Mary Briers
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Mary Briers was the District 4 representative on the Montgomery Board of Education in Alabama. Briers won re-election in the general election on November 8, 2016. She advanced from the primary election on March 1, 2016, by defeating challenger Michael Cheatham.[1]
Biography
Briers earned her bachelor's degree in social studies and master's degree in guidance from Alabama State University. She worked as a teacher and counselor in the district for 25 years prior to her retirement.[2]
Elections
2016
Two of the seven seats on the Montgomery Public Schools school board were up for general election on November 8, 2016. A primary election was held on March 1, 2016.
District 4 incumbent Mary Briers (D) filed for re-election, while District 7 incumbent Beverly Ross opted against seeking another term. Briers defeated Michael Cheatham (D) in the primary election on March 1, 2016. Incumbent Roberta Collins (D), Phyllis Harvey-Hall (D), and Arica Watkins-Smith (D) ran in the primary to replace Ross. Collins and Watkins-Smith advanced from the primary to a runoff election on April 12, 2016, because no candidate received a majority of the District 7 primary vote. Watkins-Smith defeated Collins in the runoff election and won without opposition in the general election. Briers defeated Loretta Grant (R) in the general election.[1]
Results
| Montgomery Public Schools, District 4 General Election, 6-Year Term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Mary Briers Incumbent |
78.77% | 9,892 | |
| Republican | Loretta Grant | 21.03% | 2,641 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.2% | 25 | ||
| Total Votes | 12,558 | |||
| Source: Madison County, Alabama, "Election Results," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||||
| Montgomery Public Schools, District 4 Democratic Primary Election, 6-Year Term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Mary Briers Incumbent |
79.17% | 3,823 |
| Michael Cheatham | 20.83% | 1,006 |
| Total Votes | 4,829 | |
| Source: Madison County, Alabama, "Election Results," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||
Funding
Briers reported no contributions or expenditures to the Alabama Secretary of State as of October 5, 2016.[3]
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Footnotes
| 2016 Montgomery Public Schools Elections | |
| Montgomery County, Alabama | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | District 4: Incumbent, Mary Briers (D) • Loretta Grant (R) • Michael Cheatham (defeated in primary) (D) District 7: Incumbent, Roberta Collins (defeated in primary runoff) (D) • Phyllis Harvey-Hall (defeated in primary) (D) • Arica Watkins-Smith (D) |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
