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Earnestine Young
Earnestine Young was a candidate for District 1 representative on the Tuscaloosa City Schools school board in Alabama. Young was defeated in the by-district general election on March 7, 2017.
Young previously ran for the District 1 seat and was defeated on August 27, 2013
Biography
Young is the owner of EK Tax Service in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Elections
2017
- See also: Tuscaloosa City Schools elections (2017)
A total of 19 candidates sought the eight seats up for election on the Tuscaloosa City Schools Board of Education in Alabama on March 7, 2017. Four years after allegations of voter fraud in the 2013 Tuscaloosa City Schools elections, District 4 incumbent Cason Kirby did not seek re-election to his seat. In addition to Kirby, three other incumbents did not file to run for re-election. In the races for three seats, no candidate received at least 50 percent of the vote necessitating a runoff election that was held on April 18, 2017.
In District 1, Matthew Wilson defeated LaQuishia Chandler in the runoff election after defeating candidates Tony Humphries and Earnestine Young in the general election. The District 2 runoff race newcomer Kendra Williams defeated incumbent Earnestine Tucker and challenger. The third candidate, Paul Sanders Sr., did not receive enough votes to advance to the runoff election. In the District 5 general election, incumbent Harry Lee was defeated by challengers Erica Grant and Beth Cleino Allaway. Grant defeated Allaway in the runoff election. Incoming board chairman Eric Wilson and District 3 candidate Guy May ran unopposed and were automatically elected to their seats. Patrick Hamner defeated Zoe Winston in the race for District 4, incumbent Marvin Lucas defeated challenger Andrew Robertson in District 6, and Erskine Simmons defeated LaQuetta Peoples in District 7.[1][2]
Results
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| Tuscaloosa City Schools, Chair General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
 Eric Wilson | ||
| Source: City of Tuscaloosa, "Tuscaloosa City Council Reconvened Meeting Agenda," March 14, 2017 | ||
2013
Young ran unsuccessfully against incumbent candidate James Minyard on August 27, 2013.
| Tuscaloosa Board of Education District 1, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | James Minyard Incumbent |
69.7% | 864 | |
| Nonpartisan | Earnestine Young | 30.3% | 376 | |
| Total Votes | 1,240 | |||
| Source: Fox 6 News These results are unofficial. | ||||
Funding
Young received $14,000 in donations from the Educate Tuscaloosa PAC according to finance records filed on August 9, 2013.[3]
See also
- Tuscaloosa City Schools, Alabama
- Tuscaloosa City Schools elections (2017)
- Tuscaloosa City Schools elections (2013)
External links
- Tuscaloosa City Schools website
- Alabama State Department of Education official website
- City of Tuscaloosa website
Footnotes
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