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Jill Compton Twist
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Jill Compton is the District 5 incumbent on the School Board of Highlands County in Florida. She
faced
four other candidates in the general election on August 26, 2014. Since neither she nor Clinton T. Culverhouse received 50 percent plus one of the vote, she
challenged
him in a runoff election on November 4, 2014. She defeated Culverhouse in that election.
Elections
2014
The August 26, 2014 general election in Highlands County featured three seats up for election. The District 1 race featured incumbent Ronnie L. Jackson and challengers Charlene Edwards and Al Joe Hinson. Five newcomers were running for the District 5 seat previously held by Andy Tuck, who left the board to serve on the Florida State Board of Education. District 4 incumbent William "Bill" Brantley was running for re-election without opposition.
The general election determines if candidates for each seat could garner a majority of the vote total. If no candidate received 50 percent plus one of the general election votes in a particular district, the top two vote recipients advance to the runoff election on November 4, 2014.
Results
Runoff election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Jill Compton |
56.4% | 16,714 | |
| Nonpartisan | Clinton T. Culverhouse | 43.6% | 12,919 | |
| Total Votes | 29,633 | |||
| Source: Highlands County Supervisor of Elections, "2014 General Election Official Results," accessed December 23, 2014 | ||||
General election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Jill Compton |
33.5% | 3,492 | |
| Nonpartisan | Clinton T. Culverhouse |
25.2% | 2,630 | |
| Nonpartisan | William "Tres" Stephenson III | 17.2% | 1,788 | |
| Nonpartisan | Trevor A. Murphy | 13.9% | 1,449 | |
| Nonpartisan | William F. Hutchinson III | 10.2% | 1,060 | |
| Total Votes | 10,419 | |||
| Source: Highlands County Supervisor of Elections, "2014 Primary Election Official Results," accessed December 23, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Compton received a total of $22,125.00 in campaign contributions and spent a total of $16,876.82, according to the Highlands County Supervisor of Elections.[1]
Endorsements
Compton did not receive an endorsement in this election.
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Jill + Compton + Highland + County + Schools"
See also
External links
Footnotes
| 2014 School Board of Highlands County Elections | |
| Highlands County, Florida | |
| Election date: | August 26, 2014 |
| Candidates: | District 1: • Charlene Edwards • Al Joe Hinson • Ronnie L. Jackson District 4: • William "Bill" Brantley |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
