Pitt County Schools elections (2014)
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Four seats on the Pitt County Schools school board were up for general election on November 4, 2014.
Incumbents Mary Blount-Williams and Robert Moore faced Minnie Johnson Anderson for Districts 1 and 2, seat B. Newcomer Nathan L. Carson and incumbent Benjie Forrest ran for seat B in Districts 3 and 6. Robert Bitner, Ernest L. Cox, Caroline Doherty and Eric Reifschneider competed for seat B in Districts 4 and 5. Incumbent Mildred Council ran unopposed for a two-year term for District 1, seat A.
Incumbent Mary Blount-Williams defeated Minnie Johnson Anderson and Robert Moore for Districts 1 and 2, seat B. Benjie Forrest defeated Nathan L. Carson to earn seat B in Districts 3 and 6. Caroline Doherty defeated Ernest L. Cox, Robert Bitner and Eric Reifschneider for Districts 4 and 5, seat B. Incumbent Mildred Council won re-election to District 1, seat A.
The 2014 election was a transitional step in reducing the board from 12 members serving six-year terms to nine members serving four year terms. Those elected to the temporarily combined districts in 2014 received two-year terms. The changes were made following complaints by parents regarding the inefficiency of the board.[1]
About the district
- See also: Pitt County Schools, North Carolina
Pitt County Schools is located in Pitt County, North Carolina. The county seat of Pitt County is Greenville. Pitt County is home to 174,263 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau.[2] In the 2012-2013 school year, Pitt County Schools was the 15th-largest school district in North Carolina and served 23,919 students during the 2012-2013 school year.[3]
Demographics
Pitt 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 27.6 percent of Pitt 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 Pitt County was $40,452 compared to $46,450 for the state of North Carolina. The poverty rate in Pitt County was 24.0 percent compared to 16.8 percent for the entire state.[2]
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Voter and candidate information
The 2014 elections were a transitional period for the Pitt school board, which, with the 2016 elections will consist of nine members elected to four-year terms. Prior to 2014 the board consisted of 12 members elected to six-year terms, with two members selected from each of six electoral districts, one seat being designated as Seat A and the other as Seat B. The 2014 election saw the temporary combination of several districts that will only exist until the 2016 elections, when the entire school district will be divided into nine new electoral districts.[5]
There was no primary election and the general election was held on November 4, 2014. Seven seats were on the ballot in 2014.[6]
The filing deadline for school board candidates to get on the ballot in the general election was February 28, 2014.[7]
Elections
2014
Candidates
District 1, Seat A
- Mildred Council
- Incumbent
- Graduate, Shaw University and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
- Part-time adjunct social work faculty, Shaw University
Districts 1 and 2, Seat B
- Mary Blount-Williams
- Incumbent
- Robert Moore
- Incumbent
- Minnie Johnson Anderson
Districts 3 and 6, Seat B
- Benjie Forrest
- Incumbent
- Graduate, North Carolina State University
- Eastern Region Agricultural Education Coordinator; manager and co-owner of B.D. Forrest Family Farms, LLC; owner of Benjie Forrest Farms, LLC
- Nathan L. Carson
Districts 4 and 5, Seat B
- Robert Bitner
- Ernest L. Cox
- Caroline Doherty
- Graduate, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Private consultant
- Eric Reifschneider
Election results
District 1 Seat A
Note: The election for District 1 Seat A was for an unexpired two-year term.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Mildred Council Incumbent |
98% | 3,736 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 2% | 76 | |
| Total Votes | 3,812 | |||
| Source: North Carolina Board of Elections, "2014 General Election Results," accessed December 30, 2014 | ||||
Districts 1 and 2 Seat B
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Mary Blount-Williams Incumbent |
38.6% | 3,568 | |
| Nonpartisan | Minnie Johnson Anderson | 37.9% | 3,502 | |
| Nonpartisan | Robert Moore Incumbent | 22.9% | 2,119 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.6% | 51 | |
| Total Votes | 9,240 | |||
| Source: North Carolina Board of Elections, "2014 General Election Results," accessed December 30, 2014 | ||||
Districts 3 and 6 Seat B
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Benjie Forrest Incumbent |
53.1% | 6,514 | |
| Nonpartisan | Nathan L. Carson | 46% | 5,643 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 1% | 117 | |
| Total Votes | 12,274 | |||
| Source: North Carolina Board of Elections, "2014 General Election Results," accessed December 30, 2014 | ||||
Districts 4 and 5 Seat B
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Caroline Doherty |
58.3% | 7,855 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ernest L. Cox | 20.6% | 2,777 | |
| Nonpartisan | Robert Bitner | 12.4% | 1,667 | |
| Nonpartisan | Eric Reifschneider | 7.5% | 1,007 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 1.3% | 175 | |
| Total Votes | 13,481 | |||
| Source: North Carolina Board of Elections, "2014 General Election Results," accessed December 30, 2014 | ||||
Endorsements
The Daily Reflector endorsed Robert Moore fore the District 1 and 2 seat and Nathan L. Carson for the District 3 and 6 seat.[8]
Campaign finance
No candidates filed a campaign finance report with the North Carolina Board of Elections.[9]
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Pitt County Schools election in 2014:[7]
| 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 Pitt 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.[10]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Pitt + County + Schools + North + Carolina"
See also
- North Carolina
- Pitt County Schools, North Carolina
- North Carolina school board elections, 2014
- List of school board elections in 2014
- School board elections, 2014
- Pitt County, North Carolina ballot measures
- Local ballot measures, North Carolina
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ WNCT, "Legislation to reduce Pitt County Board of Education passes," July 24, 2013
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 United States Census Bureau, "Pitt County, North Carolina," accessed March 31, 2014
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed February 18, 2014
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "NC Voter Statistics Results," accessed March 31, 2014
- ↑ Reflector, "Roundup: Local offices decided," November 5, 2014
- ↑ Pitt County Schools, "Board of Education," accessed September 25, 2014
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Pitt County Board of Elections, "Election Schedule," accessed August 20, 2014
- ↑ The Daily Reflector, "Editorial: School Board endorsements," October 19, 2014
- ↑ North Carolina Board of Elections, "Campaign Finance," accessed August 20, 2014
- ↑ Pitt County Board of Elections, "Candidate Filing," accessed August 20, 2014
