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Elmbrook School District elections (2016)

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Elmbrook School District Elections

General election date:
April 5, 2016
Enrollment (13–14):
6,945 students

Two of the seven seats on the Elmbrook School District school board were up for general election on April 5, 2016. At-large incumbent Gary Jones lost his re-election bid against challenger Linda Ann Boucher. Incumbent Glen Allgaier won re-election without opposition for the Area II seat.[1]


Elections

Voter and candidate information

The Elmbrook Board of Education consists of seven at-large members elected to three-year terms.[2]

To be elected to the board, candidates must reside in the boundaries of the school district for 28 days prior to the filing of a "Declaration of Candidacy" form. Furthermore, at the time of taking office, each candidate must be a resident of the apportioned area he or she is elected to represent.[3] Candidates must also be 18 years old and citizens of the United States. Unless pardoned, those who have been convicted of a felony are not eligible for election to office in Wisconsin.[4]

Candidates had until January 5, 2016, to collect between 100 and 200 signatures for their nomination papers. The signatures had to come from residents of the district where the candidate sought election, but the petition circulators were not required to reside in the district or municipality. Circulators were required to be U.S. citizens and 18 years or older.[5]

Candidates and results

At-large

Results

Elmbrook School District,
At-Large General Election, 3-year term, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Linda Ann Boucher 58.07% 8,651
Gary Jones Incumbent 41.10% 6,122
Write-in votes 0.83% 124
Total Votes (100) 14,897
Source: Waukesha County Clerk, "2016 Spring Election and Presidential Preference Primary," accessed April 5, 2016

Candidates

Gary Jones Linda Ann Boucher Green check mark transparent.png

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  • Incumbent
  • First elected in 2013
  • Associate degree, Milwaukee Institute of Technology
  • Retired engineering operations manager, Milwaukee Public Television

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  • Bachelor's and master's degrees, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
  • Special education teacher

Area II

Results

Elmbrook School District,
Area II General Election, 3-year term, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Glen Allgaier Incumbent (unopposed) 98.63% 13,601
Write-in votes 1.37% 189
Total Votes (100) 13,790
Source: Waukesha County Clerk, "2016 Spring Election and Presidential Preference Primary," accessed April 5, 2016

Candidates

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  • Incumbent
  • First elected in 2007
  • Bachelor's degree, Princeton University
  • Ph.D., University of Arizona
  • Retired research director, Eaton Corporation

Additional elections on the ballot

See also: Wisconsin elections, 2016

The general election for Elmbrook's school board shared the ballot with city and county board races. The April 2016 ballot also included the state's presidential primary, and races for state and county courts.[1][6]

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for Wisconsin school board elections in 2016:[7]

Deadline Event
January 5, 2016 Candidate filing deadline
January 26, 2016 Referendum submission deadline
March 28, 2016 Pre-general election campaign finance deadline
April 5, 2016 Election Day
April 25, 2016 Board members take office
July 15, 2016 Post-election campaign finance deadline

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Campaign finance

Candidates were only required to file campaign finance reports if they accepted contributions, made disbursements or incurred obligations in an aggregate amount of more than $2,000 in a calendar year. [8] The pre-general election campaign finance deadline was March 28, 2016.

Past elections

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About the district

See also: Elmbrook School District, Wisconsin
The Elmbrook School District is located in Waukesha County, Wis.

Elmbrook School District is located in Waukesha County in southeastern Wisconsin. The county seat is Waukesha. Waukesha County was home to 395,118 residents in 2014, according to the United States Census Bureau.[10] The district was the 20th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 6,945 students.[11]

Higher education achievement

Waukesha County outperformed the rest of Wisconsin in terms of higher education achievement in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 40.2 percent of Waukesha County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 26.8 percent for the state as a whole.[10]

Median household income

Between 2009 and 2013, the median household income in Waukesha County was $75,850, compared to $52,413 for Wisconsin.[10] During that same time period, the median household income for the entire United States was $53,046.[12]

Poverty rate

The poverty rate in Waukesha County was 5.4 percent from 2009 and 2013. During that same time period, the poverty rate statewide was 13.0 percent, and it was 15.4 percent for the country as a whole.[10][12]

Racial and political demographics

Racial Demographics, 2014[10]
Race Waukesha County (%) Wisconsin (%)
White 93.6 87.8
Black or African American 1.4 6.6
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3 1.1
Asian 3.3 2.6
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.1 0.0
Two or More Races 1.3 1.8
Hispanic or Latino 4.6 6.5

Presidential Voting Pattern, Waukesha County[13]
Year Democratic vote (%) Republican vote (%)
2012 32.3 66.7
2008 36.6 62.3
2004 31.9 67.2
2000 31.5 65.3

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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