Jeffery Davis (Kansas)
Jeffery "Jeff" Davis was the District 4 representative on the Wichita Public Schools Board of Education in Kansas. He was first elected to the board on April 3, 2007, and resigned on September 11, 2017, because he moved out of the district.[1] Davis won re-election in April 2011 and on April 7, 2015. His last re-election, however, was not intentional.
Davis initially filed to run for a third term in the 2015 general election, but announced in March 2015 that he would not be campaigning for the seat. He stated at the time that he did not know his opponent, Joshua Blick, was going to file and that he would not have sought re-election if he had known. Davis' decision not to run, however, came after the deadline to have his name removed from the ballot. Therefore, his name appeared on the ballot, and voters choose him over Blick by a margin of almost 2,000 votes.
Before the election, Davis stated, "We’ll see what happens in the election. I don’t think I’ll win. If I do, we’ll cross that bridge when we come to it. But I am not actively campaigning for the position."[2] On election night, Davis announced, "I will do what the voters want and I will serve my four years." He also said that after that he would be done serving on the school board.[3]
Biography
Davis was born in Wichita, Kan., and graduated from Wichita South High School. He served as a sergeant in the Wichita Police Department.[4]
Elections
2015
- See also: Wichita Public Schools elections (2015)
Three seats on the board of education were up for election on April 7, 2015. District 3 incumbent Barbara Fuller was the only incumbent running unopposed. At-large incumbent Sheril Logan faced challenger Michael Capps. District 4 incumbent Jeffery Davis faced challenger Joshua Blick. Davis unofficially withdrew from the District 4 race after the deadline to remove his name from the ballot. Despite this, Davis still won the election, as did fellow incumbents Logan and Fuller.[5]
Results
| Wichita Public Schools, District 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Jeffery Davis Incumbent |
54% | 12,511 | |
| Nonpartisan | Joshua Blick | 45.3% | 10,503 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.8% | 175 | |
| Total Votes | 23,189 | |||
| Source: Sedgwick County, "April 7th, 2015 General Election: Official Results," April 13, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Davis reported no contributions or expenditures to the Sedgwick County Election Office in this election. He filed as exempt from campaign finance reporting on February 12, 2015.[6]
Endorsements
Davis did not receive any official endorsements in this election.
2011
| Wichita Public School, District 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2011 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Jeffery Davis Incumbent |
61.3% | 10,020 | |
| Nonpartisan | Michael Ackerman Jr. | 28.2% | 4,616 | |
| Nonpartisan | Clayton W. Houston | 9.8% | 1,603 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.7% | 118 | |
| Total Votes | 16,357 | |||
| Source: Sedgwick County Election Office, "April 5, 2011, General Election Official Results," April 8, 2011 | ||||
Recent news
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See also
- Wichita Public Schools, Kansas
- Wichita Public Schools elections (2015)
- Hot tub Gatorade, turnout in Peoria and the Wisconsin state budget... (April 8, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The Wichita Eagle, "Wichita school board member Jeff Davis resigns," September 11, 2017
- ↑ The Wichita Eagle, "Jeff Davis won’t campaign for third term on Wichita school board," March 13, 2015
- ↑ The Wichita Eagle, "Incumbents Jeff Davis, Sheril Logan, Barbara Fuller re-elected to Wichita school board," April 7, 2015
- ↑ Wichita Public School, "Board of Education: Jeff Davis," accessed February 13, 2015
- ↑ Sedgwick County Election Office, "Elected Officials/Candidate Listings," accessed January 28, 2015
- ↑ Sedgwick County Election Office, "Election Documents and Reports," accessed August 5, 2015
| 2015 Wichita Public Schools Elections | |
| Sedgwick County, Kansas | |
| Election date: | April 7, 2015 |
| Candidates: | District 3: • Incumbent, Barbara Fuller
District 4: • Incumbent, Jeffrey Davis • Joshua Blick At-Large: • Incumbent, Sheril Logan • Michael Capps |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
