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Sam Benefield

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Sam Benefield

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Sam Benefield was a candidate for District 3 representative on the Cullman County Commission on Education in Alabama. Benefield ran for the seat in the primary election on March 1, 2016. Benefield lost in the primary election to Heath Allbright (R).[1]


Elections

2016

See also: Cullman County Schools elections (2016)

Three of the seven seats on the Cullman County Schools school board were up for general election on November 8, 2016. There was a primary election for Districts 1 and 3 on March 1, 2016.

District 1 incumbent Gene Sullins (R) and District 3 incumbent James Thompson (R) filed for re-election, while District 5 incumbent Wendy Crider did not file for the election.

Sullins defeated Patrick Klein (R) in the primary election on March 1, 2016. Heath Allbright (R) defeated Thompson, Sam Benefield (R) and Destry Stone (R) in the primary. The District 5 general election featured Wayne Myrex (R) and Laurita Hogland (I). Myrex defeated Hogland, while Sullins and Allbright won without opposition in the general election.[1]

Results

Cullman County Schools,
District 3 Republican Primary Election, 4-Year Term, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Heath Allbright 53.77% 871
Sam Benefield 19.32% 313
Destry Stone 17.65% 286
James Thompson Incumbent 9.26% 150
Total Votes 1,620
Source: Alabama Votes, "Unofficial Election Night Results," accessed March 1, 2016

Funding

Benefield reported no contributions or expenditures to the Alabama Secretary of State as of February 22, 2016.[2]

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