Delaware Contested School Board Seats – Unofficial Results
Christina School District
Nominating District F – Term 7/1/16-6/30/21
Desiree Brady – 408 (48.7%)
Elizabeth C. Paige – 429 votes (51.3%)
Total votes cast: 837
Capital School District – At Large
Term 7/1/16-6/30/21
Chanda Jackson – 190 votes (38.6%)
Kevin Ohlandt – 119 votes (24.2%)
Andres R. Ortiz – 183 votes (37.2%)
Total votes cast: 492
Caesar Rodney – At Large
Term 7/1/16-6/30/21
Mark M. Dyer, Sr. – 229 votes (29.4%)
Dana Bordley LeCompte – 67 votes (8.6%)
Michael A. Marasco – 483 votes (62.0%)
Total votes cast: 779
Lake Forest – At Large
Term 7/1/16-6/30/21
Austin C. Auen – 22 votes (9.3%)
Earle Dempsey – 167 votes (70.8%)
Lendon W. Dennis, Jr. – 47 votes (19.9%)
Total votes cast: 236
Tags: Caesar Rodney School District, Capital School District, Christina School District, Lake Forest School District, School Board Election
And Sussex is chopped liver?
http://sussexcountypost.com/schools/incumbents-challengers-school-board-winners/
The turn-out was, yet again, awful. It’s time to consider moving these elections – and no, I’m not completely sold on that idea, but something has to change.
SussexWatcher, I will atone for my transgression.
Something has to give, you’re right pandora. I’m not sure what the solution is either. Could be moving the election dates, maybe change the format. Maybe both.
Here’s an idea… school board members represent certain areas of the district, yet the entire district gets to vote on them – this has been a problem for Wilmington, since the candidate that represents the city’s interest may lose to a candidate that the suburban community votes for.
How about we restrict who you can vote for by the part of the district you live in? That way the candidate would have to get local support – they’d have to campaign in the district they are running to represent. No more courting votes outside your area to win.
pandora, I now have an idea for my next post, credited to you.
Great! Can’t wait to read it!
You’re dead on, Pandora. I’ve been saying this for years. I said it again to some legislators a few weeks ago. I think it would be a relatively “clean” bill and I can’t imagine much opposition.
EXCEPT — I believe a handful of downstate district voting is all AT-LARGE, but I’m sure they could keep doing it that way if that’s what they like.
This has always driven me crazy. The number of great RCCD city school board members we’ve lost due to Pike Creek/Hockessin influence is wrong. The number of city candidates (usually huge charter supporters) who never even campaigned in the city, only in the suburbs, is wrong.
I think there was a time when board members were elected by nominating district. It only makes sense…..we need to push for this.
I suspect that one of the reasons it is hard to engage City parents in Board elections and business is that few candidates actually speak to them. Having voters from a nominating district select the final member makes sense to me.