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In 2019, Ballotpedia covered school board elections in 190 of America's school districts. There were 547 school board seats up for grabs across 27 states. Collectively, these districts served 6,117,235 students during the 2016-2017 school year—approximately 11.7 percent of all public school students in the U.S.[1][2]
Battleground school board races in 2019:
- Los Angeles Unified School District special election: One seat was up on a seven-member board in the nation's second-largest district by enrollment.
- Houston Independent School District elections: Four seats were up on a nine-member board in the nation's seventh-largest district.
Click here for a list of school board elections by state.
From 2014 to 2016, Ballotpedia conducted studies of school board election statistics in America's 1,000 largest school districts. We found that between 32 percent and 36 percent of elections were unopposed each year; that incumbents won between 58 percent and 62 percent of seats each year; and that between 81 percent and 83 percent of incumbents who sought re-election won each year. Click here for more of our findings.
Battleground 2019 school board elections
Houston Independent School District election
Four out of nine seats on the Houston Independent School District (HISD) school board were up for election in 2019.
Races for two seats advanced to the December 14 runoff election, since no candidate in those districts received more than 50% of the vote during the November 5 general election. Katherine Blueford-Daniels defeated John Gibbs Sr. in the runoff election for District II, and Patricia Allen defeated Matthew Barnes in the runoff election for District IV. In the general election, incumbents Sergio Lira (District III) and Diana Davila (District VIII) lost their re-election bids outright to Daniela Hernandez and Judith Cruz, respectively.
On November 6, 2019, the day after the general election, Texas Commissioner of Education Mike Morath notified the district of his decision to appoint a board of managers to replace the elected school board. This decision came as a result of a Texas Education Agency (TEA) investigation into the board’s governance and as a result of repeatedly poor academic performance ratings at a high school in the district.[3] Under a state-appointed board, elected board members would function as non-voting representatives until they were phased back in by the commissioner.[4][5] Click here to read about developments occurring after the election.
HISD school board elections are officially nonpartisan. Heading into the 2019 general election, all nine HISD board members were Democrats, according to the Houston Chronicle.[6]
As of the 2018-2019 school year, HISD was the largest school district in Texas and the seventh-largest school district in the United States, serving 209,772 students in 280 schools with a budget of $2.04 billion.[7]
Los Angeles Unified School District special election
Former LAUSD board member Jackie Goldberg defeated former vice president of the Board of Public Works Commissioners Heather Repenning in a runoff election for the District 5 seat on the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education in California on May 14, 2019. Goldberg's election returned the board to a majority of teachers-union-backed members, who last held a majority ahead of the 2017 elections.
School board elections in 2017 flipped the board from a 4-3 majority of members supported by United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) to a 4-3 majority of members supported by the California Charter Schools Association (CCSA). Ref Rodriguez—whose resignation from the District 5 seat led to the special election—was a member of the latter group. His resignation left a 3-3 split.[8]
Both Goldberg and Repenning said they supported holding charter schools to the same standards as public schools. But they differed in the degree of emphasis they placed on charter school policy and other issues in their campaigns. LAUSD had 224 independently operated charter schools in 2017, more than any other school district in the U.S.[9]
Goldberg was endorsed by UTLA ahead of the general election and made charter school accountability a key plank of her campaign, alongside increasing per-pupil funding and resolving budgetary conflicts between the teachers union and the district.[10][11]
Repenning described herself as a coalition builder and emphasized her support for expanding afterschool programming, early education, and mental health and other community services at schools in her campaign.[12][13]
CCSA did not endorse in the race. The group announced in December it would not endorse in the March 5 election, citing the "diversity, strength, and depth of the field."
LAUSD was the largest school district in California and the second-largest in the nation by enrollment in 2018.[14] The district served 633,621 students in the 2016-2017 school year. The district's total budget for the 2018-2019 school year was $13.7 billion.[15]
School board elections by state
Ballotpedia provides in-depth coverage of school board elections in America's largest school districts by enrollment. Our coverage includes school board member and candidate profiles, noteworthy election issues, district data, and more. We publish election results following each election. Ballotpedia also publishes The Tap, a weekly newsletter covering both recent and upcoming political news and elections.
