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Doug Knight
Doug Knight was a candidate for the District 4 seat on the Iredell-Statesville Schools school board in North Carolina. Knight was defeated in the by-district general election on November 8, 2016.
Elections
2016
Three of the seven seats on the Iredell-Statesville Schools school board—Districts 2, 4 and 6—were up for general election on November 8, 2016. A Republican primary for District 2 was held March 15, 2016. This election, the first to follow the passage of House Bill 110 in 2015, marked the first partisan contest for the district.
Three Republican newcomers filed for the District 2 race, necessitating a primary election to reduce the field of candidates for the general election: Steven Hatley, Bill Howell and John Miller. Howell won the primary and defeated Nickey Mott (D) in the general election. Incumbent David Cash did not file to seek re-election to the District 2 seat, guaranteeing at least one newcomer would join the board.
In District 4, incumbent Charles Aubrey Gallyon II (D) originally faced challenger Ryan Pegarsch (R). However, when Pegarsch moved out of the district he withdrew from the race. Newcomer Doug Knight replaced him as the Republican candidate on the ballot. Gallyon II defeated Knight. In District 6, incumbent Charles Sherrill Kelly (R) successfully defended his spot on the board against LaVerne Zachary (D).[1][2][3]
Results
| Iredell-Statesville Schools, District 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democrat |  Charles Aubrey Gallyon II Incumbent |
50.51% | 3,847 | |
| Republican | Doug Knight | 49.49% | 3,769 | |
| Total Votes (100) | 7,616 | |||
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official General Election Results-Iredell," accessed December 5, 2016 | ||||
Funding
Knight reported $3,476.00 in contributions and $3,276.00 in expenditures to the Iredell County Board of Elections, leaving his campaign with $200.00 cash on hand as of November 3, 2016.[4]
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).[5]
The third quarter campaign finance deadline was October 31, 2016, and the fourth quarter deadline was January 11, 2017.[6]
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Iredell County, "2016 Nov. 8 General Election Candidate List," accessed November 3, 2016
- ↑ Record & Landmark, "Pegarsch won't seek Iredell-Statesville school board seat," June 16, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Unofficial General Election Results-Iredell," accessed November 8, 2016
- ↑ Iredell County, "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
| 2016 Iredell-Statesville Schools Elections | |
| Iredell County, North Carolina. | |
| Election date: | Primary: March 15, 2016 General: November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | District 2: Steven Hatley (R) • Bill Howell (R) • John Miller (R) • Nickey Mott (D) District 4: Incumbent, Charles Aubrey Gallyon II (D) • Doug Knight (R) |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
