Margaret Kennedy
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Margaret Lucille "Lucy" Kennedy was the District B representative on the Colonial School District Board of Education in Delaware. She won election to the seat on May 12, 2015.
Elections
2015
Opposition
Two seats on the Colonial Board of Education were up for general election on May 12, 2015. District B incumbent Ronald Pierce lost his re-election against challenger Margaret Kennedy.[1]
The District D seat has been vacant since the 2014 election when officeholder Melodie A. Spotts ran for the District G seat. No candidates filed to run in the election to fill the open seat. The seat was filled via a board appointment in August 2015, until the next general election in 2016. Initial reports stated that an appointment would be made by June 2015.[1][2][3]
Results
| Colonial School District, District B General Election, 5-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Margaret Kennedy |
60.1% | 140 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ronald Pierce Incumbent | 39.9% | 93 | |
| Total Votes | 233 | |||
| Source: Department of Elections for New Castle County, "Colonial School District: May 12, 2015 School Board Election," accessed May 28, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Kennedy reported no contributions or expenditures to the Delaware Commissioner of Elections as of May 7, 2015.[4]
Endorsements
Kennedy received no official endorsements in this election.
Recent news
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See also
- Colonial School District, Delaware
- Colonial School District elections (2015)
- Analysis of incumbency advantage in the 2014 school board elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 New Castle County Department of Elections, "May 12, 2015 School Board Candidates & Filing Dates," March 9, 2015
- ↑ The News Journal, "Colonial looks to fill vacant school board seat," April 24, 2015
- ↑ Margaret Koenig, "Email correspondence with Dr. D. Dusty Blakey, Superintendent of Colonial School District," July 6, 2015
- ↑ State of Delaware, "Campaign Finance Reporting System," accessed May 7, 2015
| 2015 Colonial School District Elections | |
| New Castle County, Delaware | |
| Election date: | May 12, 2015 |
| Candidates: | Nominating District B: • Incumbent, Ronald Pierce • Margaret Kennedy
Nominating District D: • No candidates filed for this race. |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
