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Bill Fletcher (North Carolina)
Bill Fletcher was a member of the Wake County Public School System in North Carolina, representing District 9. Fletcher assumed office in 2013. Fletcher left office on December 7, 2020.
Fletcher ran for re-election to the Wake County Public School System to represent District 9 in North Carolina. Fletcher lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Fletcher previously served on the Wake school board from 1993 to 2005.
Biography
Fletcher graduated from Broughton High School and North Carolina State University. He has started two Boy Scout units and served on the Wake school board from 1993 to 2005, and was appointed to the board in 2013. Fletcher has served as Vocational Services Director in the Cary Rotary Club and has led a team of Rotarians with a focus on literacy and leadership. He and his team at Keller Williams Realty have helped people buy and sell residential real estate.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Wake County Public School System, North Carolina, elections (2020)
General election
General election for Wake County Public School System, District 9
Karen Carter defeated incumbent Bill Fletcher and Daniel Madding in the general election for Wake County Public School System, District 9 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Karen Carter (Nonpartisan)  | 54.4 | 30,003 |
 | Bill Fletcher (Nonpartisan) | 34.9 | 19,221 | |
| Daniel Madding (Nonpartisan) | 9.6 | 5,285 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.2 | 638 | ||
| Total votes: 55,147 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Wake County Public School System, District 9
Incumbent Bill Fletcher won election in the general election for Wake County Public School System, District 9 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bill Fletcher (Nonpartisan) | 94.7 | 26,101 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 5.3 | 1,471 | ||
| Total votes: 27,572 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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2016
When state legislation created new school board district boundaries for the Wake County Public School System, a group of voters disputed the change in court.
- See also: Issues in the election
District 1 incumbent Tom Benton filed for re-election and faced challengers Donald Agee, Mary Beth Ainsworth, and Sheila Ellis. Agee defeated the incumbent. In District 2, incumbent Monika Johnson-Hostler filed for an additional term on the board and successfully defended her seat against challenger Peter Hochstaetter. Mark Ivey initially filed in the race but withdrew his candidacy in September 2016. Because of the late withdrawal, his name still appeared on the ballot. Sole newcomer Roxie Cash filed for the District 3 seat and won. District 4 incumbent Keith Sutton filed for re-election and faced single challenger Heather Elliott. Sutton won another term on the board. In their bids for re-election, District 5, 6, and 7 incumbents Jim Martin, Christine Kushner, and Zora Felton were unopposed and won additional terms on the board. However, Felton passed away unexpectedly shortly after the general election, leaving the District 7 seat vacant.
District 8 saw three newcomers file for the seat: Gary Lewis, Gil Pagan, and Lindsay Mahaffey, with Mahaffey winning the seat. In District 9, incumbent Bill Fletcher won the race against challenger Michael Tanbusch. There was no primary.[2][3]
After Judge Dever announced that the candidates who originally filed in this school board race were disqualified and would have to file again during a new filing window that ran from August 11, 2016, to August 17, 2016, three dropped out and two newcomers filed. Former candidates Beverley Clark, James McLuckie, and Donald Mial did not appear on the revised candidate list. District 7 incumbent Zora Felton and District 9 challenger Michael Tanbusch entered the race after the new deadline was set.[2]
Results
| Wake County Public School System, District 9 General Election, 2-year term, 2016 |
||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Bill Fletcher Incumbent |
68.51% | 26,797 |
| Michael Tanbusch | 30.32% | 11,861 |
| Write-in votes | 1.17% | 458 |
| Total Votes (100) | 39,116 | |
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "11/08/2016 Official General Election Results," accessed December 5, 2016 | ||
Funding
Fletcher reported $13,491.61 in contributions and $13,256.88 in expenditures to the Wake County Board of Elections, leaving his campaign with $234.73 cash on hand as of November 4, 2016.[4]
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).[5]
The third quarter campaign finance deadline was October 31, 2016, and the fourth quarter deadline was January 11, 2017.[6]
2013
Fletcher defeated Nancy Caggia for the District 9 seat on October 8, 2013.
| Wake County Public School System General Election, 4-year term, District 9, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Bill Fletcher |
51% | 6,214 | |
| Nonpartisan | Nancy Caggia | 49% | 5,968 | |
| Total Votes | 12,182 | |||
| Source: WNCN These results are unofficial | ||||
Endorsements
Fletcher was endorsed by Wake NCAE and The News Observer.[7][8]
Campaign finance
Prickett raised a total of 7,346.66 in campaign contributions.[9]
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Fletcher | $18,960.00 | $13,790.18 | $5,169.82 |
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Bill Fletcher did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Bill Fletcher Wake County School Board, "About," accessed October 20, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Wake County Board of Elections, "Wake Board of Elections Candidate Detail List," August 17, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "11/08/2016 Unofficial General Election Results," accessed November 8, 2016
- ↑ Wake County, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed November 4, 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
- ↑ Keung Hui, News Observer, "Wake NCAE announces Wake County school board endorsements," August 28, 2013
- ↑ News Observer, "Our endorsements for Wake school board," September 23, 2013
- ↑ Wake County Board of Elections, "Wake County Campaign Finance Reports," accessed October 2, 2013
