Jim Grigsby
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Jim Grigsby is the Districts 13 and 14 representative on the Hamblen County Board of Education in Tennessee. He first joined the board in 2000.[1]
Grigsby sought another term in the general election on August 4, 2016.[2] He successfully won re-election to his seat.[3]
Biography
Grigsby is a retired businessman. He worked in the insurance industry. He serves as a board member with the Hamblen County P-16 Council and is a previous board member of HC*Excell. Grigsby is a member of the First Baptist Church of Morristown. He earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Tennessee. He and his wife have two children.[1]
Elections
2016
- See also: Hamblen County Schools elections (2016)
Three of the seven seats on the Hamblen County Schools Board of Education were up for by-district general election on August 4, 2016.[4] Incumbents Joe Gibson Jr. and Jim Grigsby ran unopposed and won the seats representing Districts 3 and 4 and 13 and 14, respectively. In the race for the seat representing Districts 7 and 8, incumbent Roger Greene defeated challenger Richard Tuttle to win another term.[2][5][3]
Results
| Hamblen County Schools, Districts 13 & 14 General Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Jim Grigsby Incumbent (unopposed) |
99.06% | 423 |
| Write-in votes | 0.94% | 4 |
| Total Votes | 427 | |
| Source: Hamblen County Election Commission, "August 4, 2016 Election Results," accessed August 5, 2016 | ||
Funding
The Hamblen County Election Commission did not publish school board campaign finance reports online for this election. Ballotpedia staff directly requested this information, but the county did not provide it.
Endorsements
Grigsby received no official endorsements in the election.
2012
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Jim Grigsby Incumbent |
63.3% | 617 | |
| Nonpartisan | Will Sliger | 36.7% | 358 | |
| Total Votes | 975 | |||
| Source: WATE.com, "August 2, 2012 State Primary and County General Election: Hamblen County," accessed April 7, 2016 | ||||
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hamblen County Schools, "Mr. Jim Grigsby," accessed April 20, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Abbey Smith, "Phone communication with the Hamblen County Election Commission," April 11, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Hamblen County Election Commission, "August 4, 2016 Election Results," accessed August 5, 2016
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "Election Calendar 2016," accessed March 30, 2016
- ↑ Hamblen County Schools, "Board Members," accessed April 11, 2016
| 2016 Hamblen County Schools Elections | |
| Hamblen County, Tennessee | |
| Election date: | August 4, 2016 |
| Candidates: | Districts 3 & 4: • Incumbent, Joe Gibson Jr. Districts 7 & 8: • Incumbent, Roger Greene • Richard Tuttle Districts 13 & 14: • Incumbent, Jim Grigsby |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
