Mike Buck
Mike Buck was a Republican candidate for Georgia State Superintendent of Schools in the 2014 elections.[1][2]
Elections
2014
Buck ran for election to the office of Georgia State Superintendent of Schools.[1] Buck sought the Republican nomination in May 20, and lost narrowly to Richard Woods in a primary runoff on July 22, 2014. The results of the runoff fell well inside the one percent margin required for Buck, who finished about 720 votes behind Woods out of over 398,000 cast, to request a recount. The recount concluded on Thursday, July 31, confirming Woods as the official winner.[3][4][5][6] The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
Election Results
Primary Runoff - July 22, 2014
| Georgia State Superintendents of Schools, Republican Primary Runoff, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
 Richard Woods |
50.1% | 199,441 | ||
| Mike Buck | 49.9% | 198,741 | ||
| Total Votes | 398,182 | |||
| Election results via Georgia Secretary of State. | ||||
Republican Primary - May 20, 2014
| Georgia Superintendent of Schools, Republican Primary, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
| Mike Buck |
19.5% | 91,435 | ||
| Richard Woods |
16.8% | 78,542 | ||
| Mary Kay Bacallao | 15.3% | 71,810 | ||
| Ashley Bell | 15% | 70,065 | ||
| Nancy Jester | 10.9% | 51,211 | ||
| Fitz Johnson | 7.7% | 35,862 | ||
| Allen Bowles Fort | 6.3% | 29,504 | ||
| Sharyl Dawes | 5.4% | 25,468 | ||
| Kira Willis | 3.1% | 14,584 | ||
| Total Votes | 468,481 | |||
| Election results via Georgia Secretary of State Election Results. | ||||
Race background
In the May 20 primary election, neither of the Democratic and Republican fields for Georgia State Superintendent of Schools produced a candidate with at least 50 percent of the vote in their respective primaries.[7] As a result, the top two vote-getters from each race ran in a runoff on July 22 to decide who would advance to the general election: state Rep. Alisha Thomas Morgan and former Decatur School Board Chairwoman Valarie Wilson for the Democrats; chief academic officer for the state Department of Education Mike Buck and Irwin County educator Richard Woods for the Republicans.[8][9][10][11]
Wilson was declared the Democratic nominee for Georgia State Superintendent of Schools over state Rep. Alisha Thomas Morgan late on May 20, while the GOP runoff between Buck and Woods was too close to call.[12][13][14] [15] With 100 percent precincts fully reported the day after, excluding provisional ballots, Woods led by less than 730 votes out of about 397,800 cast—well below the one percent margin Georgia election law deems necessary to conduct a recount.[16][14] On Thursday, July 31, the ensuing recount concluded that Woods had won the race by 713 votes.[17]
Outgoing incumbent John Barge, a Republican first elected Georgia's state schools chief in 2010, decided to forgo a possible re-election bid for superintendent in 2014, instead setting his sights on the governorship. After being defeated by Nathan Deal in the GOP primary, Barge was unable to join in the superintendent ballot.[18][19]
On November 4, Woods was elected to replace Barge as superintendent. He defeated Wilson by a margin of more than 10 percentage points.[20]
Campaign finance summary
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Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information: State Schools Superintendent," accessed April 1, 2014
- ↑ Mike Buck for Superintendent 2014 Official campaign website, "Homepage," accessed April 1, 2014
- ↑ The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Buck loses recount in Georgia GOP schools race," July 31, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State Election Results, "General Primary Runoff and General Nonpartisan Election Runoff July 22, 2014," accessed July 23, 2014
- ↑ The Atlanta-Journal Constitution, "Recount looks likely in Republican superintendent race," July 23, 2014
- ↑ The Rome News-Tribune, "UPDATE: Woods edges Buck for Georgia Superintendent Republican runoff, results within margin for recount," July 23, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Election Results, Secretary of State, "Primary Statewide Election Results," accessed July 21, 2014
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- ↑ The Atlanta-Journal Constitution, "Recount looks likely in Republican superintendent race," July 23, 2014
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 The Rome News-Tribune, "UPDATE: Woods edges Buck for Georgia Superintendent Republican runoff, results within margin for recount," July 23, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Election Results, Secretary of State, "Primary Statewide Election Results," accessed July 21, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State Election Results, "General Primary Runoff and General Nonpartisan Election Runoff July 22, 2014," accessed July 23, 2014
- ↑ The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Buck loses recount in Georgia GOP schools race," July 31, 2014
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2014 Governors Race Ratings for July 18, 2014," July 18, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information," accessed May 19, 2014
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