Jerry Arbour
Gerald "Jerry" Arbour was a Republican District 9 representative on the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board in Louisiana. He was first elected to the board in 2005. Due to redistricting, he ran for the District 5 seat in the general election on November 4, 2014. He advanced to a runoff election on December 6, 2014, where he was defeated.
Biography
Arbour is a life long resident of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He graduated from Catholic High School in 1965 and went on to earn a B.S. in personnel management and a J.D. from Louisiana State University.[1]
Arbour's family includes his wife, Dianne Rabalis Arbour, and two sons. He is a self-employed attorney.[1][2]
Elections
2014
Nine seats on the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board were up for election in 2014. Three of the seats advanced to a general election on December 6, 2014, as no candidate earned 50 percent plus one of the primary election votes in Districts 1, 5 and 8.
Prior to this election, the school board was comprised of 11 members. However, in July 2014, the board voted to accept a redistricting plan that reduced the number of board members to nine. The 2014 election was the first election for the new district boundaries. Due to the redrawing of district boundaries, some incumbents ran in new districts and against one another. District 1 incumbent David Tatman (R) was the only incumbent to have no challengers file against him, and he was automatically elected to the District 9 seat.[3]
Mary Lynch (I), incumbent for the former District 11, ran for re-election to the District 1 seat against newcomers Mark Bellue (R) and Jennifer Andrews (D). Andrews and Bellue advanced to a general election. District 5 incumbent Evelyn Ware-Jackson (D) faced District 9 incumbent Jerry Arbour (R), as well as Patty Merrick (D) and W.T. Winfield (D). Ware-Jackson and Arbour advanced to a general election.[4]
The remaining races did not include redistricted incumbents. District 2 incumbent Vereta Lee (D) ran to retain the same seat against challenger Daniel Banguel (D). Rachel Allmon (D) also filed to run in District 2, but later withdrew from the race. Tarvald Smith (D), the District 4 incumbent, sought re-election against Robert Maxie Sr. (D). Anthony Nelson (D) challenged District 7 incumbent Barbara Freiberg (R). District 8 incumbent Connie Bernard (R) faced multiple challengers as Christopher Bailey (R), Charles "Obie" O'Brien (R) and Joan Wallyn (R) all ran to unseat her. Bernard and Bailey advanced to a general election.[4]
Eugene Weatherspoon (D) withdrew from the race in District 3 against incumbent Kenyetta Nelson-Smith (D), allowing her to be automatically re-elected. Tiffany Perkins (R) and District 10 incumbent Jill Dyason (R) both filed to run for the District 6 seat. However, a court ruling found that Perkins did not legally reside within the boundaries of District 6 and could not run for the seat. This left Dyason unopposed and automatically elected to her new seat.[4][5]
Results
General election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Evelyn Ware-Jackson Incumbent |
65.7% | 7,942 | |
| Republican | Jerry Arbour Incumbent | 34.3% | 4,142 | |
| Total Votes | 12,084 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Results," accessed December 30, 2014 | ||||
Primary election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Evelyn Ware-Jackson Incumbent |
33.8% | 4,454 | |
| Republican | Jerry Arbour Incumbent |
31.5% | 4,148 | |
| Democratic | W.T. Winfield | 25.1% | 3,301 | |
| Democratic | Patty Merrick | 9.6% | 1,261 | |
| Total Votes | 13,164 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Results," accessed November 6, 2014 | ||||
2013
See also: Louisiana judicial elections, 2013
Arbour ran for election to the East Baton Rouge Parish Justice Court.
Primary: He received 72.2 percent of the vote in the primary on October 19, 2013, defeating Kenesha Antoine, Mariano Hinojosa, Steve Myers and Mark G. Simmons.
General: He was defeated by Larry Spencer in the general election on November 16, 2013, after receiving 42.4 percent of the vote.[6][7][8]
2010
Brett Jackson (I) originally filed to run for the District 9 seat, but withdrew prior to the election.[4]
| East Baton Rouge Parish School System, District 9 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Jerry Arbour Incumbent |
50.7% | 3,684 | |
| Democratic | Marston Fowler | 49.3% | 3,584 | |
| Total Votes | 7,268 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Election Results," accessed September 3, 2014 | ||||
Recent news
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See also
- East Baton Rouge Parish School System, Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge Parish School System elections (2014)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 East Baton Rouge Parish School System, "Jerry Arbour, District 9," accessed October 8, 2014
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Jerry Arbour profile," accessed October 8, 2014
- ↑ The Advocate, "EBR School Board agrees to downsize to 9 members," July 25, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate Inquiry," accessed September 3, 2014
- ↑ The Advocate, "Judge rules School Board candidate not a resident of district," September 10, 2014
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State: Elections & Voting, 10/19/2013 Candidates (Select "Races in a Parish" & "East Baton Rouge")
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State: Unofficial Election Results by Parish, October 19, 2013
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State: Official Election Results by Parish, November 16, 2013
