Donna Vann
Donna Vann was a member of the Cumberland County Schools school board in North Carolina, representing District 4. She assumed office in 2015. She left office on December 10, 2024.
Vann ran for re-election to the Cumberland County Schools school board to represent District 4 in North Carolina. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: Cumberland County Schools, North Carolina, elections (2024)
General election
General election for Cumberland County Schools school board District 4
Jackie Warner defeated incumbent Donna Vann and Rebecca Pedigo in the general election for Cumberland County Schools school board District 4 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jackie Warner (Nonpartisan) | 46.0 | 9,313 | |
 | Donna Vann (Nonpartisan) | 35.7 | 7,232 | |
| Rebecca Pedigo (Nonpartisan) | 16.9 | 3,418 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.4 | 274 | ||
| Total votes: 20,237 | |||
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Endorsements
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2020
See also: Cumberland County Schools, North Carolina, elections (2020)
General election
General election for Cumberland County Schools school board District 4
Incumbent Donna Vann defeated Trevone McNeill and Tyler Stitt in the general election for Cumberland County Schools school board District 4 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Donna Vann (Nonpartisan) | 50.7 | 10,142 |
| Trevone McNeill (Nonpartisan) | 29.7 | 5,947 | ||
| Tyler Stitt (Nonpartisan) | 17.8 | 3,563 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.7 | 346 | ||
| Total votes: 19,998 | |||
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2016
Six of the nine seats on the Cumberland County Schools school board were up for general election on November 8, 2016. One candidate filed for and won each of Districts 1 through 5: board incumbent Alicia Chisolm, newcomer Porcha McMillan, incumbent Carrie Sutton, incumbent Donna Vann, and incumbent Susan Williams, respectively. The open District 6 seat was much more contested, with nine candidates vying to win it: Joseph Gilreath, Patricia Griffin, Peggy Hall, Sheryl Lewis, Carmela McKeller, Ray Miller, Ralph Molina, Tina Odom, and Ron Ross. Hall won election to the seat. There was no primary.[1][2]
Results
| Cumberland County Schools, District 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Donna Vann Incumbent (unopposed) |
97.46% | 15,583 |
| Write-in votes | 2.54% | 406 |
| Total Votes (100) | 15,989 | |
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official General Election Results-Cumberland," accessed December 5, 2016 | ||
Funding
Vann did not file a campaign finance report with the Cumberland County Board of Elections in this election as of November 3, 2016.[3]
School board candidates in North Carolina were required to file campaign finance reports to their county's board of elections unless the candidate:
(1) Did not receive more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) in contributions, and
(2) Did not receive more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) in loans, and
(3) Did not spend more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).[4]
The third quarter campaign finance deadline was October 31, 2016, and the fourth quarter deadline was January 11, 2017.[5]
2014
Three at-large seats on the Cumberland Board of Education were up for general election on November 4, 2014. Greg West was the only incumbent running for re-election. He ran against challengers David Booth, Randy Fredricks, Joseph Gilreath, Nolan Hancock, Carmela McKeller, Judy D. Musgrave, Romain Stanley, Rudy Tatum and Donna Vann.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Judy D. Musgrave |
17.1% | 28,089 | |
| Nonpartisan | Greg West Incumbent |
16.5% | 27,096 | |
| Nonpartisan | Rudy Tatum |
14.7% | 24,137 | |
| Nonpartisan | David Booth | 13.9% | 22,834 | |
| Nonpartisan | Donna Vann | 13.7% | 22,478 | |
| Nonpartisan | Carmela McKeller | 9.6% | 15,793 | |
| Nonpartisan | Nolan Hancock | 4.1% | 6,652 | |
| Nonpartisan | Romain Stanley | 4% | 6,516 | |
| Nonpartisan | Joseph Gilreath | 3% | 4,883 | |
| Nonpartisan | Randy Fredricks | 2.9% | 4,817 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.4% | 640 | |
| Total Votes | 163,935 | |||
| Source: North Carolina Board of Elections, "2014 General Election Results," accessed December 30, 2014 | ||||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Donna Vann did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Donna Vann did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Cumberland County Schools school board District 4 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Cumberland County, "August 5, 2016 Candidates," accessed August 8, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Unofficial General Election Results-Cumberland," accessed November 8, 2016
- ↑ Cumberland County Board of Elections, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed November 3, 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
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Reporting Schedules," accessed October 11, 2016
