Hampton City Schools elections (2014)

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2014 Hampton City Schools Elections
General Election date:
May 6, 2014
Table of Contents
About the district Method of election Elections What was at stake? Key deadlines Additional elections External links
See also
Virginia Hampton City Schools Local ballot measures, Virginia

Three seats on the Hampton School Board were up for general election on May 6, 2014. Incumbent Jennifer P. Phillips lost re-election to Hampton Roads Seat A against challenger Jason S. Samuels. Linwood D. Harper won another term without opposition to Hampton Roads Seat B. Joseph C. Kilgore was re-elected to Chesapeake Bay Seat A after defeating challenger David J. Dietrich.

About the district

See also: Hampton City Schools, Virginia

Hampton City Schools is located in Hampton, Virginia

Hampton City Schools is located in Hampton, a city in eastern Virginia. According to the United States Census Bureau, Hampton was home to 136,836 residents in 2013. Hampton City Schools was the 14th-largest school district in Virginia, serving 21,588 K-12 students during the 2011-2012 school year.

Demographics

Hampton underperformed in comparison to the rest of Virginia in terms of higher education achievement in 2010. The United States Census Bureau found that 22.6 percent of Hampton residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 34.7 percent for Virginia as a whole. The median household income in Hampton was $51,584 compared to $63,636 for the state of Virginia. The poverty rate in Hampton was 14.7 percent compared to 11.1 percent for the entire state.

Racial Demographics, 2010
Race	Hampton (%)	Virginia (%)
White	43.6	71.1
Black or African American	49.9	19.7
American Indian and Alaska Native	0.5	0.5
Asian	2.4	6.0
Two or More Races	3.5	2.6
Hispanic or Latino	5.0	8.4

Presidential votes, 2000-2012
Year	Democratic vote (%)	Republican vote (%)
2012	70.6	28.0
2008	69.5	30.1
2004	57.4	41.9
2000	57.4	40.8

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Voter and candidate information

The Hampton School Board consists of seven members elected to four-year terms. Three members are elected to Chesapeake Bay seat, three members are elected to Hampton Roads seats and the seventh member is elected to an at-large seat. There was no primary election and a general election was held on May 6, 2014. Three seats were on the ballot in 2016.

Candidates filed declarations of candidacy with the Hampton Voter Registrar by March 4, 2014. A candidate must be a citizen of the United States, at least 18 years old, a resident of Virginia for at least one year and a current district resident. State law requires voters to present government-issued identification, student ID cards or a current bill with address at the ballot location.

Hampton Roads Seat A

• Jennifer P. Phillips d
  • Incumbent
  • Graduate, DePaul School of Professional Nursing
  • Homemaker
• Jason S. Samuels
  • Graduate, Norfolk State University and Old Dominion University
  • Program director, Peninsula Foster Grandparent Program

Hampton Roads Seat B

• Linwood D. Harper
  • Incumbent
  • Graduate, Norfolk State University
  • Retired

Chesapeake Bay Seat A

• David J. Dietrich d
  • Graduate, Southern Illinois University, Abilene Christian University and University of Colorado-Colorado Springs
  • Owner, GetReady!
• Joseph C. Kilgore
  • Incumbent
  • Graduate, Old Dominion University
  • Engineer, Huntington Ingalls Industries

Election results

Hampton City Schools, Hampton Roads Seat A General Election, 4-year term, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Jason S. Samuels	60.8%	3,689
	Nonpartisan	Jennifer P. Phillips Incumbent	39%	2,365
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.2%	15
Total Votes				6,069
Source: Virginia State Board of Elections, "Official Results - General and Special Elections - May 6, 2014," May 6, 2014

Hampton City Schools, Hampton Roads Seat B General Election, 4-year term, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Linwood D. Harper Incumbent	97.6%	4,853
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	2.4%	120
Total Votes				4,973
Source: Virginia State Board of Elections, "Official Results - General and Special Elections - May 6, 2014," May 6, 2014

Hampton City Schools, Chesapeake Bay Seat Seat A General Election, 4-year term, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Joseph C. Kilgore Incumbent	76.4%	4,603
	Nonpartisan	David J. Dietrich	22.9%	1,379
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.7%	45
Total Votes				6,027
Source: Virginia State Board of Elections, "Official Results - General and Special Elections - May 6, 2014," May 6, 2014

Endorsements

The Daily Press endorsed Jennifer P. Phillips and Joseph C. Kilgore for the May 6, 2014 general election.

