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John Blankenbaker
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John Blankenbaker is the Republican District 7 representative on the Vernon Parish School Board in Louisiana. He was first elected to the office as a Democrat on September 30, 2006. He was first re-elected as a Democrat in 2010, but won his third term without opposition as a Republican on August 22, 2014.
Elections
2014
Twelve seats on the Vernon Parish School Board were up for election on November 4, 2014. District 1 had five representatives on the school board, while the remaining seven districts had one representative each. Incumbents for all districts were up for re-election. Candidates who were unopposed at the end of the filing period, on August 22, 2014, were considered elected as of that date.
All five incumbents for District 1 sought re-election. Three newcomers, John J. Driscoll (I), Jim Seaman (I) and Sam Fulton (D), challenged incumbents Randi Schamerhorn Gleason (R), Mel Harris (D), Robert Pynes Jr. (D), Doug Brandon (R) and Steve Woods (I).[1]
District 3 incumbent Richard Schwartz (R) did not file to run for re-election. Newcomers David J. Detz (R) and T.D. Holcomb (D) ran for the open seat.
Jesse Lentz (D) and James "PeeWee" McKee, Jr. (D) challenged incumbent Michael "Mike" Perkins (D) for the District 5 seat. Incumbent Vernon Travis, Jr. (D) faced Robert B. Blow (D) in the District 6 race. District 8 incumbent Gerald Cooley (R) ran against challenger Jeremy Goodwin (D).[1]
The District 2, 4 and 7 races were uncontested. Angie Wise-Davis (D) was elected without opposition to the District 2 seat. Incumbent Jerry L. Jeane (R) did not file to run for re-election. District 4 incumbent William "Randy" Martin (D) and District 7 incumbent John Blankenbaker (R) were re-election without opposition.[1]
Results
Blankenbaker secured a third consecutive term on the board after being elected without opposition.
Funding
Blankenbaker reported no contributions of expenditures to the Louisiana Ethics Administration Program as of October 29, 2014.[2]
Endorsements
Blankenbaker did not receive any official endorsements in this election.
2010
| Vernon Parish School District, District 7 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  John Blankenbaker Incumbent |
62.1% | 493 | |
| Democratic | Herman D. Hall | 37.9% | 301 | |
| Total Votes | 794 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Election Results," accessed September 3, 2014 | ||||
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