In addition to the 200 largest school districts in the nation, Ballotpedia covers the additional school districts that overlap with the 100 largest cities by population in the United States.
Alaska
2019 Alaska School Board Elections | |||||||
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District | Primäre | General Election | General Runoff Election | Regular term length | Seats up for election | Total board seats | 2016-17 enrollment |
Anchorage School District | K.A. | 4/2/2019 | K.A. | 3 | 2 | 7 | 48,238 |
California
2019 California School Board Elections | |||||||
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District | Primäre | General Election | General Runoff Election | Regular term length | Seats up for election | Total board seats | 2016-17 enrollment |
Moreno Valley Unified School District | K.A. | 5/7/2019 | K.A. | 4 | 1 | 5 | 33,408 |
Los Angeles Unified School District | K.A. | 3/5/2019 | 5/14/2019 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 633,621 |
San Francisco Unified School District | K.A. | 11/5/2019 | K.A. | 4 | 1 | 7 | 60,133 |
Santa Ana Unified School District | K.A. | 11/5/2019 | K.A. | 4 | 1 | 5 | 54,505 |
Colorado
2019 Colorado School Board Elections | |||||||
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District | Primäre | General Election | General Runoff Election | Regular term length | Seats up for election | Total board seats | 2016-17 enrollment |
Academy School District 20 | K.A. | 11/5/2019 | K.A. | 4 | 2 | 5 | 25,591 |
Adams 12 Five Star Schools | K.A. | 11/5/2019 | K.A. | 4 | 3 | 5 | 38,818 |
Aurora Public Schools | K.A. | 11/5/2019 | K.A. | 4 | 3 | 7 | 41,797 |
Bennett School District | K.A. | 11/5/2019 | K.A. | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1,089 |
Cherry Creek School District | K.A. | 11/5/2019 | K.A. | 4 | 3 | 5 | 54,852 |
Cheyenne Mountain School District 12 | K.A. | 11/5/2019 | K.A. | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5,224 |
Colorado Springs School District 11 | K.A. | 11/5/2019 | K.A. | 4 | 4 | 7 | 27,911 |
Denver Public Schools | K.A. | 11/5/2019 | K.A. | 4 | 3 | 7 | 91,138 |
Douglas County School District | K.A. | 11/5/2019 | K.A. | 4 | 3 | 7 | 67,470 |
Falcon School District 49 | K.A. | 11/5/2019 | K.A. | 4 | 3 | 5 | 20,834 |
Harrison School District Two | K.A. | 11/5/2019 | K.A. | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11,746 |
Jeffco Public Schools | K.A. | 11/5/2019 | K.A. | 4 | 2 | 5 | 86,371 |
Manitou Springs School District 14 | K.A. | 11/5/2019 | K.A. | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1,488 |
School District 27J | K.A. | 11/5/2019 | K.A. | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17,138 |
St. Vrain Valley School District | K.A. | 11/5/2019 | K.A. | 4 | 4 | 7 | 32,171 |
Widefield School District 3 | K.A. | 11/5/2019 | K.A. | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9,634 |
Georgien
2019 Georgia School Board Elections | |||||||
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District | Primäre | General Election | General Runoff Election | Regular term length | Seats up for election | Total board seats | 2016-17 enrollment |
Atlanta Public Schools | K.A. | 9/17/2019 | 10/15/2019 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 51,927 |
Idaho
2019 Idaho School Board Elections | |||||||
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District | Primäre | General Election | General Runoff Election | Regular term length | Seats up for election | Total board seats | 2016-17 enrollment |
West Ada School District | K.A. | 11/5/2019 | K.A. | 4 | 3 | 5 | 38,406 |
Illinois
2019 Illinois School Board Elections | |||||||
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District | Primäre | General Election | General Runoff Election | Regular term length | Seats up for election | Total board seats | 2016-17 enrollment |
School District U-46 | K.A. | 4/2/2019 | K.A. | 4 | 4 | 7 | 39,665 |
Iowa
2019 Iowa School Board Elections | |||||||
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District | Primäre | General Election | General Runoff Election | Regular term length | Seats up for election | Total board seats | 2016-17 enrollment |
Des Moines Public Schools | K.A. | 11/5/2019 | K.A. | 4 | 4 | 7 | 34,656 |
Kansas
2019 Kansas School Board Elections | |||||||
