Kert Howard
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Kert Howard was a candidate for Zone 2 representative on the Pocatello-Chubbuck School District No. 25 school board in Idaho. Howard was defeated in the by-district general election on May 16, 2017.
Howard was a 2014 Republican candidate for District 29 of the Idaho State Senate. He was defeated in the general election on November 4, 2014.
Elections
2017
Three seats on the Pocatello-Chubbuck School District No. 25 board of trustees in Idaho were up for by-district general election on May 16, 2017. Each of the three incumbents running for re-election secured an additional term on the board. In her bid for re-election to Zone 1, incumbent Jackie Cranor defeated challenger Matthew Romriell. Zone 2 incumbent Janie Gebhardt defeated challengers S. Idaho Lorax Carta and Kert Howard. In the Zone 5 race, incumbent David Mattson defeated challenger Tony McLaughlin.[1]
Results
| Pocatello-Chubbuck School District No. 25, Zone 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Janie Gebhardt Incumbent |
50.85% | 357 |
| Kert Howard | 47.15% | 331 |
| S. Idaho Lorax Carta | 1.99% | 14 |
| Total Votes | 702 | |
| Source: Bannock County Elections, "Summary Report: Special Election May 16, 2017," accessed May 31, 2017 | ||
Funding
Howard reported no contributions or expenditures to the Bannock County Elections Office in the election.[2]
2014
- See also: Idaho State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for the Idaho State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 14, 2014. Incumbent Roy Lacey was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while write-in candidate Kert Howard defeated write-in candidate Tom Katsilometes (R) in the Republican primary. Lacey defeated Howard in the general election.[3][4][5][6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Roy Lacey Incumbent |
55.4% | 6,193 | |
| Republican | Kert Howard | 44.6% | 4,978 | |
| Total Votes | 11,171 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Kert Howard |
78.5% | 518 |
| Tom Katsilometes | 21.5% | 142 |
| Total Votes | 660 | |
Campaign themes
2014
Howard's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[7]
| “ | Why am I running?
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See also
- Pocatello-Chubbuck School District No. 25, Idaho
- Pocatello-Chubbuck School District No. 25 elections (2017)
- Idaho State Senate
- Idaho State Senate District 29
- Idaho State Senate elections, 2014
- Idaho State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Idaho State Journal, "Southeast Idaho school board election results," May 17, 2017
- ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Brandi McCarron," Deputy Elections Clerk, Bannock County Elections, May 10, 2017
- ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed March 18, 2014
- ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed June 12, 2014
- ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed November 20, 2014
- ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "Primary write-in candidates list," accessed June 12, 2014
- ↑ kerthoward.us, "Issues," accessed September 5, 2014 (dead link) (dead link)
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| Pocatello-Chubbuck School District No. 25 elections in 2017 | |
| Bannock County, Idaho | |
| Election date: | May 16, 2017 |
| Candidates: | Zone 1: • Incumbent, Jackie Cranor • Matthew Romriell Zone 2: • Incumbent, Janie Gebhardt • S. Idaho Lorax Carta • Kert Howard Zone 5: • Incumbent, David Mattson • Tony McLaughlin |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
