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Sevier County Schools elections (2016)
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Two of the five seats on the Sevier County Schools Board of Education were up for by-district general election on August 4, 2016.[1][2] A primary election was held on March 1, 2016.[3] In their bids to retain their seats, District 2 incumbent John McClure and District 4 incumbent Charles Temple ran unopposed and automatically advanced to the general election. They both won re-election to their seats in the general election.[4][5][6]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Sevier County Board of Education consists of five members elected by district to four-year terms. Elections are held on a staggered basis every even-numbered year. The District 1, 3, and 5 seats were up for general election in 2014, and the District 2 and 4 seats were up for general election on August 4, 2016. A primary election was held on March 1, 2016.[2][4][7][8]
To get on the ballot, school board candidates had to file their qualifying documents by December 17, 2016.[1] For the primary election, residents of the district could vote early from February 10, 2016, to February 23, 2016. In the general election, they could vote early from July 15, 2016, to July 30, 2016.[3] Photo identification was required to vote in this election.[9]
Candidates and results
District 2
Results
| Sevier County Schools, District 2 General Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 John McClure Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 754 |
| Total Votes | 754 | |
| Source: Sevier County Election Commission, "Countywide Election Results: August 4, 2016," accessed September 1, 2016 | ||
| Sevier County Schools, District 2 Primary Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| John McClure Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 2,552 |
| Total Votes | 2,552 | |
| Source: Sevier County Election Commission, "Countywide Vote Totals March," accessed July 22, 2016 | ||
Candidates
John McClure 
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District 4
Results
| Sevier County Schools, District 4 General Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Charles Temple Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 784 |
| Total Votes | 784 | |
| Source: Sevier County Election Commission, "Countywide Election Results: August 4, 2016," accessed September 1, 2016 | ||
| Sevier County Schools, District 4 Primary Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Charles Temple Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 2,691 |
| Total Votes | 2,691 | |
| Source: Sevier County Election Commission, "Countywide Vote Totals March," accessed July 22, 2016 | ||
Candidates
| Charles Temple
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Tennessee elections, 2016
The Sevier County Schools primary election shared the ballot with the state's presidential primary election as well as primary elections for Sevier County offices.[3] The district's general election shared the ballot with primary elections for the state's 1st Congressional District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, the District 2 seat in the Tennessee State Senate, and the District 12 and District 17 seats in the Tennessee House of Representatives.[2]
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Sevier County Schools election in 2016:[1][3]
| Deadline | Event |
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| December 17, 2015 | Candidate filing deadline |
| February 10, 2016 - February 23, 2016 | Early voting period for primary election |
| February 23, 2016 | Pre‐primary campaign finance report due |
| March 1, 2016 | Primary election |
| April 11, 2016 | 1st quarter campaign finance report due |
| July 11, 2016 | 2nd quarter campaign finance report due |
| July 15, 2016 - July 30, 2016 | Early voting period for general election |
| July 28, 2016 | Pre‐general campaign finance report due |
| August 4, 2016 | Election Day |
| October 11, 2016 | 3rd quarter campaign finance report due |
| January 25, 2017 | 4th quarter campaign finance report due |
Endorsements
No candidates received official endorsements in the election.
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Campaign finance
The Sevier County Election Commission does not publish and freely disclose school board candidate campaign finance reports. Ballotpedia requested this information, but they did not release the reports.
Past elections
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What was at stake?
2016
Election trends
- See also: School board elections, 2014
The 2016 Sevier County Board of Education election followed the pattern of the district's 2014 election. Just as they did in 2014, the incumbents whose seats were up for election in 2016 ran unopposed. This 100 percent unopposed rate was higher than the percentage of seats that were unopposed statewide in 2014. Overall that year, 36.78 percent of school board seats in Tennessee's largest school districts saw no opposition.
The district's 2014 and 2016 school board elections saw all incumbents whose terms were up for re-election run to retain their seats, and they saw all incumbents win. No newcomers had a chance to join the board as none ran in the election. Statewide in 2014, newcomers took nearly half of the seats on the ballot (45.98 percent).
