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Thomas Clark (North Carolina)
Thomas Clark was a candidate for an at-large seat on the Cabarrus County Schools school board in Florida. Clark was defeated in the at-large general election on November 8, 2016.
Clark was also a candidate for an at-large seat on the Cabarrus County board on November 4, 2014. He was defeated in the general election.
Biography
Clark is an officer instructor in the Air Force Junior ROTC program at Mount Pleasant High School.[1]
Elections
2016
- See also: Cabarrus County Schools elections (2016)
Four of the seven seats on the Cabarrus County Schools school board were up for at-large general election on November 8, 2016. The seats of David Harrison, Jeff Phillips, Barry Shoemaker, and Rob Walter were up for election. All four incumbents filed for re-election and were joined by four challengers in the race: Thomas Clark, Cindy Fertenbaugh, Jeffrey King, and Keisha Villatoro. Shoemaker, Fertenbaugh, Walter, and Harrison won the seats.[2][3]
Results
| Cabarrus County Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-year terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Barry Shoemaker Incumbent |
16.50% | 38,336 |
| Cindy Fertenbaugh |
15.43% | 35,852 |
| Rob Walter Incumbent |
14.97% | 34,762 |
| David Harrison Incumbent |
12.91% | 29,985 |
| Thomas Clark | 12.46% | 28,947 |
| Jeff Phillips Incumbent | 12.02% | 27,916 |
| Keisha Villatoro | 8.42% | 19,557 |
| Jeffrey King | 6.60% | 15,319 |
| Write-in votes | 0.69% | 1,606 |
| Total Votes (100) | 232,280 | |
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official General Election Results-Cabarrus," accessed November 8, 2016 | ||
Funding
Clark did not file a campaign finance report with the Cabarrus County Board of Elections as of November 1, 2016.[4]
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).[5]
The third quarter campaign finance deadline was October 31, 2016, and the fourth quarter deadline was January 11, 2017.[6]
2014
- See also: Cabarrus County Schools elections (2014)
Three seats on the Cabarrus Board of Education were up for general election on November 4, 2014. Incumbents Carolyn Carpenter and Blake Kiger faced challengers Thomas Clark, Tim Furr, Andrea Palo, Vince Powell, Horace Stainback and Denver Walker.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Carolyn Carpenter Incumbent |
20.3% | 19,715 | |
| Nonpartisan | Tim Furr |
17% | 16,530 | |
| Nonpartisan | Vince Powell |
16.2% | 15,742 | |
| Nonpartisan | Andrea Palo | 14.3% | 13,876 | |
| Nonpartisan | Denver Walker | 9.8% | 9,500 | |
| Nonpartisan | Thomas Clark | 8.7% | 8,500 | |
| Nonpartisan | Blake Kiger Incumbent | 8.5% | 8,297 | |
| Nonpartisan | Horace Stainback | 4.5% | 4,347 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.7% | 682 | |
| Total Votes | 97,189 | |||
| Source: North Carolina Board of Elections, "2014 General Election Results," accessed December 30, 2014 | ||||
See also
- Cabarrus County Schools, North Carolina
- Cabarrus County Schools elections (2016)
- Cabarrus County Schools elections (2014)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Independenttribune.com, "School board candidates make their case," October 12, 2014
- ↑ Elisabeth Moore, "Email conversation with Carol Soles," January 21, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Unofficial General Election Results-Cabarrus," accessed November 8, 2016
- ↑ Cabarrus County, "Campaign Finance Reports," 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 Cabarrus County Schools Elections | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-Large: Incumbent, David Harrison • Incumbent, Jeff Phillips • Incumbent, Barry Shoemaker • Incumbent, Rob Walter • Thomas Clark • Cindy Fertenbaugh • Jeffrey King • Keisha Villatoro |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
