Danny Blanton
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Danny Blanton is a Republican at-large representative on the Cleveland County Schools school board in North Carolina. First elected in 2013, Blanton won a new term in the at-large general election on November 7, 2017.
Elections
2017
Four of the nine seats on the Cleveland County Schools school board in North Carolina were up for at-large general election on November 7, 2017. Board members Phillip Glover (D) and Danny Blanton (R) won the general election and they were joined in their victory by newcomers Coleman Hunt (D) and Dena Greene (D). A Democratic primary election was held on September 12, 2017.
Glover won the Democratic primary election and was joined in his victory by Tommy Greene, Green, and Hunt. They moved on to the general by defeating Barbara Romich and Guy Suttle. The primary winners faced Blanton and Republican newcomers Rodney Fitch, Kevin Whisnant, former candidate Robert Queen, and incumbent Kathy Falls, who ran with the United Nationalist Alliance (UNA).[1]
Results
| Cleveland County Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Phillip Glover Incumbent |
13.74% | 4,389 | |
| Democratic | Coleman Hunt |
13.31% | 4,252 | |
| Democratic | Dena Green |
11.48% | 3,666 | |
| Republican | Danny Blanton Incumbent |
11.31% | 3,612 | |
| Republican | Rodney Fitch | 10.92% | 3,487 | |
| Democratic | Tommy Greene | 10.84% | 3,462 | |
| Republican | Robert Queen | 10.53% | 3,365 | |
| Republican | Kevin Whisnant | 10.33% | 3,299 | |
| Independent | Kathy Falls Incumbent | 7.55% | 2,411 | |
| Total Votes | 31,943 | |||
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections & Ethics Enforcement, "Unofficial General Election Results - Cleveland," accessed November 7, 2017 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available. | ||||
2013
Blanton ran for an at-large seat on the school board on November 5, 2013, against Kathy Falls, S. Dale Oliver, George Litton, Phillip Glover, Darius Griffin, Jeff Gregory, Donnie Thurman, Jr., and Kenneth Ledford.[2]
Results
| Cleveland County Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Donnie Thurman, Jr. |
19.1% | 5,209 | |
| Nonpartisan | Phillip Glover Incumbent |
13.6% | 3,706 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kathy Falls Incumbent |
12.9% | 3,518 | |
| Nonpartisan | Danny Blanton |
12.7% | 3,449 | |
| Nonpartisan | Darius Griffin | 12.5% | 3,405 | |
| Nonpartisan | George Litton Incumbent | 9.3% | 2,535 | |
| Nonpartisan | S. Dale Oliver Incumbent | 9.2% | 2,519 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kenneth Ledford | 7.3% | 1,999 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jeff Gregory | 3% | 820 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in | 0.3% | 85 | |
| Total Votes | 27,245 | |||
| Source: Cleveland County, North Carolina, "November 5, 2013 Municipal Election," accessed December 13, 2013 | ||||
Funding
Blanton reported no contributions or expenditures to the Cleveland County Board of Elections in this election.[3]
Endorsements
Blanton did not receive any official endorsements for his campaign in this election.
2011
Blanton lost in the election on November 8, 2011.
| Cleveland County Schools General Election, 4-year term, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Richard Hooker |
9.8% | 3,454 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jerry Hoyle |
9.7% | 3,423 | |
| Nonpartisan | Shearra Miller |
9.4% | 3,335 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jack Hamrick |
8.5% | 3,009 | |
| Nonpartisan | Roger Harris |
8.4% | 2,966 | |
| Nonpartisan | Danny Lee Blanton | 8.2% | 2,901 | |
| Nonpartisan | Sid Bryson | 7.5% | 2,654 | |
| Nonpartisan | Melvin Lewis Clark | 7.8% | 2,754 | |
| Nonpartisan | Yvette D. Grant | 7.7% | 2,711 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kenneth Ledford | 6.9% | 2,447 | |
| Nonpartisan | Page Morgan | 8.3% | 2,933 | |
| Nonpartisan | Connie Phifer Savell | 7.4% | 2,625 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in | 0.3% | 106 | |
| Total Votes | 35,318 | |||
| Source: "Cleveland County Board of Elections," "Municipal Election November 8, 2011," accessed September 17, 2013 | ||||
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See also
- Cleveland County Schools, North Carolina
- Cleveland County Schools elections (2017)
- Cleveland County Schools elections (2013)
External links
Footnotes
| Cleveland County Schools elections in 2017 | |
| Cleveland County, North Carolina | |
| Election date: | Primary: September 12, 2017 General: November 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-Large: Incumbent, Phillip Glover (D) • Dena Green (D) • Tommy Greene (D) • Barbara Romich (D) • Guy Suttle (D) • Incumbent, Danny Blanton (R) • Rodney Fitch (R) • Robert Queen (R) • Kevin Whisnant (R) • Incumbent, Kathy Falls (I) |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