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District | Primäre | General Election | General Runoff Election | Regular term length | Seats up for election | Total board seats | 2016-17 enrollment |
Circle Unified School District 375 | K.A. | 11/5/2019 | K.A. | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1,968 |
Goddard Unified School District 265 | K.A. | 11/5/2019 | K.A. | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5,677 |
Haysville Unified School District 261 | K.A. | 11/5/2019 | K.A. | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5,646 |
Maize Unified School District 266 | K.A. | 11/5/2019 | K.A. | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7,349 |
Wichita Public Schools | 8/6/2019 | 11/5/2019 | K.A. | 4 | 3 | 7 | 50,600 |
Kentucky
2019 Kentucky School Board Elections | |||||||
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District | Primäre | General Election | General Runoff Election | Regular term length | Seats up for election | Total board seats | 2016-17 enrollment |
Jefferson County Public Schools | K.A. | 11/5/2019 | K.A. | 4 | 1 | 7 | 99,813 |
Massachusetts
2019 Massachusetts School Board Elections | |||||||
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District | Primäre | General Election | General Runoff Election | Regular term length | Seats up for election | Total board seats | 2016-17 enrollment |
Cambridge Public Schools | K.A. | 11/5/2019 | K.A. | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6,961 |
Somerville Public Schools | 9/10/2019 | 11/5/2019 | K.A. | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5,008 |
Waltham Public Schools | K.A. | 11/5/2019 | K.A. | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5,533 |
Woburn Public Schools | K.A. | 11/5/2019 | K.A. | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4,681 |
Minnesota
2019 Minnesota School Board Elections | |||||||
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District | Primäre | General Election | General Runoff Election | Regular term length | Seats up for election | Total board seats | 2016-17 enrollment |
Anoka-Hennepin School District | K.A. | 11/5/2019 | K.A. | 4 | 3 | 6 | 38,820 |
Saint Paul Public Schools | K.A. | 11/5/2019 | K.A. | 4 | 4 | 7 | 37,179 |
Missouri
2019 Missouri School Board Elections | |||||||
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District | Primäre | General Election | General Runoff Election | Regular term length | Seats up for election | Total board seats | 2016-17 enrollment |
Center School District | K.A. | 4/2/2019 | K.A. | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2,645 |
Grandview C-4 School District | K.A. | 4/2/2019 | K.A. | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4,446 |
Hickman Mills C-1 School District | K.A. | 4/2/2019 | K.A. | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6,328 |
Kansas City Public Schools | K.A. | 4/2/2019 | K.A. | 5 | 7 | 9 | 15,418 |
Liberty Public Schools | K.A. | 4/2/2019 | K.A. | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12,427 |
North Kansas City Schools | K.A. | 4/2/2019 | K.A. | 3 | 2 | 7 | 20,188 |
Park Hill School District | K.A. | 4/2/2019 | K.A. | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11,659 |
Platte County R-III School District | K.A. | 4/2/2019 | K.A. | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4,079 |
Raytown C-2 School District | K.A. | 4/2/2019 | K.A. | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9,432 |
St. Joseph School District | K.A. | 4/2/2019 | K.A. | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11,719 |
St. Louis Public Schools | K.A. | 4/2/2019 | K.A. | 3 | 2 | 7 | 28,270 |
Nebraska
2019 Nebraska School Board Elections | |||||||
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District | Primäre | General Election | General Runoff Election | Regular term length | Seats up for election | Total board seats | 2016-17 enrollment |
Lincoln Public Schools | 4/9/2019 | 5/7/2019 | K.A. | 4 | 3 | 7 | 40,109 |
New Hampshire
2019 New Hampshire School Board Elections | |||||||
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District | Primäre | General Election | General Runoff Election | Regular term length | Seats up for election | Total board seats | 2016-17 enrollment |
Manchester School District | 9/17/2019 | 11/5/2019 | K.A. | 2 | 14 | 15 | 14,219 |
New Jersey
