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Leon County Schools Elections

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Primary election date:
August 30, 2016
Enrollment (13–14):
33,747 students

Two of the five seats on the Leon County Schools school board were up for primary election on August 30, 2016. Two newcomers filed for the District 2 seat: Rosanne Wood and Roger Pinholster. Wood won the seat outright when she received more than 50 percent of the votes cast. In District 4, incumbent Dee Dee Rasmussen also won re-election outright. She defeated challengers Tallie Gainer III and Patrick Cannon.[1][2]

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Florida school board elections function differently than elections of this kind in most states. Primary elections for Florida school boards were held on August 30, 2016, though primaries are functionally general elections. A general election was held on November 8, 2016, between the top two vote recipients in any race where no candidate receives the majority of votes. Unopposed elections were canceled and did not appear on the ballot. Special elections were held in conjunction with some general elections to fill vacancies.

## Contents

* 1 Elections
* 1.1 Voter and candidate information
* 1.2 Candidates and results
* 2 District 2
* 2.1 Results
* 2.2 Candidates
* 3 District 4
* 3.1 Results
* 3.2 Candidates
* 4 Additional elections on the ballot
* 5 Key deadlines
* 5.1 Endorsements
* 5.2 Campaign finance
* 5.2.1 Reports
* 5.2.1.1 District 2
* 5.2.1.2 District 4
* 5.3 Past elections
* 5.3.1 2014
* 5.3.2 2010
* 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]

The Leon County Schools board consists of five members elected by district to four-year terms. There was a primary election on August 30, 2016, and a general election was scheduled for November 8, 2016.

The filing deadline for school board candidates was June 24, 2016. The county's elections office hosted early voting for the primary election at various locations from August 20, 2016, to August 27, 2016. The early voting window for the general election ran from October 29, 2016, to November 5, 2016. Voters had to register by August 1, 2016, to vote in the primary election and by October 11, 2016, to vote in the general election.[3]

### Candidates and results[edit]

# District 2[edit]

### Results[edit]

Leon County Schools,
District 2 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2016

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Rosanne Wood | 76.42% | 10,651
Roger Pinholster | 23.58% | 3,287
Total Votes | 13,938
Source: Leon County Supervisor of Elections, "2016 Primary Election," accessed December 14, 2016

### Candidates[edit]

Rosanne Wood | Roger Pinholster

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* Former teacher and principal

* Former teacher, principal, and district administrator

# District 4[edit]

### Results[edit]

Leon County Schools,
District 4 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2016

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Dee Dee Rasmussen Incumbent | 73.54% | 11,061
Patrick Cannon | 18.61% | 2,799
Tallie Gainer III | 7.85% | 1,181
Total Votes | 15,041
Source: Leon County Supervisor of Elections, "2016 Primary Election," accessed December 14, 2016

### Candidates[edit]

Dee Dee Rasmussen | Tallie Gainer III | Patrick Cannon

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* Incumbent

* Former teacher
* Served as a youth pastor at St. John Cathedral

* Member of the Florida Rehabilitation Council

# Additional elections on the ballot[edit]

See also: Florida elections, 2016

The following federal and state offices shared the primary, general, or both election dates with school board elections:

* President
* U.S. Senate
* U.S. House
* State Senate
* State House
* State Attorney
* Public Defender
* State Supreme Court
* District Court of Appeal

One state ballot measure appeared on the primary ballot.

The following local offices shared primary, general, or both election dates with school board elections:

* Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller
* Sheriff
* Property Appraiser
* Tax Collector
* Superintendent of Schools
* Supervisor of Elections
* County Commission
* Tallahassee City Commission
* County Judge
* Soil and Water Conservation

# Key deadlines[edit]

The following dates were key deadlines for this Florida election in 2016:[4]

Deadline  | Event

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June 24, 2016 | Last day to file nominating petitions
August 1, 2016 | Primary election voter registration deadline
August 20-27, 2016 | Primary election early voting period
August 30, 2016 | Primary election day
October 11, 2016 | General election voter registration deadline
October 29-November 5, 2016 | General election early voting period
November 8, 2016 | General election day

### Endorsements[edit]

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### Campaign finance[edit]

See also: List of school board campaign finance deadlines in 2016

#### Reports[edit]

##### District 2[edit]

Candidates received a total of $85,555.43 and spent a total of $54,996.64 as of August 22, 2016, according to the Leon County Supervisor of Elections.[5]

Candidate  | Contributions  | Expenditures  | Cash on hand

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Roger Pinholster | $13,944.00  | $12,350.46  | $1,593.54
Rosanne Wood | $71,611.43  | $42,646.18  | $28,965.25

