Sarah Duncan Hinds
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Sarah Duncan Hinds is an at-large incumbent on the Portsmouth School Board in Virginia. She won an unexpired two-year term against appointed board member Laural Armstrong in the general election on November 4, 2014. Hinds won re-election in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Biography
Hinds is the curriculum coordinator for the Isle of Wight Public Schools. She previously specialist and social studies instructional specialist at Portsmouth Public Schools. Hinds obtained a bachelor's degree in history and secondary education from Old Dominion University and a master's degree in education from the University of Phoenix.[1]
Elections
2016
'Five of the nine seats on the Portsmouth Public Schools school board were up for general election on November 8, 2016. Incumbents Ted Lamb, Costella Williams, Sarah Duncan Hinds won re-election to their seats. Angelia Allen and LaKeesha Atkinson won the remaining two seats up for election. Incumbent Keith Nance, De'Andre Barnes, and JoAnn Clarke finished sixth, seventh, and eighth in the race.[2]
Results
| Portsmouth Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-year terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Sarah Duncan Hinds Incumbent |
16.65% | 21,605 |
| Costella Williams Incumbent |
14.44% | 18,734 |
| Ted Lamb Incumbent |
13.49% | 17,513 |
| Angelia Allen |
12.00% | 15,577 |
| LaKeesha Atkinson |
11.67% | 15,143 |
| Keith Nance Incumbent | 10.96% | 14,223 |
| JoAnn Clarke | 10.95% | 14,205 |
| De'Andre Barnes | 9.51% | 12,344 |
| Write-in votes | 0.34% | 436 |
| Total Votes | 129,780 | |
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "2016 November General Official Results," accessed November 30, 2016 | ||
Funding
Hinds reported $14,229.07 in contributions and $14,125.60 in expenditures to the Virginia Department of Elections, which left her campaign with $103.47 on hand as of October 17, 2016.[3]
Endorsements
Hinds received no official endorsements in the election.
2014
The November 4, 2014, general election in Portsmouth Public Schools featured five seats up for election. Of the five seats, four were for a full term, and one seat was for an unexpired term. Three incumbents, Joseph A. Fleming, Claude C. Parent Jr. and Linda D. Ridenour, faced off against six challengers to retain their seats for another full term. The challengers were C.J. Bodnar, Lynn F. Briley, Kintrell M. Devin, Laura MacIntyre, Cardell C. Patillo Jr. and Ingrid P. Whitaker. Incumbent Mark Whitaker did not file for re-election. Appointed board member Laural Armstrong competed against challenger Sarah Duncan Hinds for an unexpired term ending in 2016.
Fleming, Whitaker, Parent and Patillo were elected to a full at-large term. Hinds won election to the unexpired seat.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Sarah Duncan Hinds |
55% | 12,021 | |
| Nonpartisan | Laural Armstrong Incumbent | 44.4% | 9,718 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.6% | 127 | |
| Total Votes | 21,866 | |||
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "Official Election Results," accessed December 29, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Hinds reported $5,609.47 in campaign contributions and $5,609.47 in expenditures in this election, according to the Virginia State Board of Elections.[4]
Endorsements
Hinds did not receive any endorsements during the election.
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Sarah Hinds," accessed October 25, 2016
- ↑ Portsmouth, Virginia, "Office of the Registrar General," accessed July 14, 2016
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed October 18, 2016
- ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed October 21, 2014
| 2016 Portsmouth Public Schools Elections | |
| Portsmouth, Virginia | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, Ted Lamb • Incumbent, Costella Williams • Incumbent, Sarah Duncan Hinds • Incumbent, Keith Nance • Incumbent, Joann Clarke • Angelia Allen • LaKeesha Atkinson • De'Andre Barnes |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional measures on the ballot |
