Sheboygan Area School District elections (2014)

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2014 Sheboygan Area School District Elections

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General Election date:
April 1, 2014
Table of Contents
About the district
Method of election
Elections
Key deadlines
Additional elections
External links
See also
Wisconsin
Sheboygan Area School District
Sheboygan County, Wisconsin ballot measures
Local ballot measures, Wisconsin

Three seats on the Sheboygan Board of Education were up for general election on April 1, 2014. Incumbents David Gallianetti, Jennifer Pothast and Larry Samet won re-election to the board without opposition.

## Contents

* 1 About the district
* 1.1 Demographics
* 2 Voter and candidate information
* 3 Elections
* 3.1 2014
* 3.1.1 Candidates
* 3.1.2 Election results
* 3.1.3 Endorsements
* 3.1.4 Campaign finance
* 3.2 Past elections
* 3.2.1 2012
* 4 Key deadlines
* 5 Additional elections on the ballot
* 6 Recent news
* 7 See also
* 8 External links
* 9 Footnotes

## About the district[edit]

See also: Sheboygan Area School District, Wisconsin

Sheboygan Area School District is located in Sheboygan, Wisconsin

Sheboygan Area School District is located in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, which is the county seat of Sheboygan County. According to the United States Census Bureau, Sheboygan was home to 48,895 residents in 2013.[1] Sheboygan Area School District was the tenth-largest school district in Wisconsin, serving 10,124 students during the 2010-11 school year.[2]

### Demographics[edit]

Sheboygan underperformed in comparison to the rest of Wisconsin in terms of higher education achievement in 2010. The United States Census Bureau found that 18.7 percent of Sheboygan residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 26.4 percent for Wisconsin as a whole. The median household income in Sheboygan was $42,549 compared to $52,627 for the state of Wisconsin. The poverty rate in Sheboygan was 12.9 percent compared to 12.5 percent for the entire state.[1]

|  Racial Demographics, 2010[1]

Race  | Sheboygan (%)  | Wisconsin (%)
White | 82.5 | 86.2
Black or African American | 1.8 | 6.3
American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5 | 1.0
Asian | 9.0 | 2.3
Two or More Races | 2.5 | 1.8
Hispanic or Latino | 9.9 | 5.9

|  Presidential votes, 2000-2012[3]

Year  | Democratic vote (%)  | Republican vote (%)
2012 | 44.5 | 54.3
2008 | 48.9 | 49.5
2004 | 44.0 | 55.0
2000 | 42.6 | 53.7

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 Sheboygan Board of Education consists of nine members elected at-large to three-year terms. There was no primary election and the general election was held on April 1, 2014. Three seats are up for election each April.

Candidates for the Board of Education must be 18 years old, citizens of the United States and residents of the district at least 10 days before the election. Each candidate submitted at least 100 valid signatures to the Sheboygan County Clerk by January 7, 2014.[4]

## Elections[edit]

### 2014[edit]

#### Candidates[edit]

* David Gallianetti
* Incumbent
* Graduate, Lakeland College
* Director of communications, Lakeland College
* Jennifer Pothast
* Incumbent
* Stay-at-home mom
* Larry Samet
* Incumbent
* Graduate, Lakeland College
* Social worker, Sheboygan County Health and Human Services

#### Election results[edit]

Sheboygan Area School District, At-large General Election, 3-year term, April 1, 2014 Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes

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| Nonpartisan  | David Gallianetti Incumbent | 32.1% | 1,884
| Nonpartisan  | Jennifer Pothast Incumbent | 31.8% | 1,868
| Nonpartisan  | Larry Samet Incumbent | 30.5% | 1,792
| Nonpartisan  |  Write-in votes  | 5.6% | 326
Total Votes | 5,870
Source: Sheboygan County Clerk, "Contests By Reporting Unit For County Use," April 1, 2014

#### Endorsements[edit]

No candidate received an endorsement in this election.

#### Campaign finance[edit]

No candidate filed a campaign finance report with the district office. State law allows candidates to claim exempt status from campaign finance reporting if contributions and expenditures do not exceed $1,000 during a calendar year.[5]

### Past elections[edit]

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

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#### 2012

Sheboygan Area School District, At-large General Election, 3-year term, April 3, 2012 | Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes

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| Nonpartisan  | Barbara Tuszynski | 25% | 4,786
| Nonpartisan  | Ryan Burg | 21.3% | 4,063
| Nonpartisan  | John Hill | 18.3% | 3,500
| Nonpartisan  |  Peter Madden  | 17.4% | 3,325
| Nonpartisan  |  Scott Lewandoske  | 17.3% | 3,304
| Nonpartisan  |  Write-in votes  | 0.7% | 135
Total Votes | 19,113
Source: Sheboygan County Clerk, "STATEMENT OF VOTE," April 3, 2012

## Key deadlines[edit]

The following dates were key deadlines for the Sheboygan Area School District election in 2014:[6][4]

Deadline  | Event

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December 1, 2013 | First day to circulate nominating petitions
January 7, 2014 | Last day to submit nominating petitions to county clerk
March 24, 2014 | Last day to file pre-election campaign finance report
April 1, 2014 | Election day
July 21, 2014 | Last day to file continuing campaign finance report

## Additional elections on the ballot[edit]

The Sheboygan Board of Education election shared the ballot with other local and county elections. Residents of Sheboygan voted for seats on the Sheboygan Common Council and Sheboygan County Board of Supervisors.[7]

## Recent news[edit]

This section links to a Google news search for the term "Sheboygan + Area + School + District"

Sheboygan Area School District News Feed

## See also[edit]

* School board elections in Alaska and Wisconsin spark debates over budgets, academic performance
* Incumbents dominate school board elections in Alaska, Wisconsin
* Wisconsin
* Sheboygan Area School District, Wisconsin
* Wisconsin school board elections, 2014
* List of school board elections in 2014
* School board elections, 2014
* Sheboygan County, Wisconsin ballot measures
* Local ballot measures, Wisconsin

## External links[edit]

| Suggest a link

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* Sheboygan Area School District
* City of Sheboygan, Wisconsin
* Sheboygan County Clerk

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 United States Census Bureau, "Sheboygan, Wisconsin," accessed February 7, 2014
2. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed January 27, 2014
3. ↑ Government Accountability Board, "Wisconsin Election Results," accessed January 28, 2014
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Ballot Access Checklist," accessed January 24, 2014
5. ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Campaign Finance Overview: Local Candidates," May 2010
6. ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Campaign Finance Checklist," accessed February 7, 2014
7. ↑ Sheboygan Daily, "Local candidates set for spring election," January 16, 2014

2014 Sheboygan Area School District Elections

Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Election date:| April 1, 2014
Candidates:| At-large: • David Gallianetti • Jennifer Pothast • Larry Samet
Important information:| Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot

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