Manitowoc School District elections (2017)
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Two of seven seats on the Manitowoc School District school board were up for general election on April 4, 2017. Incumbent Karen Rohrer and former board member Dave Longmeyer won the seats without oppposition. Incumbent Barbara Herrmann did not file for re-election.[1]
Unlike the previous year's election, Manitowoc's school board elections were not competitive in 2017. Click here to view the district's full election trends.
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Manitowoc school board consists of seven members elected at large to three-year terms. Two seats were up for general election on April 7, 2016, and two seats were up for general election on April 4, 2017. School board candidates had to be at least 18 years old, U.S. citizens, and residents of the school district for a minimum of 28 consecutive days before filing as a candidate. They also could not be disqualified from voting under Wisconsin law.[2]
To get on the ballot, school board candidates had to file nomination papers with the school district clerk by January 3, 2017. If incumbents whose terms were up for re-election did not file to run in the race and did not file written notification that they would not be running, the candidate filing deadline could have been extended until January 6, 2017. The terms of candidates elected in the race started on April 24, 2017.[2]
Candidates and results
At-large
Results
| Manitowoc School District, At-Large General Election, 3-year terms, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Karen Rohrer Incumbent |
53.71% | 5,621 |
| Dave Longmeyer |
46.29% | 4,844 |
| Total Votes | 10,465 | |
| Source: Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, "SUMMARY STATEMENT OF THE BOARD OF CANVASSERS," accessed April 5, 2017These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available. | ||
Karen Rohrer 
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Dave Longmeyer
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Wisconsin elections, 2017
The district's school board election shared the ballot with elections for state school superintendent and state courts.
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for Wisconsin school board elections in 2017:[3][4]
| Deadline | Event |
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| January 3, 2017 | Candidate filing deadline |
| January 16, 2017 | Campaign finance deadline for candidates registered before January 1 |
| February 13, 2017 | Campaign finance deadline for districts holding primary elections |
| March 27, 2017 | Campaign finance deadline for general election |
| April 4, 2017 | Election Day |
| April 24, 2017 | Board members take office |
| July 15, 2017 | Post-election campaign finance deadline |
Endorsements
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Campaign finance
All school board candidates in Wisconsin were required to file a campaign registration statement with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission after qualifying as candidates. This statement declares their candidacy to the county clerk's office and allows them to claim exemption from reporting campaign contributions and expenditures. Candidates were only required to report campaign contributions and expenditures if they did one or both of the following:[5]
- Accepted contributions, made disbursements, or incurred debt in excess of $2,000 during the calendar year
- Accepted more than $100 from a single source during the calendar year, barring contributions made by candidates to their own campaigns
There were three campaign finance report deadlines in 2017:
- The pre-primary report was due February 13, 2017,
- The pre-election report was due March 27, 2017, and
- The post-election report was due July 15, 2017.[6]
Candidates who filed before January 1, 2017, also had to file a continuing campaign finance report on January 16, 2017.[4]
Past elections
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What was at stake?
Election trends
- See also: School board elections, 2017
The 2017 school board election for the Manitowoc School District consisted of one incumbent and one former member running for election unopposed. While the 2017 election was not competitive, the 2016 school board election had 2.0 candidates per seat running in the race. During 2015, the state and national averages of candidates running per seat was 1.38 and 1.72, respectively.
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| Year | Candidates per seat | Unopposed seats | Incumbent success rate | Seats won by newcomers | |
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| 2017 | 1 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 50.00% | |
| 2016 | 2.0 | 0.00% | 66.67% | 33.33% | |
| Wisconsin | |||||
| 2015 | 1.38 | 32.00% | 84.00% | 35.29% | |
| Vereinigte Staaten | |||||
| 2015 | 1.72 | 35.95% | 82.66% | 40.81% | |
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About the district
- See also: Manitowoc School District, Wisconsin
The Manitowoc School District is located in Manitowoc County in east-central Wisconsin. The county seat is Manitowoc. The county was home to 79,806 residents between 2011 and 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[7] The district was the 31st-largest school district in the state in the 2014-2015 school year and served 5,179 students.[8]
Demographics
Higher education achievement
In terms of higher education achievement, Manitowoc county underperformed compared to Wisconsin as a whole. Between 2011 and 2015, the Census Bureau reported that 19.7 percent of county residents aged 25 years or older had attained a bachelor's degree or higher, while the statewide rate was 27.8 percent.[7]
Median household income
The county's median household income between 2011 and 2015 was $48,398, compared to $53,357 for the entire state. During the same time period, the median household income for the United States was $53,889.[7]
Poverty rate
From 2011 to 2015, the poverty rate in Manitowoc County was 10.7 percent, while the rate was 12.1 percent statewide. During the same time period, the poverty rate for the United States was 13.5 percent.[7]
| Racial Demographics, 2015[9] | ||
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| Race | Manitowoc County (%) | Wisconsin (%) |
| White | 94.3 | 87.6 |
| Black or African American | 0.9 | 6.6 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7 | 1.1 |
| Asian | 2.8 | 2.8 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Two or more races | 1.2 | 1.8 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3.7 | 6.6 |
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.
Recent news
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See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, "SUMMARY STATEMENT OF THE BOARD OF CANVASSERS," accessed April 5, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Wisconsin Association of School Boards, "Guide for Candidates: 2017 Spring Election Edition," accessed December 16, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Guided for Candidates," accessed December 16, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Wisconsin Ethics Commission, "Campaign Finance Checklist," accessed December 16, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin State Legislature, "11.0104 Reporting exemptions: limited activity," accessed December 15, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin Ethics Commission, "Filing Deadlines and Reporting Periods," accessed December 15, 2016
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 QuickFacts, "Manitowoc County, Wisconsin," accessed March 16, 2017
- ↑ U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "Common Core of Data, file ccd_lea_052_1414_w_0216161a, 2014-2015," accessed November 16, 2016
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| Manitowoc School District elections in 2017 | |
| Manitowoc County, Wisconsin | |
| Election date: | April 4, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Karen Rohrer • Dave Longmeyer |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
