Russell McConnell

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## Contents

* 1 Elections
* 1.1 2016
* 1.1.1 Results
* 1.1.2 Funding
* 2 About the district
* 2.1 Demographics
* 3 Recent news
* 4 See also
* 5 External links
* 6 Footnotes

Russell McConnell was a candidate for an at-large seat on the Peoria Unified School District school board in Arizona. McConnell was defeated in the at-large general election on November 8, 2016.

## Elections[edit]

### 2016[edit]

See also: Peoria Unified School District elections (2016)

Three of the five seats on the Peoria Unified School District school board were up for at-large general election on November 8, 2016. Incumbents Judy Doane and David Jonagan filed for re-election and faced challengers Russell McConnell, David Sandoval, Monica Ceja Martinez, and Jesse Caron. Doane won another term on the board and was joined in her victory by Martinez and Sandoval.[1][2]

#### Results[edit]

Peoria Unified School District,
At-Large General Election, 4-year terms, 2016

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Monica Ceja Martinez | 20.24% | 31,650
Judy Doane Incumbent | 19.87% | 31,062
David Sandoval | 18.73% | 29,277
Russell McConnell | 15.47% | 24,181
David Jonagan Incumbent | 12.89% | 20,149
Jesse Caron | 12.81% | 20,022
Total Votes (100) | 156,341
Source: Maricopa County Recorder, "Final Results," accessed December 7, 2016

#### Funding[edit]

See also: List of school board campaign finance deadlines in 2016

School board candidates in Arizona were not required to file a campaign finance report if they did not raise or spend more than $500. If they planned to stay under this threshold, they were permitted to file an exemption statement. This rendered them exempt from all other campaign finance reporting, provided they did not exceed the $500 threshold. Otherwise, candidates were not required to file any report until they raised or spent more than the threshold limit. At that point, they had to file a Statement of Organization within five business days from when the threshold was reached. The pre-general campaign finance report was due November 4, 2016. All campaign finance filing was handled by the Arizona Secretary of State.[3]

## About the district[edit]

See also: Peoria Unified School District, Arizona

Peoria Unified School District is located in Maricopa County, Arizona.

Peoria Unified School District is located in the city of Glendale, which lies in central Arizona in Maricopa County. Phoenix is its county seat and the state capital. It is also the largest city in Arizona. Maricopa County was home to 4,167,947 residents between 2010 and 2015, according to United States Census Bureau.[4] The district was the fifth-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 36,706 students.[5]

### Demographics[edit]

Maricopa County outperformed Arizona as a whole in terms of higher education achievement between 2010 and 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 30.0 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree or higher, compared to 27.1 percent for state residents. The median household income for the county was $53,689, compared to $49,928 statewide. County residents lived below the poverty level at a rate of 17.1 percent, while that rate was 17.4 percent for state residents.[4]

|  Racial Demographics, 2015[4]

Race  | Maricopa County (%)  | Arizona (%)
White | 84.0 | 83.5
Black or African American | 5.9 | 4.8
American Indian and Alaska Native | 2.8 | 5.3
Asian | 4.2 | 3.4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0.3 | 0.3
Two or More Races | 2.8 | 2.7
Hispanic or Latino | 30.5 | 30.7

|  Presidential Voting Pattern, Maricopa County[6][7]

Year  | Democratic Vote  | Republican Vote
2012 | 602,288 | 749,885
2008 | 602,166 | 746,448
2004 | 504,849 | 679,455
2000 | 386,683 | 479,967

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[edit]

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## See also[edit]

* Peoria Unified School District, Arizona
* Peoria Unified School District elections (2016)

## External links[edit]

* Peoria Unified School District

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Maricopa County Education Service Agency, "Current Governing Board Candidates," accessed August 11, 2016
2. ↑ Maricopa County Recorder, "Unofficial results," accessed November 9, 2016
3. ↑ Arizona Campaign Finance Guide, "Questions & Answers," accessed October 6, 2016
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 United States Census Bureau, "Maricopa County, Arizona, Quick Facts," accessed September 19, 2016
5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
6. ↑ Maricopa County Recorder, "Maricopa County Election Results Archives," accessed August 18, 2014
7. ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official Canvas of Votes for 2000 General Election," November 27, 2000

2016 Peoria Unified School District Elections

Election date:| November 8, 2016
Candidates:| At-large: Incumbent, Judy Doane • Incumbent, David Jonagan • Russell McConnell • David Sandoval • Monica Ceja Martinez • Jesse Caron
Important information:| What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot

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