Joseph Slusser
Joseph Slusser
was
a candidate for the District 3 seat on the Okaloosa County School Board in Florida. He
faced
Christoffer Hyden and Rodney Walker in the general election on August 26, 2014. As one of the top two vote-getters, he advanced to the runoff election, which
was
held on November 4, 2014, after no candidate received 50 percent of the votes in the general election. He was defeated by Walker in that election.
Elections
2014
The Okaloosa County general election on August 26, 2014, featured three seats up for election. Cindy Frakes lost her bid for re-election in District 1 to challenger Lamar White. In the District 5 race, incumbent Melissa Thrush defeated challenger David E. Scholl. The District 3 race advanced to the runoff election, which was held on November 4, 2014, as no candidate received 50 percent of the vote. Incumbent Rodney Walker and challenger Joseph Slusser were the top two vote-getters, defeating Christoffer Hyden.
Results
Runoff
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Rodney Walker Incumbent |
50.1% | 26,878 | |
| Nonpartisan | Joseph Slusser | 49.9% | 26,774 | |
| Total Votes | 53,652 | |||
| Source: Okaloosa County Supervisor of Elections, "Official Results," accessed December 22, 2014 | ||||
General
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Rodney Walker Incumbent |
46.8% | 10,860 | |
| Nonpartisan | Joseph Slusser |
32.6% | 7,559 | |
| Nonpartisan | Christoffer Hyden | 20.6% | 4,771 | |
| Total Votes | 23,190 | |||
| Source: Okaloosa County Supervisor of Elections, "Primary Election Official Results," August 28, 2014 | ||||
Campaign themes
2014
Slusser made the following statement on his campaign website:
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As your representative I pledge to:
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| —Slusser (2014)[2] | ||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Joseph + Slusser + Okaloosa + County + Schools"
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Dr. Joe Slusser, "Homepage," accessed August 26, 2014
| 2014 Okaloosa County School District Elections | |
| Okaloosa County, Florida | |
| Election date: | August 26, 2014 |
| Candidates: | District 1: • Lamar White • Cindy Frakes District 3: • Rodney Walker • Joseph Slusser • Christoffer Hyden |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
