Thelma Hinton

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Thelma Hinton was a candidate for the Suffolk Borough seat on the Suffolk School Board in Virginia. She lost to incumbent Michael Debranski in the general election on November 4, 2014.

Elections

See also: Suffolk Public Schools elections (2014)

The November 4, 2014, general election in Portsmouth Public Schools featured five seats up for election. In the Chuckatuck race, incumbent Linda Bouchard faced challenger Dorothy Gamble. In the Cypress and Holy Neck races, incumbents Lorraine Skeeter and Enoch Copeland ran unopposed, respectively. In the Suffolk race, incumbent Michael Debranski faced challenger Thelma Hinton. The special election for the Sleepy Hole Borough featured Charles D. Leavell, David Mitnick and appointed board member James Perkinson.

Bouchard, Skeeter, Copeland, Mitnick and Debranski won election in their respective districts.

**Suffolk Public Schools, Suffolk Borough General Election, 4-year term, 2014**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Michael Debranski Incumbent	54.5%	1,615
	Nonpartisan	Thelma Hinton	45.1%	1,338
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.4%	12
Total Votes				2,965
Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "Official Election Results," accessed December 29, 2014

Hinton did not file a campaign finance report with the Virginia State Board of Elections during the election.

Hinton did not receive any endorsements during the election.

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2014 Suffolk Public Schools Elections
Suffolk, Virginia
Election date:	November 4, 2014
Candidates:	Chuchatuck Borough: • Incumbent, Linda Bouchard • Dorothy Gamble Cypress Borough: • Incumbent, Lorraine Skeeter Holy Neck Borough: • Incumbent, Enoch Copeland Sleepy Hole Borough: • Incumbent, James Perkinson • Charles D. Leavell • David Mitnick Suffolk Borough: • Incumbent, Michael Debranski • Thelma Hinton
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