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Claude C. Parent Jr.
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Claude C. Parent Jr. is an at-large incumbent on the Portsmouth School Board in Virginia. He
ran
against two fellow incumbents and six challengers in the general election on November 4, 2014. Claude C. Parent Jr. won the general election on November 4, 2014.
Elections
2014
The November 4, 2014, general election in Portsmouth Public Schools featured five seats up for election. Of the five seats, four were for a full term, and one seat was for an unexpired term. Three incumbents, Joseph A. Fleming, Claude C. Parent Jr. and Linda D. Ridenour, faced off against six challengers to retain their seats for another full term. The challengers were C.J. Bodnar, Lynn F. Briley, Kintrell M. Devin, Laura MacIntyre, Cardell C. Patillo Jr. and Ingrid P. Whitaker. Incumbent Mark Whitaker did not file for re-election. Appointed board member Laural Armstrong competed against challenger Sarah Duncan Hinds for an unexpired term ending in 2016.
Fleming, Whitaker, Parent and Patillo were elected to a full at-large term. Hinds won election to the unexpired seat.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Joseph A. Fleming Incumbent |
15.9% | 11,530 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ingrid P. Whitaker |
13.7% | 9,915 | |
| Nonpartisan | Claude C. Parent Jr. Incumbent |
13.5% | 9,787 | |
| Nonpartisan | Cardell C. Patillo Jr. |
12.9% | 9,367 | |
| Nonpartisan | Lynn F. Briley | 12.8% | 9,240 | |
| Nonpartisan | Linda D. Ridenour Incumbent | 12% | 8,689 | |
| Nonpartisan | Laura MacIntyre | 9.6% | 6,955 | |
| Nonpartisan | C.J. Bodnar | 5% | 3,644 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kintrell M. Devin | 4.1% | 2,964 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.4% | 299 | |
| Total Votes | 72,390 | |||
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "Official Election Results," accessed December 29, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Parent did not file a campaign finance report with the Virginia State Board of Elections during the election.
Endorsements
Parent was endorsed in an October 20, 2014, editorial by the staff at The Virginian-Pilot.[1]
2010
| Portsmouth Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Independent | Ernest L. Reid, Jr. |
20.9% | 5,821 | |
| Independent | Mark M. Whitaker |
20.8% | 5,804 | |
| Independent | James M. Hewitt IV |
19.8% | 5,503 | |
| Independent | Claude C. Parent Jr. |
19.6% | 5,453 | |
| Independent | Linda D. Ridenour | 18.6% | 5,181 | |
| Independent | Write-in votes | 0.3% | 81 | |
| Independent | 0% | 0 | ||
| Independent | 0% | 0 | ||
| Total Votes | 27,843 | |||
| Source: Virginia State Board of Elections, "May 4, 2010 City Elections Official Results," accessed October 24, 2014 | ||||
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