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Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation elections (2014)
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Four seats on the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation Board of School Trustees were up for general election on November 4, 2014.
At-large incumbent Patricia Swanson ran against challengers Bix Branson, Douglas A. Chinn, Rance A. Ossenberg and Anthony W. Ricketts for one seat. Newcomer Jan Stricklin faced incumbent Christopher A. Kiefer for the District 1 seat, and Brian N. Murphy challenged board members Michael Duckworth and Andrew C. Guarino for two District 2 seats.[1][2]
Challenger Rance A. Ossenberg defeated incumbent Patricia Swanson for the at-large seat, while incumbent Christopher A. Kiefer won against challenger Jan Stricklin. In District 2, board members Michael Duckworth and Andrew C. Guarino overcame newcomer Brian N. Murphy to retain their seats.
About the district
Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation is located in Vanderburgh County, Indiana. The county seat is Evansville. Vanderburgh County is home to 181,398 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau.[3] In the 2011-2012 school year, Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation was the third-largest school district in Indiana and served 22,799 students.[4]
Demographics
Vanderburgh County underperformed compared to the rest of Indiana in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 22.0 percent of Vanderburgh County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 23.0 percent for Indiana as a whole. The median household income for Vanderburgh County was $43,645 compared to $48,374 for the state of Indiana. The percentage of people below poverty level for Vanderburgh County was 15.4 percent while it was 14.7 percent for the state of Indiana.[3]
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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.
Voter and candidate information
The Evansville Vanderburgh Board of School Trustees consists of seven members elected at-large or by specific geographic districts to four-year terms. There was no primary election, and the general election was held on November 4, 2014. Four seats were up for election in 2014, which were comprised of one at-large seat, one District 1 seat and two District 2 seats.[1]
School board candidates had to file with their county elections department during the candidate filing period, which began on July 23, 2014, and ended on August 22, 2014. Write-in candidates also had to file by August 22, 2014. To vote in the 2014 general election, voters had to register by October 6, 2014.[6]
Elections
2014
Candidates
At-large
- Patricia Swanson
- Incumbent
District 1
- Christopher A. Kiefer
- Incumbent
District 2
- Michael Duckworth
- Incumbent
- Andrew C. Guarino
- Incumbent
Election results
At-large
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Rance A. Ossenberg |
28.1% | 8,573 | |
| Nonpartisan | Patricia Swanson Incumbent | 20.8% | 6,350 | |
| Nonpartisan | Bix Branson | 18.8% | 5,736 | |
| Nonpartisan | Anthony W. Ricketts | 17.1% | 5,210 | |
| Nonpartisan | Douglas A. Chinn | 15.1% | 4,595 | |
| Total Votes | 30,464 | |||
| Source: Vanderburgh County Election Board, "Numbered Key Canvass," accessed February 23, 2015 | ||||
District 1
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Christopher A. Kiefer Incumbent |
57.8% | 17,256 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jan Stricklin | 42.2% | 12,583 | |
| Total Votes | 29,839 | |||
| Source: Vanderburgh County Election Board, "Numbered Key Canvass," accessed February 23, 2015 | ||||
District 2
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Michael Duckworth Incumbent |
41.1% | 19,714 | |
| Nonpartisan | Andrew C. Guarino Incumbent |
31.4% | 15,059 | |
| Nonpartisan | Brian N. Murphy | 27.6% | 13,224 | |
| Total Votes | 47,997 | |||
| Source: Vanderburgh County Election Board, "Numbered Key Canvass," accessed February 23, 2015 | ||||
Endorsements
At-large challenger Anthony W. Ricketts, District 1 challenger Jan Stricklin and District 2 incumbents Michael Duckworth and Andrew C. Guarino received endorsements from the Central Labor Council.[7]
Stricklin also received an endorsement from state Representative Gail Riecken (D-77).[8]
Campaign finance
The Vanderburgh County Election Board does not publish and freely disclose school board candidate campaign finance reports.
Past elections
Information about earlier elections can be found by clicking [show] at the right. | |
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2012Incumbents Paul T. Gamblin, Karen Ragland and Jeff Worthington won re-election to their seats.[9] | |
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation election in 2014:[6]
| Deadline | Event |
|---|---|
| July 23, 2014 | First day for candidates to file nomination documents |
| August 6, 2014 | First day for write-in candidates to file nomination documents |
| August 22, 2014 | Last day for traditional and write-in candidates to file nomination documents |
| October 6, 2014 | Last day to register to vote in the general election |
| October 17, 2014 | Last day to file pre-election campaign finance reports |
| November 4, 2014 | General election day |
| November 18, 2014 | Last day for candidates to file a verified election recount or contest petition |
Additional elections on the ballot
This election shared the ballot with general elections for a U.S. House seat, Indiana state executive offices, Indiana House of Representatives seats and Indiana State Senate seats. It also shared the ballot with county, municipal, and judicial elections.[10]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Evansville + Vanderburgh + School + Corporation + Indiana"
See also
- Indiana
- Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation, Indiana
- Indiana school board elections, 2014
- List of school board elections in 2014
- School board elections, 2014
- Vanderburgh County, Indiana ballot measures
- Local ballot measures, Indiana
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation, "Board of School Trustees," accessed August 30, 2014
- ↑ Evansville Courier & Press, "School board races come into focus with passage of filing dealine," August 22, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 United States Census Bureau, "Vanderburgh County, Indiana," accessed September 3, 2014
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ Indiana Election Division, "Election Results," accessed September 3, 2014
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Indiana Election Division, "2014 Indiana Election Calendar," accessed September 3, 2014
- ↑ City-County Observer, "Breaking News: Central Labor Council Endorses Area Candidates," October 9, 2014
- ↑ City-County Observer, "Representative Riecken Endorses Jan Stricklin for School Board," October 11, 2014
- ↑ Evansville Courier & Press, "Multiple EVSC school board seats up for grabs in fall election," June 3, 2012
- ↑ Indiana Election Division, "November 4, 2014 General Election," accessed September 3, 2014
