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Dale Bender
Dale Bender was a candidate for at-large representative on the Johnston County Schools Board of Education in North Carolina. Bender lost the primary election on March 15, 2016.
Elections
2016
- See also: Johnston County Schools elections (2016)
Four of the seven seats on the Johnston County Schools school board were up for at-large general election on November 8, 2016. The seats of Donna White, Keith Branch, Peggy Smith, and Mike Wooten were up for election. Incumbents Smith and Wooten filed for re-election and were joined by nine candidates in the primary race for the seats on March 15, 2016: Dale Bender, John Taylor Brantley, Teresa Grant, Summer Hamrick, Jeffrey Jennings, Ronald Johnson, Crystal Kimpson Roberts, Todd Sutton, and Chip Swartz. Eight of the 11 candidates won and advanced to the general. Both incumbents Wooten and Smith were victorious and were joined on the general ballot by Jennings, Grant, Johnson, Sutton, Hamrick, and Roberts. Johnson, Grant, Smith, and Wooten won the general election.[1][2]
Results
| Johnston County Schools, At-Large Primary Election, 4-year terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Mike Wooten Incumbent |
15.13% | 17,000 |
| Teresa Grant |
12.87% | 14,458 |
| Peggy Smith Incumbent |
12.34% | 13,861 |
| Ronald Johnson |
11.10% | 12,467 |
| Todd Sutton |
10.23% | 11,496 |
| Summer Hamrick |
9.76% | 10,965 |
| Crystal Kimpson Roberts |
9.72% | 10,921 |
| Jeffrey Jennings |
7.76% | 8,715 |
| Chip Swartz | 4.29% | 4,822 |
| Dale Bender | 3.50% | 3,933 |
| John Taylor Brantley | 3.31% | 3,718 |
| Total Votes (100) | 112,356 | |
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "03/15/2016 Official Primary Election Results," accessed September 2, 2016 | ||
Funding
School board candidates in North Carolina are required to file campaign finance reports to their county's board of elections unless the candidate:
(1) Does not receive more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) in contributions, and
(2) Does not receive more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) in loans, and
(3) Does not spend more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).[3]
The first quarter campaign finance deadline was on March 7, 2016.
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Johnston County Board of Elections, "2016 Primary Filing Candidates," accessed January 22, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Unofficial General Election Results-Johnston," 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
| 2016 Johnston County Schools Elections | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | Incumbent, Peggy Smith • Incumbent, Mike Wooten • Dale Bender • John Taylor Brantley • Teresa Grant • Summer Hamrick • Jeffrey Jennings • Ronald Johnson • Crystal Kimpson Roberts • Todd Sutton • Chip Swartz |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
