Severeo Kerns
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Severeo Kerns was a candidate for at-large representative on the Public Schools of Robeson County school board in North Carolina. Kerns lost the general election on March 15, 2016.
Kerns held the District 3 seat on the Robeson County school board in North Carolina. He was initially elected to the chamber in 2002 and lost his bid for re-election on May 6, 2014.
Elections
2016
Seven of the 11 seats on the Public Schools of Robeson County school board were up for general election on March 15, 2016. A total of 20 candidates filed for the seats in this election.[1]
The seats of Loistine DeFreece, Jo Ann Lowery, Bosco Locklear, John Campbell, Gary Strickland, Randy Lawson and Steve Martin were up for election. For the District 1 seat, DeFreece ran for re-election unopposed and won. In District 4, Locklear faced two challengers: Harold Hunt and Charles Bullard.[1] Bullard was successful in ousting the incumbent from the board and won the District 4 seat. Similarly, in District 5, Strickland also ran against two challengers: Craig Lowry and Larry Anthony Chavis. Once again, a newcomer was victorious with Lowry winning election to the seat. In District 7, Martin faced and defeated two challengers: Billy Prevatte and Brenda Allison. Finally, ten candidates vied for the three at-large seats, including incumbents Lawson, Lowery and Campbell: Darek Hunt, Severeo Kerns, Richard Monroe, Mary Thomas-Locklear, Elton L. Tyndall, Robert Davis and Brian Freeman.[1] Two of the incumbents—Cambell and Lawson—won, and one newcomer joined them in their victory: Brian Freeman.
Results
| Public Schools of Robeson County, At-Large General Election, 4-year terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Brian Freeman |
20.66% | 4,388 |
| John Campbell Incumbent |
16.39% | 3,481 |
| Randy Lawson Incumbent |
15.67% | 3,327 |
| Jo Ann Lowery Incumbent | 15.39% | 3,269 |
| Richard Monroe | 9.17% | 1,948 |
| Mary Thomas-Locklear | 7.42% | 1,575 |
| Elton L. Tyndall | 5.73% | 1,217 |
| Robert Davis | 3.62% | 768 |
| Severeo Kerns | 2.90% | 615 |
| Darek Hunt | 2.21% | 469 |
| Write-in votes | 0.85% | 181 |
| Total Votes (100) | 21,238 | |
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "03/15/2016 Official Primary Election Results - Robeson," accessed June 15, 2016 | ||
Funding
School board candidates in North Carolina are required to file campaign finance reports to their county's board of elections unless the candidate:
(1) Does not receive more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) in contributions, and
(2) Does not receive more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) in loans, and
(3) Does not spend more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).[2]
The first quarter campaign finance deadline was on March 7, 2016.
2014
- See also: Robeson County Schools elections (2014)
Severeo Kerns faced Brenda L. Locklear and Peggy Wilkins Chavis for the District 3 seat in the general election on May 6, 2014.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Peggy Wilkins Chavis |
57.5% | 817 | |
| Nonpartisan | Severeo Kerns Incumbent | 41.9% | 595 | |
| Nonpartisan | Brenda L. Locklear | 0.6% | 8 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in | 0% | 0 | |
| Total Votes | 1,420 | |||
| Source: North Carolina Board of Elections, "05/06/2014 OFFICIAL PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS - ROBESON," accessed June 3, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Kerns did not report any campaign contributions or expenditures to the Robeson County Board of Elections.[3]
Endorsements
Kerns did not receive any official endorsements for his campaign.
Recent news
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See also
- Robeson County Schools, North Carolina
- Public Schools of Robeson County elections (2016)
- Robeson County Schools elections (2014)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Elisabeth Cervantes, Email conversation with G.L. Pridgen, January 21, 2016
- ↑ General Assembly of North Carolina, "Chapter 163: Elections And Election Laws, Article 22A - Regulating Contributions and Expenditures in Political Campaigns," accessed February 11, 2016
- ↑ Robeson County, "Robeson County Board of Elections," accessed March 31, 2014
