Connecticut elections, 2015

The state of Connecticut held elections in 2015. In Connecticut, school board elections were held for 36 seats in eight school districts, all of which feature among America's largest school districts by enrollment. This was a lighter year for Connecticut as 2014 saw elections for U.S. House, state executives, state senate, state house, statewide ballot measures, school boards and state courts.

Below are the dates of note:

2015 elections and events in Connecticut
Election day	November 3, 2015

Races to watch

• School Boards
  • More information available here: Connecticut school board elections, 2015

Elections by type

School boards

See also: School board elections, 2015 and Connecticut school board elections, 2015

A total of nine Connecticut school districts school districts among America's largest school districts by enrollment held elections for 41 seats on November 3, 2015.

Here are several quick facts about Connecticut's school board elections in 2015:

• The largest school district by enrollment with an election in 2015 was New Haven Public Schools with 21,150 K-12 students.
• The smallest school district by enrollment with an election in 2015 was West Hartford Public Schools with 10,030 K-12 students.
• Danbury Public Schools had the most seats on the ballot in 2015 with six seats up for election.
• New Haven Public School had the fewest seats on the ballot in 2015 with two seats up for election.

The district listed below served 127,693 K-12 students during the 2012-2013 school year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Click on the district name for more information on the district and its school board elections.

2015 Connecticut School Board Elections
District	Date	Seats up for election	Total board seats	Student enrollment
Bridgeport Public Schools	11/3/2015	4	9	20,155
Danbury Public Schools	11/3/2015	6	11	10,612
Fairfield Public Schools	11/3/2015	5	9	10,294
New Britain Public Schools	11/3/2015	5	10	10,232
New Haven Public School	11/3/2015	2	7	21,150
Norwalk Public Schools	11/3/2015	5	9	11,071
Stamford Public Schools	11/3/2015	5	9	15,758
Waterbury Public Schools	11/3/2015	5	11	18,391
West Hartford Public Schools	11/3/2015	4	7	10,030

Voting information

Links related to voting in Connecticut:

• For an overview and information on deadlines and updates to voting laws, please visit voting in Connecticut.
• For information on ballot access and signature requirements, please visit our page on ballot access requirements for political candidates in Connecticut.
• Qualified voters are eligible to vote absentee in Connecticut if the state's requirements are met.
• Connecticut does not provide early voting.
• There is online voter registration in Connecticut.

Primary information

• A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate whom they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Connecticut utilizes a closed primary system, in which only registered party members may vote in a party's primary. However, Connecticut state law allows parties to decide whether unaffiliated voters can vote in their primary before each election.^[1][2][3]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

Historical voter turnout

2014

In 2014, Connecticut saw 42.5 percent of eligible voters turn out to vote in the November general election.^[4]

2012

In 2012, Connecticut saw 61.4 percent of eligible voters turn out to vote in the November general election and 2.3 percent in the primary election.^[5][6]

See also

Recent news

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