Shirley McDonald
Shirley McDonald was a candidate for at-large representative on the Frederick County Board of Education in Maryland. McDonald ran for the seat in the primary election on April 26, 2016. She advanced to the November 2016 general election but withdrew from the race on July 13, 2016.[1]
Biography
McDonald was a teacher at Windsor Knolls Middle School for two decades prior to her retirement. She and her husband have two children and three grandchildren.[2]
Elections
2016
Three of the seven seats on the Frederick County Board of Education were up for general election on November 8, 2016. A primary election was held on April 26, 2016, with the top six vote recipients advancing to the general election. Incumbents Zakir Bengali and Joy Schaefer filed for re-election, while Kathryn Groth did not file for the 2016 election. Bengali and Schaefer faced challengers Michael Bunitsky, Lois Jarman, Ken Kerr, Jay Mason, Shirley McDonald, and Cindy Rose in the primary. All candidates except Bengali and Mason advanced to the general election.[1]
Schaefer, Kerr, and Bunitsky defeated Rose in the general election. On July 12, 2016, Jarman announced her withdrawal from the race in an effort to deny election to Rose by shifting votes to other candidates. Jarman told attendees at a South Frederick County Democrats meeting that she considered Rose "a dangerous candidate" due to her divisive personality. In an email to The Frederick News-Post, Rose said that she is only considered divisive because "I involved the public and the establishment doesn't abide sunshine." Rose was the only candidate who identified as a Republican.[3] Shirley McDonald dropped out of the race on July 13, 2016.[4]
Results
| Frederick County Public Schools, At-large Primary Election, 4-Year Terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Joy Schaefer Incumbent |
17.41% | 20,367 |
| Cindy Rose |
14.98% | 17,519 |
| Michael Bunitsky |
14.73% | 17,233 |
| Ken Kerr |
13.82% | 16,166 |
| Shirley McDonald |
11.96% | 13,987 |
| Lois Jarman |
9.71% | 11,361 |
| Zakir Bengali Incumbent | 8.79% | 10,285 |
| Jay Mason | 8.58% | 10,038 |
| Total Votes | 116,956 | |
| Source: Maryland State Board of Elections, "Unofficial 2016 Presidential Primary Election results for Frederick County," accessed April 26, 2016 | ||
Endorsements
McDonald received the endorsement of Emerge America.[5]
Campaign website
2016
McDonald's campaign website listed the following themes for 2016:
| “ |
Restore Respect Testing Recruit and Retain |
” |
| —Shirley McDonald (2016), [2] | ||
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Maryland State Board of Elections, "Frederick County 2016 Presidential Primary Election Local Candidates List," February 10, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Shirley McDonald for Frederick County Board of Education, "Home," accessed April 14, 2016
- ↑ The Frederick News-Post, "Jarman drops out of school board race," July 12, 2016
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "Frederick County 2016 Presidential General Election Local Candidates List," October 27, 2016
- ↑ Emerge America, "2016 Emerge Candidates," accessed April 4, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| 2016 Frederick County Public Schools Elections | |
| Frederick County, Maryland | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, Zakir Bengali • Incumbent, Joy Schaefer • Michael Bunitsky • Lois Jarman (withdrawn) • Ken Kerr • Jay Mason • Shirley McDonald • Cindy Rose |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
