Alicia Chisolm
Alicia Chisolm was a member of the Cumberland County Schools school board in North Carolina, representing District 1. She assumed office in 2008. She left office on December 10, 2024.
Chisolm ran for re-election to the Cumberland County Schools school board to represent District 1 in North Carolina. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: Cumberland County Schools, North Carolina, elections (2024)
General election
General election for Cumberland County Schools school board District 1
Mary Hales defeated incumbent Alicia Chisolm and Kathi Gibson in the general election for Cumberland County Schools school board District 1 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mary Hales (Nonpartisan) | 36.7 | 6,320 |
| Alicia Chisolm (Nonpartisan) | 34.9 | 6,012 | ||
| Kathi Gibson (Nonpartisan) | 27.2 | 4,689 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.3 | 220 | ||
| Total votes: 17,241 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Chisolm in this election.
2020
See also: Cumberland County Schools, North Carolina, elections (2020)
General election
General election for Cumberland County Schools school board District 1
Incumbent Alicia Chisolm defeated Erika Burns in the general election for Cumberland County Schools school board District 1 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Alicia Chisolm (Nonpartisan) | 54.3 | 10,363 | |
| Erika Burns (Nonpartisan) | 44.4 | 8,469 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.3 | 243 | ||
| Total votes: 19,075 | |||
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2016
Six of the nine seats on the Cumberland County Schools school board were up for general election on November 8, 2016. One candidate filed for and won each of Districts 1 through 5: board incumbent Alicia Chisolm, newcomer Porcha McMillan, incumbent Carrie Sutton, incumbent Donna Vann, and incumbent Susan Williams, respectively. The open District 6 seat was much more contested, with nine candidates vying to win it: Joseph Gilreath, Patricia Griffin, Peggy Hall, Sheryl Lewis, Carmela McKeller, Ray Miller, Ralph Molina, Tina Odom, and Ron Ross. Hall won election to the seat. There was no primary.[1][2]
Results
| Cumberland County Schools, District 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Alicia Chisolm Incumbent (unopposed) |
98.80% | 16,567 |
| Write-in votes | 1.2% | 202 |
| Total Votes (100) | 16,769 | |
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official General Election Results-Cumberland," accessed December 5, 2016 | ||
Funding
Chisolm did not file a campaign finance report with the Cumberland County Board of Elections in this election as of November 3, 2016.[3]
School board candidates in North Carolina were required to file campaign finance reports to their county's board of elections unless the candidate:
(1) Did not receive more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) in contributions, and
(2) Did not receive more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) in loans, and
(3) Did not spend more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).[4]
The third quarter campaign finance deadline was October 31, 2016, and the fourth quarter deadline was January 11, 2017.[5]
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Alicia Chisolm did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Alicia Chisolm did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cumberland County, "August 5, 2016 Candidates," accessed August 8, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Unofficial General Election Results-Cumberland," accessed November 8, 2016
- ↑ Cumberland County Board of Elections, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed November 3, 2016
- ↑ General Assembly of North Carolina, "Chapter 163: Elections And Election Laws, Article 22A - Regulating Contributions and Expenditures in Political Campaigns," accessed February 11, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Reporting Schedules," accessed October 11, 2016
