New York elections, 2015

2016 → ← 2014 The state of New York held elections in 2015. Races to watch School Boards More information available here: New York school board elections, 2015 Elections by type School boards See also: School board elections, 2015 and New York school board elections, 2015 A total of 16 New York school districts among America's largest school districts by enrollment held elections for 44 seats in 2015. Fourteen districts held elections on May 19, 2015. The other two held elections on November 3, 2015. Here are several quick facts about New York's school board elections in 2015: The largest school district by enrollment with an election in 2015 was the Rochester City School District, with 30,145 K-12 students. The smallest school district by enrollment with an election in 2015 was the North Syracuse Central School District, with 9,239 K-12 students. Three districts were tied the most seats on the ballot in 2015, with four seats up for election in both. The Utica City School District had the fewest seats on the ballot in 2015, with one seat up for election. The districts listed below served a total of 207,170 K-12 students during the 2012-2013 school year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Click on a district name for more information on that district and its school board elections. 2015 New York School Board Elections District Date Seats up for election Total board seats Student enrollment Brentwood Union Free School District 5/19/2015 3 7 17,492 Greece Central School District 5/19/2015 3 9 11,602 Half Hollow Hills Central School District 5/19/2015 2 7 9,427 Middle Country Central School District 5/19/2015 3 9 10,398 New Rochelle School District 5/19/2015 2 9 10,907 Newburgh Enlarged City School District 5/19/2015 3 9 11,406 North Syracuse Central School District 5/19/2015 4 9 9,239 Sachem Central School District 5/19/2015 3 9 14,231 Schenectady City School District 5/19/2015 2 7 9,790 Shenendehowa Central School District 5/19/2015 2 7 9,776 Smithtown Central School District 5/19/2015 2 7 10,317 Utica City School District 5/19/2015 1 7 9,714 Wappingers Central School District 5/19/2015 3 9 11,865 Williamsville Central School District 5/19/2015 3 9 10,239 Rochester City School District 11/3/2015 4 7 30,145 Syracuse City School District 11/3/2015 4 7 20,622 Municipal See also United States municipal elections, 2015#New York Judicial elections See also New York judicial elections, 2015 Voting information Links related to voting in New York: For an overview and information on deadlines and updates to voting laws, please visit voting in New York. For information on ballot access and signature requirements, please visit our page on ballot access requirements for political candidates in New York. 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. New York utilizes a closed primary process, in which the selection of a party's candidates in an election is limited to registered party members. For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article. Historical voter turnout 2014 In 2014, New York saw 29 percent of eligible voters turn out to vote in the November general election. 2012 In 2012, New York saw 53.5 percent of eligible voters turn out to vote in the November general election and 1.4 percent in the primary election. See also Elections portal Elections and events calendar Voter guides State Blue Books State Poll Opening and Closing Times State Election Result Canvassing State voter ID laws Voting in New York Absentee voting Early voting Online voter registration Election terms and definitions Recent news This section links to a Google news search for the term "New York + elections + 2015" New York elections news feed Footnotes