0
Hispanic or Latino 1.9 3.4

Presidential Voting Pattern[6]
Year Democratic Vote (%) Republican Vote (%)
2012 41.4 56.8
2008 40.5 57.6
2004 36.5 62.9

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.

Voter and candidate information

The Pickerington Local School District Board of Education consists of five members elected to four-year terms. All members represent the district at-large. Two seats were up for election on November 3, 2015, and the remaining three seats were up for election on November 7, 2017.

School board candidates had to file for this election with the Fairfield County Board of Elections by August 5, 2015. To vote in the election, residents had to register by October 5, 2015.[7]

Elections

2015

Candidates

Jim Brink Mark Kenney

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  • Incumbent
  • Member from 2004-2007, 2011-2015
  • Retired
  • Bachelor's degree, Muskingum College
  • Master's degree, The Ohio State University
  • Master's degree, The Ohio State University

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Keith Kristoff Green check mark transparent.png Michelle Waterhouse Green check mark transparent.png

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  • Small business owner
  • Bachelor's degree, Ohio University

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  • Director of human resources, Hopkins Printing

Election results

Pickerington Local School District, At-Large, General Election, 2015
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Michelle Waterhouse 34.0% 6,138
Green check mark transparent.png Keith Kristoff 25.5% 4,603
Jim Brink Incumbent 24.8% 4,471
Mark Kenney 15.6% 2,818
Total Votes 18,030
Source: Franklin County, Ohio', "2015 General Election Official Results," accessed November 27, 2015 Fairfield County, Ohio, "Election Summary Report," accessed November 27, 2015

Past elections

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for the Pickerington Local School District Board of Education election in 2015:[7]

Deadline Event
August 5, 2015 Candidate filing deadline
August 24, 2015 Write-in candidate deadline
August 28, 2015 Last day to protest write-in candidate
September 19, 2015 Absentee ballots sent out
October 5, 2015 Voter registration deadline
November 3, 2015 Election Day
November 24, 2015 Last day for officials to complete canvas

Additional elections on the ballot

See also: Ohio elections, 2015

This election shared the ballot with other municipal offices.

Recent news

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See also

Pickerington Local School District Ohio School Boards
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External links

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