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Samuel Staggs
Samuel Staggs was a candidate for Place 1 representative on the Jefferson County Board of Education in Alabama. Staggs ran for the seat in the primary election on March 1, 2016. He was defeated in the primary by Donna Pike (R) and Ronnie Dixon (R).[1]
Biography
Staggs earned his B.S. in English from the University of Alabama-Birmingham. He later received his M.A. in English from the University of Montevallo and his Ed.S. in educational leadership from the University of Alabama-Birmingham. Staggs worked as a teacher, assistant principal and principal from 1975 to 2013. He and his wife, Nancy, have two children.[2]
Elections
2016
Two of the five seats on the Jefferson County Schools school board were up for general election on November 8, 2016. Place 1 incumbent Jennifer Parsons did not file for re-election and Place 5 incumbent Jacqueline Smith (D) won election without opposition.
Ronnie Dixon (R), Donna Pike (R) and Samuel Staggs (R) were running to replace Parsons in the primary election on March 1, 2016. Dixon and Pike advanced to a primary runoff election on April 12, 2016, because no candidate received a majority of the vote. Pike won the runoff election and won without opposition in the general election.[1]
Results
| Jefferson County Schools, Place 1 Republican Primary Election, 6-Year Term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Donna Pike |
40.92% | 12,931 |
| Ronnie Dixon |
34.87% | 11,021 |
| Samuel Staggs | 24.21% | 7,651 |
| Total Votes | 31,603 | |
| Source: WBRC, "Alabama Election Results," accessed March 1, 2016 | ||
Funding
Staggs reported no contributions or expenditures to the Alabama Secretary of State as of February 22, 2016.[3]
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jefferson County Probate Court, "Candidates," accessed January 14, 2016
- ↑ Samuel K. Staggs for Jefferson County Board of Education, "Full Biography," accessed February 15, 2016
- ↑ Alabama Votes, "Alabama Electronic Fair Campaign Practices Act (FCPA) Reporting System," accessed February 22, 2016
| 2016 Jefferson County Schools Elections | |
| Jefferson County, Alabama | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | Place 1: Ronnie Dixon (R) • Donna Pike (R) • Samuel Staggs (R) Place 5: Incumbent, Jacqueline Smith (D) |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
