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James Bryant
James Bryant was the District 4 representative on the Harnett County Schools school board in North Carolina. He lost a bid for re-election in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Elections
2016
- See also: Harnett County Schools elections (2016)
Two of the five seats on the Harnett County Schools school board were up for general election on November 8, 2016. The District 2 seat of William Morris and District 4 seat of James Bryant were up for election. Morris filed as a Republican for re-election and defeated challenger Gary House (R) in the primary election on March 15, 2016. Democratic candidates Charles Blue and David Bradham also filed for the District 2 seat with Bradham winning the seat after the primary. Morris and Bradham faced each other in the general election, and Morris won. In District 4, two Republican candidates—Lin Coker and Eddie Jaggers—competed for the seat in the primary. Jaggers won the primary and defeated Bryant, who filed for re-election as a Democrat, in the general election.[1][2]
Results
| Harnett County Schools, District 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Eddie Jaggers | 57.59% | 5,409 | |
| Democrat | James Bryant Incumbent | 42.41% | 3,983 | |
| Total Votes (100) | 9,392 | |||
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official General Election Results-Harnett," accessed December 5, 2016 | ||||
Funding
The Harnett County Board of Elections did not publish any campaign finance reports for this election on its website as of November 3, 2016.[3]
School board candidates in North Carolina were required to file campaign finance reports to their county's board of elections unless the candidate:
(1) Did not receive more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) in contributions, and
(2) Did not receive more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) in loans, and
(3) Did not spend more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).[4]
The third quarter campaign finance deadline was October 31, 2016, and the fourth quarter deadline was January 11, 2017.[5]
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Footnotes
- ↑ Harnett County, "Candidate List Grouped by Contest," accessed January 22, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Unofficial General Election Results-Harnett," accessed November 8, 2016
- ↑ Harnett County, "Board of Elections," accessed November 3, 2016
- ↑ General Assembly of North Carolina, "Chapter 163: Elections And Election Laws, Article 22A - Regulating Contributions and Expenditures in Political Campaigns," accessed February 11, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Reporting Schedules," accessed October 11, 2016
| 2016 Harnett County Schools Elections | |
| Election date: | Primary election: March 15, 2016 General election: November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | District 2: Incumbent, William Morris (R) • Gary House (R) • Charles Blue (D) • David Bradham (D) District 4: Lin Coker (R) • Eddie Jaggers (R) • James Bryant (D) |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
