John Eley III
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John Eley III is the South District member of the Newport News School Board in Virginia. He won the seat in the general election that was held on May 3, 2016.[1]
Biography
Eley is the owner of Your Hair Boutique. He also works as a marketing consultant.[2]
Elections
2016
Three of the seven seats on the Newport News Public Schools school board were up for general election on May 3, 2016. In the North District, Marvin Harris defeated Curtis Bethany and Valerie Young. John Eley III won the South District seat by defeating four other candidates including Sheryl Holmes Abbott, Terri Best, Bethany Martin, and Yugonda Sample. Incumbent Shelly Simonds won re-election to the Central District seat after running unopposed.[1]
Results
| Newport News Public Schools, South District General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 John Eley III |
31.04% | 1,080 |
| Terri Best | 29.69% | 1,033 |
| Sheryl Holmes Abbott | 27.68% | 963 |
| Bethany Martin | 7.07% | 246 |
| Yugonda Sample | 3.97% | 138 |
| Write-in votes | 0.55% | 19 |
| Total Votes | 3,479 | |
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "2016 May City General Official Results," accessed June 23, 2016 | ||
Funding
Eley reported no contributions or expenditures to the Virginia Department of Elections during the election.[3]
Endorsements
Eley received no official endorsements during the election.
Recent news
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tiffany Rouse, "Email correspondence with Newport News Voter Registrar Vicki Lewis," March 7, 2016
- ↑ Daily Press, "Business owner John Eley eyeing School Board seat," February 8, 2016
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed July 2, 2016
