Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District elections (2014)

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2014 Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District Elections

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General Election date:
May 10, 2014
Table of Contents
About the district
Method of election
Elections
Key deadlines
Additional elections
External links
See also
Texas
Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District
Dallas County, Texas ballot measures
Local ballot measures, Texas

Two seats on the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Board of Trustees were up for general election on May 10, 2014. Place 1 incumbent James Goode won re-election against challenger Karin Webb. Nancy Cline won another term without opposition in the Place 2 seat.

## Contents

* 1 About the district
* 1.1 Demographics
* 2 Voter and candidate information
* 3 Elections
* 3.1 2014
* 3.1.1 Candidates
* 4 Place 1
* 5 Place 2
* 5.1 Election results
* 5.2 Endorsements
* 5.3 Campaign finance
* 5.4 Past elections
* 5.4.1 2013
* 5.5 Key deadlines
* 5.6 Additional elections on the ballot
* 5.7 Recent news
* 5.8 See also
* 5.9 External links
* 5.10 Footnotes

## About the district[edit]

See also: Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District, Texas

Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District is located in Dallas County, Texas

Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District is located in Carrollton, Texas, a city located in portions of Dallas County and Denton County. According to the United States Census Bureau, Carrollton was home to 125,409 residents in 2014.[1] Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District was the 46th-largest school district in Texas, serving 26,423 students during the 2011-2012 school year.[2]

### Demographics[edit]

Carrollton outperformed the rest of Texas in terms of higher education achievement in 2010. The United States Census Bureau found that 36.2 percent of Carrollton residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 26.3 percent for Texas as a whole. The median household income in Carrollton was $69,592 compared to $51,563 for the state of Texas. The poverty rate in Carrollton was 8.6 percent compared to 17.4 percent for the entire state.[1]

|  Racial Demographics, 2010[1]

Race  | Carrollton (%)  | Texas (%)
White | 63.6 | 70.4
Black or African American | 8.4 | 11.8
American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6 | 0.7
Asian | 13.4 | 3.8
Two or More Races | 3.1 | 2.7
Hispanic or Latino | 30.0 | 37.6

|  Presidential votes, 2000-2012[3]

Year  | Democratic vote (%)  | Republican vote (%)
2012 | 57.1 | 41.6
2008 | 57.1 | 41.8
2004 | 48.9 | 50.3
2000 | 44.8 | 52.5

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 Carrollton-Farmers Branch Board of Trustees consists of seven members elected to three-year terms. Each member is elected to a specific seat but represents the entire district. There was no primary election and a general election took place on May 10, 2014. Two seats were on the ballot in May 2015 and three seats were up for election in May 2016.[4]

Candidates for the Board of Trustees submitted paperwork with the school district secretary by February 28, 2014. Each candidate must be at least 18 years old, a registered voter and a resident of the district for at least six months. Members filed two campaign finance reports with the district clerk prior to the election unless they did not receive or spend $500 during the campaign.[5]

## Elections[edit]

### 2014[edit]

#### Candidates[edit]

# Place 1[edit]

* James Goode
* Incumbent
* President, Applied Data Sciences
* Veteran, U.S. Navy
* Karin Webb d
* Teacher
* Former board member, 2009-2012

# Place 2[edit]

* Nancy Cline
* Incumbent
* Graduate, Texas A&M University
* Public works director, Town of Addison

#### Election results[edit]

Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District, Place 1 General Election, 3-year term, 2014 Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes

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| Nonpartisan  | James Goode Incumbent | 56% | 2,579
| Nonpartisan  |  Karin Webb | 44% | 2,029
Total Votes | 4,608
Source: Dallas County Elections, "Unofficial Cumulative Results," May 10, 2014

Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District, Place 2 General Election, 3-year term, 2014 Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes

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| Nonpartisan  | Nancy Cline Incumbent | 100% | 3,760
Total Votes | 3,760
Source: Dallas County Elections, "Unofficial Cumulative Results," May 10, 2014

#### Endorsements[edit]

Place 1 incumbent James Goode received endorsements from Carrollton Mayor Matthew Marchant and Farmers Branch Mayor Bill Glancy.[6]

#### Campaign finance[edit]

No candidate has filed a campaign finance report with the district office prior to the election.

### Past elections[edit]

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

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#### 2013

| Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District, Place 5 General Election, 3-year term, May 11, 2013

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Nonpartisan  | Randy Schackmann | 39.6% | 866
| Nonpartisan  |  Jose G. Galvez  | 25.4% | 555
| Nonpartisan  |  Melinda Grandell  | 17.6% | 386
| Nonpartisan  |  Margaret "Peggi" Babick  | 17.4% | 381
Total Votes | 2,188
Source: Dallas County Elections, "Joint Election May 11, 2013," May 16, 2013

Note: Frank Shor and Nancy Watten won seats in Place 6 and Place 7 without opposition.

## Key deadlines[edit]

The following dates were key deadlines for the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District election in 2014:[5]

Deadline  | Event

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January 29, 2014 | First day to file paperwork for ballot placement
February 28, 2014 | Last day to file paperwork for ballot placement
March 5, 2014 | Last day to withdraw from ballot
April 10, 2014 | Due date for first campaign finance report
April 10, 2014 | Last day for voter registration with county clerk
May 1, 2014 | Last day to request mailed ballot from county clerk
May 2, 2014 | Due date for second campaign finance report
May 10, 2014 | Election day
May 21, 2014 | Final day for canvassing of votes
July 15, 2014 | Last campaign finance report for election

## Additional elections on the ballot[edit]

The Board of Trustees election shared the ballot with races for mayor and three seats on the Carrollton City Council.[7]

## Recent news[edit]

This section links to a Google news search for the term "Carrollton + Farmers + Branch + Independent + School + District"

Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District News Feed

## See also[edit]

* Texas
* Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District, Texas
* Texas school board elections, 2014
* List of school board elections in 2014
* School board elections, 2014
* Dallas County, Texas ballot measures
* Local ballot measures, Texas

## External links[edit]

| Suggest a link

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* Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District
* City of Carrollton
* Dallas County Elections Department

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 United States Census Bureau, "Carrollton, Texas," accessed March 19, 2014
2. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed May 5, 2014
3. ↑ Dallas County Elections, "Historical Election Results," accessed March 19, 2014
4. ↑ Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District, "Board of Trustees," accessed March 19, 2014 (dead link)
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Texas Secretary of State, "May 10, 2014 Election Law Calendar," accessed March 18, 2014
6. ↑ James Goode for C-FB, "Endorsements," accessed March 19, 2014 (dead link)
7. ↑ City of Carrollton, "Elections," accessed March 19, 2014

2014 Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District Elections

Carrollton, Texas
Election date:| May 10, 2014
Candidates:| Place 1: • James Goode • Karin Webb
Place 2: • Nancy Cline

Important information:| Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot

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