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Jack Coyner
Jack Coyner was an at-large representative on the Putnam County Board of Education in West Virginia. Coyner sought another term in the general election on May 10, 2016.[1] He lost the election.[2]
Biography
Coyner is a product of Putnam County Schools. He is a retired educator. He taught in Ohio and West Virginia before returning to his alma mater. He worked for the district for 33 years, serving as a teacher, coach, assistant principal, principal, assistant superintendent, acting superintendent, and acting treasurer and comptroller. After he retired from the district, Coyner worked as a job coordinator for Putnam County's School-to-Work Program until he was elected to the board of education. Coyner earned a bachelor's degree in teacher education from Morris Harvey College and a master's degree in educational administration from Marshall University.[3]
Elections
2016
Two of the five seats on the Putnam County Schools Board of Education were up for general election on May 10, 2016. In their bids for re-election, incumbents Jack Coyner and Sam Sentelle faced challengers Bruce Knell and Diana McCallister.[1][4] Sentelle won re-election, and Knell defeated Coyner to gain a seat on the board.[2]
Though the election was held at large, only two members from the same geographical district could be on the board during a given term. Coyner and McCallister were from District 3. Knell was from District 1, and Sentelle was from District 2. The other three members of the board represented Districts 1, 2, and 3. Because there was already a District 3 representative, only Coyner or McCallister could be elected to the board in 2016.[1][5]
Results
| Putnam County Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Bruce Knell |
32.96% | 7,213 |
| Sam Sentelle Incumbent |
24.19% | 5,293 |
| Jack Coyner Incumbent | 21.62% | 4,731 |
| Diana McCallister | 21.04% | 4,604 |
| Write-in votes | 0.19% | 42 |
| Total Votes | 21,883 | |
| Source: Putnam County Clerk, "Primary Election: Official Summary Report," accessed May 27, 2016 | ||
Funding
Coyner reported $437.47 in contributions and $437.47 in expenditures to the Putnam County Clerk, which left his campaign with a $0.00 balance in the election.[6][7][8]
Endorsements
Coyner was endorsed by the American Federation of Teachers (AFT)-Putnam and the Charleston Daily Mail.[9][10]
2012
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Jack Coyner Incumbent |
51% | 5,974 | |
| Nonpartisan | Sam Sentelle Incumbent |
48.4% | 5,678 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.6% | 69 | |
| Total Votes | 11,721 | |||
| Source: Putnam County Clerk, "2012 Primary Election Results," accessed April 15, 2014 | ||||
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Putnam County Clerk, "Certificate of Announcement," accessed February 1, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Putnam County Clerk, "Unofficial Election Night Results," accessed May 11, 2016
- ↑ Putnam County Schools, "Member Profiles," accessed March 8, 2016
- ↑ Putnam County Schools, "Member Profiles," accessed February 1, 2016
- ↑ Charleston Gazette-Mail, "Live Blog: Putnam County School Board candidates," April 7, 2014
- ↑ Putnam County Clerk, "Primary: First Report," accessed April 4, 2016
- ↑ Putnam County Clerk, "Pre-Primary Report," accessed May 4, 2016
- ↑ Putnam County Clerk, "Post-Primary Report," accessed June 22, 2016
- ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Jill Sergent," April 18, 2016
- ↑ Charleston Gazette-Mail, "Daily Mail endorsement: Putnam School board candidates are steady - See more at: http://www.wvgazettemail.com/article/20160420/DM04/160429989#sthash.ZbzLshsu.dpuf," April 20, 2016
| 2016 Putnam County Schools Elections | |
| Putnam County, West Virginia | |
| Election date: | May 10, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Jack Coyner • Incumbent, Sam Sentelle • Bruce Knell • Diana McCallister |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
