Beloit School District elections (2018)

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Beloit School District elections

Primary election date
February 20, 2018
General election date
April 3, 2018
Enrollment ('15-'16)
7,012 students

Two of the seven seats on the Beloit School District Board of Education in Wisconsin were up for at-large general election on April 3, 2018. Incumbents Lisa Anderson-Levy and Dennis Baskin did not file for election, leaving both seats open. Five candidates filed for election, requiring a primary election to be held on February 20, 2018. Candidates Kyle Larsen and David Wilson defeated Kathy Crawford and Sarah Weiss in the general election. Erick Johnson was defeated in the primary election.[1][2][3]

Elections

Voter and candidate information

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The Beloit School District Board of Education consists of seven members elected at large on a staggered basis. Board members serve three-year terms.

School board candidates in Wisconsin had to be U.S. citizens, at least 18 years old, and residents of the school district for a minimum of 28 consecutive days before filing as a candidate. They also could not be disqualified from voting under Wisconsin law.[4]

To get on the ballot, school board candidates had to file nomination papers with the school district clerk by January 2, 2018. If incumbents whose terms were up for re-election did not file to run in the race and did not file written notification that they would not be running, the candidate filing deadline could have been extended until January 5, 2018. The terms of candidates elected in the race started on April 23, 2018.[4]

Voter registration

See also: Voting in Wisconsin and Voter identification laws by state

To vote in Wisconsin, one must be a citizen of the United States and a resident of the state for at least 10 days prior to the election. A voter must be at least 18 years old.[5][6][7] One can register to vote by mail, online, or in person. For voters registering to vote in this 2018 school board election by mail, the application had to be postmarked by March 14, 2018. The online voter registration deadline was March 30, 2018, and the in-person deadline was April 3, 2018.

Candidates and results

At-Large

General election

General election for Beloit School District Board of Education At-large (2 seats)

David Wilson and Kyle Larsen defeated Sarah Weiss and Kathy Crawford in the general election for Beloit School District Board of Education At-large on April 3, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of David Wilson
David Wilson (Nonpartisan)
 
26.8
 
1,659
Image of Kyle Larsen
Kyle Larsen (Nonpartisan)
 
25.8
 
1,597
Image of Sarah Weiss
Sarah Weiss (Nonpartisan)
 
24.6
 
1,521
Kathy Crawford (Nonpartisan)
 
22.6
 
1,398
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
15

Total votes: 6,190
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Beloit School District Board of Education At-large (2 seats)

David Wilson, Sarah Weiss, Kathy Crawford, and Kyle Larsen defeated Erick Johnson in the primary for Beloit School District Board of Education At-large on February 20, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of David Wilson
David Wilson (Nonpartisan)
 
24.4
 
683
Image of Sarah Weiss
Sarah Weiss (Nonpartisan)
 
21.6
 
605
Kathy Crawford (Nonpartisan)
 
20.1
 
561
Image of Kyle Larsen
Kyle Larsen (Nonpartisan)
 
18.7
 
522
Image of Erick Johnson
Erick Johnson (Nonpartisan)
 
14.8
 
415
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
10

Total votes: 2,796
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Additional elections on the ballot

See also: Wisconsin elections, 2018


The Beloit Board of Education shared the ballot with statewide elections and elections in Rock County. Positions up for election include one seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, two branch seats on the Wisconsin Circuit Courts, and all 29 seats on the Rock County Board of Supervisors.[8]

Key deadlines

Endorsements

Kathy Crawford and Kyle Larsen were endorsed by the Beloit Education Association.[9][10]

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Past elections

See also: Past elections in the Beloit School District

To see results from past elections in the Beloit School District, click here.

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Election trends

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No incumbents on the Beloit Board of Education filed for re-election in 2018, meaning the board was guaranteed to have two new members. Since 2015, the Beloit School District has had at most 66.67 percent of incumbents file for re-election. This statistic is lower than the average school board in Wisconsin and the United States, which saw 73.53 percent and 70.37 percent of incumbents file for re-election in 2015, respectively.

School board election trends
Year Candidates per seat Unopposed seats Incumbents running for re-election Incumbent success rate Seats won by newcomers
Beloit School District
2018 2.5 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 100%
2017 2.50 0.00% 66.67% 100.00% 33.33%
2016 1.50 0.00% 50.00% 50.00% 75.00%
2015 2.00 0.00% 50.00% 0.00% 100.00%
Wisconsin
2016 1.57 29.73% 78.38% 68.97% 45.95%
2015 1.38 32.00% 73.53% 84.00% 35.29%
United States
2016 1.90 34.05% 71.31% 82.39% 41.04%
2015 1.72 35.95% 70.37% 82.66% 40.81%


About the district

See also: Beloit School District, Wisconsin
The Beloit School District is located in Rock County, Wisconsin.

