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Sam Sentelle
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Sam Sentelle is an at-large representative on the Putnam County Board of Education in West Virginia. He was first elected to the board in 2006.[1]
Sentelle sought another term in the general election on May 10, 2016.[2] He successfully won re-election to his seat.[3]
Biography
Sentelle served as superintendent of the Putnam County Schools from 1989 to 2004. Prior to that, he served as superintendent of Logan County Schools. He also served as an assistant superintendent in Richmond. Sentelle earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics and physics and a doctoral degree in school administration from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville.[4][5]
Elections
2016
Two of the five seats on the Putnam County Schools Board of Education were up for general election on May 10, 2016. In their bids for re-election, incumbents Jack Coyner and Sam Sentelle faced challengers Bruce Knell and Diana McCallister.[2][6] Sentelle won re-election, and Knell defeated Coyner to gain a seat on the board.[3]
Though the election was held at large, only two members from the same geographical district could be on the board during a given term. Coyner and McCallister were from District 3. Knell was from District 1, and Sentelle was from District 2. The other three members of the board represented Districts 1, 2, and 3. Because there was already a District 3 representative, only Coyner or McCallister could be elected to the board in 2016.[2][7]
Results
| Putnam County Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Bruce Knell |
32.96% | 7,213 |
| Sam Sentelle Incumbent |
24.19% | 5,293 |
| Jack Coyner Incumbent | 21.62% | 4,731 |
| Diana McCallister | 21.04% | 4,604 |
| Write-in votes | 0.19% | 42 |
| Total Votes | 21,883 | |
| Source: Putnam County Clerk, "Primary Election: Official Summary Report," accessed May 27, 2016 | ||
Funding
Sentelle reported $13,867.73 in contributions and $13,867.73 in expenditures to the Putnam County Clerk, which left his campaign with a $0.00 balance in the election.[8][9][10]
Endorsements
Sentelle was endorsed by the Charleston Daily Mail.[11]
2012
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Jack Coyner Incumbent |
51% | 5,974 | |
| Nonpartisan | Sam Sentelle Incumbent |
48.4% | 5,678 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.6% | 69 | |
| Total Votes | 11,721 | |||
| Source: Putnam County Clerk, "2012 Primary Election Results," accessed April 15, 2014 | ||||
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Putnam Rotary, "Ex-superintendent wants a say in way Putnam schools are run," January 25, 2006
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Putnam County Clerk, "Certificate of Announcement," accessed February 1, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Putnam County Clerk, "Unofficial Election Night Results," accessed May 11, 2016
- ↑ Putnam County Schools, "Member Profiles," accessed March 8, 2016
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Sam Sentelle," accessed March 8, 2016
- ↑ Putnam County Schools, "Member Profiles," accessed February 1, 2016
- ↑ Charleston Gazette-Mail, "Live Blog: Putnam County School Board candidates," April 7, 2014
- ↑ Putnam County Clerk, "Primary: First Report," accessed April 4, 2016
- ↑ Putnam County Clerk, "Pre-Primary Report," accessed May 4, 2016
- ↑ Putnam County Clerk, "Post-Primary Report," accessed June 22, 2016
- ↑ Charleston Gazette-Mail, "Daily Mail endorsement: Putnam School board candidates are steady - See more at: http://www.wvgazettemail.com/article/20160420/DM04/160429989#sthash.ZbzLshsu.dpuf," April 20, 2016
| 2016 Putnam County Schools Elections | |
| Putnam County, West Virginia | |
| Election date: | May 10, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Jack Coyner • Incumbent, Sam Sentelle • Bruce Knell • Diana McCallister |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
