Jim Crawford Sr.
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Jim Crawford Sr. is an at-large representative on the Kanawha County Board of Education in West Virginia. He first joined the board in 2000.[1]
Crawford sought another term in the general election on May 10, 2016.[2] He successfully won re-election to his seat.[3]
Biography
Crawford is a retired teacher and coach. He worked for St. Albans High School. He is also the director of the Gazette Track and Field Meet. Crawford earned a bachelor's degree from West Virginia State College and a master's degree in education from West Virginia University. He and his wife have one son who is a teacher in the Kanawha County school system.[1]
Elections
2016
- See also: Kanawha County Schools elections (2016)
Two of the five seats on the Kanawha County Schools Board of Education were up for general election on May 10, 2016. In his bid for re-election, incumbent Jim Crawford Sr. faced three challengers—Ric Cavender, Bill Carpenter, and Adam Henry Knauff.[2][4] Crawford won re-election, and Cavender won the open seat.[3]
Though the election was held at large, only two members from the same geographic district could be on the board during a given term. Crawford was from District 3. Cavender and Carpenter were from District 1, and Knauff was from District 4.[2] The board had one member from District 1: Ryan White. Because of this, only Cavender or Carpenter could have won a seat, not both of them. There were no members from District 4, and Crawford was the only member from District 3.[5]
Results
| Kanawha County Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Ric Cavender |
36.26% | 21,180 |
| Jim Crawford Sr. Incumbent |
26.56% | 15,510 |
| Bill Carpenter | 18.85% | 11,009 |
| Adam Henry Knauff | 18.05% | 10,545 |
| Write-in votes | 0.28% | 161 |
| Total Votes | 58,405 | |
| Source: Kanawha County Clerk, "Primary Election: Official Summary Report," accessed May 27, 2016 | ||
Funding
Crawford reported $3,925.00 in contributions and $3,925.00 in expenditures to the Kanawha County Election Center, which left his campaign with a $0.00 balance in the election.[6]
Endorsements
Crawford was endorsed by the Charleston Gazette and the Charleston Daily Mail.[7][8]
2012
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Jim Crawford Sr. |
25.2% | 9,695 | |
| Nonpartisan | Robin Rector |
20.6% | 7,938 | |
| Nonpartisan | Linda Ealy | 17.7% | 6,814 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ronnie Walls | 14.1% | 5,426 | |
| Nonpartisan | Curtis Robinson | 11.2% | 4,315 | |
| Nonpartisan | Adam Henry Knauff | 11.1% | 4,276 | |
| Total Votes | 38,464 | |||
| Source: West Virginia Secretary of State, "Kanawha County Election Results: May 8, 2012 Primary," accessed March 6, 2014 | ||||
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kanawha County Schools, "Kanawha County Board of Education," accessed March 7, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Kanawha County Clerk, "Kanawha County Election Filings," accessed February 1, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Harrison County Clerk, "Summary Report: Unofficial Results," accessed May 10, 2016 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "results" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Kanawha County Schools, "Kanawha County Board of Education," accessed February 1, 2016
- ↑ Charleston Gazette-Mail, "Kanawha BOE candidates discuss future of system," February 19, 2016
- ↑ Kanawha County Election Center, "Candidate Financial Reports," accessed June 30, 2016
- ↑ Charleston Gazette, "Gazette endorsement: Cavender, Crawford for Kanawha school board," April 21, 2016
- ↑ Charleston Daily Mail, "Daily Mail endorsement: Kanawha school board can use fresh ideas, consistency," April 20, 2016
| 2016 Kanawha County Schools Elections | |
| Kanawha County, West Virginia | |
| Election date: | May 10, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Jim Crawford Sr. • Ric Cavender • Bill Carpenter • Adam Henry Knauff |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
