Forest Hills Public Schools elections (2014)
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Four seats on the Forest Hills Public Schools Board of Education were up for general election on November 4, 2014.
Incumbents Martha Atwater and Susan Lenhardt ran unopposed and won four-year terms, and fellow board members Walter F. Perschbacher III and Michael Seekell also ran unopposed and won six-year terms.[1][2]
About the district
- See also: Forest Hills Public Schools, Michigan
Forest Hills Public Schools is located in Kent County, Michigan. The county seat is Grand Rapids. Kent County is home to 621,700 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau.[3] In the 2011-2012 school year, Forest Hills Public Schools was the 20th-largest school district in Michigan and served 10,112 students.[4]
Demographics
Kent County overperformed compared to the rest of Michigan in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 30.9 percent of Kent County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 25.5 percent for Michigan as a whole. The median household income for Kent County was $51,030 compared to $48,471 for the state of Michigan. The percentage of people below poverty level for Kent County was 15.6 percent while it was 16.3 percent for the state of Michigan.[3]
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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.
Voter and candidate information
The Forest Hills Board of Education consists of seven members elected at-large to four-year or six-year terms, depending on the seat. There was no primary election, and the general election was held on November 4, 2014. Four seats were up for election in 2014, two seats with four-year terms and two seats with six-year terms.[1]
School board candidates had to file with their county elections department during the candidate filing period, which ended on July 22, 2014. The deadline to withdraw was on July 25, 2014. Write-in candidates had to file by October 24, 2014. To vote in the 2014 general election, voters had to register by October 6, 2014.[6]
Elections
2014
Candidates
At-large (4-year term)
- Martha Atwater
- Incumbent
- Susan Lenhardt
- Incumbent
At-large (6-year term)
- Walter F. Perschbacher III
- Incumbent
- Michael Seekell
- Incumbent
Election results
4-year term
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Martha Atwater Incumbent |
50.4% | 10,923 | |
| Nonpartisan | Susan Lenhardt Incumbent |
49.6% | 10,744 | |
| Total Votes | 21,667 | |||
| Source: Kent County Elections Division, "Forest Hills Public Schools Board Member - 4 Year Term," accessed February 23, 2015 | ||||
6-year term
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Walter F. Perschbacher III Incumbent |
50.6% | 11,328 | |
| Nonpartisan | Michael Seekell Incumbent |
49.4% | 11,071 | |
| Total Votes | 22,399 | |||
| Source: Kent County Elections Division, "Forest Hills Public Schools Board Member - 6 Year Term," accessed February 23, 2015 | ||||
Endorsements
No candidates received endorsements in this election.
Campaign finance
The Kent County Elections Division does not publish and freely disclose school board candidate campaign finance reports.
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Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Forest Hills Public Schools election in 2014:[6]
| Deadline | Event |
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| July 22, 2014 | Last day for candidates to file nomination documents |
| July 25, 2014 | Last day for candidates to withdraw |
| October 6, 2014 | Last day to register to vote in the general election |
| October 24, 2014 | Last day for write-in candidates to file nomination documents |
| November 4, 2014 | General election day |
Additional elections on the ballot
This election shared the ballot with general elections for a U.S. House seat, U.S. Senate seat, Michigan state executive offices, Michigan House of Representatives seats and Michigan State Senate seats. It also shared the ballot with county, municipal and judicial elections.[7]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Forest + Hills + Public + Schools + Michigan"
See also
- Michigan
- Forest Hills Public Schools, Michigan
- Michigan school board elections, 2014
- List of school board elections in 2014
- School board elections, 2014
- Kent County, Michigan ballot measures
- Local ballot measures, Michigan
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Forest Hills Public Schools, "Board of Education," accessed August 30, 2014
- ↑ Access Kent, "Official Candidates and Proposals," accessed September 1, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 United States Census Bureau, "Kent County, Michigan," accessed July 24, 2014
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ Secretary of State - Department of State, "Previous Election Information," accessed August 1, 2014
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Secretary of State - Department of State, "2014 Michigan Election Dates," accessed September 1, 2014
- ↑ Kent County Elections Division, "November 4, 2014 General Election - Unofficial List of Candidates," accessed September 1, 2014
