Iowa elections, 2015

2016 → ← 2014 The state of Iowa held elections in 2015. Below are the dates of note: 2015 elections and events in Iowa. Candidate filing period begins July 6, 2015 Candidate filing period ends July 30, 2015 Voter registration deadline August 28, 2015 School board elections September 8, 2015 Races to watch School Boards More information available here: Iowa school board elections, 2015 Elections by type School boards See also: School board elections, 2015 and Iowa school board elections, 2015 Regular elections for Iowa's school boards were held September 8, 2015. The 10 Iowa school districts among America's largest school districts by enrollment held elections for 41 seats on that date. Here are several quick facts about the 2015 school board elections in Iowa's largest districts: The largest school district by enrollment with an election in 2015 was Des Moines Public Schools with 34,092 K-12 students. The smallest school district by enrollment with an election in 2015 was West Des Moines Community Schools with 9,376 K-12 students. Nine of the districts tied for the most seats on the ballot in 2015 with four seats up for election in each. Iowa City Community School District had the most seats up for election with five seats on the ballot. The districts listed below served 146,562 K-12 students during the 2012-2013 school year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Click on the district names for more information on the district and its school board elections. 2015 Iowa School Board Elections District Date Seats up for election Total board seats Student enrollment Ankeny Community School District 9/8/2015 4 7 9,643 Cedar Rapids Community School District 9/8/2015 4 7 17,120 Council Bluffs Community School District 9/8/2015 4 7 9,438 Davenport Community School District 9/8/2015 4 7 16,766 Des Moines Public Schools 9/8/2015 4 7 34,092 Dubuque Community Schools 9/8/2015 4 7 11,275 Iowa City Community School District 9/8/2015 5 7 13,019 Sioux City Community Schools 9/8/2015 4 7 14,551 Waterloo Community Schools 9/8/2015 4 7 11,282 West Des Moines Community Schools 9/8/2015 4 7 9,376 Voting information Links related to voting in Iowa: For an overview and information on deadlines and updates to voting laws, please visit voting in Iowa. For information on ballot access and signature requirements, please visit our page on ballot access requirements for political candidates in Iowa. For information about absentee eligibility and military and overseas voting, please visit our absentee voting by state page. For information on early voting (if applicable), please visit our page on early voting by state. For information on online voter registration (if applicable), please visit our page on online voter registration in the 50 states. 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. In Iowa, state law provides for a closed primary where every voter must be affiliated with a party in order to participate in its primary. However, a voter can change his or her political party affiliation on the day of the primary. For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article. Historical voter turnout 2014 In 2014, Iowa saw 50.2 percent of eligible voters turn out to vote in the November general election. 2012 In 2012, Iowa saw 70.6 percent of eligible voters turn out to vote in the November general election and 6.5 percent in the primary election. 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