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Randy Burns
Randy Burns was a member of the Burke County Public Schools in North Carolina, representing Eastern District. Burns assumed office in 2011. Burns left office in 2019.
Burns ran for re-election to the Burke County Public Schools to represent Eastern District in North Carolina. Burns lost in the general election on November 5, 2019.
Biography
Burns is an engineering technologist at the Appalachian State University"s North Carolina Center for Engineering Technologies. He is also an instructor at Catawba Valley Community College.[1]
Elections
2019
See also: Burke County Public Schools, North Carolina, elections (2019)
General election
General election for Burke County Public Schools, Eastern District
Wendi Craven Barber defeated incumbent Randy Burns and Hope Hoyt in the general election for Burke County Public Schools, Eastern District on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Wendi Craven Barber (Nonpartisan) | 42.7 | 2,630 | |
 | Randy Burns (Nonpartisan) | 42.5 | 2,614 | |
| Hope Hoyt (Nonpartisan) | 14.5 | 891 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 18 | ||
| Total votes: 6,153 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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2015
Four of the seven seats on the Burke County Board of Education were up for election on November 3, 2015. The available seats included one at-large seat and three seats representing geographical regions within the district.
Incumbent R. L. Icard defeated Robert Murray for the at-large seat. In the Central District, incumbent Don Hemstreet ran unopposed and won re-election. Incumbent Randy Burns defeated Tommy Fraley in the Eastern District, and incumbent Edna B. Weller defeated Susan C. Jones for the Western District seat.[2][3]
Results
| Burke County Public Schools, Eastern District, 4-year Term, General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Randy Burns Incumbent |
77.2% | 3,938 |
| Tommy Fraley | 22.4% | 1,145 |
| Write-in votes | 0.37% | 19 |
| Total Votes (100% of precincts reporting) | 5,102 | |
| Source: North Carolina Secretary of State, "11/03/2015 Official Municipal Election Results," accessed November 10, 2015 | ||
Funding
Burns reported no contributions or expenditures to the North Carolina State Board of Elections in the election.[4]
Endorsements
Burns received an endorsement from Tommy Fraley. Fraley was set to run against Burns but unofficially withdrew from the race.[5]
Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Randy Burns did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2019 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Randy Burns," accessed July 22, 2015
- ↑ Burke County, North Carolina, "Candidate List," accessed July 21, 2015
- ↑ North Carolina Secretary of State, "11/03/2015 Unofficial Municipal Election Results," accessed November 3, 2015
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "NC Campaign Report Search by Entity," accessed February 2, 2016
- ↑ Facebook, "To Elect Tommy Fraley," September 10, 2015
