Granite School District elections (2014)

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2014 Granite School District Elections

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General Election date:
November 4, 2014
Table of Contents
About the district
Method of election
Elections
Key deadlines
Additional elections
External links
See also
Utah
Granite School District
Salt Lake County, Utah ballot measures
Local ballot measures, Utah

Four seats on the Granite School District Board of Education were up for general election on November 4, 2014. Precincts 3, 5, 6 and 7 were up for re-election.

Incumbents Connie Burgess, Terry H. Bawden and Gayleen Gandy were all re-elected unopposed in Precincts 3, 5 and 7, respectively. Two challengers, Karyn Hermansen Winder and Royce Gibson, competed for the Precinct 6 seat since incumbent Julene Jolley withdrew from the election, with Winder coming out on top.

## Contents

* 1 About the district
* 1.1 Demographics
* 2 Voter and candidate information
* 3 Elections
* 3.1 2014
* 3.1.1 Candidates
* 4 Precinct 3
* 5 Precinct 5
* 6 Precinct 6
* 7 Precinct 7
* 7.1 Results
* 7.1.1 Precinct 3
* 7.1.2 Precinct 5
* 7.1.3 Precinct 6
* 7.1.4 Precinct 7
* 7.2 Endorsements
* 7.3 Campaign finance
* 7.4 Key deadlines
* 7.5 Additional elections on the ballot
* 7.6 Recent news
* 7.7 See also
* 7.8 External links
* 7.9 Footnotes

## About the district[edit]

See also: Granite School District, Utah

Granite School District is located in Salt Lake County, Utah.

Granite School District is located in Salt Lake County, Utah. The county seat is Salt Lake City. Salt Lake County was home to 1,091,742 residents in 2014, according to the United States Census Bureau.[1] In the 2012-2013 school year, Granite School District was the third-largest school district in Utah and served 69,312 students.[2]

### Demographics[edit]

Salt Lake County overperformed in comparison to the rest of Utah in terms of higher education achievement and median household income in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 31.0 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 30.3 percent for Utah as a whole. The median household income in Salt Lake County was $60,555 compared to $58,821 for the state of Utah. The poverty rate in Salt Lake County was 12.7 percent, the same rate for the entire state.[1]

|  Racial Demographics, 2013[1]

Race  | Salt Lake County (%)  | Utah (%)
White | 88.9 | 91.6
Black or African American | 1.9 | 1.3
American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.3 | 1.5
Asian | 3.7 | 2.3
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 1.6 | 1.0
Two or More Races | 2.5 | 2.3
Hispanic or Latino | 17.6 | 13.4

|  Presidential Voting Pattern,
Salt Lake County[3]

Year  | Democratic Vote  | Republican Vote
2012 | 146,147 | 223,811
2008 | 176,988 | 176,692
2004 | 135,949 | 215,728
2000 | 107,576 | 171,585

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 Granite Board of Education consists of seven members elected to four-year terms by specific geographic zone. There was no primary election, and the general election was held on November 4, 2014. Four seats were up for election in 2014.[4]

Candidates began to file affidavits of candidacy on March 14, 2014. The filing deadline for school board candidates to get on the ballot in the general election was March 20, 2014.[5]

## Elections[edit]

### 2014[edit]

#### Candidates[edit]

# Precinct 3[edit]

* Connie Burgess
* Incumbent

# Precinct 5[edit]

* Terry H. Bawden
* Incumbent

# Precinct 6[edit]

* Karyn Hermansen Winder
* Royce Gibson

# Precinct 7[edit]

* Gayleen Gandy
* Incumbent

#### Results[edit]

##### Precinct 3[edit]

Granite School District, Precinct 3 General Election, 4-year term, 2014 Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes

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| Nonpartisan  | Connie Burgess Incumbent | 100% | 5,163
Total Votes | 5,163
Source: Salt Lake County Clerk, "Official Election Results 2014 General Election," accessed December 22, 2014

