Ronald Pierce (Delaware)
Ronald P. Pierce was the District B representative on the Colonial School District Board of Education in Delaware. First elected to a one-year unexpired term in May 2009, Pierce won his first full term on the board in May 2010. He was unsuccessful in his bid for re-election on May 12, 2015.
The 2015 election was the first contested race Pierce had faced for the board: he was first elected and re-elected without opposition in canceled elections.
Elections
2015
Opposition
Two seats on the Colonial Board of Education were up for general election on May 12, 2015. District B incumbent Ronald Pierce lost his re-election against challenger Margaret Kennedy.[1]
The District D seat has been vacant since the 2014 election when officeholder Melodie A. Spotts ran for the District G seat. No candidates filed to run in the election to fill the open seat. The seat was filled via a board appointment in August 2015, until the next general election in 2016. Initial reports stated that an appointment would be made by June 2015.[1][2][3]
Results
| Colonial School District, District B General Election, 5-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Margaret Kennedy |
60.1% | 140 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ronald Pierce Incumbent | 39.9% | 93 | |
| Total Votes | 233 | |||
| Source: Department of Elections for New Castle County, "Colonial School District: May 12, 2015 School Board Election," accessed May 28, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Pierce reported no contributions or expenditures to the Delaware Commissioner of Elections as of May 7, 2015.[4]
Endorsements
Kennedy received no official endorsements as of April 1, 2015.
2010
Results
Pierce was re-elected without opposition.
2009
Results
Pierce was elected to an unexpired one-year term on the board.
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See also
- Colonial School District, Delaware
- Colonial School District elections (2015)
- Analysis of incumbency advantage in the 2014 school board elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 New Castle County Department of Elections, "May 12, 2015 School Board Candidates & Filing Dates," March 9, 2015
- ↑ The News Journal, "Colonial looks to fill vacant school board seat," April 24, 2015
- ↑ Margaret Koenig, "Email correspondence with Dr. D. Dusty Blakey, Superintendent of Colonial School District," July 6, 2015
- ↑ State of Delaware, "Campaign Finance Reporting System," accessed May 7, 2015
| 2015 Colonial School District Elections | |
| New Castle County, Delaware | |
| Election date: | May 12, 2015 |
| Candidates: | Nominating District B: • Incumbent, Ronald Pierce • Margaret Kennedy
Nominating District D: • No candidates filed for this race. |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
