Tipton County Schools elections (2014)
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Four seats on the Tipton County Schools Board of Education were up for general election on August 7, 2014. Districts 2, 4, 6 and 8 were up for re-election.
The incumbents in Districts 4, 6 and 8 filed for re-election and ran unopposed. There was no qualified candidate in District 2 since incumbent Chris Fisher did not file for re-election and no other candidates filed for his seat.
About the district
- See also: Tipton County Schools, Tennessee
Tipton County Schools is located in Tipton County, Tennessee. The county seat of Tipton County is Covington. Tipton County is home to 61,081 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau.[1] Tipton County Schools was the 12th-largest school district in Tennessee, serving 11,988 students during the 2011-2012 school year.[2]
Demographics
Tipton County underperformed in comparison to the rest of Tennessee in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 14.5 percent of Tipton 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 in Tipton County was $51,847 compared to $44,140 for the state of Tennessee. The poverty rate in Tipton County was 14.0 percent compared to 17.3 percent for the entire state.[1]
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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 Tipton County Board of Education consists of nine 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. Four seats
were
up for election in 2014.[4]
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.[5]
Elections
2014
Candidates
District 2
No candidate qualified for this seat.
District 4
- Grant Shipley Jr.
- Incumbent
District 6
- Richard Ellis Joyner
- Incumbent
District 8
- Marty Haywood
- Incumbent
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Grant Shipley Jr. Incumbent |
99.3% | 825 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.7% | 6 | |
| Total Votes | 831 | |||
| Source: Tiffany Rouse, "Email communication with Tipton County Election Commission Office Manager Cindy Pinner," March 10, 2015 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Richard Ellis Joyner Incumbent |
99.7% | 679 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.3% | 2 | |
| Total Votes | 681 | |||
| Source: Tiffany Rouse, "Email communication with Tipton County Election Commission Office Manager Cindy Pinner," March 10, 2015 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Marty Haywood Incumbent |
99.6% | 553 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.4% | 2 | |
| Total Votes | 555 | |||
| Source: Tiffany Rouse, "Email communication with Tipton County Election Commission Office Manager Cindy Pinner," March 10, 2015 | ||||
Endorsements
No candidate was publicly endorsed in this election.
Campaign finance
The Tipton County Election Commission does not publish and freely disclose school board candidate campaign finance reports.
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Tipton County Schools election in 2014:[5][6]
| 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.[7]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Tipton + County + Schools + Tennessee"
See also
- Tennessee
- Tipton County Schools, Tennessee
- Tennessee school board elections, 2014
- List of school board elections in 2014
- School board elections, 2014
- Tipton County, Tennessee ballot measures
- Local ballot measures, Tennessee
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 United States Census Bureau, "Tipton County, Tennessee," accessed July 14, 2014
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed July 14, 2014
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "Election Results," accessed June 26, 2014
- ↑ Tipton County Schools, "Board of Education," accessed July 14, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Tennessee Department of State-Election Information, "Election Calendar," accessed June 26, 2014
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "Candidate Dates," accessed June 27, 2014
- ↑ Tipton County, TN, "August Sample Ballot," accessed July 23, 2014
| 2014 Tipton County Schools Elections | |
| Tipton County, Tennessee | |
| Election date: | August 7, 2014 |
| Candidates: | District 2: • No candidate qualified. District 4: • Incumbent, Grant Shipley Jr. |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
