Margaret Mason
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Margaret Mason is the the District B member on the Christina Board of Education in Delaware. The general election was held on May 10, 2016. After her opponent, David Resler, withdrew from the race, the election was canceled due to a lack of opposition.[1][2]
Biography
Mason is a retired educator. She was formerly a principal in the Christina School District.
Elections
2016
Two of the seven seats on the Christina School District school board was up for general election on May 10, 2016. District B incumbent David Resler originally filed to run against Margaret Mason but withdrew from the election in April 2016. The election was canceled, and Mason automaticaly won the seat. Incumbent Elizabeth Paige faced challenger Desiree Brady for the District F seat.[3][4]
Results
This race was canceled due to a lack of opposition.
Funding
Mason reported no contributions or expenditures to the state of Delaware during the election.[5]
Endorsements
Resler received no endorsements for his campaign during the election.
About the district
- See also: Christina School District, Delaware
Christina School District is located in northern Delaware in New Castle County. The county seat is Wilmington, Delaware. New Castle County was home to 556,779 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[6] The district was the second-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 16,326 students.[7]
Demographics
New Castle County outperformed the rest of Delaware in terms of higher education achievement from 2010-2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 34.5 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 29.4 percent of state residents. The median household income in the county was $64,857, compared to $60,231 for the state. The poverty rate in the county was 12.3 percent compared to 12.5 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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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedcandidates - ↑ Newark Post Online, "Resler withdraws from Christina School Board race," April 11, 2016
- ↑ New Castle County Elections Office, "May 10, 2016 School Board Candidates and Filing Dates," accessed March 7, 2016
- ↑ Newark Post Online, "Resler withdraws from Christina School Board race," April 11, 2016
- ↑ State of Delaware, "Delaware Campaign Finance Reporting System," accessed April 15, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 United States Census Bureau, "Quickfacts:New Castle County, Delaware," accessed April 1, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ State of Delaware, "Election Results Archive," accessed April 1, 2016
| 2016 Christina School District Elections | |
| New Castle County, Delaware | |
| Election date: | May 10, 2016 |
| Candidates: | District B: Incumbent, David Resler • Margaret Mason District F: Incumbent, Elizabeth Paige • Desiree Brady |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
