John Campbell (North Carolina)
John Campbell (Democratic Party) was a member of the Public Schools of Robeson County school board At-large in North Carolina.
Campbell (Democratic Party) ran for election to the North Carolina State Senate to represent District 13. Campbell lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Campbell is an at-large representative on the Public Schools of Robeson County school board in North Carolina.[1] Campbell sought and won another term in the general election on March 15, 2016.
Biography
John Campbell lives in Robeson County, North Carolina. He studied at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, and Duke Divinity School. Campbell's career experience includes working as the pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church.[2]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for North Carolina State Senate District 13
Incumbent Danny Earl Britt defeated John Campbell in the general election for North Carolina State Senate District 13 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Danny Earl Britt (R) | 62.5 | 31,106 |
| John Campbell (D) | 37.5 | 18,661 | ||
| Total votes: 49,767 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 13
John Campbell defeated Bobbie Ghaffar in the Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 13 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Campbell | 69.2 | 14,803 | |
| Bobbie Ghaffar | 30.8 | 6,588 | ||
| Total votes: 21,391 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 13
Incumbent Danny Earl Britt advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 13 on May 8, 2018.
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| ✔ | | Danny Earl Britt |
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2016
Seven of the 11 seats on the Public Schools of Robeson County school board were up for general election on March 15, 2016. A total of 20 candidates filed for the seats in this election.[3]
The seats of Loistine DeFreece, Jo Ann Lowery, Bosco Locklear, John Campbell, Gary Strickland, Randy Lawson and Steve Martin were up for election. For the District 1 seat, DeFreece ran for re-election unopposed and won. In District 4, Locklear faced two challengers: Harold Hunt and Charles Bullard.[3] Bullard was successful in ousting the incumbent from the board and won the District 4 seat. Similarly, in District 5, Strickland also ran against two challengers: Craig Lowry and Larry Anthony Chavis. Once again, a newcomer was victorious with Lowry winning election to the seat. In District 7, Martin faced and defeated two challengers: Billy Prevatte and Brenda Allison. Finally, ten candidates vied for the three at-large seats, including incumbents Lawson, Lowery and Campbell: Darek Hunt, Severeo Kerns, Richard Monroe, Mary Thomas-Locklear, Elton L. Tyndall, Robert Davis and Brian Freeman.[3] Two of the incumbents—Cambell and Lawson—won, and one newcomer joined them in their victory: Brian Freeman.
Results
| Public Schools of Robeson County, At-Large General Election, 4-year terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Brian Freeman |
20.66% | 4,388 |
| John Campbell Incumbent |
16.39% | 3,481 |
| Randy Lawson Incumbent |
15.67% | 3,327 |
| Jo Ann Lowery Incumbent | 15.39% | 3,269 |
| Richard Monroe | 9.17% | 1,948 |
| Mary Thomas-Locklear | 7.42% | 1,575 |
| Elton L. Tyndall | 5.73% | 1,217 |
| Robert Davis | 3.62% | 768 |
| Severeo Kerns | 2.90% | 615 |
| Darek Hunt | 2.21% | 469 |
| Write-in votes | 0.85% | 181 |
| Total Votes (100) | 21,238 | |
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "03/15/2016 Official Primary Election Results - Robeson," accessed June 15, 2016 | ||
Funding
School board candidates in North Carolina are required to file campaign finance reports to their county's board of elections unless the candidate:
(1) Does not receive more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) in contributions, and
(2) Does not receive more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) in loans, and
(3) Does not spend more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).[4]
The first quarter campaign finance deadline was on March 7, 2016.
Recent news
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See also
- Public Schools of Robeson County, North Carolina.
- Public Schools of Robeson County elections (2016)
- State legislative elections, 2018
- North Carolina State Senate elections, 2018
- North Carolina State Senate
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Campaign website
- Campaign Facebook page
- Campaign Twitter page
- Campaign Instagram page
- Public Schools of Robeson County
- Office website
Footnotes
- ↑ Ballotpedia provides comprehensive coverage of the 100 largest cities in America by population. This encompasses all elections appearing on the ballot within those cities. This board member is outside of that coverage scope. If you would like to help our coverage scope grow, please consider donating to Ballotpedia.
- ↑ John Campbell | NC Senate District 13, "Dr. John Campbell," accessed April 28, 2018
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Elisabeth Cervantes, Email conversation with G.L. Pridgen, January 21, 2016
- ↑ General Assembly of North Carolina, "Chapter 163: Elections And Election Laws, Article 22A - Regulating Contributions and Expenditures in Political Campaigns," accessed February 11, 2016
