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Nashua School District elections (2015)

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2015 Nashua School District Elections
General Election date:
November 3, 2015
Table of Contents
About the district
Method of election
Elections
Key deadlines
Additional elections
External links
See also
New Hampshire
Nashua School District
Hillsborough County, New Hampshire ballot measures
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Five seats on theNashua School District Board of Education were up forgeneral election onNovember 3, 2015.

The seats of incumbents Steven Haas,Robert Hallowell,William Mosher, Kimberly Smith Muise andElizabeth Van Twuyver were up for election.[1] Hallowell, Mosher and Twuyver, along with newcomersHoward Coffman andDoris Hohensee, officially ran unopposed and won the five at-large seats. Haas and Muise did not file for re-election. Nashua's 2009 and 2011 races also featured all unopposed candidates, although the2013 election was contested.

After the filing deadline, the following residents announced their intention to run write-in campaigns as a slate for the Nashua Board of Education:Ray Guarino,Donald Jean,Gwen Mikailov,Allison Nutting andAtlant Schmidt.[2] According to theNew Hampshire Union Leader, the write-in candidates began their campaign due to a school board decision "to privatize the school district's custodial work in an effort to save money." This decision received significant criticism from the Nashua Labor Coalition, which endorsed the write-in slate.[3]

About the district

See also:Nashua School District, New Hampshire
Nashua School District is located in Hillsborough County, N.H.

The Nashua School District is located in south-centralNew Hampshire inHillsborough County. The county seats areManchester andNashua. This county was home to 400,721 residents in 2010, according to the United States Census Bureau.[4] In the 2012-2013 school year, the Nashua School District was thesecond-largest school district inNew Hampshire and served 11,791 students.[5]

Demographics

Hillsborough County overperformed compared to the rest of New Hampshire in terms of higher education achievement in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 35.0 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 33.7 percent for New Hampshire as a whole. The median household income for Hillsborough County was $69,829, compared to $64,916 for the state of New Hampshire. The percentage of people below poverty level was 8.6 percent, while it was 8.7 percent for the state of New Hampshire.[4]

Racial Demographics, 2013[4]
RaceHillsborough County (%)New Hampshire (%)
White91.694.2
African American2.61.5
American Indian and Alaska Native0.30.3
Asian3.62.4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander0.10.0
Two or More Races1.81.6
Hispanic or Latino5.83.2

Hillsborough County Party Affiliation, June 2015[6]
PartyRegistered Voters% of Total
Democratic64,64026.41
Republican76,37631.20
Undeclared103,76742.39

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 censushere.

Voter and candidate information

The Nashua Board of Education consists of nine members electedat-large to four-year terms. There was noprimary election, and thegeneral election was held onNovember 3, 2015. Five seats were up for election in 2015.[1]

School board candidates had to file nomination documents during the candidate filing period, which began on August 25, 2015, and ended on September 4, 2015.[7]

Elections

2015

Candidates

At-large
Robert HallowellGreen check mark transparent.pngWilliam MosherGreen check mark transparent.pngElizabeth Van TwuyverGreen check mark transparent.png

Robert Hallowell.jpg

  • Incumbent
  • B.S., the University of Massachusetts
  • Associate staff, MIT Lincoln Laboratory

William Mosher.jpg

Elizabeth Van Twuyver.jpg

  • Incumbent
  • B.S., Florida Atlantic University
  • Retired computer software designer, course developer and technical writer
Howard CoffmanGreen check mark transparent.pngDoris HohenseeGreen check mark transparent.png

Howard Coffman.jpg

  • B.A., the University at Buffalo
  • Principal, Eezee Speek Academy LLC

Doris Hohensee.jpeg

  • B.A., the College of Mount Saint Vincent
  • Chair, New Hampshire Families for Education

Election results

Nashua School District, At-Large, General Election, 2015
CandidateVote %Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngDoris Hohensee12.7%5,968
Green check mark transparent.pngRobert HallowellIncumbent12.1%5,692
Green check mark transparent.pngWilliam MosherIncumbent12.0%5,633
Green check mark transparent.pngElizabeth Van TwuyverIncumbent11.6%5,431
Green check mark transparent.pngHoward Coffman10.7%5,039
Allison Nutting (write-in)8.6%4,030
Ray Guarino (write-in)8.3%3,887
Gwen Mikailov (write-in)8.1%3,795
Atlant Schmidt (write-in)8.1%3,782
Donald Jean (write-in)7.9%3,718
Total Votes46,975
Source:Nashua Board of Aldermen, "Board of Aldermen - 11/10/2015," November 11, 2015

Endorsements

None of the candidates on the ballot received endorsements in this election.

