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Jack "Gordie" Roop
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Jack "Gordie" Roop is an at-large representative on the Raleigh County Board of Education in West Virginia. He was elected to his current term on the board in the special election on November 4, 2014.[1] He previously served on the board from 2008 to 2012.[2]
Roop sought another term in the general election on May 10, 2016.[3] He successfully won re-election to his seat.[4]
Elections
2016
- See also: Raleigh County Schools elections (2016)
Two of the five seats on the Raleigh County Schools Board of Education were up for general election on May 10, 2016. In their bids for re-election, incumbents Jack "Gordie" Roop and Richard Snuffer II defeated challengers Lewis Harvey, Amanda Crookshank Kennedy, Marsha Smith, and Russell Webb.[3][4]
Though the election was held at large, only two members from the same geographical district could be on the board during a given term. Snuffer and Smith were from District I, and Roop, Harvey, Kennedy, and Webb were from District II.[3]
Results
| Raleigh County Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Jack "Gordie" Roop Incumbent |
27.01% | 8,311 |
| Richard Snuffer II Incumbent |
21.56% | 6,633 |
| Marsha Smith | 20.24% | 6,226 |
| Amanda Crookshank Kennedy | 14.37% | 4,422 |
| Russell Webb | 10.44% | 3,213 |
| Lewis Harvey | 6.38% | 1,963 |
| Total Votes | 30,768 | |
| Source: West Virginia Secretary of State, "Raleigh County Official Results: Primary Election - May 10, 2016," accessed May 27, 2016 | ||
Funding
Roop reported no contributions or expenditures to the Raleigh County Clerk in the election.[5]
Endorsements
Roop received no official endorsements in the election.
2014
One seat on the Raleigh County Schools Board of Education was up for special election on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Linda Polly, who was appointed to replace former member Sally Susman after she resigned from the board due to health reasons in June 2014, ran against challengers Jack "Gordie" Roop, Marsha K. Smith and Steve Finch. Roop, a former member of the board who served from 2008 to 2012, won the election.[3][4]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Jack "Gordie" Roop |
37.8% | 6,753 | |
| Nonpartisan | Marsha K. Smith | 30% | 5,356 | |
| Nonpartisan | Linda Polly Incumbent | 18.7% | 3,333 | |
| Nonpartisan | Steve Finch | 13.5% | 2,419 | |
| Total Votes | 17,861 | |||
| Source: Charleston Gazette-Mail, "Results by county in Southern West Virginia races," November 4, 2014 | ||||
Recent news
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See also
- Raleigh County Schools, West Virginia
- Raleigh County Schools elections (2016)
- Raleigh County Schools special election (2014)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Charleston Gazette-Mail, "Results by county in Southern West Virginia races," November 4, 2014
- ↑ The Register-Herald, "Roop wants 2nd term on school board," August 6, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Cecilia Chapman, Raleigh County," February 5, 2016 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "candidates" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Raleigh County Results Primary Election - May 10, 2016: Unofficial Results," accessed May 10, 2016 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "results" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Abbey Smith, "Communication with Raleigh County Clerk," July 18, 2016
| 2016 Raleigh County Schools Elections | |
| Raleigh County, West Virginia | |
| Election date: | May 10, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Jack "Gordie" Roop • Incumbent, Richard Snuffer II • Lewis Harvey • Amanda Crookshank Kennedy • Marsha Smith • Russell Webb |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
| 2014 Raleigh County Schools Special Election | |
| Raleigh County, West Virginia | |
| Election date: | May 13, 2014 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Linda Polly • Steve Finch • Jack "Gordie" Roop • Marsha K. Smith |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
