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James Whitfield (Texas)
James Whitfield (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Texas State Board of Education to represent District 11. Whitfield did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary runoff on May 24, 2022.
Biography
James Whitfield's career experience includes working as the principal of Colleyville Heritage High School.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Texas State Board of Education election, 2022
General election
General election for Texas State Board of Education District 11
Incumbent Patricia Hardy defeated Luis Sifuentes and Kathi Arocha in the general election for Texas State Board of Education District 11 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Patricia Hardy (R) | 63.3 | 390,046 |
 | Luis Sifuentes (D)  | 36.7 | 226,183 | |
 | Kathi Arocha (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 176 | |
| Total votes: 616,405 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
The Democratic primary runoff election was canceled. Luis Sifuentes advanced from the Democratic primary runoff for Texas State Board of Education District 11.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- James Whitfield (D)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 11
Luis Sifuentes and James Whitfield (Unofficially withdrew) advanced to a runoff. They defeated Daniel Caldwell in the Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 11 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Luis Sifuentes | 47.2 | 25,401 |
| ✔ | James Whitfield (Unofficially withdrew) | 33.7 | 18,104 | |
 | Daniel Caldwell | 19.1 | 10,261 | |
| Total votes: 53,766 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 11
Incumbent Patricia Hardy defeated Joshua Tarbay, Rebecca Garcia, and Daniel Caldwell in the Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 11 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Patricia Hardy | 58.9 | 84,028 |
 | Joshua Tarbay | 20.7 | 29,554 | |
| Rebecca Garcia | 12.1 | 17,260 | ||
| Daniel Caldwell | 8.3 | 11,781 | |
| Total votes: 142,623 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Texas State Board of Education District 11
No candidate advanced from the convention.
Candidate | ||
| Daniel Caldwell (L) | |
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Note: Whitfield withdrew from the Democratic primary but still appeared on the primary ballot. According to the Texas Election Code, Whitfield's primary votes should not be counted in regards to the candidates that advance to a primary runoff.[2]
Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
James Whitfield did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The Dallas Morning News, "Former Colleyville principal James Whitfield drops out of State Board of Education race," December 29, 2021
- ↑ Texas Constitution and Statutes, "Title 9. Candidates, Chapter 145. Withdrawal, Death and Ineligibility of Candidate, Subchapter A. general Provisions," accessed March 4, 2022
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