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Rockwood School District Elections

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General election date
April 4, 2017
Enrollment (14-15)
10,924 students

Four seats on the Rockwood School District school board were up for at-large general election on April 4, 2017. Three seats were up for three-year terms, and a fourth seat was up for a one-year term, due to the resignation of former board member Rob Castle. Lynne Midyett, a candidate for one of the three-year terms, was appointed by the board to take Castle's place. She was joined on the ballot by fellow board member Keith Kinder and challengers Randy Miller, Tamara Rhomberg, and Sudhirkumar Brahmbhatt. Only one candidate filed for the one-year term: board incumbent Matt Doell. Due to the lack of opposition, this seat did not appear on the ballot and Doell was automatically re-elected. Midyett, Kinder, and Miller won the election.[1][2]

## Contents

* 1 Elections
* 1.1 Voter and candidate information
* 1.2 Candidates and results
* 2 At-Large (Three-year terms)
* 2.1 Results
* 2.2 Candidates
* 3 At-Large (One-year term)
* 3.1 Results
* 3.2 Candidates
* 4 Additional elections on the ballot
* 5 Key deadlines
* 5.1 Endorsements
* 5.2 Campaign finance
* 5.3 Past elections
* 5.3.1 2016
* 5.3.2 2015
* 5.3.3 2014
* 5.3.4 2013
* 5.3.5 2012
* 5.4 What was at stake?
* 5.4.1 Report a story for this election
* 5.4.2 Candidate survey
* 5.5 About the district
* 5.5.1 Demographics
* 5.6 Recent news
* 5.7 See also
* 5.8 External links
* 5.9 Footnotes

## Elections[edit]

### Voter and candidate information[edit]

Members of the Rockwood school board are elected at large to three-year staggered terms. Three seats were up for election in 2014 and 2015, respectively, and two seats were up for election in 2016. The general election was held on April 4, 2017.

Missouri school board candidates had to be at least 24 years old, U.S. citizens, and Missouri residents for one year preceding the school board election. They were also required to physically reside in the district for which they ran.

To get on the ballot, candidates had to file a declaration of intent in person and in writing by January 17, 2017. Candidates also had to sign a statement that acknowledged their receipt of both a notice of their obligation to file a personal financial disclosure statement and a copy of the summary of laws from the Missouri Ethics Commission. Write-in candidates were allowed. The terms of candidates elected in the race began on April 18, 2017.[3]

To vote in Missouri, one had to be 18 years old, a U.S. citizen, and a Missouri resident. Voters in Missouri had to present identification at the polls. Valid forms of identification included the following: a driver's license or state-issued ID card, a U.S. passport, or a copy of a utility bill, bank statement, or paycheck. In order to vote in this election, voters had to register to vote by March 8, 2017.[4]

See also: Voting in Missouri and Voter identification laws by state

### Candidates and results[edit]

# At-Large (Three-year terms)[edit]

### Results[edit]

Rockwood School District,
At-Large General Election, 3-year terms, 2017

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Keith Kinder Incumbent | 25.49% | 10,507
Lynne Midyett Incumbent | 25.33% | 10,442
Randy Miller | 22.29% | 9,189
Tamara Rhomberg | 16.45% | 6,782
Sudhirkumar Brahmbhatt | 9.70% | 3,997
Write-in votes | 0.73% | 301
Total Votes | 41,218
Source: St. Louis County, "Summary Report - General Municipal Election," accessed May 25, 2017

### Candidates[edit]

Lynne Midyett | Keith Kinder | Randy Miller

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* Incumbent
* Appointed in 2016

* Incumbent (2011-Present)

Tamara Rhomberg | Sudhirkumar Brahmbhatt

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# At-Large (One-year term)[edit]

### Results[edit]

Doell was automatically re-elected.

### Candidates[edit]

Matt Doell

* Incumbent (2011-Present)

# Additional elections on the ballot[edit]

See also: Missouri elections, 2017

The Rockwood school board election shared the ballot with Proposition P, which asked county voters to approve a one-half percent sales tax in order to provide funding to improve police and public safety.[5]

# Key deadlines[edit]

The following dates were key deadlines for this Missouri election in 2017:[4]

Deadline  | Event

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January 17, 2017 | Last day to file nominating petitions
March 8, 2017 | Last day to register to vote
April 4, 2017 | General election day
April 18, 2017 | Latest day new terms of office begin

### Endorsements[edit]

Do you know of an official or organization that endorsed a candidate in this race? Let Ballotpedia know by email at editor@ballotpedia.org.

### Campaign finance[edit]

See also: Campaign finance requirements in Missouri and List of school board campaign finance deadlines in 2017

School board candidates in Missouri were only required to file campaign finance reports if they spent or received more than $500, or if a single contributor other than the candidate gave more than $350 to the campaign. Exempt candidates had to file a sworn exemption statement stating they did not intend to exceed the $500 threshold limit.

If, after filing the exemption statement, a candidate exceeded the limit, he or she would have had to file a rejection of the exemption statement and a statement of organization. At that point, the candidate would have had to file reports of all contributions and expenditures.[6]

There were four campaign finance deadlines in 2017:[7]

* The 40 Day Before Report was due February 23, 2017,
* The committee organization deadline was due March 5, 2017,
* The 8 Day Before Report was due March 27, 2017, and
* The 30 Day After Report was due May 4, 2017.

### Past elections[edit]

Information about earlier elections can be found by clicking [show] at the right.