The Beloit School District is located in Rock County in southern Wisconsin. The county seat is Janesville. Rock County was home to 161,448 residents between 2010 and 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau. The district served 7,012 students during the 2015-2016 school year.[11]

Demographics

Higher education achievement

Rock County underperformed in comparison to Wisconsin as a whole in terms of higher education attainment from 2011 to 2015. The United States Census Bureau found that 20.4 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree or higher, compared to 27.8 percent for the state as a whole.[12]

Median household income

Between 2011 and 2015, the median household income in Rock County was $50,324. At the same time, the median household income for Wisconsin as a whole was $53,357, and for the entire United States it was $53,889.[12]

Poverty rate

The poverty rate in Rock County was 13.9 percent from 2011 to 2015, while it was 12.1 percent for the state as a whole. During that same time period, the poverty rate for the country as a whole was 13.5 percent.[12]

Racial Demographics, 2015[12]
Race Rock County (%) Wisconsin (%)
White 90.7 87.6
Black or African American 5.2 6.6
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5 1.1
Asian 1.3 2.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 2.2 1.8
Hispanic or Latino 8.4 6.6


Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

Twenty-three of 72 Wisconsin counties—32 percent—are Pivot Counties. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
County Trump margin of victory in 2016 Obama margin of victory in 2012 Obama margin of victory in 2008
Adams County, Wisconsin 21.92% 8.73% 18.35%
Buffalo County, Wisconsin 21.82% 2.93% 14.66%
Columbia County, Wisconsin 2.14% 13.58% 15.26%
Crawford County, Wisconsin 5.40% 19.98% 27.03%
Door County, Wisconsin 3.22% 6.99% 17.33%
Dunn County, Wisconsin 11.09% 4.97% 14.95%
Forest County, Wisconsin 26.58% 5.44% 15.16%
Grant County, Wisconsin 9.43% 13.77% 23.88%
Jackson County, Wisconsin 11.74% 15.01% 21.84%
Juneau County, Wisconsin 26.05% 7.03% 9.00%
Kenosha County, Wisconsin 0.31% 12.23% 18.06%
Lafayette County, Wisconsin 8.99% 15.37% 22.32%
Lincoln County, Wisconsin 20.60% 0.71% 12.48%
Marquette County, Wisconsin 24.09% 0.27% 5.28%
Pepin County, Wisconsin 23.08% 2.22% 12.89%
Price County, Wisconsin 25.00% 0.04% 13.40%
Racine County, Wisconsin 4.28% 3.54% 7.41%
Richland County, Wisconsin 5.50% 16.13% 20.63%
Sauk County, Wisconsin 0.35% 18.47% 23.04%
Sawyer County, Wisconsin 18.41% 0.49% 6.23%
Trempealeau County, Wisconsin 12.64% 14.08% 26.39%
Vernon County, Wisconsin 4.43% 14.73% 22.00%
Winnebago County, Wisconsin 7.34% 3.73% 11.66%

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Wisconsin with 47.2 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 46.5 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Wisconsin cast votes for the winning presidential candidate 76.7 percent of the time. In that same time frame, Wisconsin supported Republicans slightly more than Democratic candidates, 50.0 to 46.7 percent. The state, however, favored Democrats in every presidential election from 2000 to 2012 before voting for Trump in 2016.

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state Assembly districts in Wisconsin. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[13][14]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 43 out of 99 state Assembly districts in Wisconsin with an average margin of victory of 34.1 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 36 out of 99 state Assembly districts in Wisconsin with an average margin of victory of 34.6 points. Clinton won three districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 56 out of 99 state Assembly districts in Wisconsin with an average margin of victory of 12.1 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 63 out of 99 state Assembly districts in Wisconsin with an average margin of victory of 19.4 points. Trump won two districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.


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See also

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Footnotes

  1. Abbey Smith, "Email communication with district clerk," January 3, 2018
  2. Rock County, Wisconsin, County Clerk, "2018 Spring Primary - Unofficial Results," accessed February 20, 2018
  3. Rock County, Wisconsin, County Clerk, "2018 Spring Election - Unofficial Results," accessed April 3, 2018
  4. 4.0 4.1 Wisconsin Association of School Boards, "Guide for Candidates," accessed November 26, 2017
  5. DMV.org, "Voter Registration in Wisconsin," accessed January 22, 2015
  6. State statutes stipulate that an individual must have resided in Wisconsin for at least 28 days prior to the election in order to register to vote in that election. However, the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin ruled that "the increase of the durational residency requirement from 10 days to 28 days is unconstitutional." Consequently, the earlier 10-day requirement took effect once again. An appeal of the district court's decision was pending as of September 20, 2016.
  7. Wisconsin Statutes, "Section 6.10," accessed November 7, 2016
  8. Rock County Clerk, "Election Information," accessed February 6, 2018
  9. Facebook, "Kathy Crawford For School Board," accessed February 6, 2018
  10. Facebook, "Kyle Larsen for School Board," accessed February 6, 2018
  11. National Center for Education Statistics, "Local Education Agency (School District) Universe Survey Data," accessed January 29, 2018
  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Census
  13. Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
  14. Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017