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Gary W. Farmer
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Gary W. Farmer is the District 6 representative on the Wilson County Schools school board in North Carolina. Farmer won re-election in the general election on November 8, 2016. Farmer was a 2012 Democratic candidate for District 8 of the North Carolina House of Representatives.
Elections
2016
- See also: Wilson County Schools elections (2016)
Three of the seven seats on the Wilson County Schools school board were up for by-district general election on November 8, 2016. The seats of District 2 incumbent Velma Barnes, District 4 incumbent Henry Mercer, and District 6 incumbent Gary W. Farmer were up for election. All three incumbents filed for re-election and were unopposed in their bids. Each won additional terms on the board. There was no primary.[1][2]
Results
| Wilson County Schools, District 6 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Gary W. Farmer Incumbent (unopposed) |
98.02% | 5,192 |
| Write-in votes | 1.98% | 105 |
| Total Votes | 5,297 | |
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official General Election Results-Wilson," accessed December 5, 2016 | ||
Funding
The Wilson County Board of Elections did not publish school board candidate campaign finance reports on its website as of November 4, 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]
2012
Farmer was running in the 2012 election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 8. He filed against Mark Bibbs in the Democratic primary on May 8, 2012, but withdrew before the race.[6]
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Footnotes
- ↑ Elisabeth Moore, "Email conversation with Rena' Morris, Wilson County Board of Elections Director," September 1, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Unofficial General Election Results-Wilson," accessed November 8, 2016
- ↑ Wilson County, "Board of Elections," accessed November 4, 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
- ↑ North Carolina Board of Elections, "Candidate lists," accessed March 5, 2012
| 2016 Wilson County Schools Elections | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | District 2: Incumbent, Velma Barnes District 4: Incumbent, Henry Mercer |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
