Lyle Payne
Lyle Payne was the District 5 representative on the Robertson County Board of Education in Tennessee. Payne was first elected to the board in 2012 and served until September 12, 2016.[1]
Payne sought another term in the general election on August 4, 2016.[2] He lost the election.[3]
Biography
Payne works as a sales broker for Dixie Motors Inc.[1]
Elections
2016
Four of the six seats on the Robertson County Schools Board of Education were up for by-district general election on August 4, 2016.[4] In his bid for re-election in District 3, incumbent Jeff White ran unopposed and won. Bobby Jones, William Harrison III, and Scott Rice ran for the District 4 seat, which was left open when board member Jerry Converse decided not to file for re-election. Rice was elected to the seat. The District 5 race featured incumbent Lyle Payne and challenger Tommy Mason. Mason defeated Payne to win the seat. District 6 incumbent Connie Hogan defeated challenger Carolyn Woodard to win another term.[2] Paula Farmer originally filed to run for that seat as well, but she withdrew from the race.[5][3][6]
Results
| Robertson County Schools, District 5 General Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Tommy Mason |
59.62% | 651 |
| Lyle Payne Incumbent | 40.20% | 439 |
| Write-in votes | 0.18% | 2 |
| Total Votes | 1,092 | |
| Source: Robertson County Election Commission, "Election Summary Report," accessed November 28, 2016 | ||
Funding
Payne filed a financial disclosure statement exemption detailing he would not raise or spend more than $1,000 on his campaign. Because of this, he did not have to file any additional campaign finance statements.[7]
Endorsements
Payne received no official endorsements in the election.
2012
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Lyle Payne |
53.2% | 658 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mike Ellis Incumbent | 46.8% | 579 | |
| Total Votes | 1,237 | |||
| Source: The Tennessean, "Incumbents lose in Robertson school board's district contests," August 3, 2012 | ||||
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 LinkedIn, "Lyle Payne," accessed May 20, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Tennesseean, "3 Robertson County School Board seats contested," April 7, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Tennesseean, "Robertson County election results," August 4, 2016
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "Election Calendar 2016," accessed March 31, 2016
- ↑ The Tennesseean, "Robertson County races impacted by candidate withdrawals," April 19, 2016
- ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Cathy Hamsley, Administrator of Robertson County Elections," August 5, 2016
- ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Cathy W. Hamsley, Administrator of Robertson County Elections," August 1, 2016
| 2016 Robertson County Schools Elections | |
| Robertson County, Tennessee | |
| Election date: | August 4, 2016 |
| Candidates: | District 3: • Incumbent, Jeff White District 4: • Bobby Jones • William Harrison III • Scott Rice District 5: • Incumbent, Lyle Payne • Tommy Mason District 6: • Incumbent, Connie Hogan • Carolyn Woodard |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
