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Peter Grant
Peter Grant was a candidate for District 5 representative on the Wichita Public Schools school board in Kansas. Grant was defeated in the by-district general election on November 7, 2017.
Grant previously ran for a seat on the board and was defeated in the general election in 2013.
Elections
2017
- See also: Wichita Public Schools elections (2017)
Four of the seven seats on the Wichita Public Schools Board of Education in Kansas were up for general election on November 7, 2017. In her bid for re-election to the District 1 seat, incumbent Betty Arnold was defeated by Ben Blankley. District 5 incumbent Mike Rodee defeated challenger Peter Grant to win another term. District 2 incumbent Joy Eakins and District 6 incumbent Lynn Rogers did not file to run for re-election, which left their seats open for newcomers. Julie Hedrick, Trish Hileman, and Debra Washington ran for the District 2 seat. Walt Chappell, Shirley Jefferson, and Ron Rosales ran for the District 6 seat. Hedrick and Rosales won election to the board.[1][2]
Results
| Wichita Public Schools, District 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Mike Rodee Incumbent |
63.28% | 9,167 |
| Peter Grant | 35.96% | 5,210 |
| Write-in votes | 0.76% | 110 |
| Total Votes | 14,487 | |
| Source: Sedgwick County Election Office, "November 7, 2017 General Election Official Results," accessed November 17, 2017 | ||
Funding
Grant filed a statement indicating that he would not spend or receive more than $1,000 for his campaign. Because of that, he did not have to file additional reports.[3]
Endorsements
Grant was endorsed by Equality Kansas.[4]
2013
| Wichita Public School, District 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2013 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Mike Rodee |
37.7% | 2,922 | |
| Nonpartisan | John D. Crane | 33.6% | 2,607 | |
| Nonpartisan | Peter Grant | 27.5% | 2,134 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 1.2% | 90 | |
| Total Votes | 7,753 | |||
| Source: Sedgwick County Election Office, "April 2, 2013, General Election Official Results," April 8, 2013 | ||||
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Sedgwick County Election Office, "Current Candidate Listings: School District 259," accessed June 1, 2017
- ↑ Sedgwick County Election Office, "November 7, 2017 General Election Unofficial Results," accessed November 7, 2017
- ↑ Sedgwick County Election Office, "Public Access Search," accessed December 18, 2017
- ↑ Equality Kansas, "2017 Municipal and School Board Primary Election Endorsements," July 16, 2017
| Wichita Public Schools elections in 2017 | |
| Sedgwick County, Kansas | |
| Election date: | November 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | District 1: • Incumbent, Betty Arnold • Ben Blankley District 2: • Julie Hedrick • Trish Hileman • Debra Washington District 5: • Incumbent, Mike Rodee • Peter Grant District 6: • Walt Chappell • Shirley Jefferson • Ron Rosales |
| Important information: | What's at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