Issues in the state
Transgender bathroom bill withdrawn
State Rep. Susan Lynn (R-57) proposed legislation in January 2016 that would require public school students in kindergarten through college to use the bathroom and locker room that corresponded with the sex listed on their birth certificates. Four months later, she withdrew the bill. "I am still absolutely 100 percent in support of maintaining the privacy of all students. But I'm going to roll the bill over until next year so we can work on those issues," Lynn said.[10][11]
House Bill 2414 drew criticism from local media and some companies threatened to withhold business from the state if the bill were passed. Lynn said that was not why she withdrew the bill; instead, she put it on hold in order to further study the issue. She said school districts in Tennessee were "largely following what the bill says."[10][12]
While HB 2414 was still in committee, Gov. Bill Haslam (R) expressed concern about the bill. “I’m hearing that our school boards have figured out how to adjust to each situation that arises, and to date, I’m not hearing parents say we have [a] problem in our schools today,” said Haslam.[13]
State Reps. Mike Stewart (D-52) and Harry Brooks (R-19) asked for an opinion on the issue from Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery (R). Slatery responded by warning that the state could lose federal Title IX funding if the bill were passed.[14]
| “ | As things currently stand, we must, as a practical matter, assume that H.B. 2414 would violate Title IX, because the enforcer of Title IX has clearly interpreted — and enforced — Title IX to prohibit as 'discriminatory on the basis of sex' what H.B. 2414 is designed to accomplish.[15] | ” |
| —Attorney General Herbert Slatery (April 2016)[14] | ||
Stewart said Slatery's opinion was the "final nail in the coffin" for the bill. He and State Rep. John Ray Clemmons (D-55) said the bill could also hinder the state's goal of creating a business-friendly climate.[14] Executives of dozens of companies had signed a letter to state lawmakers asking them to reject the bill on the grounds that it was discriminatory.[16]
David Fowler, former state senator and president of the Family Action Council of Tennessee, objected to Slatery's opinion. He said the attorney general had used settlement agreements rather than court decisions to warn the state legislature away from passing the bill. "Settlement agreements have no persuasive value as a matter of law, unlike the court decisions that have actually ruled in favor of sex-designated bathrooms," Fowler said.[14]
After the bill was withdrawn, Fowler issued a statement:
| “ | But we join the thousands of parents across the state who are profoundly disappointed that at this point in the process Rep. Lynn has decided not to proceed with a bill that would have simply protected the privacy of the children they have entrusted to our public schools.[15] | ” |
| —David Fowler (April 2016)[10] | ||
In addition to receiving support from the Family Action Council of Tennessee, the bill was backed by approximately 30 pastors from the Tennessee Pastors Network. At least 67,000 state citizens opposed the bill, as two transgender high school students turned in that many signatures to the governor's office. They were joined by the American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee, the Tennessee Equality Project, the Tennessee Transgender Political Coalition, and the Human Rights Campaign.[10]
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About the district
- See also: Sevier County Schools, Tennessee
The Sevier County school district is located in Sevier County in eastern Tennessee. The county seat is Sevierville. Sevier County was home to 95,946 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[17] The district was the 10th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 14,571 students.[18]
Demographics
Sevier County underperformed compared to Tennessee as a whole in terms of higher education achievement from 2010 to 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 15.4 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 24.4 percent of state residents. The median household income in Sevier County was $42,499, compared to $44,621 for the entire state. The poverty rate was 17.7 percent, compared to 18.3 percent statewide.[17]
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Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.
Recent news
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See also
| Sevier County Schools | Tennessee | School Boards |
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Tennessee Secretary of State, "Election Calendar 2016," accessed March 31, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Sevier County Election Commission, "Sample Ballot Primary Election August 4, 2016," accessed July 22, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Sevier County Election Commission, "Election Notice - March 1, 2016," accessed April 14, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Sevier County Election Commission, "Unofficial Results: Primary Election March 1, 2016," accessed April 8, 2016
- ↑ Sevier County Election Commission, "List of Elected Officials," accessed April 8, 2016
- ↑ Wate.com, "Your Vote 2016: Tennessee state primary, county general election results," August 4, 2016
- ↑ Tiffany Rouse, "Email communication with Sevier County Elections Department," March 6, 2015
- ↑ Sevier County Schools, "Board of Education," accessed March 31, 2016
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "What ID is required when voting?" accessed March 31, 2016
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 The Tennesseean, "Transgender bathroom bill dead for year," April 18, 2016
- ↑ Open States, "HB 2414," accessed April 19, 2016
- ↑ Knoxville News Sentinel, "Tennessee lawmakers should stay out of students’ restrooms," April 3, 2016
- ↑ Huffington Post, "Tennessee Governor Skeptical Of Anti-Transgender Bathroom Bill," April 13, 2016
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 The Tennesseean, "Attorney general: Tennessee bathroom bill threatens Title IX funds," April 11, 2016
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ CBS News, "Tennessee lawmakers under fire over transgender bathroom bill," April 13, 2016
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 United States Census Bureau, "Sevier County, Tennessee," accessed April 11, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "Election Results," accessed June 26, 2014
| 2016 Sevier County Schools Elections | |
| Sevier County, Tennessee | |
| Election date: | Primary election: March 1, 2016 • General election: August 4, 2016 |
| Candidates: | District 2 • Incumbent, John McClure District 4 • Incumbent, Charles Temple |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
