Joe Gibson Jr.
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Joe Gibson Jr. is the Districts 3 and 4 representative on the Hamblen County Board of Education in Tennessee. He first joined the board in 2003.[1]
Gibson sought another term in the general election on August 4, 2016.[2] He successfully won re-election to his seat.[3]
Biography
Gibson has worked as an orthodontist since 1987. He is a member of the First Baptist Church of Morristown, where he serves as a deacon and choir member. Gibson is also an active volunteer with the Boy Scouts of America. He is a graduate of Carson-Newman University and the University of Tennessee College of Dentistry. Gibson and his wife have three 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 3 & 4 General Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Joe Gibson Jr. Incumbent (unopposed) |
98.65% | 292 |
| Write-in votes | 1.35% | 4 |
| Total Votes | 296 | |
| 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
Gibson received no official endorsements in the election.
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hamblen County Schools, "Dr. Joe E. Gibson, Jr," 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 |
