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Caroline Doherty
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Caroline Doherty is the District 7 representative on the Pitt County Schools Board of Education in North Carolina. Doherty won election to the District 7 seat in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Biography
Doherty earned a bachelor's degree in psychology, a master's of social work and a master's of public health from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She works as a private consultant based in Greenville, North Carolina. Doherty is married and has one daughter.[1]
Elections
2016
- See also: Pitt County Schools elections (2016)
Nine of the nine seats on the Pitt County Schools school board were up for general election on November 8, 2016. The 2016 election provided an opportunity for the entire school district to be divided into nine new electoral districts.
In District 1, former board member Robert Moore filed for election unopposed and won the seat. In District 2, incumbent Mildred Council ran unopposed for re-election and won another term. District 3 saw three candidates file for the seat including the two board members Mary Blount-Williams and Billy Peaden, as well as newcomer Herbert Wright. Blount-Williams successfully secured the seat. In District 4, incumbent Marc Whichard lost his seat to challenger Betsy Flanagan. District 5 was another unopposed race: Anna Smith ran for the seat and won. District 6 saw incumbent Worth Forbes file for the seat. He defeated challenger Connie Blake. Districts 7, 8, and 9 were all unopposed races with one candidate who filed for each seat: board incumbent Caroline Doherty, Melinda Fagundus and incumbent Benjie Forrest, respectively. All three won.[2][3]
Results
| Pitt County Schools, District 7 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Caroline Doherty (unopposed) |
97.28% | 6,539 |
| Write-in votes | 2.72% | 183 |
| Total Votes (100) | 6,722 | |
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official General Election Results-Pitt," accessed December 5, 2016 | ||
Funding
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]
2014
- See also: Pitt County Schools elections (2014)
Four seats on the Pitt Board of Education were up for general election on November 4, 2014. Incumbents Mary Blount-Williams and Robert Moore faced Minnie Johnson Anderson for Districts 1 and 2, seat B. Newcomer Nathan L. Carson and incumbent Benjie Forrest ran for seat B in Districts 3 and 6. Robert Bitner, Ernest L. Cox, Caroline Doherty, and Eric Reifschneider competed for seat B in Districts 4 and 5. Incumbent Mildred Atkinson Council was unopposed for a two-year term for District 1, seat A.
The districts were temporarily combined for 2014 with candidates elected to two-year terms as the board transitioned from having 12 to nine members. The process was completed with the 2016 elections.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Caroline Doherty |
58.3% | 7,855 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ernest L. Cox | 20.6% | 2,777 | |
| Nonpartisan | Robert Bitner | 12.4% | 1,667 | |
| Nonpartisan | Eric Reifschneider | 7.5% | 1,007 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 1.3% | 175 | |
| Total Votes | 13,481 | |||
| Source: North Carolina Board of Elections, "2014 General Election Results," accessed December 30, 2014 | ||||
Campaign themes
2014
Doherty's campaign website listed her themes for 2014:
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| —Carolina Doherty's campaign website, (2014) | ||
Recent news
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See also
- Pitt County Schools, North Carolina
- Pitt County Schools elections (2016)
- Pitt County Schools elections (2014)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Carolina Doherty for Board of Education, "About Me," accessed October 20, 2014
- ↑ Elisabeth Moore, "Email conversation with Dave Davis," January 22, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Unofficial General Election Results-Pitt," accessed November 8, 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
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Caroline Doherty for Board of Education, "My Platform, accessed October 20, 2014
| 2016 Pitt County Schools Elections | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | District 1: Robert Moore District 3: Mary Blount-Williams • Billy Peaden • Herbert Wright District 4: Incumbent, Marc Whichard • Betsy Flanagan District 6: Incumbent, Worth Forbes • Connie Blake |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
