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Putnam County Schools, Tennessee elections (2014)

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2014 Putnam County Schools Elections

General Election date:
August 7, 2014
Table of Contents
About the district
Method of election
Elections
Key deadlines
Additional elections
External links
See also
Tennessee
Putnam County Schools
Putnam County, Tennessee ballot measures
Local ballot measures, Tennessee
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Three seats on the Putnam County Schools Board of Education were up for general election on August 7, 2014. Districts 2, 4 and 6 were up for re-election.

District 2 incumbent Janet Moore did not file for re-election; two candidates vied for her seat. District 4 and 6 incumbents, David M. McCormick and Jerry Maynard, respectively, each faced one challenger.[1]

About the district

See also: Putnam County School System, Tennessee
Putnam County Schools is located in Putnam County, Tennessee

Putnam County Schools is located in Putnam County, Tennessee. The county seat of Putnam County is Cookeville. Putnam County is home to 72,321 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau.[2] Putnam County Schools was the 17th-largest school district in Tennessee, serving 11,065 students during the 2011-2012 school year.[3]

Demographics

Putnam County underperformed in comparison to the rest of Tennessee in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 21.7 percent of Putnam County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 23.5 percent for Tennessee as a whole. The median household income in Putnam County was $34,107 compared to $44,140 for the state of Tennessee. The poverty rate in Putnam County was 24.1 percent compared to 17.3 percent for the entire state.[2]

Racial Demographics, 2012[2]
Race Putnam County (%) Tennessee (%)
White 94.2 79.3
Black or African American 2.2 17.0
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7 0.4
Asian 1.3 1.6
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 1.4 1.6
Hispanic or Latino 5.5 4.8

Presidential Voting Pattern, Putnam County[4]
Year Democratic Vote Republican Vote
2012 7,802 17,254
2008 9,739 17,101
2004 10,566 15,637
2000 10,785 11,248

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.

Voter and candidate information

The Putnam County Board of Education consists of six members elected to four-year terms by specific geographic district. There was no primary election and the general election was held on August 7, 2014. Three seats were up for election in 2014.[5]

The filing deadline for school board candidates to get on the ballot in the general election was April 3, 2014, and the deadline to withdraw was April 10, 2014.[6]

Elections

2014

Candidates

District 2

District 4

District 6

Election results

Putnam County Schools, District 2, 4-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngCeleste Bates Gammon 51.7% 723
     Nonpartisan Vern Crabtree 47.7% 667
     Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.6% 9
Total Votes 1,399
Source: Tiffany Rouse, "Email communication with Putnam County Elections Commission Deputy Clerk Jim Herrin," March 9, 2015


Putnam County Schools, District 4, 4-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngDavid M. McCormick Incumbent 54.7% 1,163
     Nonpartisan Charles Looper 45.1% 959
     Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.2% 5
Total Votes 2,127
Source: Tiffany Rouse, "Email communication with Putnam County Elections Commission Deputy Clerk Jim Herrin," March 9, 2015


Putnam County Schools, District 6, 4-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngJerry Maynard Incumbent 54.4% 1,026
     Nonpartisan Jimmy Neal 45.6% 859
     Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0% 0
Total Votes 1,885
Source: Tiffany Rouse, "Email communication with Putnam County Elections Commission Deputy Clerk Jim Herrin," March 9, 2015

Endorsements

No candidate was publicly endorsed in this election.

Campaign finance

The Putnam County Election Commission does not publish and freely disclose school board candidate campaign finance reports.

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for the Putnam County Schools election in 2014:[6][7]

Deadline Event
January 3, 2014 First day to pick up nominating petitions
April 3, 2014 Last day to file nominating petitions
April 10, 2014 Last day to withdraw and last day to file first campaign finance report
May 5, 2014 Last day to file statement of interests with the Tennessee Ethics Commission
June 18, 2014 Last day to file as a write-in candidate
July 8, 2014 Voter registration deadline
July 10, 2014 Last day to file second campaign finance report
July 18, 2014 Early voting begins
July 31, 2014 Last day to file third campaign finance report
August 2, 2014 Early voting ends and last day to withdraw as a write-in candidate
August 7, 2014 Election day

Additional elections on the ballot

This election shared the ballot with primary elections for several Tennessee state executive offices, state legislative seats and federal legislative seats in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. It also shared the ballot with county, municipal and judicial elections.[8]

Recent news

This section links to a Google news search for the term "Putnam + County + Schools + Tennessee"

See also

External links

Footnotes