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Jim Doolan
Jim Doolan is a former at-large representative on the Carroll County Board of Education in Maryland. Doolan filed for another term in the primary election on April 26, 2016. He withdrew from the race in 2016, but still appeared on the ballot because his withdrawal took place after the deadline for ballot creation.[1][2]
Elections
2016
Two of the five seats on the Carroll County Board of Education were up for general election on November 8, 2016. A primary election was held on April 26, 2016, with the top four vote recipients advancing to the general election. Incumbent Jim Doolan filed for re-election, while Jennifer Seidel did not file for the 2016 election. Doolan faced challengers Marsha Herbert, Julie Kingsley, Mary Kowalski, and Donna Sivigny in the primary.[1]
In March 2016, Doolan announced his withdrawal from the election. His withdrawal took place after the deadline to remove names from the ballot, which meant that Carroll County voters still saw Doolan's name on the primary ballot. Herbert, Kingsley, Kowalski, and Sivigny defeated Doolan in the primary. Herbert and Sivigny defeated Kingsley and Kowalski in the general election.[2]
Results
| Carroll County Public Schools, At-large Primary Election, 4-Year Terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Donna Sivigny |
22.86% | 14,452 |
| Julie Kingsley |
21.79% | 13,779 |
| Marsha Herbert |
19.92% | 12,596 |
| Mary Kowalski |
17.79% | 11,245 |
| Jim Doolan Incumbent | 17.63% | 11,149 |
| Total Votes | 63,221 | |
| Source: Maryland State Board of Elections, "Unofficial 2016 Presidential Primary Election results for Carroll County," accessed April 26, 2016 | ||
2012
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Jennifer A. Seidel |
29.5% | 36,368 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jim Doolan |
27.1% | 33,445 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ginger DiMaggio | 22.9% | 28,274 | |
| Nonpartisan | Cynthia L. Foley | 20% | 24,739 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.5% | 635 | |
| Total Votes | 123,461 | |||
| Source: Maryland State Board of Elections, "2012 Presidential General Election Results," November 28, 2012 | ||||
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Footnotes
| 2016 Carroll County Public Schools Elections | |
| Carroll County, Maryland | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, Jim Doolan • Marsha Herbert • Julie Kingsley • Mary Kowalski • Donna Sivigny |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
