Mary Thomas-Locklear
Mary Thomas-Locklear was a candidate for at-large representative on the Public Schools of Robeson County school board in North Carolina. Thomas-Locklear lost the general election on March 15, 2016.
Elections
2016
Seven of the 11 seats on the Public Schools of Robeson County school board were up for general election on March 15, 2016. A total of 20 candidates filed for the seats in this election.[1]
The seats of Loistine DeFreece, Jo Ann Lowery, Bosco Locklear, John Campbell, Gary Strickland, Randy Lawson and Steve Martin were up for election. For the District 1 seat, DeFreece ran for re-election unopposed and won. In District 4, Locklear faced two challengers: Harold Hunt and Charles Bullard.[1] Bullard was successful in ousting the incumbent from the board and won the District 4 seat. Similarly, in District 5, Strickland also ran against two challengers: Craig Lowry and Larry Anthony Chavis. Once again, a newcomer was victorious with Lowry winning election to the seat. In District 7, Martin faced and defeated two challengers: Billy Prevatte and Brenda Allison. Finally, ten candidates vied for the three at-large seats, including incumbents Lawson, Lowery and Campbell: Darek Hunt, Severeo Kerns, Richard Monroe, Mary Thomas-Locklear, Elton L. Tyndall, Robert Davis and Brian Freeman.[1] Two of the incumbents—Cambell and Lawson—won, and one newcomer joined them in their victory: Brian Freeman.
Results
| Public Schools of Robeson County, At-Large General Election, 4-year terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Brian Freeman |
20.66% | 4,388 |
| John Campbell Incumbent |
16.39% | 3,481 |
| Randy Lawson Incumbent |
15.67% | 3,327 |
| Jo Ann Lowery Incumbent | 15.39% | 3,269 |
| Richard Monroe | 9.17% | 1,948 |
| Mary Thomas-Locklear | 7.42% | 1,575 |
| Elton L. Tyndall | 5.73% | 1,217 |
| Robert Davis | 3.62% | 768 |
| Severeo Kerns | 2.90% | 615 |
| Darek Hunt | 2.21% | 469 |
| Write-in votes | 0.85% | 181 |
| Total Votes (100) | 21,238 | |
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "03/15/2016 Official Primary Election Results - Robeson," accessed June 15, 2016 | ||
Funding
School board candidates in North Carolina are required to file campaign finance reports to their county's board of elections unless the candidate:
(1) Does not receive more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) in contributions, and
(2) Does not receive more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) in loans, and
(3) Does not spend more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).[2]
The first quarter campaign finance deadline was on March 7, 2016.
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Elisabeth Cervantes, Email conversation with G.L. Pridgen, January 21, 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
