Moore County Schools elections (2014)

2014 Moore County Schools Elections
General Election date:
November 4, 2014
Table of Contents
About the district Method of election Elections Key deadlines Additional elections External links
See also
North Carolina Moore County Schools Moore County, North Carolina ballot measures Local ballot measures, North Carolina

Four seats on the Moore County Schools school board were up for general election on November 4, 2014.

Incumbents Ed Dennison and Enola Lineberger faced challengers Daniel Armstrong, Susan Black, Scott Caddell and Becky Carlson for three at-large seats. Incumbent Charles Lambert competed against Pam Thompson for the District 3 seat.

Black, Carlson and Dennison won the at-large seats and Lambert won the District 3 seat.

About the district

See also: Moore County Schools, North Carolina

Moore County Schools is located in Moore County, North Carolina

Moore County Schools is located in Moore County, North Carolina. The county seat of Moore County is Carthage. Moore County is home to 91,587 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau. In the 2011-2012 school year, Moore County Schools was the 30th-largest school district in North Carolina and served 12,652 students.

Demographics

Moore County outperformed in comparison to the rest of North Carolina in terms of higher education achievement in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 30.4 percent of Moore County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 26.8 percent for North Carolina as a whole. The median household income in Moore County was $48,238 compared to $46,450 for the state of North Carolina. The poverty rate in Moore County was 14.5 percent compared to 16.8 percent for the entire state.

Racial Demographics, 2013
Race	Moore County (%)	North carolina (%)
White	82.7	71.7
Black or African American	13.3	22.0
American Indian and Alaska Native	1.0	1.6
Asian	1.0	2.6
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0.2	0.1
Two or More Races	1.8	2.0
Hispanic or Latino	6.3	8.9

Moore County Party Affiliation, 2014
Party	Registered Voters	% of Total
Republican	26,132	41.3
Democratic	17,870	23.5
Libertarian	269	0.4
Unaffiliated	18,922	29.9

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Voter and candidate information

The Moore school board consists of eight members elected to four-year terms. Five members are elected by specific geographic districts and three members are elected at-large. There was no primary election and the general election was held on November 4, 2014. Four seats were on the ballot in 2014.

The filing deadline for school board candidates to get on the ballot in the general election was February 28, 2014.

At-large

• Ed Dennison
  • Incumbent
• Enola Lineberger
  • Incumbent
• Daniel Armstrong
• Susan Black
• Scott Caddell
• Becky Carlson

District 3

• Charles Lambert
  • Incumbent
• Pam Thompson

Election results

Moore County Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Susan Black	18.5%	12,223
	Nonpartisan	Becky Carlson	18.1%	11,943
	Nonpartisan	Ed Dennison Incumbent	16.8%	11,128
	Nonpartisan	Enola Lineberger Incumbent	16.6%	10,945
	Nonpartisan	Daniel Armstrong	15%	9,883
	Nonpartisan	Scott Caddell	14.7%	9,716
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.4%	252
Total Votes				66,090
Source: North Carolina Board of Elections, "2014 General Election Results," accessed December 30, 2014

Moore County Schools, District 3 General Election, 4-year term, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Charles Lambert Incumbent	52.2%	13,555
	Nonpartisan	Pam Thompson	47.6%	12,377
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.2%	55
Total Votes				25,987
Source: North Carolina Board of Elections, "2014 General Election Results," accessed December 30, 2014

Endorsements

No candidate received any official endorsements in this election.

Campaign finance

No candidates filed a campaign finance report with the Moore County Board of Elections.

Past elections

Information about earlier elections can be found by clicking [show] at the right.

2012 Moore County Schools, District 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2012 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Ben Cameron 52.3% 18,928      Nonpartisan Lorna Clack 47.5% 17,160      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.2% 75 Total Votes 36,163 Source: Moore County Board of Elections, "Election Results 2012," accessed August 19, 2014 Moore County Schools, District 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2012 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Kathy Farren 99.2% 28,632      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0% 0 Total Votes 28,865 Source: Moore County Board of Elections, "Election Results 2012," accessed August 19, 2014 Moore County Schools, District 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2012 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Laura K. Lang 99.3% 27,883      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0% 0 Total Votes 28,077 Source: Moore County Board of Elections, "Election Results 2012," accessed August 19, 2014 Moore County Schools, District 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2012 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Bruce Cunningham 98.3% 22,644      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0% 0 Total Votes 23,047 Source: Moore County Board of Elections, "Election Results 2012," accessed August 19, 2014 2010 Moore County Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2010 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan J. Dale Frye 21.8% 12,902      Nonpartisan Enola G. Lineberger 18.3% 10,839      Nonpartisan Ed Dennison 15.7% 9,306      Nonpartisan Karen M. Wicker 15% 8,890      Nonpartisan Pam Thompson 14.6% 8,655      Nonpartisan Susan McKenzie Black 14.3% 8,495      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.2% 141 Total Votes 59,228 Source: Moore County Board of Elections, "Election Results 2010," accessed August 19, 2014 Moore County Schools, District 3 General Election, 4-year term, 2010 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Charles R. Lambert 66.5% 12,651      Nonpartisan EJohnnie J. McNeill 33.3% 6,332      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.3% 49 Total Votes 19,032 Source: Moore County Board of Elections, "Election Results 2010," accessed August 19, 2014

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for the Moore County Schools election in 2014:

Deadline	Event
February 10, 2014	Candidate filing begins
February 28, 2014	Candidate filing ends
September 5, 2014	First day to request an absentee ballot by mail
October 10, 2014	Voter registration ends
October 23, 2014	One-Stop early voting begins
October 28, 2014	Last day to request an absentee ballot by mail
November 1, 2014	One-stop early voting ends
November 4, 2014	Election day

Additional elections on the ballot

In addition to the school board election, residents of Moore County voted in races for U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representative, North Carolina State Senate, North Carolina House of Representatives, North Carolina District Attorney, Board of Commissioners, Register of Deeds, Sheriff, Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor, Clerk of Superior Court, North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice, North Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice and North Carolina Court of Appeals Judge.

Recent news

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See also

• North Carolina
• Moore County Schools, North Carolina
• North Carolina school board elections, 2014
• List of school board elections in 2014
• School board elections, 2014
• Moore County, North Carolina ballot measures
• Local ballot measures, North Carolina

External links

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• Moore County Schools
• Moore County Board of Elections
• North Carolina State Board of Elections