Troy School District elections (2016)
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Two of the seven seats on the Troy School District school board were up for general election on November 8, 2016. No incumbents filed for re-election in 2016, leaving four candidates to run for the seats: Steve Gottlieb, Elizabeth Hammond, Bernard Lourim, Kumar Bhatt, and Sunil Sivaraman. Hammond and Gottlieb defeated Sivaraman, Lourim, and Bhatt. A sixth candidate, Evan Agnello, initially filed in the race, but he withdrew his candidacy on July 29, 2016.[1] Find out how Troy's school board races stack up with other Michigan school districts here.
Elections[edit]
Voter and candidate information[edit]
The Troy Board of Education consists of seven members elected at large to six-year terms. Michigan school board candidates had to file with their county elections department during the candidate filing period, which concluded on July 26, 2016. The deadline to withdraw from the election was July 29, 2016. Candidates needed to submit nominating petitions with signatures from district residents or $100 non-refundable deposits to reach the ballot. The deadline for voters to register for the election was October 11, 2016.[2]
Candidates and results[edit]
At-large[edit]
Results[edit]
| Troy School District, At-Large General Election, 6-year terms, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Elizabeth Hammond |
30.13% | 12,794 |
| Steve Gottlieb |
27.54% | 11,696 |
| Sunil Sivaraman | 15.99% | 6,792 |
| Bernard Lourim | 13.65% | 5,798 |
| Kumar Bhatt | 12.33% | 5,238 |
| Write-in votes | 0.35% | 148 |
| Total Votes | 42,466 | |
| Source: Oakland County Elections Division, "November 8, 2016 General Election," November 22, 2016 | ||
Candidates[edit]
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Withdrawn candidates[edit]
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Additional elections[edit]
- See also: Michigan elections, 2016
School board elections in Michigan shared the ballot with races for president of the United States, U.S. House seats, and state legislative seats.
Key deadlines[edit]
The following dates were key deadlines for Michigan school board elections in 2016:[3]
| Deadline | Event |
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| July 26, 2016 | Candidate filing deadline |
| July 29, 2016 | Deadline for candidates to withdraw from ballot |
| October 11, 2016 | Voter registration deadline for general election |
| October 28, 2016 | Pre-election campaign finance reporting deadline |
| November 8, 2016 | General election |
| December 8, 2016 | Post-election campaign finance reporting deadline |
Endorsements[edit]
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Campaign finance[edit]
School board candidates in Michigan were required to file pre-election campaign finance reports with their county election offices by October 28, 2016. Post-election reports were due by December 8, 2016.[3]
In Michigan, candidates are prohibited from receiving contributions from corporations or labor organizations. Within 10 days of becoming a candidate, candidates must form a candidate committee. Following the creation of the committee, candidates have an additional 10 days to register the committee with the school district filing official by filing a statement of organization. A candidate committee that does not expect to receive or spend more than $1,000 during the election cycle is eligible to receive a reporting waiver, which allows that committee not to file pre-election, post-election, and annual campaign statements.[4]
October 28 filing[edit]
Candidates received a total of $8,377.97 and spent a total of $6,106.21 as of October 30, 2016, according to the Oakland County Clerk/Register of Deeds.[5]
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| Steve Gottlieb | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Elizabeth Hammond | $2,526.97 | $2,526.97 | $0.00 |
| Bernard Lourim | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Sunil Sivaraman | $5,851.00 | $3,579.24 | $2,271.76 |
| Kumar Bhatt | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
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What was at stake?[edit]
Election trends[edit]
Troy's 2016 school board elections featured more candidates per seat than the district's 2014 elections. Voters saw 2.5 candidates per seat up for election in 2016, while the 2014 ballot featured 1.5 candidates per seat. The district's 2016 elections surpassed the 2.3 candidates per seat average for all Michigan school board elections covered by Ballotpedia. Troy's 1.5 candidates per seat in 2014 fell below the 2.09 candidates per seat for Michigan districts in Ballotpedia's coverage. The following table compares candidates per seat in 2014 and 2016 for school board elections covered by Ballotpedia in Michigan and the United States:
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About the district[edit]
- See also: Troy School District, Michigan
Troy School District is located in Oakland County in southeastern Michigan. The county seat is Pontiac. Oakland County was home to 1,242,304 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[6] The district was the 12th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 12,540 students.[7]
Demographics[edit]
Oakland County outperformed Michigan as a whole in terms of higher education achievement from 2010 to 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 43.7 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 26.4 percent of state residents. The median household income for Oakland County was $66,436, compared to $49,087 for the entire state. The percentage of people below poverty level was 10.0 percent for the county, while it was 16.2 percent statewide.[6]
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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.
Recent news[edit]
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See also[edit]
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External links[edit]
- Troy School District
- Oakland County, Michigan
- Oakland County Clerk
- Michigan Department of Education
- Michigan Association of School Boards
Footnotes[edit]
- ↑ Oakland County Elections Division, "Unofficial Candidate List," August 19, 2016
- ↑ Wayne County Clerk, "Elections Division-Voter and Candidate Information," accessed August 1, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Michigan Bureau of Elections, "2016 and 2017 Campaign Finance Filing Schedule," January 12, 2016
- ↑ Genesee County, "Filing Requirements under Michigan's Campaign Finance Act," February 7, 2014
- ↑ Oakland County Clerk/Register of Deeds, "Campaign Finance Reporting System," accessed October 30, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 United States Census Bureau, "Oakland County, Michigan," accessed September 24, 2015
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ Secretary of State - Department of State, "Previous Election Information," accessed August 1, 2014
| 2016 Troy School District Elections | |
| Oakland County, Michigan | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Steve Gottlieb • Elizabeth Hammond • Bernard Lourim • Sunil Sivaraman • Kumar Bhatt |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
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