##### Precinct 5[edit]

Granite School District, Precinct 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2014 Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes

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| Nonpartisan  | Terry H. Bawden Incumbent | 100% | 5,350
Total Votes | 5,350
Source: Salt Lake County Clerk, "Official Election Results 2014 General Election," accessed December 22, 2014

##### Precinct 6[edit]

Granite School District, Precinct 6 General Election, 4-year term, 2014 Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes

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| Nonpartisan  | Karyn Hermansen Winder | 69.8% | 5,539
| Nonpartisan  |  Royce Gibson | 30.2% | 2,396
Total Votes | 7,935
Source: Salt Lake County Clerk, "Official Election Results 2014 General Election," accessed December 22, 2014

##### Precinct 7[edit]

Granite School District, Precinct 7 General Election, 4-year term, 2014 Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes

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| Nonpartisan  | Gayleen Gandy Incumbent | 100% | 5,940
Total Votes | 5,940
Source: Salt Lake County Clerk, "Official Election Results 2014 General Election," accessed December 22, 2014

#### Endorsements[edit]

No candidate publicly received an endorsement in this election.

#### Campaign finance[edit]

Candidates received a total of $3,403.36 and spent a total of $3,279.53, according to the Salt Lake County Clerk.[6]

Candidate  | Contributions  | Expenditures  | Cash on hand

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Connie Burgess (Precinct 3) | $50.00  | $50.00  | $0.00
Terry H. Bawden (Precinct 5) | $0.00  | $0.00  | $0.00
Karyn Hermansen Winder (Precinct 6) | $2,453.36  | $2,358.36  | $95.00
Royce Gibson (Precinct 6) | $850.00  | $821.17  | $28.83
Gayleen Gandy (Precinct 7) | $50.00  | $50.00  | $0.00

Note: Totals may reflect activity from past years.

## Key deadlines[edit]

The following dates were key deadlines for the Granite School District election in 2014:[5]

Deadline  | Event

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March 14, 2014 | Declaration of candidacy period opens
March 20, 2014 | Declaration of candidacy period closes
May 27, 2014 | Voter registration deadline for the primary election
June 10, 2014 | Early voting begins for primary election
June 24, 2014 | Primary election (if necessary)
September 5, 2014 | Last day write-in candidates may file declarations of candidacy
October 6, 2014 | Voter registration deadline for general election
October 21, 2014 | Early voting begins for general election
November 4, 2014 | General election

## Additional elections on the ballot[edit]

See also: Utah elections, 2014

This election shared the ballot with general elections for U.S. House seats and Utah state executive offices. It also shared the ballot with other county and municipal elections.[5]

## Recent news[edit]

This section links to a Google news search for the term "Granite + School + District + Utah"

All stories may not be relevant to this page due to the nature of the search engine.

Granite School District News Feed

## See also[edit]

* Utah
* Granite School District, Utah
* Utah school board elections, 2014
* List of school board elections in 2014
* School board elections, 2014
* Salt Lake County, Utah ballot measures
* Local ballot measures, Utah

## External links[edit]

| Suggest a link

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* Granite School District
* Utah.gov Elections

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 United States Census Bureau, "Salt Lake County, Utah," accessed May 14, 2014
2. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 17, 2015
3. ↑ Utah.gov, "Election Results," accessed August 5, 2015
4. ↑ Granite School District, "Board Members," accessed August 6, 2014
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Utah.gov, "2014 Election Dates," accessed June 3, 2014
6. ↑ Salt Lake County Clerk, "Candidate Campaign Finance Reports," accessed October 28, 2014

2014 Granite School District Elections

Salt Lake County, Utah
Election date:| November 4, 2014
Candidates:| Precinct 3: • Incumbent, Connie Burgess

Precinct 5: • Incumbent, Terry H. Bawden
Precinct 6: • Karyn Hermansen Winder • Royce Gibson

Precinct 7: • Incumbent, Gayleen Gandy

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

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