Jackie Fenn
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Jackie Fenn was the Region 1 incumbent for the Downingtown Area Board of Directors in Pennsylvania. The seat was up for general election on November 3, 2015. There was a primary election on May 19, 2015. She filed to run in both the Democratic and Republican primaries. Fenn won the nomination from both primaries but withdrew from the race before the general election.[1][2] Fenn withdrew from the race prior to the general election and was replaced on the ballot by James Theodore Rauth.
Biography
Fenn obtained her bachelor's degree from Syracuse University. She is currently the executive director of Lionville Community YMCA.[3]
Elections
2015
Five of the nine seats on the Downingtown Area Board of Directors were up for election in the general election on November 3, 2015. There was a primary election on May 19, 2015.
The seats of Region 1 incumbent Jackie Fenn, Region 3 incumbent Carl K. Kroft, Region 5 incumbent Colleen Cranney, Region 7 incumbent Jane S. Bertone and Region 9 incumbent Jamie Mehler were up for election. The incumbents in every region ran unopposed. All candidates participated in the practice of cross-filing and ran in both the Republican and Democratic primaries.
Fenn withdrew from the race prior to the general election and was replaced via substitute nomination by James Theodore Rauth.[4] Rauth, Kroft, Cranney, Bertone and Mehler won election without opposition. No independent candidates filed to run in the general election.[1][2]
Results
| Downingtown Area School District, Region 1, General Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  James Theodore Rauth |
97.0% | 1,142 | |
| Write-in votes | 2.97% | 35 | ||
| Total Votes | 1,177 | |||
| Source: Chester County, Pennsylvania, "Summary Report Official Results," accessed December 21, 2015 | ||||
| Downingtown Area School District, Region 1 Democratic Primary Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Jackie Fenn Incumbent |
100% | 105 | |
| Total Votes | 105 | |||
| Source: Chester County, Pennsylvania, "Summary Report," accessed June 12, 2015 | ||||
| Downingtown Area School District, Region 1 Republican Primary Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Jackie Fenn Incumbent |
100% | 291 | |
| Total Votes | 291 | |||
| Source: Chester County, Pennsylvania, "Summary Report," accessed June 12, 2015 | ||||
Funding
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Endorsements
Fenn received no official endorsements for her campaign during the election.
Recent news
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See also
- Downingtown Area School District, Pennsylvania
- Downingtown Area School District elections (2015)
- Embroiled incumbents see differing outcomes in May 19 school board elections across five states (May 21, 2015)
- Incumbency no guarantee of success in Nov. 3 school board elections (November 6, 2015)
- What happened in Nov.'s top board elections? (November 4, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Downingtown Area School District, "Meet the Board," accessed March 12, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chester County, Pennsylvania, "2015 Municipal Primary Election Unofficial Candidate List," accessed March 16, 2015 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "candidates" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ LinkedIn, "Jackie Fenn," accessed May 14, 2015
- ↑ Nick Katers, "Email exchange with Chester County Director of Voter Services Jim Forsythe," November 9, 2015
| 2015 Downingtown Area School District Elections | |
| Chester County, Pennsylvania | |
| Election date: | Primary election: May 19, 2015 General election: November 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | Region 1: • James Theodore Rauth (R) Region 3: • Incumbent, Carl K. Kroft (D/R) |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
