Delaware elections, 2015

2016 → ← 2014 The state of Delaware held elections in 2015. In Delaware, school board elections were held for eight seats in five school districts, all of which feature among America's largest school districts by enrollment. This was a lighter year for Delaware as 2014 saw elections for U.S. House, U.S. Senate, state executives, state senate, state house and school boards. Below are the dates of note: 2015 elections and events in Delaware Election day May 12, 2015 Races to watch School boards Appoquinimink School District See also: Appoquinimink School District elections (2015) One seat on the Appoquinimink School District Board of Education was up for general election on May 12, 2015. Incumbent Julie Johnson did not file to run for re-election, which left eight challengers who competed for the vacant at-large seat. This was an unusually high number of candidates for one seat in the district, since no school board race over the previous 16 years garnered as many candidate filings per seat as 2015. From 1999 to 2014, each seat up for election in the district averaged fewer than three candidate filings, and only two elections had more than four candidates. In more than half of the races, candidates were unopposed or faced only one other candidate in their election bid. Elections by type School boards See also: School board elections, 2015 and Delaware school board elections, 2015 A total of five Delaware school districts among America's largest school districts by enrollment held elections in 2015 for eight seats. All of the elections were scheduled on May 12, 2015. The largest school district by enrollment with an election in 2015 was Christina School District with 16,384 K-12 students. The smallest school district by enrollment with an election in 2015 was Appoquinimink School District with 9,380 K-12 students. Red Clay Consolidated School District, Brandywine School District and Colonial School District were tied for the most seats on the ballot in 2015 with two seats up for election in each. Christina School District and Appoquinimink School District were tied for the fewest seats on the ballot in 2015 with one seat up for election in both. The districts listed below served 62,469 K-12 students during the 2012-2013 school year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Click on the district name for more information on the district and its school board elections. 2015 Delaware School Board Elections District Date Seats up for election Total board seats Student enrollment Appoquinimink School District 5/12/2015 1 5 9,380 Brandywine School District 5/12/2015 2 7 10,851 Christina School District 5/12/2015 1 7 16,384 Colonial School District 5/12/2015 2 7 9,697 Red Clay Consolidated School District 5/12/2015 2 7 16,157 Voting information Links related to voting in Delaware: For an overview and information on deadlines and updates to voting laws, please visit voting in Delaware. For information on ballot access and signature requirements, please visit our page on ballot access requirements for political candidates in Delaware. Qualified voters can vote absentee in Delaware if they meet the state's requirements. Delaware provides early voting with no specific requirements as to who can vote early. Early voting begins 15 days before an election and ends on election day. There is no online voter registration in Delaware, but voters can fill out an electronic form online to then print and mail it. Primary information A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Delaware utilizes a closed primary process, in which the selection of a party's candidates in an election is limited to registered party members. For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article. Historical voter turnout 2014 In 2014, Delaware saw 34.4 percent of eligible voters place a vote for the highest office on the ballot in the November general election. 2012 In 2012, Delaware saw 62.4 percent of eligible voters place a vote for the highest office on the ballot in the November general election and 4.3 percent of eligible voters turnout in the primary election. See also Elections portal Elections and events calendar Voter guides State Blue Books State Poll Opening and Closing Times State Election Result Canvassing State voter ID laws Voting in Delaware Absentee voting Early voting Online voter registration Election terms and definitions Recent news This section links to a Google news search for the term "Delaware + elections + 2015" Delaware elections news feed Footnotes