Johnie Payton
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Johnie Payton is the Zone 6 representative on the Wilson County Board of Education in Tennessee. He was first elected to the board in the general election on August 4, 2016.[1]
Biography
Payton has nearly 40 years of teaching experience. She is the founding director of the Evermean Evergreen Cloggers, and she serves on the Wilson County Fair Board. She previously served as president of the Lebanon Education Association and as a board member for the United Way of Wilson County. Payton earned a bachelor's degree in music education from Middle Tennessee State University.[2]
Elections
2016
Five seats on the Wilson County Schools Board of Education were up for by-district general election on August 4, 2016.[3] The election added two more seats to the board, bringing the total from five up to seven.[4] The Zone 1 race featured incumbent Wayne McNeese and challenger John Jankowich. McNeese was re-elected to his seat. In Zone 3, Tom Sottek ran unopposed and won after incumbent Don Weathers dropped out of the race. Zone 5 incumbent Larry Tomlinson defeated challenger Dave Dixon to win another term. In the race for the new Zone 6 seat, Johnie Payton ran unopposed and won election to the board. Larry Inman, Chad Karl, and Gwynne Queener ran for the new Zone 7 seat, and Inman won the election.[5][6][7][1]
Results
| Wilson County Schools, Zone 6 General Election, 2-Year Term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Johnie Payton (unopposed) |
100.00% | 1,566 |
| Total Votes | 1,566 | |
| Source: Wilson County Election Commission, "Precinct Election Results," accessed September 1, 2016 | ||
Funding
Payton filed a statement of non-disclosure for the 2016 election stipulating that he would not spend more than $1,000 on his campaign. Because of this, he did not have to file additional campaign finance reports.[8]
Endorsements
Payton received no official endorsements in the election.
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wilson County Election Commission, "Election Results Reporting," accessed August 5, 2016
- ↑ The Wilson Post, "Payton announces candidacy for school board," May 6, 2016
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "Election Calendar 2016," accessed March 31, 2016
- ↑ The Tennesseean, "4 of 5 Wilson school board seats to be contested in August," April 7, 2016
- ↑ Wilson County Election Commission, "Petitions," accessed April 8, 2016
- ↑ Wilson County Schools, "School Board," accessed March 31, 2016
- ↑ Lebanon Democrat, "Weathers drops out of school board race," April 16, 2016
- ↑ Wilson County Election Commission, "Statement of Non-Disclosure," accessed July 12, 2016
| 2016 Wilson County Schools Elections | |
| Wilson County, Tennessee | |
| Election date: | August 4, 2016 |
| Candidates: | Zone 1: • Incumbent, Wayne McNeese • John Jankowich Zone 3: • Tom Sottek Zone 5: • Incumbent, Larry Tomlinson • Dave Dixon Zone 6: • Johnie Payton Zone 7: • Larry Inman • Chad Karl • Gwynne Queener |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
