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Steve Unruhe
Steve Unruhe was an at-large member of the Durham Public Schools school board in North Carolina. Unruhe left office on July 6, 2020.
Unruhe ran for re-election for an at-large seat of the Durham Public Schools school board in North Carolina. Unruhe lost in the general election on March 3, 2020.
Biography
Unruhe received certification in mathematics education from North Carolina Central University. He taught every level of high school math and computer science. Unruhe received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics Teaching in 1997 and a lifetime achievement award from the Journalism Education Association in November 2015. He retired from teaching in July 2015.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Durham Public Schools, North Carolina, elections (2020)
General election
General election for Durham Public Schools school board At-large
Alexandra Valladares defeated incumbent Steve Unruhe and Paula Januzzi-Godfrey in the general election for Durham Public Schools school board At-large on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Alexandra Valladares (Nonpartisan) | 59.9 | 48,508 | |
 | Steve Unruhe (Nonpartisan) | 28.4 | 23,003 | |
| Paula Januzzi-Godfrey (Nonpartisan) | 11.0 | 8,903 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 553 | ||
| Total votes: 80,967 | |||
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2016
- See also: Durham Public Schools elections (2016)
Three of the seven seats on the Durham Public Schools school board were up for general election on March 15, 2016. The race for the at-large seat saw two newcomers file for it: Frederick Ravin III and Steve Unruhe. Unruhe secured the at-large seat. District A incumbent Minnie Forte-Brown and newcomer candidate for District B Xavier Cason ran unopposed and won. Write-in votes were allowed.[2]
This marked the second consecutive unopposed election for Forte-Brown. The number of candidates for the Durham school board elections had varied over the last four election cycles. From 2010 to 2016, the district saw five unopposed races and four races with two candidates each; the other five races held during this period saw three or more candidates.
Results
| Durham Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-year terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Steve Unruhe |
61.64% | 40,716 |
| Frederick Ravin III | 37.49% | 24,766 |
| Write-in votes | 0.87% | 577 |
| Total Votes (100) | 66,059 | |
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "03/15/2016 Official Primary Election Results - Onslow," accessed June 15, 2016 | ||
Funding
Unruhe reported $17,206.32 in contributions and $7,700.68 in expenditures to the Durham County Board of Elections, which left his campaign with $9,505.64 on hand as of March 22, 2016.[3]
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).[4]
The first quarter campaign finance deadline was on March 7, 2016.
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Steve Unruhe did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Unruhe for Durham School Board, "About," accessed February 11, 2016
- ↑ Durham County, North Carolina, "Candidate filing," accessed January 20, 2016
- ↑ Durham County Board of Elections, "Disclosure Report Cover," accessed March 22, 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
| 2016 Durham Public Schools Elections | |
| Election date: | March 15, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Frederick Ravin III • Steve Unruhe District A: Incumbent, Minnie Forte-Brown District B: Xavier Cason |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
