John Davis (Pennsylvania)
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John Davis was a member of the Pocono Mountain School District school board Region 3 in Pennsylvania. Davis assumed office in 1995. Davis left office in 2019.
Davis ran for re-election to the Pocono Mountain School District school board Region 3 in Pennsylvania. Davis won in the general election on November 3, 2015.
Biography
Davis received his MBA from the University of Denver. He served as a member of the Pocono Mountain School Board of Directors for over 20 years.[1]
Elections
2015
Five of the nine seats on the Pocono Mountain Board of Directors were up for election in the general election on November 3, 2015. There was a primary election on May 19, 2015. All candidates, with the exception of Matthew Henry, filed to run in both the Republican and Democratic primaries. Henry ran in the Republican primary only.
Eddie Coover won election without opposition in Region 1 after defeating Maria Geffers and Matthew Henry in the primary election. Region 2 incumbent Rusty Johnson along with Region 3 incumbents John Davis and Jacquelyn Leonard won re-election without general election opposition. No independent candidates filed to run in the general election.[2][3]
Results
| Pocono Mountain School District, Region 3, General Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic/Republican |  John Davis Incumbent |
50.1% | 1,226 | |
| Democratic/Republican | Jacquelyn Leonard Incumbent |
49.9% | 1,220 | |
| Total Votes | 2,446 | |||
| Source: Monroe County, Pennsylvania, "Monroe County Election Results, Official Results," accessed December 21, 2015 | ||||
| Pocono Mountain School District, Region 3 Democratic Primary Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | John Davis Incumbent |
50.5% | 208 | |
| Democratic | Jacquelyn Leonard Incumbent |
49.5% | 204 | |
| Total Votes | 412 | |||
| Source: Monroe County, Pennsylvania, "Monroe County Election Results," accessed June 16, 2015 | ||||
| Pocono Mountain School District, Region 3 Republican Primary Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | John Davis Incumbent |
51.1% | 217 | |
| Republican | Jacquelyn Leonard Incumbent |
48.9% | 208 | |
| Total Votes | 425 | |||
| Source: Monroe County, Pennsylvania, "Monroe County Election Results," accessed June 16, 2015 | ||||
Funding
The Monroe County Elections and Voter Registration Department does not publish and freely disclose school board candidate campaign finance reports. If you have any information regarding the campaign finance disclosures in this race, please contact the school board elections team at editor@ballotpedia.org.
Endorsements
Davis received no official endorsements for his campaign during the election.
2011
Results
This race had a primary election. In the state of Pennsylvania, candidates can cross-file as a Democrat and a Republican. This allows them to run in both parties' primary elections.
| Pocono Mountain School District, Region 3 General Election, 4-year term, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Cross-filed | John Davis Incumbent |
50.9% | 1,312 | |
| Cross-filed | Jacquelyn Leonard |
49.1% | 1,267 | |
| Total Votes | 2,579 | |||
| Source: Monroe County, "Election Results 2011 Municipal Election," accessed April 17, 2015 | ||||
| Pocono Mountain School District, Region 3 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Jacquelyn Leonard |
36.6% | 286 | |
| Republican | John Davis Incumbent |
36.3% | 284 | |
| Republican | Michael V. Gazza | 27.1% | 212 | |
| Total Votes | 782 | |||
| Source: Monroe County, "Election Results 2011 Municipal Primary," accessed April 17, 2015 | ||||
| Pocono Mountain School District, Region 3 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Jacquelyn Leonard |
30.5% | 241 | |
| Democratic | John Davis Incumbent |
29% | 229 | |
| Democratic | Sylvia Mitchell | 19.1% | 151 | |
| Democratic | Michael V. Gazza | 16.2% | 128 | |
| Democratic | Kieran Adair | 5.1% | 40 | |
| Total Votes | 789 | |||
| Source: Monroe County, "Election Results 2011 Municipal Primary," accessed April 17, 2015 | ||||
See also
- Pocono Mountain School District, Pennsylvania
- Pocono Mountain School District elections (2015)
- Embroiled incumbents see differing outcomes in May 19 school board elections across five states (May 21, 2015)
- Incumbency no guarantee of success in Nov. 3 school board elections (November 6, 2015)
- What happened in Nov.'s top board elections? (November 4, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
| 2015 Pocono Mountain School District Elections | |
| Monroe County, Pennsylvania | |
| Election date: | Primary election: May 19, 2015 General election: November 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | Region 1: • Eddie Coover (D/R) • Maria Geffers (D/R) • Matthew Henry (R) Region 2: • Incumbent Rusty Johnson (D/R) |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
