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Becky Brittain
Becky Brittain was a candidate for an at-large seat on the Catawba County Schools school board in North Carolina. Brittain was defeated in the at-large general election on November 8, 2016.
Elections
2016
- See also: Catawba County Schools elections (2016)
Three of the seven seats on the Catawba County Schools school board were up for at-large general election on November 8, 2016. Incumbents Ronn Abernathy and Cathy Starnes filed for re-election and was joined by eight newcomers in the race for the seats: Doug Brady, Becky Brittain, Ray Cerda, Beth Isenhour, Ron Jones, Donna Lutz-Carpenter, Brannon Pittman, and Tracey Stracener. Starnes, Abernathy, and Isenhour won the election. There was no primary.[1][2]
Results
| Catawba County Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-year terms, 2016 |
||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Cathy Starnes Incumbent |
14.77% | 17,104 |
| Ronn Abernathy Incumbent |
14.62% | 16,932 |
| Beth Isenhour |
13.43% | 15,552 |
| Donna Lutz-Carpenter | 13.38% | 15,500 |
| Becky Brittain | 13.24% | 15,336 |
| Doug Brady | 9.95% | 11,526 |
| Tracey Stracener | 7.83% | 9,067 |
| Ron Jones | 5.52% | 6,396 |
| Brannon Pittman | 4.16% | 4,818 |
| Ray Cerda | 2.70% | 3,131 |
| Write-in votes | 0.41% | 477 |
| Total Votes (100) | 115,839 | |
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official General Election Results-Catawba," accessed December 5, 2016 | ||
Funding
Brittain did not file a campaign finance report with the Catawba County Board of Elections as of November 1, 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]
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Catawba County Elections, "Locally Filed Candidates," accessed July 6, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Unofficial General Election Results-Catawba," accessed November 8, 2016
- ↑ Catawba County Elections, "2016 Catawba County Candidate Committees," accessed November 1, 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
| 2016 Catawba County Schools Elections | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-Large: Incumbent, Ronn Abernathy • Incumbent, Cathy Starnes • Doug Brady • Becky Brittain • Ray Cerda • Beth Isenhour • Ron Jones • Donna Lutz-Carpenter • Brannon Pittman • Tracey Stracener |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
