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Mike Wooten

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Prior offices
Johnston County Schools Board of Education At-large

Mike Wooten was an at-large member of the Johnston County Schools Board of Education in North Carolina. He assumed office in 2008. He left office on December 10, 2024.

Wooten ran for re-election for an at-large seat of the Johnston County Schools Board of Education in North Carolina. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Elections

2020

See also: Johnston County Schools, North Carolina, elections (2020)

General election

General election for Johnston County Schools Board of Education At-large (4 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Johnston County Schools Board of Education At-large on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Ronald Johnson (Nonpartisan)
 
16.6
 
53,011
Lyn Andrews (Nonpartisan)
 
15.1
 
48,086
Kay Carroll (Nonpartisan)
 
13.5
 
43,002
Mike Wooten (Nonpartisan)
 
13.1
 
41,821
Terry Tippett (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
12.6
 
40,174
Image of Teresa Grant
Teresa Grant (Nonpartisan)
 
11.2
 
35,790
Image of Chuck Williams
Chuck Williams (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
9.6
 
30,606
Image of Rick Mercier
Rick Mercier (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
7.6
 
24,265
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
1,903

Total votes: 318,658
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Johnston County Schools Board of Education At-large (4 seats)

The following candidates ran in the primary for Johnston County Schools Board of Education At-large on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Ronald Johnson (Nonpartisan)
 
13.4
 
16,263
Lyn Andrews (Nonpartisan)
 
10.8
 
13,124
Kay Carroll (Nonpartisan)
 
10.0
 
12,174
Mike Wooten (Nonpartisan)
 
8.8
 
10,702
Image of Chuck Williams
Chuck Williams (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
8.0
 
9,717
Terry Tippett (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
6.8
 
8,264
Image of Teresa Grant
Teresa Grant (Nonpartisan)
 
6.7
 
8,131
Image of Rick Mercier
Rick Mercier (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
5.6
 
6,866
Mark Lane (Nonpartisan)
 
5.6
 
6,767
Ava Atkinson Gaines (Nonpartisan)
 
4.7
 
5,710
Carolyn Cash (Nonpartisan)
 
3.8
 
4,642
Image of Kenon Crumble
Kenon Crumble (Nonpartisan)
 
3.6
 
4,350
Kelly O'Hanlon-Peedin (Nonpartisan)
 
3.4
 
4,184
Image of Melynda Slay
Melynda Slay (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
3.1
 
3,760
Michelle Antoine (Nonpartisan)
 
3.1
 
3,732
Yvonne Marlowe (Nonpartisan)
 
2.8
 
3,414

Total votes: 121,800
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2016

See also: Johnston County Schools elections (2016)

Four of the seven seats on the Johnston County Schools school board were up for at-large general election on November 8, 2016. The seats of Donna White, Keith Branch, Peggy Smith, and Mike Wooten were up for election. Incumbents Smith and Wooten filed for re-election and were joined by nine candidates in the primary race for the seats on March 15, 2016: Dale Bender, John Taylor Brantley, Teresa Grant, Summer Hamrick, Jeffrey Jennings, Ronald Johnson, Crystal Kimpson Roberts, Todd Sutton, and Chip Swartz. Eight of the 11 candidates won and advanced to the general. Both incumbents Wooten and Smith were victorious and were joined on the general ballot by Jennings, Grant, Johnson, Sutton, Hamrick, and Roberts. Johnson, Grant, Smith, and Wooten won the general election.[1][2]

General results

Johnston County Schools,
At-Large General Election, 4-year terms, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Ronald Johnson 16.48% 40,771
Green check mark transparent.png Teresa Grant 15.05% 37,237
Green check mark transparent.png Peggy Smith Incumbent 14.48% 35,836
Green check mark transparent.png Mike Wooten Incumbent 14.04% 34,734
Todd Sutton 12.93% 31,984
Crystal Kimpson Roberts 9.63% 23,818
Summer Hamrick 9.35% 23,144
Jeffrey Jennings 7.64% 18,908
Write-in votes 0.4% 992
Total Votes (100) 247,424
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official General Election Results-Johnston," accessed December 5, 2016

Primary results

Johnston County Schools,
At-Large Primary Election, 4-year terms, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Mike Wooten Incumbent 15.13% 17,000
Green check mark transparent.png Teresa Grant 12.87% 14,458
Green check mark transparent.png Peggy Smith Incumbent 12.34% 13,861
Green check mark transparent.png Ronald Johnson 11.10% 12,467
Green check mark transparent.png Todd Sutton 10.23% 11,496
Green check mark transparent.png Summer Hamrick 9.76% 10,965
Green check mark transparent.png Crystal Kimpson Roberts 9.72% 10,921
Green check mark transparent.png Jeffrey Jennings 7.76% 8,715
Chip Swartz 4.29% 4,822
Dale Bender 3.50% 3,933
John Taylor Brantley 3.31% 3,718
Total Votes (100) 112,356
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "03/15/2016 Official Primary Election Results," accessed September 2, 2016

Funding

The Johnston County Board of Elections had not published campaign finance reports on its website as of November 3, 2016.[3]

See also: List of school board campaign finance deadlines in 2016
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School board candidates in North Carolina were required to file campaign finance reports to their county's board of elections unless the candidate:

(1) Did not receive more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) in contributions, and

(2) Did not receive more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) in loans, and

(3) Did not spend more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).[4]

The third quarter campaign finance deadline was October 31, 2016, and the fourth quarter deadline was January 11, 2017.[5]

Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

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