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Kevin Spears
Kevin Spears ran for election to the Wilmington City Council in North Carolina. Spears won in the general election on November 5, 2019.
Spears was a candidate for at-large representative on the New Hanover County Schools school board in North Carolina. Spears won the primary election on March 15, 2016, and lost the general election on November 8, 2016.
Elections
2019
See also: City elections in Wilmington, North Carolina (2019)
General election
General election for Wilmington City Council (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Wilmington City Council on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Margaret Haynes (Nonpartisan) | 16.4 | 6,594 | |
| ✔ | Kevin Spears (Nonpartisan) | 14.4 | 5,769 | |
| ✔ | Neil Anderson (Nonpartisan) | 13.6 | 5,471 | |
| Paul Lawler (Nonpartisan) | 13.6 | 5,466 | ||
| Scott Monroe (Nonpartisan) | 13.1 | 5,253 | ||
| Kimberly Spader (Nonpartisan) | 10.4 | 4,173 | ||
| Harry Smith Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 7.9 | 3,187 | ||
| Alexandria Monroe (Nonpartisan) | 3.8 | 1,507 | ||
| Mack Coyle (Nonpartisan) | 3.5 | 1,392 | ||
| Matt Thrift (Nonpartisan) | 2.9 | 1,164 | ||
| Ricky Meeks (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 10 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 164 | ||
| Total votes: 40,150 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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2016
Three of the seven seats on the New Hanover County Schools school board were up for at-large general election on November 8, 2016. All seats saw Republican and Democratic primaries on March 15, 2016.
The seats of Tammy Covil, Lisa Estep, and Jeanette Nichols were up for election. Four Republicans, two of whom are incumbents, filed for the primary election: Nichols, Estep, Frank Meares and David Wortman. Five Democrats, all newcomers, also filed: James Jamison, Jr., Sandra Leigh, Chris Meek, Emma Saunders, and Kevin Spears. Three Republicans and three Democrats advanced to the general. Lisa Estep, David Wortman, and Jeanette Nichols composed the Republican winners, and Emma Saunders, Sandra Leigh, and Kevin Spears made up the Democratic victorious. All three Republicans won the general election: Estep, Wortman, and Nichols.[1][2]
General results
| New Hanover County Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-year terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Lisa Estep Incumbent |
19.41% | 55,861 | |
| Republican | David Wortman |
17.07% | 49,132 | |
| Republican | Jeanette Nichols Incumbent |
16.90% | 48,640 | |
| Democrat | Sandra Leigh | 16.00% | 46,059 | |
| Democrat | Emma Saunders | 15.42% | 44,372 | |
| Democrat | Kevin Spears | 15.20% | 43,754 | |
| Total Votes (100) | 287,818 | |||
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official General Election Results-New Hanover," accessed December 5, 2016 | ||||
Primary results
| New Hanover County Schools, At-Large Primary Democratic Election, 4-year terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democrat | Emma Saunders |
26.31% | 13,487 | |
| Democrat | Sandra Leigh |
24.52% | 12,569 | |
| Democrat | Kevin Spears |
19.53% | 10,013 | |
| Democrat | James Jamison, Jr. | 14.96% | 7,666 | |
| Democrat | Chris Meek | 14.68% | 7,523 | |
| Total Votes (100) | 51,258 | |||
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "03/15/2016 Official Primary Election Results," accessed September 2, 2016 | ||||
Funding
Spears reported $3,232.23 in contributions and $1,832.76 in expenditures to the New Hanover County Board of Elections, leaving his campaign with $1,399.47 cash on hand as of July 12, 2016. The county's website did not provide any further reports as of November 4, 2016.[3]
School board candidates in North Carolina were required to file campaign finance reports to their county's board of elections unless the candidate:
(1) Did not receive more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) in contributions, and
(2) Did not receive more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) in loans, and
(3) Did not spend more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).[4]
The third quarter campaign finance deadline was October 31, 2016, and the fourth quarter deadline was January 11, 2017.[5]
Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Kevin Spears did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2019 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ New Hanover County Board of Elections, "Candidate List Grouped by Contest," accessed January 22, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Unofficial General Election Results-New Hanover," accessed November 8, 2016
- ↑ New Hanover County, "Committee Reports," accessed November 4, 2016
- ↑ General Assembly of North Carolina, "Chapter 163: Elections And Election Laws, Article 22A - Regulating Contributions and Expenditures in Political Campaigns," accessed February 11, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Reporting Schedules," accessed October 11, 2016
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| 2016 New Hanover County Schools Elections | |
| Election date: | Primary: March 15, 2016 General: November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, Lisa Estep (R) • Incumbent, Jeanette Nichols (R) • Frank Meares (R) • David Wortman (R) • James Jamison, Jr. (D) • Sandra Leigh (D) • Chris Meek (D) • Emma Saunders (D) • Kevin Spears (D) |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
