Roanoke County Public Schools elections (2015)

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2015 Roanoke County Public Schools Elections
General Election date:
November 3, 2015
Table of Contents
About the district Method of election Elections Key deadlines Additional elections External links
See also
Virginia Roanoke County Public Schools Roanoke County, Virginia ballot measures Local ballot measures, Virginia

Three seats on the Roanoke County Public Schools School Board were up for general election on November 3, 2015. The seats of Catawba District incumbent David Wymer and Cave Spring District incumbent H. Odell Minnix were up for election. The Vinton District seat was up for special election due to the resignation of former board member Mike Stovall.

Newcomers Donald Butzer and Tom McCracken III faced off for the Catawba District seat, while T.J. Lange and Michael Wray competed for the Cave Spring District seat. McCracken and Wray won their respective races. Tim Greenway won election to the Vinton District seat without opposition.

About the district

See also: Roanoke County Public Schools, Virginia

Roanoke County Public Schools is located in Roanoke County, Va.

Roanoke County Public Schools is located in central Virginia in Roanoke County. This county was home to 93,524 residents in 2014, according to the United States Census Bureau. In the 2011-2012 school year, Roanoke County Public Schools was the 17th-largest school district in Virginia and served 14,454 students.

Demographics

Roanoke County outperformed the rest of Virginia in terms of higher education achievement in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 33.1 percent of 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 Roanoke County was $60,795, compared to $63,907 for the state of Virginia. The poverty rate was 6.6 percent, compared to 11.3 percent for the entire state.

Racial Demographics, 2013
Race	Roanoke County (%)	Virginia (%)
White	89.4	70.8
Black or African American	5.6	19.7
American Indian and Alaska Native	0.2	0.5
Asian	3.1	6.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0.0	0.1
Two or More Races	1.6	2.7
Hispanic or Latino	2.6	8.6

Presidential Voting Pattern, Roanoke County
Year	Democratic Vote (%)	Republican Vote (%)
2012	36.5	61.7
2008	38.9	60.0
2004	34.2	65.1
2000	37.7	60.1

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 Roanoke County School Board is a five-member board elected by district to staggered four-year terms. Seats in Catawba, Cave Spring and Vinton Districts were on the ballot in 2015. The general election was held on November 3, 2015. The next scheduled election for seats in Vinton, Windsor Hills and Hollins Districts was November 2017. The filing deadline for candidates interested in running for the board was June 9, 2015.

Catawba District

Donald Butzer		Tom McCracken III
	Retired facilities director, Verizon Veteran, U.S. Navy		Pastor, CommUNITY Church Adjunct professor, Virginia Western Community College Military veteran

Cave Spring District

T.J. Lange		Michael Wray
	B.A., Hampden-Sydney College Pharmaceutical sales, Eli Lilly		Bachelor's degree, Bluefield College Retired accounting operation manager Member, Roanoke County Board of Supervisors, 2003-2007

Vinton District

Tim Greenway
	Real estate agent, Advantage Realty

Election results

Roanoke County School Board, Catawba District, General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Tom McCracken III	54.2%	2,653
Donald Butzer	45.6%	2,231
Write-in votes	0.2%	10
Total Votes		4,894
Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "2015 November General," accessed November 3, 2015

Roanoke County School Board, Cave Spring District, General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Michael Wray	68.7%	3,162
T.J. Lange	31.0%	1,428
Write-in votes	0.26%	12
Total Votes		4,602
Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "2015 November General," accessed November 3, 2015

Roanoke County School Board, Vinton District, General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Tim Greenway	98.5%	3,162
Write-in votes	1.46%	47
Total Votes		3,209
Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "2015 November General," accessed November 3, 2015

Endorsements

The Roanoke County Education Association endorsed Donald Butzer and Michael Wray. Butzer also received the endorsement of the Roanoke County Democratic Committee.

Campaign finance

No contributions or expenditures were reported during the election, according to the Virginia State Board of Elections.

Past elections

Information about earlier elections can be found by clicking [show] at the right.

2013 See also: Roanoke County Public Schools elections (2013) Roanoke County Public Schools, Hollins District General Election, 4-year term, 2013 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Jerry L. Canada Incumbent 98.7% 5,240      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 1.3% 71 Total Votes 5,311 Source: Roanoke County, Virginia, "November 2013 General Election Official Results," accessed December 12, 2013 Roanoke County Public Schools, Vinton District General Election, 4-year term, 2013 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Michael W. Stovall Incumbent 96.4% 4,032      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 3.6% 151 Total Votes 4,183 Source: Roanoke County, Virginia, "November 2013 General Election Official Results," accessed December 12, 2013 Roanoke County Public Schools, Windsor Hills District General Election, 4-year term, 2013 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan C. Drew Barrineau Incumbent 98.5% 5,688      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 1.5% 86 Total Votes 5,774 Source: Roanoke County, Virginia, "November 2013 General Election Official Results," accessed December 12, 2013 2011 Roanoke County Public Schools, Catawba District General Election, 4-year term, 2011 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan David M. Wymer 57.9% 2,492      Nonpartisan A. C. Burke 41.9% 1,802      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.2% 8 Total Votes 4,302 Source: Roanoke County, Virginia, "November 2011 General Election Official Results," accessed October 9, 2013 Roanoke County Public Schools, Cave Spring District General Election, 4-year term, 2011 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan H. Odell "Fuzzy" Minnix 98.7% 4,016      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 1.3% 54 Total Votes 4,070 Source: Roanoke County, Virginia, "November 2011 General Election Official Results," accessed October 9, 2013

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for the Roanoke County Public Schools election in 2015:

Deadline	Event
June 9, 2015	Last day for candidates to file nomination documents
October 13, 2015	Last day to register to vote in the general election
October 27, 2015	Last day to apply for an absentee ballot by mail
October 31, 2015	Last day to apply for an absentee ballot in person
November 3, 2015	Election Day

Additional elections on the ballot

See also: Virginia elections, 2015

This election shared the ballot with races for clerk of court, county revenue commissioner, commonwealth's attorney, county board of supervisors, county sheriff, county treasurer and soil and water conservation district.

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See also

Roanoke County Public Schools	Virginia	School Boards
Roanoke County Public Schools elections (2013) List of school districts in Virginia	Virginia school board elections, 2015 Public education in Virginia Local ballot measures, Virginia	School board elections, 2015 School board elections, 2014 School board election data analysis, 2015 School board election data analysis, 2014

External links

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• Roanoke County Public Schools
• Virginia Department of Elections