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Lynn Sperry
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Lynn Sperry is the Place 5 incumbent on the McKinney Board of Trustees in Texas. She ran in the general election on May 9, 2015, and defeated Tommy Stanley in the race for the Place 5 seat.
Biography
Sperry served for 12 years as a director of the Texas Association of School Boards. She and her husband, Neil, own Neil Sperry’s GARDENS Magazine.[1]
Elections
2015
The general election on May 9, 2015, in the McKinney Independent School District featured three seats up for election. In the Place 5 race, incumbent Lynn Sperry faced challenger Tommy Stanley. At-large Place 6 incumbent Stephanie O’Dell faced Curtis Rath. Place 4 incumbent Amy Dankel was unopposed.
Sperry defeated Stanley for the Place 5 seat. O'Dell won re-election for the Place 6 seat, and Dankel retained her Place 4 seat.
Results
| McKinney Independent School District, Place 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Lynn Sperry Incumbent |
65.3% | 406 | |
| Nonpartisan | Tommy Stanley | 34.7% | 216 | |
| Total Votes | 622 | |||
| Source: Collins County, Texas, "Election Summary Report," accessed June 15, 2015 | ||||
Endorsements
Sperry did not receive any official endorsements for this election.
Recent news
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See also
- McKinney Independent School District, Texas
- McKinney Independent School District elections (2015)
- Decreased success for school board incumbents in Texas; 1/3 defeated in largest districts (May 11, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
| 2015 McKinney Independent School District Elections | |
| Collin County, Texas | |
| Election date: | May 9, 2015 |
| Candidates: | Place 4: Incumbent, Amy Dankel Place 5: Incumbent Lynn Sperry • Tommy Stanley |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
