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Margaret Buchanan
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Margaret (Peggy) Buchanan is the Owen District representative on the Buncombe County Schools school board in North Carolina. Buchanan won the seat in the by-district general election on November 8, 2016.
Elections
2016
- See also: Buncombe County Schools elections (2016)
Four of the seven seats on the Buncombe County Schools school board were up for general election on November 8, 2016. One seat was elected at large and the other three by district. Three newcomers filed for the open at-large seat: Matt Kern, Donna Pate, and Amy Wamsley. Pate won the at-large seat. North Buncombe District incumbent Ann Franklin filed for re-election unopposed and won another term on the board. Four newcomers vied for the open Owen District seat: Robert Chilmonik, Margaret (Peggy) Buchanan, Mark Siler, and Mark Crawford, with Buchanan winning the seat. Finally, two filed for the Roberson District seat: incumbent Amy Churchill faced Laura Bowen. Churchill succeeded in defending her seat against Bowen. There was no primary.[1][2]
Results
| Buncombe County Schools, Owen District General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Margaret Buchanan |
52.71% | 44,806 |
| Mark Crawford | 26.75% | 22,737 |
| Robert Chilmonik | 14.58% | 12,391 |
| Mark Siler | 5.60% | 4,757 |
| Write-in votes | 0.37% | 316 |
| Total Votes (100) | 85,007 | |
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official General Election Results-Buncombe," accessed December 5, 2016 | ||
Funding
Buchanan reported $200.00 in contributions and $25.65 in expenditures to the Buncombe County Board of Elections, leaving her campaign with $174.35 cash on hand as of November 1, 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]
Endorsements
Buchanan was endorsed by the Buncombe County Association of Educators and Asheville City Association of Educators.[6]
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Buncombe County, "November 2016 Candidate List," accessed August 8, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Unofficial General Election Results-Buncombe," accessed November 8, 2016
- ↑ Buncombe County, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed November 1, 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
- ↑ Elisabeth Moore, "Email conversation with SilMnz," October 17, 2016
| 2016 Buncombe County Schools Elections | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-Large: Matt Kern • Donna Pate • Amy Wamsley North Buncombe: Incumbent, Ann Franklin Owen: Robert Chilmonik • Margaret (Peggy) Buchanan • Mark Siler • Mark Crawford |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
