Spring Independent School District elections (2016)
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Three of the seven seats on the Spring Independent School District school board were up for general election on November 8, 2016. Position 1 incumbent Deborah Jensen and Position 2 incumbent Chris A. Bell won re-election without opposition. In Position 3, board incumbent Justine Durant defeated challenger Myron Spencer.[1]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Spring Independent School District Board of Trustees consists of seven at-large members elected to three-year terms. The filing period for Texas school board candidates running in fall elections started on July 23, 2016. The final day for candidates to file their applications for ballot placement was August 22, 2016. A candidate for school board in Texas must be a citizen of the United States and a resident of the school district. The application for ballot placement also states that candidates cannot have felony convictions or court judgments verifying total mental incapacity on their records.[2]
The deadline to register to vote for the November election was October 11, 2016. The early voting period started on October 24, 2016, and concluded on November 4, 2016.[3]
Candidates and results
Position 1
Results
| Spring Independent School District, Position 1 General Election, 3-year terms, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Deborah Jensen Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 24,787 |
| Total Votes | 24,787 | |
| Source: Harris County, Texas, "Cumulative Report - Official," November 16, 2016 | ||
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Position 2
Results
| Spring Independent School District, Position 2 General Election, 3-year terms, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Chris Bell Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 24,542 |
| Total Votes | 24,542 | |
| Source: Harris County, Texas, "Cumulative Report - Official," November 16, 2016 | ||
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| Chris Bell
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Position 3
Results
| Spring Independent School District, Position 3 General Election, 3-year terms, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Justine Durant Incumbent |
68.83% | 20,160 |
| Myron Spencer | 31.17% | 9,131 |
| Total Votes | 29,291 | |
| Source: Harris County, Texas, "Cumulative Report - Official," November 16, 2016 | ||
Candidates
| Justine Durant
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Texas elections, 2016
Texas school board elections appeared on the ballot with races for U.S. president, U.S. House, state senate, state house, state courts, and local courts. These elections shared the ballot with statewide ballot measures.
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for Texas school board elections in 2016:[4]
| Deadline | Event |
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| July 23, 2016 | First day of candidate filing period |
| August 22, 2016 | Deadline for candidate filing |
| October 11, 2016 | Voter registration deadline |
| October 24, 2016 | First day of early voting in person |
| October 31, 2016 | Deadline for final pre-election campaign finance report |
| November 4, 2016 | Final day of early voting in person |
| November 8, 2016 | General election |
| November 22, 2016 | Deadline for completion of vote canvassing |
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Campaign finance
Texas campaign ethics laws require school board candidates with opponents to file finance reports with their school district or county elections office. Candidates were required to file a pre-election report on October 11, 2016. The final campaign filing deadline prior to the November 2016 general election was October 31, 2016.[5]
What was at stake?
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About the district
Spring Independent School District is located in Harris County, Texas. The county seat of Harris County is Houston. Harris County was home to 4,538,028 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[6] The district was the 33rd-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 36,484 students.[7]
Demographics
Harris County outperformed the state of Texas in terms of higher education achievement from 2010 to 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 29.0 percent of Harris County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 27.1 percent for Texas as a whole. The median household income in Harris County was $53,822, compared to $52,576 for the state of Texas. The poverty rate in Harris County was 17.3 percent, compared to 15.9 percent for the entire state.[6]
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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
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Footnotes
- ↑ Elisabeth Moore, "Email conversation with Heather Bollier," August 25, 2016
- ↑ Clint Independent School District, "Board Member Elections 2016," accessed September 13, 2016
- ↑ El Paso County Elections Department, "Important Dates: 2016 General Election," May 12, 2016
- ↑ Texas Association of School Boards, "November 8, 2016 Election Calendar and FAQ," accessed October 24, 2016
- ↑ Texas Ethics Commission, "2016 Filing Schedule for Reports Due in Connection with Elections Held on Uniform Election Dates," accessed October 24, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 United States Census Bureau, "Harris County, Texas," accessed October 7, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Harris County," accessed December 31, 2014
| 2016 Spring Independent School District Elections | |
| Harris County, Texas | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | Position 1: Incumbent, Deborah Jensen Position 2: Incumbent, Chris A. Bell |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