The write-in candidate slate—Ray Guarino, Donald Jean, Gwen Mikailov, Allison Nutting and Atlant Schmidt—received an endorsement from the Nashua Labor Coalition.[3]

Campaign finance

No contributions or expenditures were reported during the election, according to the Nashua City Clerk.[8]

Past elections

Information about earlier elections can be found by clicking [show] at the right.
 

2013

See also:Nashua School District elections (2013)
Nashua School District, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2013
PartyCandidateVote %Votes
    NonpartisanGreen check mark transparent.pngGeorge Farrington20.2%4,181
    NonpartisanGreen check mark transparent.pngSandra ZiehmIncumbent19.9%4,137
    NonpartisanGreen check mark transparent.pngDotty Oden18.6%3,867
    NonpartisanGreen check mark transparent.pngDavid MurotakeIncumbent15.9%3,303
    NonpartisanThomas VaughanIncumbent14.8%3,069
    NonpartisanDennis RyderIncumbent10.5%2,183
Total Votes20,740
Source:Office of the New Hampshire Secretary of State, "Results for Selected Contests in School District No. 194 - Nashua," accessed December 22, 2013

2011

Nashua School District, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2011
PartyCandidateVote %Votes
    NonpartisanGreen check mark transparent.pngKimberly Smith Muise21.8%4,589
    NonpartisanGreen check mark transparent.pngSteven HaasIncumbent20.2%4,253
    NonpartisanGreen check mark transparent.pngRobert HallowellIncumbent20%4,225
    NonpartisanGreen check mark transparent.pngWilliam MosherIncumbent19.3%4,074
    NonpartisanGreen check mark transparent.pngElizabeth Van Twuyver18.7%3,933
Total Votes21,074
Source:Nashua, New Hampshire, "Official Results -- Municipal Election -- Nashua, NH -- November 8, 2011," accessed August 1, 2013

2009

Nashua School District, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2009
PartyCandidateVote %Votes
    NonpartisanGreen check mark transparent.pngSandra ZiehmIncumbent28%4,376
    NonpartisanGreen check mark transparent.pngThomas VaughanIncumbent24.5%3,835
    NonpartisanGreen check mark transparent.pngDennis RyderIncumbent23.9%3,730
    NonpartisanGreen check mark transparent.pngDavid Murotake23.6%3,693
Total Votes15,634
Source:Nashua, New Hampshire, "General Municipal Election," accessed August 1, 2013

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for the Nashua School District election in 2015:[7]

DeadlineEvent
August 25, 2015First day for candidates to file nomination documents
September 4, 2015Last day for candidates to file nomination documents
November 3, 2015Election Day

Additional elections on the ballot

See also:New Hampshire elections, 2015

This election shared the ballot with the general election for mayor, board of public works, fire commissioner, moderator, clerk, aldermen and selectmen positions in all city wards.[9]

Recent news

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See also

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Footnotes

  1. ↑1.01.1Nashua School District, "Membership," accessed January 23, 2015
  2. ↑Nashua Telegraph, "Write-in challengers for Nashua BOE make debut," October 21, 2015
  3. ↑3.03.1New Hampshire Union Leader, "Nashua school board write-in candidates gain labor coalition backing," October 23, 2015
  4. ↑4.04.14.2United States Census Bureau, "Hillsborough County, New Hampshire," accessed September 22, 2015
  5. ↑National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2013
  6. ↑New Hampshire Secretary of State, "Party Registration/Names on Checklist History," accessed September 15, 2015
  7. ↑7.07.1Nashua City Clerk, "Elections and Voter Registration," accessed January 23, 2015
  8. ↑Nashua City Clerk, "Elections and Voter Registration," accessed November 1, 2015
  9. ↑Nashua City Clerk, "List of Municipal Offices that will appear on the General Election Ballot and terms of office," accessed September 8, 2015
2015 Nashua School District Elections
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Election date:November 3, 2015
Candidates:At-large: •Incumbent, Robert Hallowell •Incumbent, William Mosher •Incumbent, Elizabeth Van Twuyver •Howard Coffman •Doris Hohensee
Important information:Key deadlines •Additional elections on the ballot
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