Campaign finance

No candidate filed a campaign finance report with the Virginia State Board of Elections before the election.

Past elections

Information about earlier elections can be found by clicking [show] at the right.

2012 Hampton City Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, May 1, 2012 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Martha Martin Mugler 97.3% 12,170      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 2.7% 342 Total Votes 12,512 Source: Virginia State Board of Elections, "May 2012 City Election Official Results," accessed March 17, 2014 Hampton City Schools, Chesapeake Bay Seat B General Election, 4-year term, May 1, 2012 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Monica J. Smith 62.2% 4,592      Nonpartisan Fred A. Brewer Jr. 27.6% 2,033      Nonpartisan David J. Dietrich 9.8% 725      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.4% 28 Total Votes 7,378 Source: Virginia State Board of Elections, "May 2012 City Election Official Results," accessed March 17, 2014 Hampton City Schools, Chesapeake Bay Seat C General Election, 4-year term, May 1, 2012 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Phyllis Taylor Henry 60.5% 4,084      Nonpartisan Joanne K. Morse 38.7% 2,608      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.8% 53 Total Votes 6,745 Source: Virginia State Board of Elections, "May 2012 City Election Official Results," accessed March 17, 2014 Hampton City Schools, Hampton Roads Seat C General Election, 4-year term, May 1, 2012 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan William D. Pearson 39.5% 2,650      Nonpartisan Tanya S. Hendricks 30.4% 2,037      Nonpartisan Jason S. Samuels 29.3% 1,963      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.8% 53 Total Votes 6,703 Source: Virginia State Board of Elections, "May 2012 City Election Official Results," accessed March 17, 2014

What was at stake?

Issues in the district

Sexual assault lawsuit

The school board, district officials, and two educators at Kecoughtan High School faced legal action by parents of an autistic student who was sexually assaulted by a fellow pupil on May 29, 2013. Adam and Laura Ann Flores sued teacher Kathleen Lassiter and special-education assistant Frances Brewster for gross negligence. Lassister and Brewster were accused of leaving the student unattended despite requirements to provide constant supervision. The lawsuit criticized the school board and district administrators for providing inadequate funds for special education, which increased opportunities for this type of act. The parents sought $7.5 million in damages as part of the lawsuit.

Budget shortfalls

District officials briefed the School Board on a projected $7 million budget gap for the 2014-2015 fiscal year during a January 15, 2014 meeting. This total included $3.2 million in expected payments to the Virginia Retirement System and a $2.4 million reduction in state aid. Hampton City Schools faced a $9 million budget gap prior to the 2013-2014 fiscal year that was closed with increased property taxes and budget cuts. Superintendent Linda Shifflette proposed a $7.2 million budget cut that included the elimination of 311.5 full-time positions in the 2014-2015 budget. The board voted 6-1 to approve the superintendent's proposal with Linwood D. Harper the only dissenter. The proposed budget moved to the Hampton City Council.

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for the Hampton City Schools election in 2014:

Deadline	Event
March 4, 2014	Last day to file paperwork for ballot placement
April 14, 2014	Last day to register to vote for the May election
April 15, 2014	First campaign finance reporting deadline before election
April 28, 2014	Last campaign finance reporting deadline before election
April 29, 2014	Last day for Voter Registrar's Office to receive absentee ballot application
May 3, 2014	Last day to vote in-person at the Voter Registrar's Office.
May 6, 2014	Election day
June 16, 2014	Filing deadline for post-election campaign finance reporting

Additional elections on the ballot

The school board election shared the ballot with races for three full-term seats and one unexpired two-year seat on the Hampton City Council. Hampton residents also voted in a special election for mayor.

Recent news

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See also

• Virginia
• Hampton City Schools, Virginia
• Virginia school board elections, 2014
• List of school board elections in 2014
• School board elections, 2014
• Hampton, Virginia
• Local ballot measures, Virginia
• 90 candidates seek 38 seats in first round of May school board elections
• Incumbents falter in early May elections, governing majority shifts in Buffalo

External links

Suggest a link

• Hampton City Schools
• Hampton Voter Registrar's Office