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Hernando County School Board elections (2014)
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Three seats on the Hernando County School Board were up for general election on August 26, 2014. The general election determines if candidates for each seat could garner a majority of the vote total. If no candidate received 50 percent plus one of the general election votes in a particular district, the top two vote recipients advance to the runoff election on November 4, 2014.
District 1 incumbent John K. Sweeney was defeated by newcomers Mark Johnson and Donald Whiting. Since neither Johnson nor Whiting was able to garner 50 percent plus one of the vote, they faced each other in the runoff election in November, which Johnson won. Beth Narverud and Jay Rowden were running to replace Dianne Bonfield, who did not file for re-election in District 3. Narverud triumphed in that race. The District 5 race featured incumbent Cynthia Moore and challengers Anna Liisa Covell, Susan Duval and Robert Neuhausen. Duval and Neuhausen faced each other in the runoff election in November, where Duval won the seat.
About the district
- See also: Hernando County School Board, Florida
Hernando County School Board is based in Brooksville, the county seat of Hernando County, Florida. Hernando County is home to 174,441 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau.[1] Hernando County School Board was the 29th-largest school district in Florida, serving 22,616 students during the 2011-2012 school year.[2]
Demographics
Hernando County underperformed in comparison to the rest of Florida in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 15.7 percent of Hernando County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 26.2 percent for Florida as a whole. The median household income in Hernando County was $41,098 compared to $47,309 for the state of Florida. The poverty rate in Hernando County was 14.8 percent compared to 15.6 percent for the entire state.[1]
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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 Hernando County School Board consists of five members elected to four-year terms. Each member represents a specific geographic district. There was a general election on August 26, 2014, and the runoff election took place on November 4, 2014 if no candidate received 50 percent or more of the general election vote.
Candidates for the school board filed for the election by June 20, 2014. The county's elections office hosted early voting for the general election at various locations from August 16, 2014, to August 23, 2014. The early voting window for the runoff election ran from October 25, 2014, to November 1, 2014. The last day to request a mailed absentee ballot in the general election was August 20, 2014, and the runoff election deadline was October 29, 2014.
Elections
2014
Candidates
District 1
- Mark Johnson
- Graduate, University of Phoenix
- Private investigator
- Donald Whiting
- Business owner
Candidate defeated in the general election:
- John K. Sweeney
- Incumbent
- Graduate, SUNY Cobleskill, SUNY Stony Brook and St. Leo University
- Educator
District 3
- Beth Narverud
- Business owner
- Jay Rowden
- Retired business owner
District 5
- Susan Duval
- Graduate, University of South Florida
- Administrator
- Robert Neuhausen
- Graduate, University of South Florida
- U.S. Navy veteran
- Electronics technician
Candidate defeated in the general election:
- Cynthia Moore
- Incumbent
- Graduate, Mississippi University for Women
- Anna Liisa Covell
- Graduate, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg
- Electrical contractor
Election results
District 1: Runoff
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Mark Johnson |
54.5% | 29,814 | |
| Nonpartisan | Donald Whiting | 45.5% | 24,872 | |
| Total Votes | 54,686 | |||
| Source: Hernando County Supervisor of Elections, "2014 General Election Official Results," November 14, 2014 | ||||
District 5: Runoff
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Susan Duval |
62% | 34,863 | |
| Nonpartisan | Robert Neuhausen | 38% | 21,354 | |
| Total Votes | 56,217 | |||
| Source: Hernando County Supervisor of Elections, "2014 General Election Official Results," November 14, 2014 | ||||
District 1: General
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Mark Johnson |
40.6% | 7,547 | |
| Nonpartisan | Donald Whiting |
31.7% | 5,893 | |
| Nonpartisan | John K. Sweeney Incumbent | 27.8% | 5,167 | |
| Total Votes | 18,607 | |||
| Source: Margaret Koenig, "Email correspondence with Vickie Porter, Hernando County Elections Systems Administrator," January 2, 2015 | ||||
District 3: General
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Beth Narverud |
58.4% | 11,176 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jay Rowden | 41.6% | 7,945 | |
| Total Votes | 19,121 | |||
| Source: Margaret Koenig, "Email correspondence with Vickie Porter, Hernando County Elections Systems Administrator," January 2, 2015 | ||||
District 5: General
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Susan Duval |
37.1% | 6,945 | |
| Nonpartisan | Robert Neuhausen |
30.3% | 5,669 | |
| Nonpartisan | Cynthia Moore Incumbent | 20.5% | 3,847 | |
| Nonpartisan | Anna Liisa Covell | 12.2% | 2,277 | |
| Total Votes | 18,738 | |||
| Source: Margaret Koenig, "Email correspondence with Vickie Porter, Hernando County Elections Systems Administrator," January 2, 2015 | ||||
Endorsements
The Tampa Bay Times endorsed Mark Johnson in District 1, Jay Rowden in District 3 and Susan Duval in District 5.[4] Senator Bill Nelson also endorsed Rowden.[5]
Campaign finance
Candidates received a total of $93,429.68 and spent a total of $80,354.31 by August 25, 2014, according to the Hernando County Supervisor of Elections.[6]
In the District 1 race, candidates raised a total of $32,613.46 and spent a total of $28,288.94.
