Brandywine School District elections (2014)

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2014 Brandywine School District Elections

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General Election date:
May 13, 2014
Table of Contents
About the district
Method of election
Elections
Key deadlines
Additional elections
External links
See also
Delaware
Brandywine School District
New Castle County, Delaware ballot measures
Local ballot measures, Delaware

One seat on the Brandywine School District school board was up for general election on May 13, 2014. Incumbent Cheryl Siskin ran unopposed and won the Nominating District G seat by default without an election.

## Contents

* 1 About the district
* 1.1 Demographics
* 2 Voter and candidate information
* 3 Elections
* 3.1 2014
* 3.1.1 Candidates
* 3.1.1.1 Nominating District G
* 3.1.2 Election results
* 3.1.3 Endorsements
* 3.1.4 Campaign finance
* 3.1.5 Past elections
* 3.1.5.1 2013
* 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: Brandywine School District, Delaware

Brandywine School District is located in New Castle County, Delaware

Brandywine School District is located in New Castle County, Delaware. The county seat of New Castle County is Wilmington. According to the United States Census Bureau, New Castle County is home to 538,479 residents.[1] Brandywine School District was the third-largest school district in Delaware, serving 10,852 students during the 2012-2013 school year.[2]

### Demographics[edit]

New Castle County outperformed in comparison to the rest of Delaware in terms of higher education achievement in 2010. The United States Census Bureau found that 28.6 percent of New Castle County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 28.5 percent for Delaware as a whole. The median household income in New Castle was $54,236 compared to $60,119 for the state of Delaware. The poverty rate in New Castle County was 12.5 percent compared to 11.5 percent for the entire state.[1]

|  Racial Demographics, 2012[1]

Race  | New Castle County (%)  | Delaware (%)
White | 67.3 | 68.9
Black or African American | 27.2 | 21.4
American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3 | 0.5
Asian | 1.2 | 3.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0.0 | 0.0
Two or More Races | 2.6 | 2.7
Hispanic or Latino | 5.4 | 8.2

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 Brandywine School Board consists of seven members elected to five-year terms in separate geographic districts. There was no primary election, and the general election was held on May 13, 2014.[3] The Nominating District G seat was on the ballot in 2014. Two seats will be on the ballot in 2015, and one seat will be on the ballot in 2016.[4]

Candidates began to file affidavits of candidacy on February 5, 2014. The filing deadline for school board candidates to get on the ballot in the general election was March 7, 2014.[5]

## Elections[edit]

### 2014[edit]

#### Candidates[edit]

##### Nominating District G[edit]

* Cheryl Siskin
* Incumbent

#### Election results[edit]

Incumbent Cheryl Siskin ran unopposed and won the Nominating District G seat by default without an election.

#### Endorsements[edit]

Cheryl Siskin did not receive an endorsement in this election.

#### Campaign finance[edit]

Cheryl Siskin did not file a campaign finance report with the Delaware Commissioner of Elections.[6]

#### Past elections[edit]

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

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##### 2013

| Brandywine School District, Nominating District A General Election, 5-year term, 2013

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Nonpartisan  | Joseph Brumskill | 75.4% | 811
| Nonpartisan  |  Shelia M. Wyatt  | 24.6% | 264
Total Votes | 1,075
Source: Department of Elections for New Castle County, "May 14, 2013 School Board Election," accessed March 13, 2014

Brandywine School District General Election, Nominating District B, 2-year term, 2013

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Nonpartisan  | Cara J. Stanard | 67.4% | 716
| Nonpartisan  |  Denise Miller  | 32.6% | 346
Total Votes | 1,062
Source: Department of Elections for New Castle County, "May 14, 2013 School Board Election," accessed March 13, 2014

Brandywine School District General Election, Nominating District C, 5-year term, 2013

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Nonpartisan  | Ralph G. Ackerman | 65.6% | 707
| Nonpartisan  |  Crystal M. Edwards  | 34.4% | 371
Total Votes | 1,078
Source: Department of Elections for New Castle County, "May 14, 2013 School Board Election," accessed March 13, 2014

## Key deadlines[edit]

The following dates were key deadlines for the Brandywine School District election in 2014:[7]

Deadline  | Event

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February 5, 2014 | First day to file affidavits of candidacy
March 7, 2014 | Last day to file affidavits of candidacy
May 9, 2014 | Final day absentee ballots are mailed
May 12, 2014 | Last day Department of Elections can issue an absentee ballot
May 13, 2014 | Election day

## Additional elections on the ballot[edit]

No additional elections appeared on the ballot. School board elections were also held in Appoquinimink School District, Christina School District, Colonial School District and Red Clay Consolidated School District in other areas of New Castle County, Delaware.[5]

## Recent news[edit]

This section links to a Google news search for the term "Brandywine + School + District + Delaware"

Brandywine School District News Feed

## See also[edit]

* Delaware
* Brandywine School District, Delaware
* Delaware school board elections, 2014
* List of school board elections in 2014
* School board elections, 2014
* New Castle County, Delaware ballot measures
* Local ballot measures, Delaware

## External links[edit]

| Suggest a link

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* Brandywine School District
* Wilmington, Delaware
* New Castle County Elections Office

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 United States Census Bureau, "New Castle, Delaware," accessed March 13, 2014
2. ↑ Brandywine School District, "Facts and Figures about the Brandywine School District," accessed March 13, 2014
3. ↑ Department of Elections for New Castle County, "May 13, 2014 School Board Election," accessed March 13, 2014
4. ↑ Brandywine School District, "Meet the Brandywine School Board," accessed March 13, 2014
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Department of Elections for New Castle County, "2014 Election Calendar," accessed March 13, 2014
6. ↑ Commissioner of Elections, "Campaign Report Search," accessed March 13, 2014
7. ↑ Department of Elections for New Castle County, "2014 Election Calendar," accessed March 13, 2014

2014 Brandywine School District Elections

Wilmington, Delaware
Election date:| May 13, 2014
Candidates:| Nominating District G: • Incumbent, Cheryl Siskin
Important information:| Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot

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