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Two of the five seats on the Collier County Public Schools Board of Education were up for primary election on August 30, 2016. Stephanie Lucarelli defeated Louise Penta for the District 2 seat. In District 4, Erick Carter won the primary against Lee Dixon.[1]
Since neither the District 2 nor the District 4 incumbent filed for re-election, two newcomers were guaranteed to join the board.
Florida school board elections function differently than elections of this kind in most states. Primary elections for Florida school boards were held on August 30, 2016, though primaries are functionally general elections. A general election would have been held on November 8, 2016, between the top two vote recipients in any race where no candidate received the majority of primary votes. Unopposed elections were canceled and did not appear on the ballot. Special elections were held in conjunction with some general elections to fill vacancies.
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Collier County Public Schools Board of Education consists of five members elected to four-year terms. There was a primary election on August 30, 2016. A general election originally scheduled on November 8, 2016, became unnecessary because races were decided in the primary.
The filing deadline for school board candidates was June 24, 2016. The county's elections office hosted early voting for the primary election at various locations from August 20, 2016, to August 27, 2016. The early voting window for the general election ran from October 29, 2016, to November 5, 2016. Voters had to register by August 1, 2016, to vote in the primary election and by October 11, 2016, to vote in the general election.[2]
Candidates and results
District 2
Results
| Collier County Public Schools, District 2 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Stephanie Lucarelli |
59.34% | 33,136 |
| Louise Penta | 40.66% | 22,702 |
| Total Votes | 55,838 | |
| Source: Collier County Supervisor of Elections, "2016 Primary Election Official Results," accessed December 1, 2016 | ||
Candidates
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District 4
Results
| Collier County Public Schools, District 4 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Erick Carter |
57.25% | 30,934 |
| Lee Dixon | 42.75% | 23,101 |
| Total Votes | 54,035 | |
| Source: Collier County Supervisor of Elections, "2016 Primary Election Official Results," accessed December 1, 2016 | ||
Candidates
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Lee Dixon | ||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Florida elections, 2016
The following federal and state offices shared the primary, general, or both election dates with school board elections:
- President
- U.S. Senate
- U.S. House
- State Senate
- State House
- State Attorney
- Public Defender
- State Supreme Court
- District Court of Appeal
One state ballot measure appeared on the primary ballot.
The following local offices shared primary, general, or both election dates with school board elections:
- Sheriff
- Tax Collector
- Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller
- Property Appraiser
- Supervisor of Elections
- County Commission
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for this Florida election in 2016:[3]
| Deadline | Event |
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| June 24, 2016 | Last day to file nominating petitions |
| August 1, 2016 | Primary election voter registration deadline |
| August 20-27, 2016 | Primary election early voting period |
| August 30, 2016 | Primary election day |
| October 11, 2016 | General election voter registration deadline |
| October 29-November 5, 2016 | General election early voting period |
| November 8, 2016 | General election day |
Endorsements
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Campaign finance
Reports
Candidates received a total of $179,246.61 and spent a total of $116,043.24 as of August 9, 2016, according to the Collier County Supervisor of Elections.[4]
District 2
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| Stephanie Lucarelli | $48,495.00 | $34,253.24 | $14,241.76 |
| Louise Penta | $64,021.00 | $40,799.61 | $23,221.39 |
District 4
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| Erick Carter | $42,194.61 | $19,003.12 | $23,191.49 |
| Lee Dixon | $24,536.00 | $21,987.27 | $2,548.73 |
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About the district
- See also: Collier County Public Schools, Florida
Collier County Public Schools serves the county of the same name in southern Florida. The city of East Naples is the seat of county government. The county was home to an estimated 357,305 residents between 2010 and 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[5] The district was the 16th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 44,418 students.[6]
Demographics
Collier County outperformed Florida as a whole in terms of higher education attainment from 2010 to 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 32.3 percent of county residents aged 25 and older had attained a bachelor's degree or higher, compared to 26.8 percent statewide. The median household income for the county was $56,250 compared to $47,212 for the state. County residents lived below poverty level at a rate of 14.3 percent, while that rate was 16.5 percent for state residents.[5]
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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
| Collier County Public Schools | Florida | School Boards |
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Collier County Supervisor of Elections, "Candidates, Committees & Parties," accessed June 30, 2016
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Election Dates," accessed June 21, 2016
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Election Dates," accessed November 1, 2016
- ↑ Collier County Supervisor of Elections, "Candidate Reporting," accessed August 9, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 United States Census Bureau, "State & County QuickFacts: Collier County, Florida," July 21, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ Florida Department of State, "Division of Elections: Election results," accessed September 14, 2015
| 2016 Collier County Public Schools Elections | |
| Election date: | Primary: August 30, 2016 |
| Candidates: | District 2: Stephanie Lucarelli • Louise Penta District 4: Erick Carter • Lee Dixon |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
