Onslow County Schools elections (2016)
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Four of the seven seats on the Onslow County Schools school board were up for at-large general election on March 15, 2016. Three candidates—Gene Flanagan, Jonathan Merritt, and Dawnna Turner—challenged incumbents Earl Taylor, Pamela Thomas, and Paul Wiggins in their re-election bids.[1] All incumbents secured re-election and were joined in their victory by a single newcomer: Jonathan Merritt.
Incumbent Jeffery Brown did not file to seek re-election, guaranteeing that at least one new member would join the board in 2016.
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Onslow County school board consists of seven members elected at large to four-year terms. There was no primary election, and the general election was March 15, 2016. In North Carolina, a runoff is not required in any case unless the second-highest vote recipient calls for one.[2] Four of the board's seats were up for election in 2016.
Candidates began to file affidavits of candidacy on December 1, 2015. The filing deadline for school board candidates to get on the ballot in the general election was December 21, 2015.[3]
Candidates and results
At-large
Results
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Paul Wiggins Incumbent |
21.18% | 14,128 |
| Pamela Thomas Incumbent |
19.76% | 13,179 |
| Earl Taylor Incumbent |
19.55% | 13,040 |
| Jonathan Merritt |
14.41% | 9,612 |
| Dawnna Turner | 12.30% | 8,205 |
| Gene Flanagan | 12.23% | 8,156 |
| Write-in votes | 0.56% | 373 |
| Total Votes (100) | 66,693 | |
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "03/15/2016 Official Primary Election Results - Onslow," accessed June 15, 2016 | ||
Candidates
Earl Taylor 
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Pamela Thomas
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Paul Wiggins
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: North Carolina elections, 2016
The following offices were up for primary or general election in Onslow County on the same day as the school board election:
- President
- U.S. Senate
- U.S. House, 1st District
- U.S. House, 4th District
- U.S. House, 6th District
- U.S. House, 13th District
- Governor
- Lieutenant Governor
- Attorney General
- Secretary of State
- State Treasurer
- State Auditor
- State Superintendent of Schools
- Agriculture Commissioner
- Labor Commissioner
- Insurance Commissioner
- State Senate District 6
- State House of Representatives Districts 14 and 15
- North Carolina Court of Appeals
- Judicial District Court
- County Commissioners
- Register of Deeds
The North Carolina Connect NC Public Improvement Bond question was also on the March ballot statewide.
Note: The date for North Carolina's congressional primary was June 7, 2016. This primary was originally scheduled for March 15, 2016.
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for North Carolina school board general elections held on March 15, 2016:
| Deadline | Event |
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| December 1, 2015 | Candidate filing begins |
| December 21, 2015 | Candidate filing ends |
| February 29, 2016 | First quarter campaign finance deadline |
| March 15, 2016 | Election Day |
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Campaign finance
School board candidates
Candidates received a total of $8,170.24 and spent a total of $6,707.81 as of March 22, 2016, according to the Onslow County Board of Elections.[4]
School board candidates in North Carolina are required to file campaign finance reports to their county's board of elections unless the candidate:
(1) Does not receive more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) in contributions, and
(2) Does not receive more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) in loans, and
(3) Does not spend more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).[5]
The first quarter campaign finance deadline was on March 7, 2016.
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About the district
- See also: Onslow County Schools, North Carolina
. Onslow County Schools is located in Onslow County, North Carolina.. The county seat is Jacksonville. Onslow County was home to an estimated 187,589 residents in 2014, according to the United States Census Bureau.[6] The district was the 13th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 25,161 students.[7]
Demographics
Onslow County underperformed in comparison to North Carolina as a whole in terms of higher education achievement from 2009 to 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 18.0 percent of Onslow County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 27.3 percent for the state. The median household income in the county was $45,450 compared to $46,334 for the state as a whole. The poverty rate in the county was 15.2 percent compared to 17.5 percent for the entire state.[6]
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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.
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Onslow County, North Carolina, "2016 Local Candidates who have filed," accessed January 20, 2016
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislature, "Primary Runoffs," accessed May 15, 2014
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2016 Candidate Filing," accessed January 20, 2016
- ↑ Onslow County Board of Elections, "Active Campaign Finance Reports," accessed March 22, 2016
- ↑ General Assembly of North Carolina, "Chapter 163: Elections And Election Laws, Article 22A - Regulating Contributions and Expenditures in Political Campaigns," accessed February 11, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 United States Census Bureau, "Onslow County, North Carolina," accessed February 12, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "NC Voter Statistics Results," accessed March 19, 2014
| 2016 Onslow County Schools Elections | |
| Onslow County, North Carolina. | |
| Election date: | March 15, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, Earl Taylor • Incumbent, Pamela Thomas • Incumbent, Paul Wiggins • Gene Flanagan • Jonathan Merritt • Dawnna Turner |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
