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Sullivan County Schools elections (2014)
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Three seats on the Sullivan County Schools Board of Education were up for general election on August 7, 2014. Incumbents in Districts 2, 4 and 6 were up for re-election.
Incumbents Dan Wells from District 2 and Jerry Greene from District 6 were re-elected. Challenger Michael W. Hughes won the District 4 seat, defeating incumbent Robyn Ivester.[1]
District 4 incumbent Robyn Ivester ran against two challengers, Michael W. Hughes and Bruce Reed, to retain her seat. The District 2 and District 6 incumbents, Dan Wells and Jerry Greene, ran unopposed for re-election.[2]
About the district
- See also: Sullivan County Schools, Tennessee
Sullivan County Schools is located in Sullivan County, Tennessee. The county seat of Sullivan County is Blountville. Sullivan County was home to 156,595 residents in 2014, according to the United States Census Bureau.[3] In the 2011-2012 school year, Sullivan County Schools was the 16th-largest school district in Tennessee and served 11,159 students.[4]
Demographics
Sullivan County underperformed in comparison to the rest of Tennessee in terms of education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 20.6 percent of Sullivan County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 23.5 percent for Tennessee as a whole. The median household income for Sullivan County was $40,025 compared to $44,140 for the state of Tennessee. The percentage of people below poverty level for Sullivan County was 16.9 percent while it was 17.3 percent for the state of Tennessee.[3]
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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.
Voter and candidate information
The Sullivan County Board of Education consists of seven members elected to four-year terms by specific geographic district. There was no primary election, and the general election was held on August 7, 2014. Three seats were up for election in 2014.[6]
The filing deadline for school board candidates to get on the ballot in the general election was April 3, 2014, and the deadline to withdraw was April 10, 2014.[7]
Elections
2014
Candidates
District 2
- Dan Wells
- Incumbent
District 4
- Robyn Ivester
- Incumbent
District 6
- Jerry Greene
- Incumbent
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Dan Wells Incumbent |
100% | 2,059 | |
| Total Votes | 2,059 | |||
| Source: Sullivan County Election Commission, "Cumulative Report — Official," accessed February 23, 2015 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Michael W. Hughes |
47.9% | 1,362 | |
| Nonpartisan | Robyn Ivester Incumbent | 38.5% | 1,094 | |
| Nonpartisan | Bruce Reed | 13.6% | 388 | |
| Total Votes | 2,844 | |||
| Source: Sullivan County Election Commission, "Cumulative Report — Official," accessed February 23, 2015 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Jerry Greene Incumbent |
100% | 2,219 | |
| Total Votes | 2,219 | |||
| Source: Sullivan County Election Commission, "Cumulative Report — Official," accessed February 23, 2015 | ||||
Endorsements
No candidates received endorsements in this election.
Campaign finance
The Sullivan County Election Commission maintains a list of candidates who have filed campaign finance reports, but does not publish and freely disclose school board candidate campaign finance reports.[8]
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Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Sullivan County Schools election in 2014:[7][9]
| Deadline | Event |
|---|---|
| January 3, 2014 | First day to pick up nominating petitions |
| April 3, 2014 | Last day to file nominating petitions |
| April 10, 2014 | Last day to withdraw and last day to file first campaign finance report |
| May 5, 2014 | Last day to file statement of interests with the Tennessee Ethics Commission |
| June 18, 2014 | Last day to file as a write-in candidate |
| July 8, 2014 | Voter registration deadline |
| July 10, 2014 | Last day to file second campaign finance report |
| July 18, 2014 | Early voting begins |
| July 31, 2014 | Last day to file third campaign finance report |
| August 2, 2014 | Early voting ends and last day to withdraw as a write-in candidate |
| August 7, 2014 | Election day |
Additional elections on the ballot
This election shared the ballot with primary elections for several Tennessee state executive offices, state legislative seats and federal legislative seats in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. It also shared the ballot with county, municipal, and judicial elections.[2]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Sullivan + County + Schools + Tennessee"
See also
- Tennessee
- Sullivan County Schools, Tennessee
- Tennessee school board elections, 2014
- List of school board elections in 2014
- School board elections, 2014
- Sullivan County, Tennessee ballot measures
- Local ballot measures, Tennessee
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Sullivan County Election Commission, "Cumulative Report — Unofficial," accessed August 7, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sullivan County Election Commission, "Official Ballot for Sullivan County," accessed July 17, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 United States Census Bureau, "Sullivan County, Tennessee," accessed April 16, 2013
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "Election Results," accessed June 25, 2014
- ↑ Sullivan County Schools, "General Information," accessed July 17, 2014
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Sullivan County Election Commission, "Home," accessed July 17, 2014
- ↑ Sullivan County Election Commission, "Financial Disclosures," accessed July 17, 2014
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "Candidate Dates," accessed June 25, 2014
| 2014 Sullivan County Schools Elections | |
| Sullivan County, Tennessee | |
| Election date: | August 7, 2014 |
| Candidates: | District 2: • Incumbent, Dan Wells District 4: • Incumbent, Robyn Ivester • Michael W. Hughes • Bruce Reed |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
