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Samuel Boone
Samuel Boone was an at-large member of the Chesapeake Public Schools in Virginia. He assumed office in 2012. He left office on January 1, 2025.
Boone ran for re-election for an at-large seat of the Chesapeake Public Schools in Virginia. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Boone earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Norfolk State University. His professional experience includes working as a Virginia State Trooper and recruiter for the department. He has been awarded the Martin Luther King Jr. Courageous Leadership Award. He has been associated with the following organizations:
- Chesapeake Youth Committee
- Grassfield Elementary PTA
- New Chesapeake Men for Progress
- State Police Association
- ECPI Criminal Justice Advisory Board[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Chesapeake Public Schools, Virginia, elections (2024)
General election
General election for Chesapeake Public Schools, At-large (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Chesapeake Public Schools, At-large on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Angie Swygert (Nonpartisan) | 13.6 | 52,965 | |
| ✔ | Norman Pool (Nonpartisan) | 12.1 | 47,024 | |
| ✔ | Malia Huddle (Nonpartisan)  | 12.0 | 46,661 | |
| ✔ | Elijah Colon (Nonpartisan) | 11.4 | 44,523 | |
| Daniel Stahler (Nonpartisan) | 10.8 | 42,001 | ||
 | L. Jameel Shaheer (Nonpartisan) | 9.8 | 38,036 | |
 | Rue Willis (Nonpartisan) | 9.4 | 36,751 | |
 | Gregory Dono (Nonpartisan) | 9.2 | 35,765 | |
 | Tom Mercer (Nonpartisan) | 6.5 | 25,501 | |
 | Samuel Boone (Nonpartisan) | 5.0 | 19,537 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 1,312 | ||
| Total votes: 390,076 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Boone in this election.
2020
See also: Chesapeake Public Schools, Virginia, elections (2020)
General election
General election for Chesapeake Public Schools, At-large (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Chesapeake Public Schools, At-large on May 19, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Samuel Boone (Nonpartisan) | 21.0 | 20,793 |
| ✔ |  | Victoria Proffitt (Nonpartisan) | 20.6 | 20,478 |
| ✔ | | Tom Mercer (Nonpartisan) | 19.7 | 19,533 |
| ✔ | Angie Swygert (Nonpartisan) | 18.1 | 17,915 | |
 | Shirley Auguste (Nonpartisan) | 11.0 | 10,911 | |
| Gayle Gilmore (Nonpartisan) | 8.9 | 8,806 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 788 | ||
| Total votes: 99,224 | |||
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2016
Four of the nine at-large seats on the Chesapeake Public Schools school board were up for general election on May 3, 2016. Incumbents Samuel Boone, Charles Bunn, Tom Mercer and Victoria Proffitt defeated challenger Donna Parker to win re-election to their four seats.[2]
Results
| Chesapeake Public Schools, At-large General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Tom Mercer Incumbent |
22.51% | 11,569 |
| Victoria Proffitt Incumbent |
22.44% | 11,532 |
| Samuel Boone Incumbent |
21.97% | 11,293 |
| Charles Bunn Incumbent |
19.34% | 9,938 |
| Donna Parker | 13.01% | 6,685 |
| Write-in votes | 0.74% | 378 |
| Total Votes | 51,395 | |
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "2016 May City General Official Results," accessed June 23, 2016 | ||
Funding
Boone reported no contributions or expenditures to the Virginia Department of Elections during the election.[3]
Endorsements
Boone received an endorsement from the Republican Party of Chesapeake.[4]
2012
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Tom Mercer |
19.4% | 10,997 | |
| Nonpartisan | Samuel Boone |
16% | 9,082 | |
| Nonpartisan | Charles Bunn |
15.7% | 8,896 | |
| Nonpartisan | Victoria Proffitt |
14.8% | 8,428 | |
| Nonpartisan | Christina F. Pullen | 13.1% | 7,452 | |
| Nonpartisan | Brenda J. Johnson | 12.7% | 7,218 | |
| Nonpartisan | Phyllis F. Williams | 7.9% | 4,505 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.3% | 193 | |
| Total Votes | 56,771 | |||
| Source: City of Chesapeake, "Election Results for 2012 May City General," May 3, 2012 | ||||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Samuel Boone did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Samuel Boone did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Chesapeake Public Schools, "School Board Member Profiles," accessed April 5, 2016
- ↑ Tiffany Rouse, "Email correspondence with Chesapeake General Registrar Mary Lynn Pinkerman," March 2, 2016
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed July 1, 2016
- ↑ The Virginia-Pilot, "Four Chesapeake School Board members to seek re-election," January 6, 2016
