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Randall Jones (Tennessee)
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Randall Jones is the District 5 representative on the Sullivan County Board of Education in Tennessee. He was first elected to the board in 2012.[1]
Jones sought another term in the general election on August 4, 2016.[2] He successfully won re-election to his seat.[3]
Biography
Jones is a retired educator. He worked for 14 years as the assistant director of Bristol City Schools. Prior to that, he worked as the principal of Tennessee High School for four years. Jones also taught math at Bristol Tennessee High School and John Sevier Middle School, and he worked as the director of admissions at Steed College. He earned bachelor's and master's degrees in mathematics from Eastern Tennessee State University. Jones and his wife have one daughter and two granddaughters.[4]
Elections
2016
- See also: Sullivan County Schools elections (2016)
Four of the seven seats on the Sullivan County Schools Board of Education were up for by-district general election on August 4, 2016.[5] Mark Ireson and Matthew Spivey ran unopposed and won the open District 1 and 3 seats, respectively. Two incumbents, Randall Jones and Todd Broughton, ran against each other for the District 5 spot after reapportionment changed district boundaries, leaving District 3 open and moving Broughton's residence to District 5. Jones won the seat. Incumbent Jane Thomas ran unopposed and won re-election to District 7.[2][6][7][3]
Results
| Sullivan County Schools, District 5 General Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Randall Jones Incumbent |
50.74% | 895 |
| Todd Broughton Incumbent | 49.26% | 869 |
| Total Votes | 1,764 | |
| Source: Sullivan County Election Commission, "Election Results: August 4, 2016 County General and State Primary," accessed September 1, 2016 | ||
Funding
The Sullivan County Election Commission did not publish school board campaign finance reports online for this election. Ballotpedia staff directly requested this information, but the county did not provide it.
Endorsements
Jones received no official endorsements in the election.
2012
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Randall Jones |
48.5% | 1,052 | |
| Nonpartisan | Anissa Lyttle | 28.5% | 618 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ron Smith Incumbent | 23% | 499 | |
| Total Votes | 2,169 | |||
| Source: Sullivan County Election Commission, "Cumulative Report — Official," August 14, 2012 | ||||
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Sullivan County Election Commission, "Cumulative Report — Official," August 14, 2012
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sullivan County Election Commission, "Noon, April 7, 2016 Filing Deadline Candidate Petitions Filed," accessed April 8, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Sullivan County Election Commission, "Cumulative Report — Unofficial August 4, 2016," accessed August 5, 2016
- ↑ Randall Jones Sullivan County School Board, "About me," accessed May 23, 2016
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "Election Calendar 2016," accessed March 31, 2016
- ↑ Sullivan County Schools, "Board," accessed March 31, 2016
- ↑ Times News, "Bales not seeking re-election to Sullivan BOE," April 7, 2016
| 2016 Sullivan County Schools Elections | |
| Sullivan County, Tennessee | |
| Election date: | August 4, 2016 |
| Candidates: | District 1: • Mark Ireson District 3: • Matthew Spivey District 5: • Incumbent, Randall Jones • Incumbent, Todd Broughton District 7: • Incumbent, Jane Thomas |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
