Jackson-Madison County School System elections (2014)
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Five seats on the Jackson-Madison County School System Board of Education were up for general election on August 7, 2014. Incumbents in Districts 1, 4, 5 and 6 were up for re-election.
All the incumbents on the ballot, George F. Neely, David Clifft, Bob Alvey, Joe H. Mays and Dave Bratcher, were re-elected.[1]
The District 1 and District 5, Position 2 incumbents, George F. Neely and Dave Bratcher, ran against one challenger each. The other three incumbents, David Clifft, Bob Alvey and Joe H. Mays, ran unopposed for re-election.[2]
About the district
Jackson-Madison County School System is located in Madison County, Tennessee. The county seat of Madison County is Jackson. Madison County was home to 98,733 residents in 2014, according to the United States Census Bureau.[3] In the 2011-2012 school year, Jackson-Madison County School System was the 11th-largest school district in Tennessee and served 13,511 students.[4]
Demographics
Madison County outperformed in comparison to the rest of Tennessee in terms of education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 23.8 percent of Madison County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 23.5 percent for Tennessee as a whole. The median household income for Madison County was $42,348 compared to $44,140 for the state of Tennessee. The percentage of people below poverty level for Madison County was 18.3 percent while it was 17.3 percent for the state of Tennessee.[3]
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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 Jackson-Madison County Board of Education consists of nine members elected to four-year terms by specific geographic district. There was no primary election, and the general election was held on August 7, 2014. Five seats were up for election in 2014.[6]
The filing deadline for school board candidates to get on the ballot in the general election was April 3, 2014, and the deadline to withdraw was April 10, 2014.[7] There were no qualifications to be a write-in candidate.[8]
Elections
2014
Candidates
District 1
- George F. Neely
- Incumbent
- Graduate, The University of Tennessee at Martin and The University of Memphis
- Retired educator, Jackson-Madison County School System
- Dornell Chatman
- Retired educator
District 4, Position 1
- David Clifft
- Incumbent
District 4, Position 2
- Bob Alvey
- Incumbent
- Graduate, Tennessee Technological University
- Global product supply quality assurance manager, Procter and Gamble Company
District 5, Position 2
- Dave Bratcher
- Incumbent
- Graduate, The University of Tennessee at Martin and Bethel University
- Vice president of financial services, West Tennessee Healthcare Foundation
- Jeff Wall
- Small business owner
- President, Parent Teacher Organization chapters at Thelma Barker Elementary School and North Parkway Middle School
District 6, Position 2
- Joe H. Mays
- Incumbent
- Graduate, Lane College, The University of Tennessee and Middle Tennessee State University
- Retired educator, Jackson State Community College
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | George F. Neely Incumbent |
53.3% | 907 | |
| Nonpartisan | Dornell Chatman | 46.7% | 796 | |
| Total Votes | 1,703 | |||
| Source: Madison County, Tennessee, "Cumulative Report — Official," accessed February 23, 2015 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | David Clifft Incumbent |
100% | 3,441 | |
| Total Votes | 3,441 | |||
| Source: Madison County, Tennessee, "Cumulative Report — Official," accessed February 23, 2015 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Bob Alvey Incumbent |
100% | 3,413 | |
| Total Votes | 3,413 | |||
| Source: Madison County, Tennessee, "Cumulative Report — Official," accessed February 23, 2015 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Dave Bratcher Incumbent |
67.1% | 2,968 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jeff Wall | 32.9% | 1,456 | |
| Total Votes | 4,424 | |||
| Source: Madison County, Tennessee, "Cumulative Report — Official," accessed February 23, 2015 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Joe H. Mays Incumbent |
100% | 2,535 | |
| Total Votes | 2,535 | |||
| Source: Madison County, Tennessee, "Cumulative Report — Official," accessed February 23, 2015 | ||||
Endorsements
District 1 incumbent George F. Neely and District 5, Position 2 candidate Jeff Wall received endorsements from the Jackson-Madison County Education Association.[9]
Campaign finance
The Madison County Election Commission does not publish and freely disclose school board candidate campaign finance reports.
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Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Jackson-Madison County School System election in 2014:[7][10]
| Deadline | Event |
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| January 3, 2014 | First day to pick up nominating petitions |
| April 3, 2014 | Last day to file nominating petitions |
| April 10, 2014 | Last day to withdraw and last day to file first campaign finance report |
| May 5, 2014 | Last day to file statement of interests with the Tennessee Ethics Commission |
| June 18, 2014 | Last day to file as a write-in candidate |
| July 8, 2014 | Voter registration deadline |
| July 10, 2014 | Last day to file second campaign finance report |
| July 18, 2014 | Early voting begins |
| July 31, 2014 | Last day to file third campaign finance report |
| August 2, 2014 | Early voting ends and last day to withdraw as a write-in candidate |
| August 7, 2014 | Election day |
Additional elections on the ballot
This election shared the ballot with primary elections for several Tennessee state executive offices, state legislative seats and federal legislative seats in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. It also shared the ballot with county, municipal, and judicial elections.[2]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Jackson-Madison + County + School + System + Tennessee"
See also
- Tennessee
- Jackson-Madison County School System, Tennessee
- Tennessee school board elections, 2014
- List of school board elections in 2014
- School board elections, 2014
- Madison County, Tennessee ballot measures
- Local ballot measures, Tennessee
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Madison County, Tennessee, "Cumulative Report — Unofficial," accessed August 7, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Madison County, Tennessee, "August 7, 2014," accessed July 16, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 United States Census Bureau, "Madison County, Tennessee," accessed April 16, 2013
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "Election Results," accessed June 25, 2014
- ↑ Jackson-Madison County School System, "About the School Board," accessed July 16, 2014
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Madison County, Tennessee, "2014 Election Schedule for Candidates," accessed July 16, 2014
- ↑ Madison County, Tennessee, "Write-In Candidates," accessed July 16, 2014
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia via email from Jeff Wall's campaign manager on August 1, 2014.
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "Candidate Dates," accessed June 25, 2014
