Sharon Fields
Sharon Fields was a candidate for District 3 representative on the Shelby County Schools school board in Tennessee. The general election was held on August 4, 2016.[1] She lost the election.[2]
Biography
Fields works as an office manager and family coordinator at Libertas School of Memphis, a state-run charter school that first opened in the 2015-2016 school year. She is a single mother of three sons.[3]
Elections
2016
Five of the nine seats on the Shelby County Schools Board of Education were up for by-district general election on August 4, 2016.[4] Four of the five incumbents who ran to retain their seats ran unopposed and won additional terms: Teresa Jones in District 2, Kevin Woods in District 4, Scott McCormick in District 5, and Miska Clay-Bibbs in District 7. The District 3 race was the only contested race on the ballot, featuring incumbent Stephanie Love and challenger Sharon Fields. Love was re-elected to her seat.[1][5][6][2]
Results
| Shelby County Schools, District 3 General Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Stephanie Love Incumbent |
58.97% | 3,236 |
| Sharon Fields | 40.87% | 2,243 |
| Write-in votes | 0.16% | 9 |
| Total Votes | 5,488 | |
| Source: Shelby County Election Commission, "Certified Elections Results: 2016 State and Federal Primary Elections and County General Election," accessed September 1, 2016 | ||
Funding
Fields reported no contributions or expenditures to the Shelby County Election Commission in the election.[7]
Endorsements
Fields received no official endorsements in the election.
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Shelby County Election Commission, "Candidate Petitions Issued and Filed," accessed April 8, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Shelby County Election Commission, "Unofficial Results: 2016 State and Federal Primary Elections and County General Election," accessed August 5, 2016
- ↑ Chalkbeat Tennessee, "Shelby County’s only contested school board race to pit ASD critic against an employee," April 8, 2016
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "Election Calendar 2016," accessed March 31, 2016
- ↑ Memphis Daily News, "Two More August School Board Races Go Uncontested," April 14, 2016
- ↑ Shelby County Schools, "Shelby County Board of Education," accessed March 31, 2016
- ↑ Shelby County Election Commission, "Information Directory," accessed September 23, 2016
| 2016 Shelby County Schools Elections | |
| Shelby County, Tennessee | |
| Election date: | August 4, 2016 |
| Candidates: | District 2: • Incumbent, Teresa Jones District 3: • Incumbent, Stephanie Love • Sharon Fields District 4: • Incumbent, Kevin Woods District 5: • Incumbent, Scott McCormick District 7: • Incumbent, Miska Clay-Bibbs |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