2019 New Jersey School Board Elections | |||||||
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District | Primäre | General Election | General Runoff Election | Regular term length | Seats up for election | Total board seats | 2016-17 enrollment |
Jersey City Public Schools | K.A. | 11/5/2019 | K.A. | 3 | 5 | 9 | 29,659 |
Newark Public Schools | K.A. | 4/16/2019 | K.A. | 3 | 3 | 9 | 40,514 |
New Mexico
2019 New Mexico School Board Elections | |||||||
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District | Primäre | General Election | General Runoff Election | Regular term length | Seats up for election | Total board seats | 2016-17 enrollment |
Albuquerque Public Schools | K.A. | 11/5/2019 | K.A. | 4 | 3 | 7 | 90,651 |
New York
2019 New York School Board Elections | |||||||
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District | Primäre | General Election | General Runoff Election | Regular term length | Seats up for election | Total board seats | 2016-17 enrollment |
Buffalo Public Schools | K.A. | 5/7/2019 | K.A. | 3/5 | 9 | 9 | 34,293 |
Lackawanna City School District | K.A. | 5/21/2019 | K.A. | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2,003 |
North Carolina
2019 North Carolina School Board Elections | |||||||
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District | Primäre | General Election | General Runoff Election | Regular term length | Seats up for election | Total board seats | 2016-17 enrollment |
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools | K.A. | 11/5/2019 | K.A. | 4 | 3 | 9 | 147,428 |
Ohio
2019 Ohio School Board Elections | |||||||
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District | Primäre | General Election | General Runoff Election | Regular term length | Seats up for election | Total board seats | 2016-17 enrollment |
Berea City School District | K.A. | 11/5/2019 | K.A. | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6,465 |
Canal Winchester Local School District | K.A. | 11/5/2019 | K.A. | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3,732 |
Cincinnati Public Schools | K.A. | 11/5/2019 | K.A. | 4 | 4 | 7 | 33,710 |
Columbus City Schools | K.A. | 11/5/2019 | K.A. | 4 | 5 | 7 | 50,331 |
Dublin City Schools | K.A. | 11/5/2019 | K.A. | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15,729 |
Euclid City School District | K.A. | 11/5/2019 | K.A. | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5,353 |
Gahanna-Jefferson City School District | K.A. | 11/5/2019 | K.A. | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7,522 |
Groveport-Madison Local School District | K.A. | 11/5/2019 | K.A. | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5,761 |
Hamilton Local School District | K.A. | 11/5/2019 | K.A. | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3,162 |
Hilliard City Schools | K.A. | 11/5/2019 | K.A. | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16,025 |
Maumee City School District | K.A. | 11/5/2019 | K.A. | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2,280 |
New Albany-Plain Local School District | K.A. | 11/5/2019 | K.A. | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4,839 |
Olentangy Local School District | K.A. | 11/5/2019 | K.A. | 4 | 3 | 5 | 20,322 |
Pickerington Local School District | K.A. | 11/5/2019 | K.A. | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10,224 |
South-Western City Schools | K.A. | 11/5/2019 | K.A. | 4 | 2 | 5 | 22,362 |
Sylvania City School District | K.A. | 11/5/2019 | K.A. | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7,557 |
Toledo Public Schools | K.A. | 11/5/2019 | K.A. | 4 | 2 | 5 | 22,862 |
Washington Local School District | K.A. | 11/5/2019 | K.A. | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7,096 |
Westerville City School District | K.A. | 11/5/2019 | K.A. | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14,988 |
Worthington Schools | K.A. | 11/5/2019 | K.A. | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10,081 |
Oklahoma
2019 Oklahoma School Board Elections | |||||||
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District | Primäre | General Election | General Runoff Election | Regular term length | Seats up for election | Total board seats | 2016-17 enrollment |
Banner School District | K.A. | 4/2/2019 | K.A. | 3 | 1 | 3 | 234 |
Bixby Public Schools | K.A. | 4/2/2019 | K.A. | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6,204 |
