Elizabeth Howerton
Elizabeth "Liz" Howerton was a candidate for at-large Position 7 representative on the Olathe Public Schools USD 233 Board of Education in Kansas. Her bid for a four-year term on the board ended in the primary election on March 3, 2015.
Biography
Howerton is a recruiter for the Kansas Army National Guard. She joined the National Guard in March 2009 as a specialist. She became a sergeant in March 2013. Howerton attended Johnson County Community College from 2007 to 2009 and went on to Park Unversity, where she graduated cum laude with a degree in criminal justice and corrections in 2012.[1]
Elections
2015
Four seats were up for election on April 7, 2015. A primary election for the at-large Position 7 seat was held March 3, 2015.
Position 1 incumbent LeEtta Felter defeated challenger Jim Poe in her re-election bid, while Position 2 incumbent Richard Schier retained his seat without facing opposition. Shannon Wickliffe won the Position 4 seat as she was the only candidate to file for the open seat.[2]
Four candidates filed for the open at-large Position 7 seat: Joe Beveridge, Scott Enge, Robyn Essex, and Elizabeth Howerton.[2] Because more than three candidates filed for the position, a primary election was held. Essex and Beveridge advanced to the general election, where Beveridge won the seat.
Results
Primary
| Olathe Public Schools USD 233, At-Large Position 7 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Robyn Essex |
43.3% | 1,413 | |
| Nonpartisan | Joe Beveridge |
35.2% | 1,147 | |
| Nonpartisan | Scott Enge | 11.8% | 386 | |
| Nonpartisan | Elizabeth Howerton | 9.7% | 317 | |
| Total Votes | 3,263 | |||
| Source: Johnson County Election Office, “Election Summary Report 2015 Spring Primary: Official Final Results,” accessed March 3, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Howerton reported no contributions or expenditures to the Johnson County Election Office in this election.[3]
Endorsements
Howerton did not receive any official endorsements in this election.
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See also
- Olathe Public Schools USD 233, Kansas
- Olathe Public Schools USD 233 elections (2015)
- Hot tub Gatorade, turnout in Peoria and the Wisconsin state budget... (April 8, 2015)
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