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Norman Dority
Norman Dority was a candidate for the District 2 seat on the Lincoln Board of Education in Nebraska. The seat was up for primary election on April 7, 2015, and the general election was held on May 5, 2015. Dority was defeated in the 2015 primary election.
Dority previously ran unsuccessfully for public office multiple times, including a failed bid for an at-large seat on the Lincoln City Council in 2013.[1] He is affiliated with the Republican Party, but the Lincoln Board of Education and the election were officially nonpartisan.[2]
Elections
2015
- See also: Lincoln Public Schools elections (2015)
The election in Lincoln featured three of the seven seats on the board up for primary election on April 7, 2015, and the general election was held on May 5, 2015. Newcomers Connie Duncan and Rachel Terry competed for the District 2 seat, while John Cartier and Annie Mumgaard campaigned for the District 4 seat. Challenger Matt Schulte faced incumbent Katie McLeese Stephenson for her District 6 seat. Duncan, Mumgaard and Schulte won the three seats.
The top two vote recipients in each district in the primary election proceeded to the general election. District 2 candidate Norman Dority and District 4 candidate Jesse Wyrrick were eliminated from contention in the primary election.
Results
Primary election
| Lincoln Public Schools, District 2 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Connie Duncan |
70.9% | 4,729 | |
| Nonpartisan | Rachel Terry |
20.6% | 1,371 | |
| Nonpartisan | Norman Dority | 8.2% | 544 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.4% | 27 | |
| Total Votes | 6,671 | |||
| Source: Lancaster County Election Commissioner, "Lincoln City Primary Results," accessed June 9, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Dority reported no contributions or expenditures to the Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission during the election.[3]
Endorsements
Dority received an endorsement from the Nebraska Right to Life PAC.[4]
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Lincoln Journal Star, "Norman Dority," March 24, 2015
- ↑ Lincoln Journal Star, "LPS board race falling along ideological more than party lines," February 23, 2015
- ↑ Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission, "Campaign Statements Search," accessed March 26, 2015
- ↑ Facebook, "Rachel Terry for LPS School Board," accessed April 2, 2015
| 2015 Lincoln Public Schools Elections | |
| Lancaster County, Nebraska | |
| Election date: | Primary election: April 7, 2015 General election: May 5, 2015 |
| Candidates: | District 2: • Norman Dority • Connie Duncan • Rachel Terry District 4: • John Cartier • Annie Mumgaard • Jesse Wyrrick |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
