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Steve Van Pelt
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Steve Van Pelt is an at-large representative on the Alamance-Burlington School System school board in North Carolina. Van Pelt won re-election in the general election on November 8, 2016. He first joined the board in 2004.
Elections
Four of the seven seats on the Alamance-Burlington School System school board were up for at-large general election on November 8, 2016. All four incumbents filed for re-election, and one challenger filed to face them on the ballot.[1]
Incumbents Jackie Cole and Steve Van Pelt sought their fourth-consecutive terms on the board. Pamela Thompson and Patsy Simpson sought their second and third terms, respectively. The sole challenger to these re-election bids was Brian Feeley. Van Pelt, Thompson, Simpson, and Feeley won the election.[1][2]
Results
| Alamance-Burlington School System, At-Large General Election, 4-year terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Steve Van Pelt Incumbent |
21.01% | 39,788 |
| Pamela Thompson Incumbent |
20.63% | 39,079 |
| Patsy Simpson Incumbent |
20.35% | 38,546 |
| Brian Feeley |
18.86% | 35,711 |
| Jackie Cole Incumbent | 18.71% | 35,425 |
| Write-in votes | 0.44% | 838 |
| Total Votes (100) | 189,387 | |
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official General Election Results-Alamance," accessed December 5, 2016 | ||
Funding
Van Pelt did not file a campaign finance report with the Alamance County Board of Elections as of November 1, 2016.[3]
School board candidates in North Carolina were required to file campaign finance reports to their county's board of elections unless the candidate:
(1) Did not receive more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) in contributions, and
(2) Did not receive more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) in loans, and
(3) Did not spend more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).[4]
The third quarter campaign finance deadline was October 31, 2016, and the fourth quarter deadline was January 11, 2017.[5]
See also
- Alamance-Burlington School System, North Carolina
- Alamance-Burlington School System elections (2016)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Almance County Board of Elections, "School Board Filings," December 21, 2015
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Unofficial General Election Results-Alamance," accessed November 8, 2016
- ↑ Alamance County Board of Elections, "Campaign finance," accessed November 1, 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
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Reporting Schedules," accessed October 11, 2016
| 2016 Alamance-Burlington School System Elections | |
| Alamance County, North Carolina. | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, Jackie Cole • Incumbent, Patsy Simpson • Incumbent, Pamela Thompson • Incumbent, Steve Van Pelt • Brian Feeley |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
