Mustang Public Schools elections (2014)
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Two seats on the Mustang Public Schools school board were scheduled to be up for general election on February 11, 2014. Incumbents Amanda Strassle and Mike Kessler were unopposed during the filing period and were sworn in for another term in February 2014. The election did not appear on the ballot.
About the district
- See also: Mustang Public Schools, Oklahoma
Mustang Public Schools is located in Canadian County, Oklahoma. The county seat of Canadian County is El Reno. Canadian County is home to 126,123 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau.[1]
Demographics
Canadian County outperformed in comparison to the rest of Oklahoma in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 25.6 percent of Canadian County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 23.2 percent for Oklahoma as a whole. The median household income in Canadian County was $63,884 compared to $44,891 for the state of Oklahoma. The poverty rate in Canadian County was 7.5 percent compared to 16.6 percent for the entire state.[1]
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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.
Voter and candidate information
The Mustang Board of Education consists of five members elected to five-year terms by geographic electoral districts. There was no primary election, and the general election was held on February 11, 2014. If no candidate received a majority of the vote, a runoff election would have been held on April 1, 2014.[3] The Seat 4 and Seat 2 seats were on the ballot in 2014, and the Zone 5 seat will be on the ballot in 2015.[4]
Candidates began to file affidavits of candidacy on December 2, 2013. The filing deadline for school board candidates to get on the ballot in the general election was December 4, 2013, and the deadline to contest a candidacy was December 6, 2013.[5]
Elections
2014
Candidates
Zone 2
- Mike Kessler
- Incumbent board member
Zone 4
- Amanda Strassle
- Incumbent board member
Endorsements
No candidate received any official endorsements in this election.
Campaign finance
No candidate filed campaign finance reports with the Oklahoma Ethics Commission.[6]
Past elections
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2012Jim Brown defeated Kathleen Barnes and Dona Zanotti in the February 14, 2012 election for the Zone 2 seat on the Mustang Public Schools election.
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Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Mustang Public Schools election in 2014:[5][7]
| Deadline | Event |
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| December 2, 2013 | First day to file affidavits of candidacy |
| December 4, 2013 | Last day to file affidavits of candidacy |
| December 6, 2013 | Last day to contest a candidacy |
| February 1, 2014 | Last day to file first campaign finance report |
| February 11, 2014 | Election day |
| March 23, 2014 | Last day to file second campaign finance report |
| April 1, 2014 | Runoff election (if necessary) |
| August 21, 2014 | Last day to file final campaign finance report |
Additional elections on the ballot
No other elections will appear on the local ballot.
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Mustang + Public + Schools + Oklahoma"
See also
- Oklahoma
- Mustang Public Schools, Oklahoma
- Oklahoma school board elections, 2014
- List of school board elections in 2014
- School board elections, 2014
- Canadian County, Oklahoma ballot measures
- Local ballot measures, Oklahoma
- Election preview: 2014 school board elections start quietly in Oklahoma
- Post election:Oklahoma school board elections see low turnout, most uncontested
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 United States Census Bureau, "Canadian County, Oklahoma," accessed April 17, 2014
- ↑ Oklahoma, "MESA - Current Registration Statistics by County," accessed January 14, 2014
- ↑ Oklahoma, "Generic Calendar for Filing Campaign Contributions and Expenditure Reports(C-1's)," accessed January 14, 2014
- ↑ Mustang Public Schools, "Board of Education," accessed April 17, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Oklahoma, "2014 Instructions for Filing for Annual School Elections," accessed January 14, 2014
- ↑ Oklahoma, "Candidate Information," accessed January 14, 2014
- ↑ Oklahoma, "Generic Calendar for Filing Campaign Contributions and Expenditure Reports(C-1's)," accessed January 14, 2014
| 2014 Mustang Public Schools Elections | |
| Mustang, Oklahoma | |
| Election date: | February 11, 2014 |
| Candidates: | Seat 2: • Incumbent, Mike Kessler Seat 4: • Incumbent, Amanda Strassle |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
