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Pittsylvania County Public Schools elections (2013)
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Three seats on the Pittsylvania County Public Schools School Board were up for general election on November 5, 2013.
All three incumbents filed to run for re-election.[1] Board member Calvin Doss defeated challenger Linda Hagerman for the Callands-Gretna District seat, while both Banister District incumbent Charles Miller Jr. and Dan River District incumbent W. Neal Oakes ran unopposed and won re-election.
About the district
Pittsylvania County Public Schools is located in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. As of the 2010 Census, the county was home to 62,426 residents.[2] In the 2011-2012 school year, Pittsylvania County Public Schools was the 30th-largest school district in Virginia and served 9,245 students.[3]
Demographics
Pittsylvania County underperformed compared to the rest of Virginia in terms of higher education achievement in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 13.7 percent of Pittsylvania County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 35.2 percent for Virginia as a whole. The median household income in Pittsylvania County was $42,143 compared to $63,907 for the state of Virginia. The poverty rate in Pittsylvania County was 14.5 percent compared to 11.3 percent for the entire state.[2]
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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.
Method of board member selection
The Pittsylvania School Board consists of seven members elected by specific geographic district to four-year terms. There was no primary election, and the general election was held on November 5, 2013. Three seats were up for election in 2013.[1] After a change to the law in 2011, 2013 was the first year in which the school district held staggered elections for board members.[5]
School board candidates had to file with their county elections department during the candidate filing period, which ended on June 11, 2013. The deadline to register to vote was October 15, 2013.[6]
Elections
2013
Candidates
Banister District
- Charles Miller Jr.
- Incumbent
Callands-Gretna District
- Calvin Doss
- Incumbent
Dan River District
- W. Neal Oakes
- Incumbent
Election results
| Pittsylvania County Public Schools, Banister District General Election, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Charles Miller Jr. Incumbent |
98.2% | 1,836 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 1.8% | 33 | |
| Total Votes | 1,869 | |||
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "Official Results - General Election - November 5, 2013," accessed December 1, 2013 | ||||
| Pittsylvania County Public Schools, Callands-Gretna District General Election, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Calvin Doss Incumbent |
51.5% | 1,325 | |
| Nonpartisan | Linda Hagerman | 48.4% | 1,245 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.2% | 4 | |
| Total Votes | 2,574 | |||
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "Official Results - General Election - November 5, 2013," accessed December 1, 2013 | ||||
| Pittsylvania County Public Schools, Dan River District General Election, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | W. Neal Oakes Incumbent |
98.1% | 2,162 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 1.9% | 41 | |
| Total Votes | 2,203 | |||
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "Official Results - General Election - November 5, 2013," accessed December 1, 2013 | ||||
Endorsements
No endorsements were made in this election.
Campaign finance
No contributions or expenditures were reported to the Virginia Department of Elections during the election.[7]
Past elections
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Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Pittsylvania County Public Schools election in 2013:[6]
| Deadline | Event |
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| June 11, 2013 | Last day for candidates to file nomination documents |
| October 15, 2013 | Last day to register to vote in the general election |
| October 29, 2013 | Last day to apply for an absentee ballot by mail |
| November 2, 2013 | Last day to apply for an absentee ballot in person |
| November 5, 2013 | Election Day |
Additional elections on the ballot
This election shared the ballot with general elections for other municipal and school board elections, as well as the statewide offices of governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general.[8]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Pittsylvania + County + Public + Schools + Virginia"
See also
- Virginia
- Pittsylvania County Public Schools, Virginia
- List of school board elections in 2013
- Pittsylvania County, Virginia ballot measures
- Local ballot measures, Virginia
- School board elections review: Voters opt for experience over new blood in nation's largest school districts
- School board election wrap-up: Incumbents re-elected overwhelmingly in November 5 elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pittsylvania County Public Schools, "Pittsylvania County School Board," accessed November 1, 2013
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 United States Census Bureau, "Pittsylvania County, Virginia," accessed August 5, 2013
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed August 5, 2013
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Election Results," accessed September 17, 2013
- ↑ LIS, "Code of Virginia," accessed November 1, 2013
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Virginia Department of Elections, "November 5, 2013 Elections - Candidacy Requirements For Local Offices," accessed October 1, 2013
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed December 1, 2013
- ↑ Washington Post, "Decision 2013: Virginia general election results," accessed November 7, 2013