Broken Arrow Public Schools | K.A. | 4/2/2019 | K.A. | 5 | 1 | 5 | 19,059 |
Catoosa Public Schools | 2/12/2019 | 4/2/2019 | K.A. | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2,083 |
Crooked Oak Public Schools | K.A. | 4/2/2019 | K.A. | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1,228 |
Crutcho Public Schools | K.A. | 4/2/2019 | K.A. | 3 | 1 | 5 | 362 |
Deer Creek Public Schools | K.A. | 4/2/2019 | K.A. | 5 | 2 | 5 | |
Edmond Public Schools | K.A. | 4/2/2019 | K.A. | 5 | 1 | 5 | 24,403 |
Jenks Public Schools | K.A. | 4/2/2019 | K.A. | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11,965 |
Jones Public Schools | K.A. | 4/2/2019 | K.A. | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1,152 |
Little Axe Public Schools | K.A. | 4/2/2019 | K.A. | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1,296 |
Luther Public Schools | K.A. | 4/2/2019 | K.A. | 5 | 1 | 5 | 795 |
McLoud Public Schools | K.A. | 4/2/2019 | K.A. | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1,841 |
Midwest City-Del City Schools | K.A. | 4/2/2019 | K.A. | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14,302 |
Millwood Public Schools | K.A. | 4/2/2019 | K.A. | 5 | 1 | 5 | 899 |
Moore Public Schools | 2/12/2019 | 4/2/2019 | K.A. | 5 | 1 | 5 | 24,355 |
Mustang Public Schools | K.A. | 4/2/2019 | K.A. | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11,031 |
Oakdale Public School | K.A. | 4/2/2019 | K.A. | 3 | 1 | 3 | 654 |
Oklahoma City Public Schools | K.A. | 4/2/2019 | K.A. | 5 | 1 | 8 | 39,806 |
Owasso Public Schools | K.A. | 4/2/2019 | K.A. | 5 | 1 | 5 | 9,737 |
Piedmont Public Schools | K.A. | 4/2/2019 | K.A. | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3,824 |
Putnam City Schools | K.A. | 4/2/2019 | K.A. | 5 | 1 | 5 | 19,475 |
Tulsa Public Schools | 2/12/2019 | 4/2/2019 | K.A. | 4 | 2 | 7 | 38,625 |
Union Public Schools | K.A. | 4/2/2019 | K.A. | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15,983 |
Western Heights Public Schools | K.A. | 4/2/2019 | K.A. | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3,580 |
Yukon Public Schools | K.A. | 4/2/2019 | K.A. | 5 | 1 | 5 | 8,479 |
Oregon
2019 Oregon School Board Elections | |||||||
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District | Primäre | General Election | General Runoff Election | Regular term length | Seats up for election | Total board seats | 2016-17 enrollment |
Beaverton School District | K.A. | 5/21/2019 | K.A. | 4 | 3 | 7 | 40,889 |
Centennial School District 28J | K.A. | 5/21/2019 | K.A. | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6,272 |
David Douglas School District | K.A. | 5/21/2019 | K.A. | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10,692 |
Parkrose School District 3 | K.A. | 5/21/2019 | K.A. | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3,292 |
Portland Public Schools | K.A. | 5/21/2019 | K.A. | 4 | 4 | 7 | 48,173 |
Reynolds School District 7 | K.A. | 5/21/2019 | K.A. | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11,608 |
Salem-Keizer Public Schools | K.A. | 5/21/2019 | K.A. | 4 | 3 | 7 | 41,756 |
Scappoose School District 1J | K.A. | 5/21/2019 | K.A. | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2,444 |
Pennsylvania
2019 Pennsylvania School Board Elections | |||||||
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District | Primäre | General Election | General Runoff Election | Regular term length | Seats up for election | Total board seats | 2016-17 enrollment |
Pittsburgh Public Schools | 5/21/2019 | 11/5/2019 | K.A. | 4 | 4 | 9 | 22,359 |
Texas
Virginia
2019 Virginia School Board Elections | |||||||
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District | Primäre | General Election | General Runoff Election | Regular term length | Seats up for election | Total board seats | 2016-17 enrollment |
Chesterfield County Public Schools | K.A. | 11/5/2019 | K.A. | 4 | 5 | 5 | 60,060 |
Fairfax County Public Schools | K.A. | 11/5/2019 | K.A. | 4 | 12 | 12 | 187,467 |
Henrico County Public Schools | K.A. | 11/5/2019 | K.A. | 4 | 5 | 5 | 51,425 |
Loudoun County Public Schools | K.A. | 11/5/2019 | K.A. | 4 | 9 | 9 | 78,348 |
Prince William County Public Schools | K.A. | 11/5/2019 | K.A. | 4 | 8 | 8 | 89,345 |
Virginia Beach City Public Schools | K.A. | 11/5/2019 | K.A. | 4 | 1 | 11 | 89,345 |
