Dot Cherry

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Dot Cherry

Gaston County Schools, At-large

Tenure

2014 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

12

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 6, 2018

Dot Cherry is an at-large member of the Gaston County Schools school board in North Carolina. She assumed office in 2014. Her current term ends in 2026.

Cherry ran for re-election for an at-large seat of the Gaston County Schools school board in North Carolina. She won in the general election on November 6, 2018.

Elections

2018

See also: Gaston County Schools elections (2018)

General election

General election for Gaston County Schools, At-large

Incumbent Dot Cherry won election in the general election for Gaston County Schools, At-large on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Dot Cherry (Nonpartisan)	97.6	48,586
		Other/Write-in votes	2.4	1,217

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2014

See also: Gaston County Schools elections (2014)

Five seats on the Gaston Board of Education were up for general election on November 4, 2014. Dot Cherry, Nick Huffman, Rebecca Abernethy Schwindeman and Jerry J. Bostic competed for an at-large seat. In the Southpoint District, at-large board member Chris Howell faced Wil Neumann and Rae Marie Pritchard. Incumbent Mark A. Stephens ran against challengers Lee Dedmon and Daniel Ware in the Gastonia District. Incumbent Kevin Collier was unopposed in the Riverbend District. In the Dallas Township District, incumbent Kaye Gribble ran against newcomer Catherine Bailey Roberts.

Results

Gaston County Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Dot Cherry	51.5%	23,808
	Nonpartisan	Jerry J. Bostic	25.8%	11,950
	Nonpartisan	Rebecca Abernethy Schwindeman	14.9%	6,901
	Nonpartisan	Nick Huffman	7.4%	3,411
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.4%	197
Total Votes				46,267
Source: North Carolina Board of Elections, "2014 General Election Results," accessed December 30, 2014

See also

• Gaston County Schools, North Carolina
• Gaston County Schools elections (2018)

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