Eastern Carver County Public Schools elections (2016)
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Three of the seven seats on the Eastern Carver County Public Schools school board were up for at-large general election on November 8, 2016. In their bids for re-election, incumbents Amy Logue and Jeff Ross ran against challengers Robert Kim and Ronald Meyer.[1][2] Both Logue and Ross won re-election, and Meyer won the other seat on the ballot.[3]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Eastern Carver County school board consists of seven members elected to four-year terms. Elections are held at large on a staggered basis every November of even-numbered years. Four seats were up for election on November 4, 2014, and three seats were up for election on November 8, 2016. There was no primary election.[4][5][6]
To run in this election, school board candidates had to be at least 21 years old, residents of the school district for at least 30 days before the date of the election, and able to vote in Minnesota. They also had to register with the school district by August 16, 2016. The cost of the filing fee was $2.00.[5][7] Any candidate wishing to withdraw their candidacy had to do so by August 18, 2016.[8]
To vote in this election, residents of the district had to register by October 18, 2016.[9] Photo identification was not required to vote in Minnesota.[10]
Candidates and results
At-large
Results
| Eastern Carver County Public Schools, At-large General Election, 4-year terms, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Amy Logue Incumbent |
32.23% | 15,880 |
| Jeff Ross Incumbent |
26.86% | 13,233 |
| Ronald Meyer |
22.22% | 10,946 |
| Robert Kim | 18.08% | 8,907 |
| Write-in votes | 0.62% | 307 |
| Total Votes | 49,273 | |
| Source: Eastern Carver County Public Schools, "2016-17 Board Reports: Board Report – November 14, 2016," accessed January 12, 2016 | ||
Candidates
| Amy Logue |
Jeff Ross | ||
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| Robert Kim | Ronald Meyer | ||
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Additional elections
- See also: Minnesota elections, 2016
The Eastern Carver County Public Schools election shared the ballot with the presidential election as well as elections for seats in the Minnesota State Senate and the Minnesota House of Representatives. It also shared the ballot with Carver County elections for county commissioners and soil and water supervisors.[11]
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for Minnesota school board elections in 2016:[8][12]
| Deadline | Event |
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| August 16, 2016 | Candidate filing deadline |
| August 18, 2016 | Candidate withdrawal deadline |
| October 18, 2016 | Voter registration deadline |
| October 29, 2016 | Pre-election campaign finance report due |
| November 8, 2016 | General election date |
| December 7, 2016 | Post-election campaign finance report due |
| January 2, 2017 | Board members take office |
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Campaign finance
No contributions or expenditures were reported in the election, according to the Eastern Carver County school district.[2][13]
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About the district
The Eastern Carver County school district is located in central Minnesota in Carver County. The county seat is Chaska. Carver County was home to 98,741 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[14] The district was the 18th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 9,414 students.[15]
Demographics
Carver County outperformed Minnesota as a whole in terms of higher education achievement from 2010 to 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 45 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 33.2 percent of state residents. The median household income for Carver County was $86,391, compared to $60,828 for the entire state. The percentage of people in poverty for the county was 4.8 percent, compared to 11.5 percent statewide.[14]
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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.
Recent news
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings: 2016 State General Election," accessed August 17, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Eastern Carver County Public Schools, "School Board," accessed August 17, 2016
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Results for Selected Contests in School District No. 112 - EASTERN CARVER COUNTY," accessed November 8, 2016
- ↑ Eastern Carver County Public Schools, "About the School District," accessed May 27, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Eastern Carver County Public Schools, "School Board Election Process," accessed May 27, 2016
- ↑ Carver County Elections, "Election Results General Election November 4, 2014: School Board Member No. 112 (East Carver County)," accessed May 27, 2016
- ↑ Minnesota School Boards Association, "Important School Board Election Dates for Districts Without a Primary," accessed May 27, 2016
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "2016 School District Elections Guide," accessed June 1, 2016
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Elections Calendar: 2016 Election Dates," accessed May 27, 2016
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Do I Need To Bring ID?" accessed May 27, 2016
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings 2016 State General Election: Carver County," accessed August 26, 2016
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2016 Minnesota School Districts without a Primary Elections Calendar," accessed July 21, 2016
- ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Brett Johnson, Director of Communications and Community Relations Eastern Carver County Schools," November 8, 2016
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 United States Census Bureau, "Carver County, Minnesota," accessed June 28, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State, "Election Results and Statistics," accessed September 28, 2015
| 2016 Eastern Carver County Public Schools Elections | |
| Carver County, Minnesota | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Amy Logue • Incumbent, Jeff Ross • Robert Kim • Ronald Meyer |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
