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Michael Cheatham
Michael Cheatham was a candidate for District 4 representative on the Montgomery Board of Education in Alabama. Cheatham ran for the seat in the primary election on March 1, 2016. Cheatham lost to incumbent Mary Briers (D) in the primary election.[1]
Biography
Cheatham is an assembler with STERIS Corporation.[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 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
Cheatham reported no contributions or expenditures to the Alabama Secretary of State as of February 22, 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 |
