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Provo School District elections (2016)
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Three of the seven seats on the Provo School District school board were up for general election on November 8, 2016. District 6 incumbent Marsha Judkins did not run for re-election, which left candidate Rebecca Nielsen to run unopposed and win the seat. Districts 5 and 7 incumbents, Julie Rash and Jim Pettersson, ran unopposed and won re-election to their seats.[1]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Provo school board consists of seven members elected by district to four-year terms. There was no primary election, and a general election was held on November 8, 2016, for three seats.[2]
The filing deadline for school board candidates to get on the ballot in the general election was March 17, 2016.[1]
Candidates and results
District 5
Results
| Provo School District, District 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| 100.00% | 2,941 | |
| Total Votes | 2,941 | |
| Source: Utah County, Utah, "Official Results," accessed December 5, 2016 | ||
Candidates
| Julie Rash | |
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District 6
Results
| Provo School District, District 6 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| 100.00% | 3,890 | |
| Total Votes | 3,890 | |
| Source: Utah County, Utah, "Official Results," accessed December 5, 2016 | ||
Candidates
| Rebecca Nielsen | |
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District 7
Results
| Provo School District, District 7 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| 100.00% | 1,992 | |
| Total Votes | 1,992 | |
| Source: Utah County, Utah, "Official Results," accessed December 5, 2016 | ||
Candidates
| Jim Pettersson | |
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Additional elections
- See also: Utah elections, 2016
The Provo school board election shared the ballot with federal elections for President of the United States, United States Senate, and United States Representative. The statewide elections on the ballot included elections for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, treasurer, auditor, the Utah State Senate, and the Utah House of Representatives. There were also municipal elections for Utah County Commission.[3]
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Provo school board elections in 2016:[4]
| Deadline | Event |
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| March 17, 2016 | Candidate filing deadline |
| September 30, 2016 | First campaign finance deadline |
| October 11, 2016 | Last day to register by mail to vote in the general election |
| October 25-November 4, 2016 | Early voting period |
| November 1, 2016 | Second campaign finance deadline |
| November 1, 2016 | Last day to register online to vote in the general election |
| November 8, 2016 | Election Day |
| January 10, 2017 | Final campaign finance deadline |
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Campaign finance
Candidates received a total of $0.00 and spent a total of $50.00 as of November 2, 2016, according to the Office of the Utah County Clerk.[5]
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| District 5 | |||
| Julie Rash | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| District 6 | |||
| Rebecca Nielsen | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| District 7 | |||
| Jim Pettersson | $0.00 | $50.00 | -$50.00 |
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About the district
- See also: Provo School District, Utah
Provo School District is located in Utah County, Utah. The county seat is Provo. Utah County was home to 575,205 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[6] The district was the 11th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 15,181 students.[7]
Demographics
Utah County overperformed in comparison to Utah as a whole in terms of higher education achievement and median household income from 2010 to 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 36.9 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 30.6 percent of state residents. The median household income in Utah County was $60,830, compared to $59,846 for the state. The poverty rate in the county was 12.6 percent, compared to 11.3 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
| Provo School District | Utah | School Boards |
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Utah County, Utah, "2016 Local School Board Candidates," accessed March 18, 2016
- ↑ Provo School District, "school board," September 22, 2016
- ↑ Utah County, Utah, "2016 Election Notice," accessed September 21, 2016
- ↑ Utah Lieutenant Governor, "2016 Election Information," accessed September 21, 2016
- ↑ Utah County Clerk's Office, "2016 Candidate Financial Disclosures," accessed November 2, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 United States Census Bureau, "Quickfacts: Utah County, Utah," accessed May 14, 2014
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ Utah County, "Election Results," accessed January 6, 2015
| 2016 Provo School District Elections | |
| Utah County, Utah | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | District 5: Incumbent, Julie Rash District 7: Incumbent, Jim Pettersson |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional measures on the ballot |