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Catherine Cooke
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Catherine Cooke was the District 2 representative on the Brunswick County Schools school board in North Carolina. Cooke won the primary election on March 15, 2016, and successfully defended her seat against Sharon Woodard Crawford (D) on the general election ballot on November 8, 2016.
Elections
2016
Three of the five seats on the Brunswick County Schools school board—Districts 1, 2 and 4—were up for by-district general election on November 8, 2016. All three seats saw Republican primary elections on March 15, 2016. No Democrats filed for the District 1 race, which left the Republican primary winner without any official opposition in the general election. The other two primary winners each faced a Democratic challenger in the general election.[1][2]
District 1 incumbent Olaf Thorsen did not file to see a third term on the board. Republicans Harry "Ed" Lemon Jr., Gene Steadman Jr. and Joseph "Joey" Causey were on the primary ballot. Harry "Ed" Lemon Jr. won the primary and, having faced no formal opposition in the general election, won the seat. Write-in votes were allowed.
In District 2, the Republican primary election showed that incumbent Catherine Cooke could defeat challengers Christy Faircloth Judah and Steve Wray. Cooke faced Sharon Woodard Crawford (D) on the general election ballot and won re-election to her seat.
District 4 saw the fewest Republican filings of the three races, but a primary was still necessary. Ellen Milligan (R) successfully challenged incumbent Shirley Babson and faced Marty Mentzer (D) in November. Milligan won the general election.[3]
General results
| Brunswick County Schools, District 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Catherine Cooke Incumbent |
61.49% | 39,013 | |
| Democrat | Sharon Woodard Crawford | 38.51% | 24,429 | |
| Total Votes (100) | 63,442 | |||
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official General Election Results-Brunswick," accessed December 5, 2016 | ||||
Primary results
| Brunswick County Schools, District 2 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Catherine Cooke Incumbent |
37.14% | 6,299 | |
| Republican | Johnny Stephen Wray | 33.73% | 5,721 | |
| Republican | Christy Faircloth Judah | 29.13% | 4,941 | |
| Total Votes (100) | 16,961 | |||
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "03/15/2016 Official Primary Election Results - Brunswick," accessed September 2, 2016 | ||||
Funding
Cooke did not report any contributions or expenditures to the Brunswick County Board of Elections as of November 1, 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]
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Brunswick County Board of Elections, "Primary Election Candidate List," January 19, 2016
- ↑ Brunswick County Board of Elections, "General Election Candidate List," January 4, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Unofficial General Election Results-Brunswick," accessed November 8, 2016
- ↑ Brunswick County Board of Elections, "Campaign Finance Reports," 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 Brunswick County Schools Elections | |
| Brunswick County, North Carolina. | |
| Election date: | Primary: March 15, 2016 General: November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | District 1: Joseph "Joey" Causey (R) • Harry "Ed" Lemon Jr. (R) • Gene Steadman Jr. (R) District 2: Incumbent, Catherine Cooke (R) • Christy Faircloth Judah (R) • Steve Wray (R) • Sharon Woodard Crawford (D) |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
