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Lin Coker
Lin Coker was a candidate for District 4 representative on the Harnett County Schools school board in North Carolina. Coker lost the primary election on March 15, 2016.
Elections
2016
- See also: Harnett County Schools elections (2016)
Two of the five seats on the Harnett County Schools school board were up for general election on November 8, 2016. The District 2 seat of William Morris and District 4 seat of James Bryant were up for election. Morris filed as a Republican for re-election and defeated challenger Gary House (R) in the primary election on March 15, 2016. Democratic candidates Charles Blue and David Bradham also filed for the District 2 seat with Bradham winning the seat after the primary. Morris and Bradham faced each other in the general election, and Morris won. In District 4, two Republican candidates—Lin Coker and Eddie Jaggers—competed for the seat in the primary. Jaggers won the primary and defeated Bryant, who filed for re-election as a Democrat, in the general election.[1][2]
Results
| Harnett County Schools, District 4 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Eddie Jaggers |
50.51% | 1,044 | |
| Republican | Lin Coker | 49.49% | 1,023 | |
| Total Votes (100) | 2,067 | |||
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "03/15/2016 Official Primary Election Results," accessed September 2, 2016 | ||||
Funding
School board candidates in North Carolina are required to file campaign finance reports to their county's board of elections unless the candidate:
(1) Does not receive more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) in contributions, and
(2) Does not receive more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) in loans, and
(3) Does not spend more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).[3]
The first quarter campaign finance deadline was on March 7, 2016.
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Harnett County, "Candidate List Grouped by Contest," accessed January 22, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Unofficial General Election Results-Harnett," accessed November 8, 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
| 2016 Harnett County Schools Elections | |
| Election date: | Primary election: March 15, 2016 General election: November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | District 2: Incumbent, William Morris (R) • Gary House (R) • Charles Blue (D) • David Bradham (D) District 4: Lin Coker (R) • Eddie Jaggers (R) • James Bryant (D) |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
