Buddy Armour
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Buddy Armour was a member of the Burke County Public Schools in North Carolina, representing Central District. Armour assumed office in 2009. Armour left office in 2021.
Armour ran for re-election to the Burke County Public Schools to represent Central District in North Carolina. Armour won in the general election on November 7, 2017.
Elections
2017
Three of the seven seats on the Burke County Public Schools Board of Education in North Carolina were up for by-district general election on November 7, 2017. Central and Eastern District board members Buddy Armour and Sam Wilkinson filed for re-election and ran unopposed. Western District board member Seth Hunt Jr. filed for re-election and defeated challengers Ty Chapman and Herb McDowell.[1]
Results
| Burke County Public Schools, Central District General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Buddy Armour Incumbent (unopposed) |
97.75% | 4,746 |
| Write-in votes | 2.25% | 109 |
| Total Votes | 4,855 | |
| Source: The News Herald, "11/07/2017 Unofficial Municipal Election Results - Burke," accessed November 7, 2017 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available. | ||
2013
- See also: Burke County Schools elections (2013)
Armour ran against challenger Ron Lewis for the Central District seat on the Burke school board.
Results
| Burke County Schools, Central District General Election, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Buddy Armour |
62.2% | 2,578 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ron Lewis | 37.4% | 1,550 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in | 0.5% | 19 | |
| Total Votes | 4,147 | |||
| Source: State of North Carolina Board of Elections, "November 5, 2013 Municipal Election Results," accessed December 16, 2013 | ||||
Funding
Armour reported no contributions or expenditures to the North Carolina State Board of Elections in this election.[2]
Endorsements
Armour did not receive any official endorsements for his campaign in this election.
2009
On November 3, 2009, newcomer Buddy Armour defeated two challengers for the Central District seat.
| Burke County Schools, Central District General Election, 4-year term, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Buddy Armour |
87.7% | 13,861 | |
| Nonpartisan | Creag Hanson | 3% | 469 | |
| Nonpartisan | James O. Stamey | 9.3% | 1,475 | |
| Total Votes | 15,805 | |||
| Source: North Carolina Elections, "Burke County Board of Elections," accessed November 1, 2013 | ||||
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Elisabeth Moore, "Email exchange with Debbie Mace, Burke County Director of Elections," August 1, 2017
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "NC Campaign Report Search By Entity," accessed December 23, 2013
| Burke County Public Schools elections in 2017 | |
| Burke County, North Carolina | |
| Election date: | November 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | Central District: Incumbent, Buddy Armour Eastern District: Incumbent, Sam Wilkinson |
| Important information: | What's at stake? |