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#### 2016

See also: Rockwood School District elections (2016)

Due to lack of opposition the election was canceled and incumbents Loralee Mondl and Herman Kriegshauser were automatically re-elected.

#### 2015

See also: Rockwood School District elections (2015)

Incumbent Rob Castle and challenger Jaime Bayes ran unopposed and won the two at-large seats with full three-year terms by default.

| Rockwood School District, At-Large Special Election, 1-year term, 2015

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Nonpartisan  | Herman Kriegshauser | 53.1% | 5,634
| Nonpartisan  |  Lawrence Lazar | 46.2% | 4,901
| Nonpartisan  |  Write-in votes  | 0.8% | 83
Total Votes | 10,618
Source: St. Louis County Board of Elections, "Summary Report," accessed April 16, 2015

#### 2014

See also: Rockwood School District elections (2014)
Rockwood School District, At-Large General Election, 3-year term, 2014 Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes

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| Nonpartisan  | Matt Doell Incumbent | 25.9% | 6,352
| Nonpartisan  | Keith Kinder Incumbent | 25.4% | 6,232
| Nonpartisan  | Dominque Paul | 21.8% | 5,352
| Nonpartisan  |  Eileen Tyrrell | 14.2% | 3,488
| Nonpartisan  |  Darby Jo Arakelian Incumbent | 12.2% | 2,986
| Nonpartisan  |  Write-in votes  | 0.4% | 101
Total Votes | 24,511
Source: St. Louis County Board of Elections, "Summary Report," April 18, 2014

#### 2013

Rockwood School District, At-Large General Election, 3-year term, 2013

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Nonpartisan  | Loralee Mondl | 36.6% | 9,668
| Nonpartisan  | Jeffrey Morrell Incumbent | 29.6% | 7,815
| Nonpartisan  |  Stephen Banton  | 17.8% | 4,708
| Nonpartisan  |  Janet Strate Incumbent | 16.1% | 4,250
Total Votes | 26,441
Source: St. Louis County, Missouri, "Summary Report," April 15, 2013

#### 2012

Rockwood School District, At-Large General Election, 3-year term, 2012 Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes

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| Nonpartisan  | Bill Brown | 30.9% | 6,309
| Nonpartisan  | Sherri Rogers | 28.9% | 5,908
| Nonpartisan  |  Jennifer Kelly  | 28.4% | 5,796
| Nonpartisan  |  Victor Hieken  | 11.8% | 2,418
Total Votes | 20,431
Source: St. Louis County, Missouri, "Summary Report," April 11, 2012

## What was at stake?[edit]

### Report a story for this election[edit]

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## About the district[edit]

See also: Rockwood School District, Missouri

Rockwood School District is primarily located in St. Louis County, Missouri.

Rockwood School District is primarily located in east-central Missouri in St. Louis County, with parts in Jefferson County. The seat of county government in St. Louis County is Clayton. St. Louis County was home to 1,003,362 residents between 2010 and 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau. The district was the third-largest school district in the state in the 2014-2015 school year and served 20,553 students.[8][9]

### Demographics[edit]

St. Louis County outperformed Missouri as a whole in terms of higher education achievement from 2011 to 2015. The United States Census Bureau found that 41.6 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree or higher, compared to 27.1 percent for the state as a whole. The median household income in the county was $59,755, compared to $48,173 for the entire state. County residents lived below the poverty level at a rate of 10.3 percent, while that rate was 14.8 percent for the state as a whole.[9]

Racial Demographics, 2015[9]

Race  | St. Louis County (%)  | Missouri (%)
White | 69.5 | 83.3
Black or African American | 24.1 | 11.8
American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2 | 0.6
Asian | 4.2 | 2.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0.0 | 0.1
Two or More Races | 2.0 | 2.2
Hispanic or Latino | 2.8 | 4.1

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.

## Recent news[edit]

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## See also[edit]

Rockwood School District | Missouri | School Boards

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* Rockwood School District elections (2016)

* List of school districts in Missouri

* Missouri school board elections, 2017
* Public education in Missouri
* Local ballot measures, Missouri

* School board elections, 2017
* School board elections, 2016
* School board election data analysis, 2017
* School board election data analysis, 2016

## External links[edit]

* Rockwood School District

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Rockwood School District, "Candidates File For Rockwood School Board Election," accessed January 20, 2017
2. ↑ St. Louis County, "Summary Report - General Municipal Election," accessed April 4, 2017 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.
3. ↑ Missouri School Boards' Association, "A Candidate’s Guide to Running for the School Board," accessed February 20, 2017
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Missouri Secretary of State, "2017 Missouri Election Calendar," accessed February 20, 2017
5. ↑ St. Louis County, "April 2017 Election-Issues & Candidates," accessed February 27, 2017
6. ↑ Missouri General Assembly, "Missouri Revised Statutes, Chapter 130, Campaign Finance Disclosure Law," accessed March 6, 2017
7. ↑ Missouri Ethics Commission, "2017 Campaign Finance Filing Requirements and Dates," accessed March 6, 2017
8. ↑ 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
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 United States Census Bureau, "St. Louis County, Missouri," accessed February 22, 2017

Rockwood School District elections in 2017

St. Louis County and Jefferson County, Missouri
Election date:| April 4, 2017
Candidates:| At-Large (Three-year terms): Incumbent, Lynne Midyett • Incumbent, Keith Kinder • Randy Miller • Tamara Rhomberg • Sudhirkumar Brahmbhatt
At-Large (One-year term): Incumbent, Matt Doell
Important information:| What was at stake?

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