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Curtis Rath
Curtis Rath was a candidate for the at-large Place 7 seat on the McKinney Board of Trustees in Texas. He lost the general election on May 6, 2017.
Rath was defeated by Stephanie O’Dell in the election for the Place 6 seat in the general election on May 9, 2015.
Elections
2017
Four of seven seats on the McKinney Independent School District board of trustees were up for general election on May 6, 2017. Three of these seats were elected by district, and one seat was elected at large. Incumbent Maria McKinzie filed for re-election in Place 1. McKinzie faced challenger Rory Payne who filed as a write-in candidate for that seat, but Payne withdrew his nomination on February 22, 2017. McKinzie was automatically re-elected. Kenneth Ussery defeated Clayton Myhre for the open Place 2 seat after the incumbent chose not to seek another term. Place 3 incumbent Kathi Livezey was unopposed in her re-election bid. Incumbent Curtis Rippee defeated former candidate Curtis Rath for the at-large Place 7 seat.[1][2]
Results
| McKinney Independent School District, Place 7 General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Curtis Rippee Incumbent |
55.47% | 4,229 |
| Curtis Rath | 44.53% | 3,395 |
| Total Votes | 7,624 | |
| Source: Collin County, "Election Summary Report," accessed August 22, 2017 | ||
2015
The general election on May 9, 2015, in the McKinney Independent School District featured three seats up for election. In the Place 5 race, incumbent Lynn Sperry faced challenger Tommy Stanley. At-large Place 6 incumbent Stephanie O’Dell faced Curtis Rath. Place 4 incumbent Amy Dankel was unopposed.
Sperry defeated Stanley for the Place 5 seat. O'Dell won re-election for the Place 6 seat, and Dankel retained her Place 4 seat.
Results
| McKinney Independent School District, Place 6 General Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Stephanie O’Dell Incumbent |
63.4% | 2,461 | |
| Nonpartisan | Curtis Rath | 36.6% | 1,420 | |
| Total Votes | 3,881 | |||
| Source: Collins County, Texas, "Election Summary Report," accessed June 15, 2015 | ||||
Endorsements
Rath was endorsed by the Metroplex bureau of Texans for Fiscal Responsibility.[3]
Recent news
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See also
- McKinney Independent School District, Texas
- McKinney Independent School District elections (2015)
- Decreased success for school board incumbents in Texas; 1/3 defeated in largest districts (May 11, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ McKinney Independent School District, "2017 Board Election," accessed February 23, 2017
- ↑ Collin County, "Election Summary Report," accessed May 6, 2017These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.
- ↑ Empower Texans, "Metroplex 2015 Endorsements," accessed April 29, 2015
| McKinney Independent School District elections in 2017 | |
| Collin County, Texas | |
| Election date: | May 6, 2017 |
| Candidates: | Place 1: • Incumbent, Maria McKinzie • Rory Payne Place 2: • Clayton Myhre Kenneth Ussery Place 3: • Incumbent, Kathi Livezey Place 7: • Incumbent, Curtis Rippee • Curtis Rath |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