##### District 4[edit]

Candidates received a total of $44,799.51 and spent a total of $33,793.89 as of August 22, 2016, according to the Leon County Supervisor of Elections.[5]

Candidate  | Contributions  | Expenditures  | Cash on hand

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Patrick Cannon | $2,927.51  | $2,528.06  | $399.45
Tallie Gainer III | $3,445.00  | $2,798.70  | $646.30
Dee Dee Rasmussen | $38,427.00  | $28,467.13  | $9,959.87

### Past elections[edit]

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

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#### 2014

Leon County Schools, District 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2014 | Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes

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| Nonpartisan  | Alva Swafford Striplin | 58.8% | 7,720
| Nonpartisan  |  Forrest Van Camp Incumbent | 41.2% | 5,403
Total Votes | 13,123
Source: Leon County Supervisor of Elections, "Election Summary Report, August 26, 2014," accessed June 8, 2015

#### 2010

Leon County School Board, District 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2010

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Nonpartisan  | Forrest Van Camp | 57.7% | 8,536
| Nonpartisan  |  Donna C. Allocco  | 42.3% | 6,253
Total Votes | 14,789
Source: Leon County Supervisor of Elections, "Final Election Results," accessed August 25, 2014

Leon County School Board, District 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2010

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Nonpartisan  | Georgia Joy Bowen | 68.5% | 3,261
| Nonpartisan  |  Laymon Hicks  | 31.5% | 1,502
Total Votes | 4,763
Source: Leon County Supervisor of Elections, "Final Election Results," accessed August 25, 2014

## What was at stake?[edit]

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

Ballotpedia researches issues in school board elections across the United States, but information availability is a challenge for us in many school districts. Please contact us about the issues that impact your local school district. Note that not all submissions may meet Ballotpedia's coverage requirements for inclusion.

### Candidate survey[edit]

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## About the district[edit]

See also: Leon County Schools, Florida

Leon County Schools is located in the county of the same name in the panhandle of Florida.

Leon County Schools serves the county of the same name in the panhandle of Florida. The city of Tallahassee is the seat of county government. The county was home to an estimated 286,272 residents between 2010 and 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[6] The district was the 23rd-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 33,747 students.[7]

### Demographics[edit]

Leon County outperformed Florida as a whole in terms of higher education attainment from 2010 to 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 44.3 percent of county residents aged 25 and older had attained a bachelor's degree or higher, compared to 26.8 percent statewide. The median household income for the county was $46,620 compared to $47,212 for the state. County residents lived below poverty level at a rate of 23.3 percent, while that rate was 16.5 percent for state residents.[6]

|  Racial Demographics, 2015[6]

Race  | Leon County (%)  | Florida (%)
White | 62.4 | 77.7
Black or African American | 31.6 | 16.8
American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3 | 0.5
Asian | 3.4 | 2.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0.1 | 0.1
Two or More Races | 2.2 | 2.0
Hispanic or Latino | 6.2 | 24.5

|  Presidential Voting Pattern,
Leon County[8]

Year  | Democratic votes  | Republican votes  | Other votes
2012 | 90,881 | 55,805 | 47
2008 | 91,747 | 55,705 | 0
2004 | 83,873 | 51,615 | 0
2000 | 61,427 | 39,062 | 0

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]

The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for the terms 'Leon County Schools' 'Florida'. These results are automatically generated from Google. Ballotpedia does not curate or endorse these articles.

Leon County Schools elections (2016) - Google News

## See also[edit]

Leon County Schools | Florida | School Boards

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* List of school districts in Florida

* Florida school board elections, 2016
* Public education in Florida
* Local ballot measures, Florida

* School board elections, 2016
* School board elections, 2015

## External links[edit]

* Leon County Schools
* Leon County Supervisor of Elections

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Leon County Supervisor of Elections, "2016 Candidate List," accessed July 1, 2016
2. ↑ Leon County Supervisor of Elections, "2016 Primary Election," accessed August 30, 2016
3. ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Election Dates," accessed June 21, 2016
4. ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Election Dates," accessed November 1, 2016
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Leon County Supervisor of Elections, "Candidates & Committees (2011-Present)," accessed August 22, 2016
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 United States Census Bureau, "State & County QuickFacts: Leon County, Florida," July 25, 2016
7. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
8. ↑ Florida Department of State, "Division of Elections: Election results," accessed October 5, 2015

2016 Leon County Schools Elections

Election date:| Primary: August 30, 2016 General: November 8, 2016
Candidates:| District 2: Rosanne Wood • Roger Pinholster
District 4: Incumbent, Dee Dee Rasmussen • Tallie Gainer III • Patrick Cannon
Important information:| What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot

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