Don Doty
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Don Doty was a candidate for the Ward B seat on the Grand Island Public Schools school board in Nebraska. He was running in the by-district general election on November 8, 2016, but withdrew from the race before the election.
Elections[edit]
2016[edit]
Four of the nine seats on the Grand Island Public Schools school board were up for general election on November 8, 2016. Ward A incumbent Terry Brown ran unopposed and won re-election to his seat. Lisa Albers won one of the seats up for election in Ward B after running unopposed. Don Doty originally filed to run for the other Ward B seat, but withdrew from the race before the election. State law required the board to appoint someone to the open seat that no candidate ran to fill.[1] In Ward C, incumbent Roger Harns also ran unopposed and won re-election to his seat.[2]
Results[edit]
| Grand Island Public Schools, Ward B General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Lisa Albers (unopposed) |
98.99% | 4,303 |
| Write-in votes | 1.01% | 44 |
| Total Votes | 4,347 | |
| Source: Hall County, Nebraska, "Summary Report," accessed November 30, 2016 | ||
Funding[edit]
Doty reported no contributions or expenditures to the Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Committee as of November 3, 2016.[3] Candidates were not required to file campaign finance reports unless they received or expended $5,000 or more in a calendar year.[4]
About the district[edit]
- See also: Grand Island Public Schools, Nebraska
Grand Island Public Schools is located in south-central Nebraska in Hall County. The county seat is Grand Island. The county was home to an estimated 61,680 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[5] The district was the sixth-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 9,313 students.[6]
Demographics[edit]
Hall County underperformed compared to Nebraska as a whole in terms of higher education achievement from 2010 to 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 17.7 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 29 percent of state residents. The median household income in the county was $49,178, while it was $52,400 for the state. The county poverty rate was 14.7 percent, compared to the state's 12.4 percent.[5]
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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.
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See also[edit]
External links[edit]
Footnotes[edit]
- ↑ The Grand Island Independent, "With Don Doty ending his candidacy, GIPS now needs candidates for open Ward B school board seat," July 16, 2016
- ↑ Hall County, Nebraska, "2016 Primary Election Candidate Filings," accesesd March 2, 2016
- ↑ Nebraska Accountability and Dislosure Committee, "Campaign Statements," accessed November 3, 2016
- ↑ Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission, "Candidates – General Information for the Public," accessed October 18, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 United States Census Bureau, "Quickfacts: Hall County, Nebraska," accessed July 1, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "VR Statistics Count Report," accessed December 1, 2015
| 2016 Grand Island Public Schools Elections | |
| Hall County, Nebraska | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | Ward A: Incumbent, Terry Brown Ward B: Don Doty • Lisa Albers |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
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