Ray Murray

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Ray Murray
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Prior offices
Lakota Local School District (Butler County), At-large

Education

Bachelor's

Huron College

Ray Murray is the former at-large representative on the Lakota Local Schools school board in Ohio. First elected in 2009, Murray lost a re-election campaign in the at-large general election on November 7, 2017.

Biography

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Murray earned a bachelor's degree in criminology from Huron College. He worked as a police officer and drug enforcement agent in Chicago prior to retirement. Murray worked with the District Parent Council prior to joining the board. He has three children who have attended district schools.[1]

Elections

2017

See also: Lakota Local Schools elections (2017)

Three of five seats on the Lakota Local Schools Board of Education in Ohio were up for at-large general election on November 7, 2017. Two incumbents filed for re-election. Incumbent Todd Parnell won re-election to his seat, and newcomers Bradley Lovell and Kelley Casper won the remaining two at-large seats. Incumbent Ray Murray, challenger Jason Baldwin, and former candidate Ernest Gause were defeated.[2][3]

Lakota Local Schools,
At-Large General Election, 4-year terms, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Kelley Casper 22.74% 8,592
Green check mark transparent.png Bradley Lovell 21.20% 8,009
Green check mark transparent.png Todd Parnell Incumbent 19.64% 7,419
Ray Murray Incumbent 19.06% 7,200
Jason Baldwin 9.41% 3,555
Ernest Gause 7.96% 3,007
Total Votes 37,782
Source: Butler County Board of Elections, "November 7, 2017 - General Election Results," accessed November 27, 2017

2013

See also: Lakota Local Schools elections (2013)

Results

Lakota Local Schools, At-large General Election, 4-year term, 2013
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngTodd Parnell 30.8% 12,882
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngRay Murray Incumbent 29% 12,113
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngBen Dibble Incumbent 27.8% 11,617
     Nonpartisan DaMonte Cole 12.5% 5,229
Total Votes 41,841
Source: Butler County Elections, "Election Summary Report for General Election in Butler County, Ohio," accessed December 13, 2013

Funding

Murray reported no contributions or expenditures to the Ohio Secretary of State.[4]

2009

Murray first won election to the board on November 3, 2009 by placing third out of five candidates for three available seats.

Lakota Board of Education, At-large, November 3, 2009
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngJoan Powell 26% 11,342
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngBen Dibble 22.4% 9,758
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngRay Murray 18.6% 8,119
     Nonpartisan Jamie Green 17.8% 7,768
     Nonpartisan Douglas Cooper 15.2% 6,608
Total Votes 43,595
Source: Butler County Board of Elections

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