Washington
2019 Washington School Board Elections | |||||||
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District | Primäre | General Election | General Runoff Election | Regular term length | Seats up for election | Total board seats | 2016-17 enrollment |
Seattle Public Schools | 8/6/2019 | 11/5/2019 | K.A. | 4 | 4 | 7 | 54,215 |
Wisconsin
2019 Wisconsin School Board Elections | |||||||
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District | Primäre | General Election | General Runoff Election | Regular term length | Seats up for election | Total board seats | 2016-17 enrollment |
DeForest Area School District | 2/19/2019 | 4/2/2019 | K.A. | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3,648 |
Madison Metropolitan School District | 2/19/2019 | 4/2/2019 | K.A. | 3 | 3 | 7 | 26,999 |
McFarland School District | 2/19/2019 | 4/2/2019 | K.A. | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4,392 |
Middleton-Cross Plains School District | 2/19/2019 | 4/2/2019 | K.A. | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7,118 |
Milwaukee Public Schools | 2/19/2019 | 4/2/2019 | K.A. | 4 | 5 | 9 | 76,206 |
Sun Prairie Area School District | 2/19/2019 | 4/2/2019 | K.A. | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8,234 |
Verona Area School District | 2/19/2019 | 4/2/2019 | K.A. | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5,430 |
School board election statistics (2014-2016)
From 2014 to 2016, Ballotpedia conducted studies of school board election statistics in America's 1,000 largest school districts, as measured by student enrollment. Details on each year's election statistics can be found in the table and chart below:
Incumbents in the 2016 school board elections saw similar success rates to those seen in the 2015 and 2014 school board elections. In 2016, 82.39 percent of incumbents who ran for re-election won additional terms. In 2015, 82.66 percent won additional terms, and in 2014, 81.31 percent won.
Incumbents who ran against challengers in 2016 had a higher contested success rate than those who ran against challengers in 2014 and 2015. In 2016, 71.09 percent of contested incumbents won re-election, while 70.88 percent of contested incumbents won re-election in both 2014 and 2015.
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Details on school board election statistics by election method in 2016 can be found in the table below:
Details on school board election statistics by the partisan nature of elections in 2016 can be found in the table below:
More local election analysis
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Footnotes
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Local Education Agency (School District) Universe Survey Data," accessed February 4, 2019
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI," accessed February 4, 2019
- ↑ The Texas Tribune, "State to take over Houston ISD by replacing school board and superintendent," November 6, 2019
- ↑ Community Impact, "Houston ISD ratings show progress, but school board could still be replaced," September 3, 2019
- ↑ Texas Education Agency, "TEA Governance Return to Elected Trustee Control," accessed November 22, 2019
- ↑ Houston Chronicle, "Questions swirl as fate of HISD board remains uncertain. Here are a few answers," August 17, 2019
- ↑ Houston Independent School District, "2018-2019 Facts and Figures," accessed September 17, 2019
- ↑ Southern California Public Radio, "So LAUSD has a charter-backed school board majority. What now?" May 18, 2017
- ↑ EdSource, "LA’s choice: In charter wars, board members say they will seek bridge builder as next schools chief," January 22, 2018
- ↑ Jackie Goldberg's 2019 campaign website, "Priorities for Our Schools," accessed April 1, 2019
- ↑ LA School Report, "Runoff Q&A: Jackie Goldberg outlines her first-day priorities and her strategies as she prepares to face Heather Repenning in May’s LAUSD school board election," March 25, 2019
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- ↑ Los Angeles Unified School District, "About the Los Angeles Unified School District," accessed November 14, 2018
- ↑ Los Angeles Unified School District, "LAUSD Budget Summary, Fiscal Year 2018-19, Final Budget as of June 7, 2018," accessed February 28, 2019
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