Henrico County Public Schools elections (2015)
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All five seats on the Henrico County Public Schools School Board were up for general election on November 3, 2015.[1]
Newcomers Tara Adams, Roscoe Cooper III and Marcus Martin competed for the Fairfield District seat vacated by incumbent Lamont Bagby. Cooper won the open seat. In the Varina District, board member John Montgomery Jr. defeated challenger Ralph Hodge. Brookland District incumbent Beverly Cocke, Three Chopt District incumbent Michelle Ogburn and Tuckahoe District incumbent Lisa Marshall ran unopposed and won re-election to their seats.
About the district
- See also: Henrico County Public Schools, Virginia
Henrico County Public Schools is located in east Virginia in Henrico County. The county seat of Henrico County and capital of Virginia is Richmond. This county was home to 321,924 residents in 2014, according to estimates by the United States Census Bureau.[2] In the 2011-2012 school year, Henrico County Public Schools was the sixth-largest school district in Virginia and served 49,654 students.[3]
Demographics
Henrico County outperformed the rest of Virginia in terms of higher education achievement in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 39.7 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 35.2 percent for Virginia as a whole. The median household income in Henrico County was $61,048, compared to $63,907 for the state of Virginia. The poverty rate was 10.7 percent, compared to 11.3 percent for the entire state.[2]
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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 Henrico County School Board is a five-member board elected by district to serve four-year terms. All five seats were on the ballot in 2015. The general election was held on November 3, 2015. The next scheduled election for board seats was 2019. The filing deadline for candidates interested in running for the board was June 9, 2015.[5][6]
Elections
2015
Candidates
Brookland District
Beverly Cocke 
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Fairfield District
| Tara Adams | Roscoe Cooper III
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Three Chopt District
| Michelle Ogburn
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Tuckahoe District
| Lisa Marshall
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Varina District
| John Montgomery Jr.
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Election results
| Henrico County School Board, Brookland District, General Election, 2015 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Beverly Cocke Incumbent |
97.7% | 10,318 |
| Write-in votes | 2.31% | 244 |
| Total Votes | 10,562 | |
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "2015 November General", accessed November 4, 2015 | ||
| Henrico County School Board, Fairfield District, General Election, 2015 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Roscoe Cooper III |
44.4% | 5,095 |
| Tara Adams | 44.0% | 5,052 |
| Marcus Martin | 8.9% | 1,016 |
| Write-in votes | 2.68% | 307 |
| Total Votes | 11,470 | |
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "2015 November General", accessed November 4, 2015 | ||
| Henrico County School Board, Three Chopt District, General Election, 2015 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Michelle Ogburn Incumbent |
97.9% | 10,498 |
| Write-in votes | 2.13% | 228 |
| Total Votes | 10,726 | |
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "2015 November General", accessed November 4, 2015 | ||
| Henrico County School Board, Tuckahoe District, General Election, 2015 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Lisa Marshall Incumbent |
97.8% | 13,027 |
| Write-in votes | 2.2% | 293 |
| Total Votes | 13,320 | |
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "2015 November General", accessed November 4, 2015 | ||
| Henrico County School Board, Varina District, General Election, 2015 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| John Montgomery Jr. Incumbent |
55.0% | 5,705 |
| Ralph Hodge | 44.4% | 4,610 |
| Write-in votes | 0.65% | 67 |
| Total Votes | 10,382 | |
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "2015 November General", accessed November 4, 2015 | ||
Endorsements
No official endorsements were made in this election.
Campaign finance
Candidates received a total of $57,603.37 and spent a total of $52,538.70 as of October 26, 2015, according to the Virginia State Board of Elections.[7]
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| Brookland District | |||
| Beverly Cocke (incumbent) | $2,135.22 | $1,173.64 | $961.58 |
| Fairfield District | |||
| Tara Adams | $9,938.50 | $7,509.29 | $2,429.21 |
| Roscoe Cooper III | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Marcus Martin | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Three Chopt District | |||
| Michelle Ogburn (incumbent) | $26,265.70 | $25,331.07 | $934.63 |
| Tuckahoe District | |||
| Lisa Marshall (incumbent) | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Varina District | |||
| John Montgomery Jr. (incumbent) | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Ralph Hodge | $19,263.95 | $18,524.70 | $739.25 |
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Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Henrico County Public Schools election in 2015:[6]
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| June 9, 2015 | Last day for candidates to file nomination documents |
| October 13, 2015 | Last day to register to vote in the general election |
| October 27, 2015 | Last day to apply for an absentee ballot by mail |
| October 31, 2015 | Last day to apply for an absentee ballot in person |
| November 3, 2015 | Election Day |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Virginia elections, 2015
This election shared the ballot with races for clerk of court, commonwealth's attorney, county board of supervisors, county sheriff and soil and water conservation district.[8]
Recent news
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See also
| Henrico County Public Schools | Virginia | School Boards |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Henrico County Public Schools, "School Board," accessed January 29, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 United States Census Bureau, "Henrico County, Virginia," accessed January 27, 2015
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Election Results," accessed September 17, 2013
- ↑ Henrico County Public Schools, "Chapter 2- School Board Bylaws," accessed September 21, 2015
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Virginia Department of Elections, "2015 November Election Calendar," accessed January 29, 2015
- ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed October 27, 2015
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "List of Candidates," September 9, 2015