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Johnson | $8,888.46 | $6,999.90 |
| John K. Sweeney | $6,430.00 | $4,681.91 |
| Donald Whiting | $17,295.00 | $16,607.13 |
In the District 3 race, candidates raised a total of $39,234.46 and spent a total of $34,786.45.
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures |
|---|---|---|
| Beth Narverud | $18,625.70 | $16,226.25 |
| Jay Rowden | $20,608.76 | $18,560.20 |
In the District 5 race, candidates raised a total of $21,581.76 and spent a total of $17,278.92.
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures |
|---|---|---|
| Anna Liisa Covell | $2,977.21 | $1,327.64 |
| Susan Duval | $4,296.74 | $3,708.12 |
| Cynthia Moore | $6,760.00 | $4,862.64 |
| Robert Neuhausen | $7,547.81 | $7,380.52 |
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Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the school board election in 2014:[7]
| Deadline | Event |
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| June 20, 2014 | Last day of candidate filing period |
| August 16, 2014 | First day of early voting in general election |
| August 20, 2014 | Last day to request mailed absentee ballot for general election |
| August 23, 2014 | Last day of early voting in general election |
| August 26, 2014 | General election day |
| October 25, 2014 | First day of early voting in runoff election |
| October 29, 2014 | Last day to request mailed absentee ballot for runoff election |
| November 1, 2014 | Last day of early voting in runoff election |
| November 4, 2014 | Runoff election day |
Additional elections on the ballot
Area residents voted on county and statewide races on November 4, 2014. Residents of Hernando County voted on races for county commission and county judge seats. Voters decided on a statewide ballot measure to amend the state constitution to allow the use of medical marijuana. The November 4, 2014, ballot included races for state legislature, state executive and U.S. House seats.
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Hernando + County + Schools + Florida"
See also
- Florida
- Hernando County School Board, Florida
- Florida school board elections, 2014
- List of school board elections in 2014
- School board elections, 2014
- Hernando County, Florida ballot measures
- Local ballot measures, Florida
- Florida and Alabama elections lead to runoffs, school boards to welcome newcomers
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 United States Census Bureau, "Hernando County, Florida," accessed July 8, 2014
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed July 7, 2014
- ↑ Hernando County Supervisor of Elections, "Candidates," accessed July 8, 2014
- ↑ Tampa Bay Times, "Times recommends: Johnson, Rowden and Duval for Hernando School Board," July 31, 2014
- ↑ Jay Rowden for School Board, "Home," accessed August 26, 2014
- ↑ Hernando County Supervisor of Elections, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed August 25, 2014
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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| 2014 Hernando County School Board Elections | |
| Hernando County, Florida | |
| Election date: | August 26, 2014 |
| Candidates: | District 1: • Mark Johnson • John K. Sweeney • Donald Whiting District 3: • Beth Narverud • Jay Rowden |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
