Manatee County School District Elections (2014)

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2014 Manatee County School District Elections
General Election date:
August 26, 2014
Runoff Election date:
November 4, 2014
Table of Contents
About the district
Method of election
Elections
Key deadlines
Additional elections
External links
See also
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Manatee County School District
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Three seats on the Manatee County School Board were up for general election on August 26, 2014. The general election determines if candidates for each seat could garner a majority of the vote total. If no candidate received 50 percent plus one of the general election votes in a particular district, the top two vote recipients advance to the runoff election on November 4, 2014.

Rodney K. Jones and Charles "Charlie" Kennedy ran to replace Barbara Harvey, who did not file for re-election in District 2. Kennedy triumphed over Jones in that race. District 4 incumbent Karen H. Carpenter won over challenger Frank Brunner. District 5 incumbent Julie B. Aranibar faced Mary S. Cantrell in the runoff election on November 4, 2014, since neither was able to garner 50 percent plus one of the vote. Cantrell unseated Aranibar in the runoff.

About the district[edit]

See also: Manatee County School District, Florida
Manatee County School District is located in Manatee County, Florida
Manatee County School District is based in Bradenton, the county seat of Manatee County, Florida. Manatee County is home to 342,106 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau.[1] Manatee County School District was the 15th-largest school district in Florida, serving 44,986 students during the 2011-2012 school year.[2]

Demographics[edit]

Manatee County underperformed in comparison to the rest of Florida in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 26.0 percent of Manatee County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 26.2 percent for Florida as a whole. The median household income in Manatee County was $47,910 compared to $47,309 for the state of Florida. The poverty rate in Manatee County was 14.5 percent compared to 15.6 percent for the entire state.[1]

Racial Demographics, 2013[1]
Race Manatee County (%) Florida (%)
White 86.5 78.1
Black or African American 9.3 16.7
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5 0.5
Asian 1.9 2.7
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 1.6 1.9
Hispanic or Latino 15.3 23.6

Party registration, 2014[3]
Party Number of registered voters
Republican 89,268
Democratic 67,145
Other 53,715
Total 210,128

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.

Voter and candidate information[edit]

The Manatee County School Board consists of five members elected to four-year terms. Each member is elected to a specific seat and represents a specific group of schools. There was a general election on August 26, 2014, and the runoff election took place on November 4, 2014.

Candidates for the school board filed for the election by June 20, 2014. The county's elections office hosted early voting for the general election at various locations from August 16, 2014, to August 23, 2014. The early voting window for the runoff election ran from October 25, 2014, to November 1, 2014. The last day to request a mailed absentee ballot in the general election was August 20, 2014, and the runoff election deadline was October 29, 2014.

Elections[edit]

2014[edit]

Candidates[edit]

District 2[edit]

District 4[edit]

District 5[edit]

Candidates defeated in the general election:

Election results[edit]

District 5: Runoff[edit]
Manatee County School District, District 5 Runoff Election, 4-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngMary S. Cantrell 53.5% 56,022
     Nonpartisan Julie B. Aranibar Incumbent 46.5% 48,609
Total Votes 104,631
Source: Manatee County Supervisor of Elections, "2014 General Election Official Results," November 14, 2014
District 2: General[edit]
Manatee County School District, District 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngCharles "Charlie" Kennedy 56.4% 21,897
     Nonpartisan Rodney K. Jones 43.6% 16,928
Total Votes 38,825
Source: Manatee County Supervisor of Elections, "2014 Primary Election Official Results," August 29, 2014
District 4: General[edit]
Manatee County School District, District 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngKaren H. Carpenter Incumbent 61.4% 24,871
     Nonpartisan Frank Brunner 38.6% 15,635
Total Votes 40,506
Source: Manatee County Supervisor of Elections, "2014 Primary Election Official Results," August 29, 2014
District 5: General[edit]
Manatee County School District, District 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngJulie B. Aranibar Incumbent 37.1% 15,018
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngMary S. Cantrell 35.3% 14,274
     Nonpartisan James T. Golden 17.8% 7,193
     Nonpartisan Carlton "Les" Nichols 9.9% 3,996
Total Votes 40,481
Source: Manatee County Supervisor of Elections, "2014 Primary Election Official Results," August 29, 2014

Endorsements[edit]

District 2 candidate Rodney K. Jones received an endorsement from the Manatee Education Association.[4] District 4 candidate Frank Brunner received an endorsement from the Personhood Florida ProLife PAC.[5]

Campaign finance[edit]

Candidates received a total of $160,523.60 and spent a total of $110,908.19 by August 25, 2014, according to the Manatee County Supervisor of Elections.[6]

In the District 2 race, candidates raised a total of $24,286.34 and spent a total of $19,750.29.

Candidate Contributions Expenditures
Rodney K. Jones $16,511.34 $12,282.39
Charles "Charlie" Kennedy $7,775.00 $7,467.90

In the District 4 race, candidates raised a total of $59,065.91 and spent a total of $47,158.52.

Candidate Contributions Expenditures
Frank Brunner $29,690.80 $26,290.41
Karen H. Carpenter $29,375.11 $20,868.11

In the District 5 race, candidates raised a total of $77,171.35 and spent a total of $43,999.38.

Candidate Contributions Expenditures
Julie B. Aranibar $40,138.26 $22,885.84
Mary S. Cantrell $27,150.00 $13,500.03
James T. Golden $6,435.00 $4,719.94
Carlton "Les" Nichols $3,448.09 $2,893.57

Past elections[edit]

Key deadlines[edit]

The following dates were key deadlines for the school board election in 2014:[7]

Deadline Event
June 20, 2014 Last day of candidate filing period
August 16, 2014 First day of early voting in general election
August 20, 2014 Last day to request mailed absentee ballot for general election
August 23, 2014 Last day of early voting in general election
August 26, 2014 General election day
October 25, 2014 First day of early voting in runoff election
October 29, 2014 Last day to request mailed absentee ballot for runoff election
November 1, 2014 Last day of early voting in runoff election
November 4, 2014 Runoff election day

Additional elections on the ballot[edit]

Area residents voted on county and statewide races on November 4, 2014. Residents of Manatee County voted on races for county commission seats. Voters decided on a statewide ballot measure to amend the state constitution to allow the use of medical marijuana. The November 4, 2014, ballot included races for state legislature, state executive and U.S. House seats.

Recent news[edit]

This section links to a Google news search for the term "Manatee + County + Schools + Florida"

Manatee County School District News Feed

See also[edit]

External links[edit]

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Footnotes[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 United States Census Bureau, "Manatee County, Florida," accessed July 11, 2014
  2. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed July 7, 2014
  3. ↑ Manatee County Supervisor of Elections, "Home," accessed July 11, 2014
  4. ↑ Herald Tribune Politics, "Candidates for Manatee County School Board: District 2," August 13, 2014
  5. ↑ Personhood Florida ProLife PAC, "Personhood Florida ProLife PAC Endorses Over 60 Candidates for the 2014 Primary and General Election," July 23, 2014
  6. ↑ Manatee County Supervisor of Elections, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed August 25, 2014
  7. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named calendar
2014 Manatee County School District Elections
Manatee County, Florida
Election date:August 26, 2014
Candidates:District 2: • Rodney K. Jones • Charles "Charlie" Kennedy

District 4: • Frank Brunner • Karen H. Carpenter

District 5: • Julie B. Aranibar • Mary S. Cantrell • James T. Golden • Carlton "Les" Nichols
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