Yvonne Ruth
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Yvonne Ruth is the Seat G representative on the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District school board in Alaska. Ruth won the seat in the by-district general election on October 4, 2016.
Elections
2016
Three of the seven seats on the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District school board were up for general election on October 4, 2016. Incumbents Susan Pougher and Ray Michaelson ran for Seat C. Michaelson was first elected to the Seat G position on the board in 2013. He defeated Pougher for Seat C. Incumbent Donna Dearman ran unopposed to win Seat F, and newcomer Yvonne Ruth ran unopposed to win Seat G. [1]
Results
| Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District, Seat G General Election, 3-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Yvonne Ruth (unopposed) |
94.64% | 1,731 |
| Write-in votes | 5.36% | 98 |
| Total Votes | 1,829 | |
| Source: Matanuska Susitna Borough, Alaska, "Regular Borough Election Unofficial Results," accessed August 5, 2017 | ||
Funding
Ruth reported no contributions or expenditures to the Alaska Public Office Commission in the election.[2]
Endorsements
Ruth did not received any official endorsements for her campaign during the election.
About the district
Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District is located in southern Alaska in Matanuska-Susitna Borough. The borough seat is Palmer. The borough was home to 101,095 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[3] The district was the second-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 17,784 students.[4]
Demographics
Matanuska-Susitna Borough underperformed compared to Alaska as a whole in terms of higher education achievement in the years 2010-2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 20.9 percent of borough residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 27.7 percent of state residents. The median household income in the borough was $72,134, compared to $71,829 in the state. The poverty rate in the borough was 10.7 percent, while it was 11.2 percent for the state as a whole.[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.
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See also
- Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District, Alaska
- Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District elections (2016)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, "Final Slate of Candidates," September 6, 2016
- ↑ Alaska Public Office Commission, "Campaign Disclosure:Forms," accessed September 29, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 United States Census Bureau, "Quickfacts:Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska," accessed September 7, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ State of Alaska Division of Elections, "Number of voters registered by party in precinct," accessed September 7, 2016
