Darius Griffin
Darius Griffin was a candidate for an at-large seat on the Cleveland County Board of Education in North Carolina. In the general election on November 3, 2015, Griffin was defeated.[1][2]
Griffin previously lost the race for a seat on the school board in a general election on November 5, 2013.
Biography
Griffin is a Cleveland County native who attended schools in the district. After graduating from Burns High School, he graduated from North Carolina A&T State University in 1999 with a bachelor's degree in occupational health and safety. Griffin then earned a master's degree in public administration from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke in 2007. At the time of his candidacy, Griffin was the director of environmental health and safety at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He served on the board for Communities in Schools and previously served on the Cleveland County Planning Commission. He was also a deacon and Sunday school teacher at Palmer Grove Baptist Church in Shelby, North Carolina.[3]
Elections
2015
Five of the nine seats on the Cleveland County Schools school board were up for at-large general election on November 3, 2015.
Incumbents Roger Harris, Richard Hooker Jr., and Shearra B. Miller won re-election to their seats. The other two seats on the ballot were won by Jo Boggs and Jeff Jones. Harris, Hooker, Miller, Boggs, and Jones defeated George Falls, Yvette D. Grant, William Gray, Darius Griffin, Hal Hastings, L. E. Henson, Nikki Ledford, Ray Lockhart, Howard Mcleod, Howard Thompson Jr., Robert Queen, and incumbent Jerry D. Hoyle.[4][2][5]
Results
| Cleveland County Schools, At-Large, 4-year Term, General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Jo Boggs |
13.7% | 4,869 |
| Roger Harris Incumbent |
10.1% | 3,598 |
| Shearra B. Miller Incumbent |
9.9% | 3,530 |
| Richard Hooker Jr. Incumbent |
8.7% | 3,079 |
| Jeff Jones |
8.3% | 2,944 |
| Robert Queen | 7.9% | 2,797 |
| Jerry D. Hoyle Incumbent | 7.8% | 2,791 |
| Darius Griffin | 7.6% | 2,718 |
| George Falls | 6.9% | 2,462 |
| Yvette D. Grant | 5.3% | 1,891 |
| Ray Lockhart | 5.1% | 1,801 |
| Hal Hastings | 3.1% | 1,090 |
| Nikki Ledford | 2.4% | 845 |
| Howard Mcleod | 1.2% | 410 |
| William Gray (North Carolina) | 0.8% | 272 |
| Howard Thompson Jr. | 0.7% | 245 |
| L. E. Henson | 0.4% | 154 |
| Write-in votes | 0.27% | 96 |
| Total Votes (100% of precincts reporting) | 35,592 | |
| Source: North Carolina Secretary of State, "11/03/2015 Official Municipal Election Results," accessed November 10, 2015 | ||
Funding
Griffin reported no contributions or expenditures to the North Carolina State Board of Elections as of October 26, 2015.[6]
Endorsements
Griffin received no official endorsements for his campaign during the election.
2013
Griffin ran for an at-large seat on the school board on November 5, 2013, against Kathy Falls, S. Dale Oliver, George Litton, Phillip Glover, Donnie Thurman, Jr., Jeff Gregory, Kenneth Ledford, and Danny Blanton.[7]
Results
| Cleveland County Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2013 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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, NC, "November 5, 2013 Municipal Election," accessed December 13, 2013 | ||||
Funding
Griffin reported no contributions or expenditures to the Cleveland County Board of Election.[8]
Endorsements
Griffin received no official endorsements for his campaign.
Campaign themes
2013
Griffin identified the following campaign themes on his website:
| “ | I am running for Cleveland County School Board because I owe a great debt of gratitude to the public educational system and Cleveland County community. Throughout my life this community has educated me and encouraged a desire for learning. This desire has evolved into a passion and commitment for advocacy and action. As a board member I will combine my leadership and experience to:
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| —Darius Griffin's campaign website (2013), [10] | ||
Recent news
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See also
- Cleveland County Schools, North Carolina
- Cleveland County Schools elections (2013)
- Cleveland County Schools elections (2015)
- Incumbency no guarantee of success in Nov. 3 school board elections (November 6, 2015)
- What happened in Nov.'s top board elections? (November 4, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cleveland County Schools, "Board of Education," accessed June 28, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cleveland County, North Carolina, "Candidate List Grouped by Contest," accessed July 28, 2015 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "filing" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Facebook, "Darius Griffin for Board of Education," accessed October 21, 2015
- ↑ Cleveland County Public Schools, "Board of Education," accessed June 26, 2015
- ↑ North Carolina Secretary of State, "11/03/2015 Unofficial Municipal Election Results," accessed November 3, 2015
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "NC Campaign Report Seach by Entity," accessed October 26, 2015
- ↑ "Cleveland County Board of Elections," "2013 Election Candidates," accessed September 17, 2013
- ↑ Cleveland County Board of Elections, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed December 23, 2013
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ "Darius Griffin for Cleveland County Board of Education Seat," "Home," accessed September 18, 2013
| 2015 Cleveland County Schools Elections | |
| Cleveland County, North Carolina | |
| Election date: | November 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Roger Harris • Incumbent, Richard Hooker Jr. • Incumbent Jerry D. Hoyle • Incumbent, Shearra B. Miller • Jo Boggs • George Falls • Yvette D. Grant • William Gray • Darius Griffin • Hal Hastings • L. E. Henson • Jeff Jones • Nikki Ledford • Ray Lockhart • Howard Mcleod • Howard Thompson Jr. • Robert Queen |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional measures on the ballot |
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