Weber School District elections (2016)
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Three of the seven seats on the Weber School District school board were up for general election on November 8, 2016. Districts 4, 5, and 7 incumbents Richard Favero, Douglas Hurst, and Jon Ritchie ran unopposed and won re-election to their seats.[1]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Weber school board consists of seven members elected by geographical district to four-year terms. There was no primary election, and a general election was held on November 8, 2016, for three seats.[2]
The filing deadline for school board candidates to get on the ballot in the general election was March 17, 2016.[1]
Candidates and results
District 4
Results
| Weber School District, District 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Richard Favero Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 10,657 |
| Total Votes | 10,657 | |
| Source: Weber County, Utah, "Official Results," accessed December 5, 2016 | ||
Candidates
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District 5
Results
| Weber School District, District 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Douglas Hurst Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 4,486 |
| Total Votes | 4,486 | |
| Source: Weber County, Utah, "Official Results," accessed December 5, 2016 | ||
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| Douglas Hurst
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District 7
Results
| Weber School District, District 7 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Jon Ritchie Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 4,429 |
| Total Votes | 4,429 | |
| Source: Weber County, Utah, "Official Results," accessed December 5, 2016 | ||
Candidates
| Jon Ritchie
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Additional elections
- See also: Utah elections, 2016
The Weber school board election shared the ballot with federal elections for President of the United States, United States Senate, and United States Representative. The statewide elections on the ballot included elections for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, treasurer, auditor, the Utah State Senate, the Utah House of Representatives, and state school board. There were also municipal elections for the Weber County Commission.[3]
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Weber school board elections in 2016:[4]
| Deadline | Event |
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| March 17, 2016 | Candidate filing deadline |
| September 30, 2016 | First campaign finance deadline |
| October 11, 2016 | Last day to register by mail to vote in the general election |
| October 25-November 4, 2016 | Early voting period |
| November 1, 2016 | Second campaign finance deadline |
| November 1, 2016 | Last day to register online to vote in the general election |
| November 8, 2016 | Election Day |
| January 10, 2017 | Final campaign finance deadline |
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Campaign finance
No contributions or expenditures were reported during the election, according to the Office of the Weber County Clerk.[5]
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About the district
- See also: Weber School District, Utah
The Weber School District is located in Weber County, Utah. The county seat is Ogden. Weber County was home to 243,645 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[6] The district was the seventh-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 31,281 students.[7]
Demographics
Weber County underperformed in comparison to Utah as a whole in terms of higher education achievement from 2010 to 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 23.2 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 30.6 percent of all state residents. The median household income in the county was $56,216, compared to $59,846 for the entire state. The poverty rate in Utah County was 12.3 percent, compared to 11.3 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
| Weber School District | Utah | School Boards |
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Weber County, Utah, "Elections - 2016 List of Candidates and Signature Gatherers," accessed March 18, 2016
- ↑ Weber School District, "school board," September 22, 2016
- ↑ Weber County, Utah, "Election-2016 List of Candidates," accessed September 22, 2016
- ↑ Utah Lieutenant Governor, "2016 Election Information," accessed September 22, 2016
- ↑ Weber County Clerk's Office, "Elections-Candidate Financial Reports," accessed November 2, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 United States Census Bureau, "Quickfacts:Weber County, Utah," accessed September 22, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ Utah.gov, "Election Results," accessed August 5, 2015
| 2016 Weber School District Elections | |
| Weber County, Utah | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | District 4: Incumbent, Richard Favero District 5: Incumbent, Douglas Hurst |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional measures on the ballot |
