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Carey D. Smith Jr.
Carey D. Smith Jr. was a candidate for the District 2 seat on the Roswell Independent Schools Board of Education in the New Mexico general election on February 3, 2015.[1] Smith was defeated by incumbent James W. Waldrip.
Elections
2015
The election in Roswell Independent Schools featured two of the five board seats up for general election on February 3, 2015. District 2 incumbent James W. Waldrip and District 4 incumbent Pauline J. Ponce were up for re-election. Waldrip ran against challenger Carey D. Smith Jr. and won re-election. Ponce lost her bid for re-election against challenger Ruben J. Sanchez.
Results
| Roswell Independent Schools, District 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  James W. Waldrip Incumbent |
54.6% | 387 | |
| Nonpartisan | Carey D. Smith Jr. | 45.4% | 322 | |
| Total Votes | 709 | |||
| Source: Abbey Smith, "Email communication with Chief Deputy Clerk Jeff Ortega at the Chaves County Clerk's Office," March 2, 2015. | ||||
Funding
New Mexico's Campaign Reporting Act does not apply to most school board candidates. Only candidates running for election to school districts with an enrollment of 12,000 students or more need to file campaign finance reports. Because this district's enrollment does not exceed 12,000 students, candidates in this school board race were not required to file any campaign finance reports.[2]
Endorsements
Smith did not receive any official endorsements for this election.
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Carey + Smith + Jr. + Roswell + Independent + Schools"
See also
- Roswell Independent Schools, New Mexico
- Roswell Independent Schools elections (2015)
- New Mexico school board elections attract numerous educators as candidates (January 23, 2015)
- New faces to join all of New Mexico's largest school district boards (February 4, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Ballotpedia email correspondence with the Chaves County Clerk's Office
- ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "Guidelines of Candidates and Campaign Committees: associated with Proposed Rule-Campaign Finance," accessed January 6, 2015
| 2015 Roswell Independent Schools Elections | |
| Chaves County, New Mexico | |
| Election date: | February 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | District 2: • Incumbent, James W. Waldrip • Carey D. Smith Jr. District 4: • Incumbent, Pauline J. Ponce • Ruben J. Sanchez |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
