Kathy Jorgensen
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Kathy Jorgensen was the District 4 representative on the Putnam County School Board in Florida. She first served on the board from 1994 to 1998. She served again from 2010 to 2014. She won re-election in the general election on August 26, 2014, defeating challenger Bud McInnis and left office in 2018.
Elections
2014
The August 26, 2014, general election in Putnam County featured four seats up for election. Incumbents David Buckles and Kathy Jorgensen faced challenges in Districts 2 and 4, respectively. Both won re-election. Buckles defeated challengers Bethany Masters Brunny and Tommy Morgan, and Jorgersen defeated challenger Bud McInnis. Candidates Shirley Diaz-Basel, Allen Baggett, Tara Jenkins and Jane Thomas Crawford were running to replace C.L. Overturf Jr., who did not file for re-election in District 5. None of the four candidates received 50 percent of the vote, so Allen Baggett and Jane Thomas Crawford, the top two vote-getters, advanced to the runoff election on November 4, 2014. District 1 incumbent Nikki Cummings ran unopposed and won re-election.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Kathy Jorgensen Incumbent |
50.9% | 4,589 | |
| Nonpartisan | Bud McInnis | 49.1% | 4,425 | |
| Total Votes | 9,014 | |||
| Source: Putnam County Supervisor of Elections, "Primary Election Official Results," accessed December 23, 2014 | ||||
2010
District 1, 4 and 5 seats were up for election on August 24, 2010. Only 11,693 votes were cast out of the 43,692 registered voters in the county at the time for a voter turnout of 26.76 percent.[1]
| Putnam County School District, District 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Kathy Jorgensen |
50.5% | 5,391 | |
| Nonpartisan | Joann Barber Incumbent | 49.5% | 5,279 | |
| Total Votes | 10,670 | |||
| Source: Putnam County Supervisor of Elections, "August 24, 2010, Primary Election Results," August 30, 2010 | ||||
1994
Jorgensen was elected to her first term on the school board in 1994. She served until 1998.
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Footnotes
| 2014 Putnam County School District Elections | |
| Putnam County, Florida | |
| Election date: | August 26, 2014 |
| Candidates: | District 1: • Nikki Cummings District 2: • Tommy Morgan • Bethany Masters Brunny • David Buckles |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
