Mustang Public Schools elections (2017)
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One seat on the Mustang Public Schools school board was up for special election on February 14, 2017. Office 4 incumbent Chad Schroeder defeated challenger Barbara Young for a two-year term. The Office 2 seat was originally set to be up for general election on the same day, but no one filed to run for the seat. The board appointed Stacy Oldham to the vacant seat after the election.[1][2]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Mustang Public Schools school board is composed of five members each serving five-year terms. A general election was held on February 14, 2017. Candidates had to file affidavits of candidacy between December 5, 2016, and December 7, 2016. In order to vote in this school board election, voters had to register by January 20, 2017.
- See also: Voter identification laws by state
Candidates and results
Office 2
No candidates filed for this seat.
Office 4
Results
| Mustang Public Schools, Office 4 General Election, 2-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Chad Schroeder Incumbent |
58.86% | 1,551 |
| Barbara Young | 41.14% | 1,084 |
| Total Votes | 2,635 | |
| Source: Oklahoma State Election Board, "Official Results," accessed March 7, 2017 | ||
Candidates
Chad Schroeder
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Barbara Young | ||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Oklahoma elections, 2017
The Mustang Public Schools school board election did not share the ballot with any other elections.
Key deadlines
The following table lists key deadlines for Oklahoma's school board elections in 2017:[3]
| Deadline | Event |
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| December 5, 2016 | First day of candidate filing period |
| December 7, 2016 | Last day of candidate filing period |
| January 20, 2017 | Last day to register to vote in the school board election |
| January 31, 2017 | Post-General Contributions and Expenditures Report due |
| February 14, 2017 | General election |
| April 30, 2017 | 1st Quarter Contributions and Expenditures Report due |
Endorsements
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Campaign finance
Every school board candidate in Oklahoma who accepted or spent more than $1,000 was required to file a Statement of Organization with the school district clerk within 10 days of the transaction. This statement establishes the candidate's campaign committee and declares the names of the chair and treasurer of the committee. Once a candidate filed a Statement of Organization, his or her committee was required to make reports of contributions and expenditures.[4]
Contribution and expenditure reports had to be made for the last quarter of the year preceding the election and quarterly during the election year until the committee was dissolved and a final report of contributions and expenditures was made. The reporting dates for this 2017 election were:[5]
- January 31, 2017: Post-General Contributions and Expenditures Report
- April 30, 2017: 1st Quarter Contributions and Expenditures Report
- July 31, 2017: 2nd Quarter Contributions and Expenditures Report
Past elections
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2016
Seat 1 incumbent Jim Davis ran without opposition and the election did not appear on the 2016 ballot. 2015
Seat 5 incumbent Chad Fulton ran without opposition and the election did not appear on the 2015 ballot. 2014
Seat 2 incumbent Mike Kessler and Seat 4 incumbent Amanda Strassle ran without opposition and both elections did not appear on the 2014 ballot. 2012
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What was at stake?
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About the district
- See also: Mustang Public Schools, Oklahoma
Mustang Public Schools is located in Canadian County in central Oklahoma. The seat of county government is El Reno. Canadian County was home to an estimated 133,378 residents between 2010 and 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau. The district was the 12th-largest school district in the state in the 2014-2015 school year and served 10,495 students.[6][7]
Demographics
Canadian County outperformed compared to Oklahoma as a whole in terms of higher education attainment between 2011 and 2015. The United States Census Bureau found that 25.5 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree or higher, compared to 24.1 percent for state residents. The median household income in the county was $64,505, compared to $46,879 for the state as a whole. County residents lived below the poverty level at a rate of 9.8 percent, while that rate was 16.1 percent for state residents[7]
| Racial Demographics, 2015[7] | ||
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| Race | Canadian County (%) | Oklahoma (%) |
| White | 84.1 | 74.8 |
| Black or African American | 3.0 | 7.8 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 5.1 | 9.1 |
| Asian | 3.3 | 2.2 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Two or More Races | 4.4 | 6.0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8.3 | 10.1 |
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
| Mustang Public Schools | Oklahoma | School Boards |
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Tiffany Rouse, "Email correspondence with Canadian County Election Board Secretary Wanda Armold," December 8, 2016
- ↑ Mustang Public Schools, "Board of Education," accessed February 27, 2017
- ↑ Tulsa County, Oklahoma, "Annual School Election Filing," December 7, 2016
- ↑ Oklahoma Ethics Commission, ""NEW" Guide for School Board Candidates," accessed January 13, 2017
- ↑ Oklahoma Ethics Commission, "2017 Reporting Calendar," accessed January 13, 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
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 United States Census Bureau, "Canadian County, Oklahoma," accessed January 11, 2017
| Mustang Public Schools elections in 2017 | |
| Canadian County, Oklahoma | |
| Election date: | February 14, 2017 |
| Candidates: | Office 2: No candidates filed. Office 4 (2-year term): • Incumbent, Chad Schroeder • Barbara Young |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
