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Henry Pankey
Henry Pankey was a Democratic candidate in the 2016 North Carolina superintendent of public instruction election.[1] He was defeated in the March 15 primary election.
Biography
Pankey worked as a substitute teacher from 1978 to 1998, then as principal at Southern High School and Parkland High School in Durham, N.C.
Education
- BFA, University of North Carolina School of the Arts
- M.A., University of Maryland[2]
- Graduate diploma in supervision and administration, Brooklyn College[3]
Awards
In 1998, Durham was named principal of the year for his work at Southern High School.
In 2012, he was named assistant principal by the North Carolina Association of Educators.[2]
Elections
2016
Pankey filed to run as a Democratic candidate for superintendent of public instruction in the 2016 election. He challenged incumbent Superintendent June Atkinson (D) for the Democratic nomination. Atkinson defeated Pankey in the March 15 primary election.
| North Carolina Superintendent of Schools Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
 June Atkinson |
79.8% | 776,302 | ||
| Henry J. Pankey | 20.2% | 196,703 | ||
| Total Votes | 973,005 | |||
| Election results via North Carolina State Board of Elections. | ||||
Campaign themes
2016
Pankey's website included the following positions:
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate Listing by Election," accessed March 12, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Winston-Salem Journal, "Sexton: Henry Pankey's qualifications for N.C. superintendent more than just a kids’ book," April 16, 2015
- ↑ Henry J Pankey for Superintendent of Public Instruction, "Home," accessed March 12, 2016
- ↑ Henry Pankey for Superintendent of Public Instruction, "Platform," accessed March 12, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
