Rodney Fitch
Rodney Fitch was a Republican candidate for at-large representative on the Cleveland County Schools school board in North Carolina. Fitch was defeated in the at-large general election on November 7, 2017.
Elections
2017
Four of the nine seats on the Cleveland County Schools school board in North Carolina were up for at-large general election on November 7, 2017. Board members Phillip Glover (D) and Danny Blanton (R) won the general election and they were joined in their victory by newcomers Coleman Hunt (D) and Dena Greene (D). A Democratic primary election was held on September 12, 2017.
Glover won the Democratic primary election and was joined in his victory by Tommy Greene, Green, and Hunt. They moved on to the general by defeating Barbara Romich and Guy Suttle. The primary winners faced Blanton and Republican newcomers Rodney Fitch, Kevin Whisnant, former candidate Robert Queen, and incumbent Kathy Falls, who ran with the United Nationalist Alliance (UNA).[1]
Results
| Cleveland County Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Phillip Glover Incumbent |
13.74% | 4,389 | |
| Democratic | Coleman Hunt |
13.31% | 4,252 | |
| Democratic | Dena Green |
11.48% | 3,666 | |
| Republican | Danny Blanton Incumbent |
11.31% | 3,612 | |
| Republican | Rodney Fitch | 10.92% | 3,487 | |
| Democratic | Tommy Greene | 10.84% | 3,462 | |
| Republican | Robert Queen | 10.53% | 3,365 | |
| Republican | Kevin Whisnant | 10.33% | 3,299 | |
| Independent | Kathy Falls Incumbent | 7.55% | 2,411 | |
| Total Votes | 31,943 | |||
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections & Ethics Enforcement, "Unofficial General Election Results - Cleveland," accessed November 7, 2017 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available. | ||||
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Footnotes
| Cleveland County Schools elections in 2017 | |
| Cleveland County, North Carolina | |
| Election date: | Primary: September 12, 2017 General: November 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-Large: Incumbent, Phillip Glover (D) • Dena Green (D) • Tommy Greene (D) • Barbara Romich (D) • Guy Suttle (D) • Incumbent, Danny Blanton (R) • Rodney Fitch (R) • Robert Queen (R) • Kevin Whisnant (R) • Incumbent, Kathy Falls (I) |
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