Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District elections (2016)
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Three of the seven seats on the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District school board were up for general election on November 8, 2016. Place 4 incumbent Jaime Solis faced challengers Robert Pena Jr., Arnulfo Rios Jr., and Ramiro Guerra. The Place 6 race included incumbent Carmen Gonzalez and challenger Carlos Jasso. Newcomers Miguel Farias and Luis Alamia ran for the Place 7 seat. Pena, Gonzalez, and Farias won their respective seats.[1]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees consists of seven at-large members elected to four-year terms. The filing period for Texas school board candidates running in fall elections started on July 23, 2016. The final day for candidates to file their applications for ballot placement was August 22, 2016. A candidate for school board in Texas must be a citizen of the United States and a resident of the school district. The application for ballot placement also states that candidates cannot have felony convictions or court judgments verifying total mental incapacity on their records.[2]
The deadline to register to vote for the November election was October 11, 2016. The early voting period started on October 24, 2016, and concluded on November 4, 2016.[3]
Candidates and results
Place 4
Results
| Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District, Place 4 General Election, 4-year terms, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Robert Pena Jr. |
36.58% | 9,271 |
| Jaime Solis Incumbent | 29.13% | 7,383 |
| Ramiro Guerra | 24.07% | 6,101 |
| Arnulfo Rios Jr. | 10.21% | 2,587 |
| Total Votes | 25,342 | |
| Source: Hidalgo County, Texas, "Official Results," accessed December 15, 2016 | ||
Candidates
| Jaime Solis | Robert Pena Jr. | ||
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| Arnulfo Rios Jr. | Ramiro Guerra | ||
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Place 6
Results
| Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District, Place 6 General Election, 4-year terms, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Carmen Gonzalez Incumbent |
53.83% | 13,552 |
| Carlos Jasso | 46.17% | 11,622 |
| Total Votes | 25,174 | |
| Source: Hidalgo County, Texas, "Official Results," accessed December 15, 2016 | ||
Candidates
| Carmen Gonzalez |
Carlos Jasso | ||
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Place 7
Results
| Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District, Place 7 General Election, 4-year terms, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Miguel Farias |
52.47% | 13,334 |
| Luis Alamia | 47.53% | 12,081 |
| Total Votes | 25,415 | |
| Source: Hidalgo County, Texas, "Official Results," accessed December 15, 2016 | ||
Candidates
| Miguel Farias |
Luis Alamia | ||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Texas elections, 2016
Texas school board elections appeared on the ballot with races for U.S. president, U.S. House, state senate, state house, state courts, and local courts. These elections shared the ballot with statewide ballot measures.
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for Texas school board elections in 2016:[4]
| Deadline | Event |
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| July 23, 2016 | First day of candidate filing period |
| August 22, 2016 | Deadline for candidate filing |
| October 11, 2016 | Voter registration deadline |
| October 24, 2016 | First day of early voting in person |
| October 31, 2016 | Deadline for final pre-election campaign finance report |
| November 4, 2016 | Final day of early voting in person |
| November 8, 2016 | General election |
| November 22, 2016 | Deadline for completion of vote canvassing |
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Campaign finance
Texas campaign ethics laws require school board candidates with opponents to file finance reports with their school district or county elections office. Candidates were required to file a pre-election report on October 11, 2016. The final campaign filing deadline prior to the November 2016 general election was October 31, 2016.[5]
What was at stake?
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About the district
Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District is located in Hidalgo County, Texas. The county seat is Edinburg. Hidalgo County was home to 842,304 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[6] The district was the 37th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 34,104 students.[7]
Demographics
Hidalgo County underperformed in comparison to the state of Texas in terms of higher education achievement from 2010 to 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 16.4 percent of Hidalgo County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 27.1 percent for Texas as a whole. The median household income in Hidalgo County was $34,952, compared to $52,576 for the state of Texas. The poverty rate in Hidalgo County was 33.5 percent, compared to 15.9 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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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Nick Katers, "Email exchange with Megan Simms," September 13, 2016
- ↑ Clint Independent School District, "Board Member Elections 2016," accessed September 13, 2016
- ↑ El Paso County Elections Department, "Important Dates: 2016 General Election," May 12, 2016
- ↑ Texas Association of School Boards, "November 8, 2016 Election Calendar and FAQ," accessed October 24, 2016
- ↑ Texas Ethics Commission, "2016 Filing Schedule for Reports Due in Connection with Elections Held on Uniform Election Dates," accessed October 24, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 United States Census Bureau, "Hidalgo County, Texas," accessed October 5, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ Hidalgo County Clerk, "General Election Results," accessed December 30, 2014
| 2016 Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District Elections | |
| Hidalgo County, Texas | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | Place 4: Incumbent, Jaime Solis • Robert Pena Jr. • Arnulfo Rios Jr. • Ramiro Guerra Place 6: Incumbent, Carmen Gonzalez • Carlos Jasso |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
