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.

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 is home to 125,409 residents.^[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 will be on the ballot in May 2015 and three seats will be 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]

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	2014 Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District Elections
General Election date:
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Table of Contents
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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
	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
	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.

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
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

External links[edit]

Suggest a link

Footnotes[edit]

[Census-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 United States Census Bureau, "Carrollton, Texas," accessed March 19, 2014

[cohort-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)

[election-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

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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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