George "Skip" Gardiner
George "Skip" Gardiner was a Democratic District A representative on the Vermilion Parish School Board in Louisiana. He was first elected to the position without opposition in 2012. He lost his bid for re-election in the general election on November 4, 2014.
Elections
2014
All eight seats on the Vermilion Parish School Board were up for election in 2014. Only three of the board seats had contested races on the November 4 ballot. District A incumbent George "Skip" Gardiner (D) faced Luddy Herpin (D). Laura Hebert LeBeouf (I) challenged District C incumbent Dexter J. Callahan (D). District G incumbent Carroll "Bubba" LeBlanc (D) ran for re-election against challenger Sara Bourgeois Duplechain (I).[1]
The other five seats were filled by incumbents who were re-elected without opposition. Chris Gautreaux (D) in District B, Stacy Paul Landry (D) in District D, Anthony "Tony" Fontana Jr. (R) in District E and Ricky J. Broussard (R) in District H were all unopposed at the close of the candidate qualifying period. Charles Campbell (D), the District F incumbent, was set to face Lamondon Williams (I) in the general election, but Williams withdrew from the race prior to the election. Campbell was automatically re-elected to his seat.[1]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Luddy Herpin |
58.6% | 1,341 | |
| Democratic | George "Skip" Gardiner Incumbent | 41.4% | 949 | |
| Total Votes | 2,290 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Results," accessed December 5, 2014 | ||||
2012
Gardiner was elected to the District A seat without opposition in 2012.
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