Union County Public Schools elections (2014)
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Five seats on the Union County Public Schools school board were up for general election on November 4, 2014.
Incumbent Jim H. Benton, Sr. faced Sharon C. Harrell for the District 1 seat. In District 3, newcomer Gary Sides challenged incumbent Richard A. Yercheck. Newcomers Casey Carver, Monica Earp Frank and Melissa Merrell ran for the District 4 seat. Incumbent Marce Savage faced Jason Marton for re-election to the District 6 seat. Harrell, Sides, Merrell and Savage won election to their respective seats. Challenger Leslie Boyd defeated Dennis Rape and Sean Maher for the at-large seat.[1]
About the district
Union County Public Schools is located in Union County, North Carolina. The county seat of Union County is Monroe. Union County is home to 91,878 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau.[2] In the 2011-2012 school year, Union County Public Schools was the sixth-largest school district in North Carolina and served 40,111 students.[3]
Demographics
Union County outperformed in comparison to the rest of North Carolina in terms of higher education achievement in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 30.8 percent of Union County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 26.8 percent for North Carolina as a whole. The median household income in Union County was $64,953 compared to $46,450 for the state of North Carolina. The poverty rate in Union County was 9.7 percent compared to 16.8 percent for the entire state.[2]
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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 Union County school board consists of nine members elected to four-year terms. Six members are elected by geographic electoral district and three members are elected at-large. There was no primary election, and the general election was held on November 4, 2014. Five seats were on the ballot in 2014.[5]
The filing deadline for school board candidates to get on the ballot in the general election was July 25, 2014.[6]
Elections
2014
Candidates
District 1
- Jim H. Benton, Sr.
- Incumbent
- Sharon C. Harrell
District 3
- Richard A. Yercheck
- Incumbent
- Graduate, St. Andrews Presbyterian College and Montreat College
- Partner, TCA Financial Group, LLC
- Gary Sides
- Graduate, University of Illinois
- President and Founder, Marshall Insurance
District 4
- Casey Carver
- Graduate, UNC-Charlotte and Pfeiffer University
- Police Lieutenant, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department
- Monica Earp Frank
- Graduate, Central Piedmont Community College
- Melissa Merrell
- Graduate, UNC-Charlotte
District 6
- Marce Savage
- Incumbent
- Jason Marton
At-large
District map
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Sharon C. Harrell |
61.5% | 3,105 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jim H. Benton, Sr. Incumbent | 38.1% | 1,925 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.3% | 16 | |
| Total Votes | 5,046 | |||
| Source: North Carolina Board of Elections, "2014 General Election Results," accessed December 31, 2014 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Gary Sides |
65.6% | 4,494 | |
| Nonpartisan | Richard A. Yercheck Incumbent | 33% | 2,263 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 1.3% | 91 | |
| Total Votes | 6,848 | |||
| Source: North Carolina Board of Elections, "2014 General Election Results," accessed December 31, 2014 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Melissa Merrell |
50.4% | 4,106 | |
| Nonpartisan | Casey Carver | 37.8% | 3,082 | |
| Nonpartisan | Monica Earp Frank | 11.2% | 915 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.6% | 47 | |
| Total Votes | 8,150 | |||
| Source: North Carolina Board of Elections, "2014 General Election Results," accessed December 31, 2014 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Marce Savage Incumbent |
56.7% | 5,429 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jason Marton | 42.5% | 4,072 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.7% | 71 | |
| Total Votes | 9,572 | |||
| Source: North Carolina Board of Elections, "2014 General Election Results," accessed December 31, 2014 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Leslie Boyd |
35.5% | 17,436 | |
| Nonpartisan | Dennis Rape | 34.3% | 16,848 | |
| Nonpartisan | Sean Maher | 29.6% | 14,547 | |
| Total Votes | 49,142 | |||
| Source: North Carolina Board of Elections, "2014 General Election Results," accessed January 5, 2015 | ||||
Endorsements
No candidate received any official endorsements in this election.
Campaign finance
Candidates received a total of $3,014.74 and spent a total of $1,482.74 during the election, according to the Union County Board of Elections.[7]
In District 1, no candidate had filed a campaign finance report.[7]
In District 3, candidates received a total of $127.00 and reported $43.00 in expenditures.[7]
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Sides | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Richard A. Yercheck | $127.00 | $43.00 | $84.00 |
In District 4, no candidate had filed a campaign finance report.[7]
In District 5, candidates received a total of $2,887.74 and reported $1,396.74 in expenditures during the election the election.[7]
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Marton | $2,410.74 | $1,396.74 | $1,014.00 |
| Marce Savage | $477.00 | $0.00 | $477.00 |
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Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Union County Public Schools election in 2014:[6]
| Deadline | Event |
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| July 14, 2014 | Candidate filing begins |
| July 25, 2014 | Candidate filing ends |
| September 5, 2014 | First day to request an absentee ballot by mail |
| October 10, 2014 | Voter registration ends |
| October 23, 2014 | One-stop early voting begins |
| October 28, 2014 | Last day to request an absentee ballot by mail |
| November 1, 2014 | One-stop early voting ends |
| November 4, 2014 | Election day |
Additional elections on the ballot
In addition to the school board election, residents of Union County voted in races for U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, North Carolina State Senate, North Carolina House of Representatives, North Carolina District Attorney, Board of Commissioners, Register of Deeds, Sheriff, Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor, Clerk of Superior Court, North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice, North Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice and North Carolina Court of Appeals Judge.[8]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Union + County + Public + Schools + North + Carolina"
See also
- North Carolina
- Union County Public Schools, North Carolina
- North Carolina school board elections, 2014
- List of school board elections in 2014
- School board elections, 2014
- Union County, North Carolina ballot measures
- Local ballot measures, North Carolina
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "1/04/2014 OFFICIAL GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS - UNION," accessed January 5, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 United States Census Bureau, "Union County, North Carolina," accessed August 29, 2014
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed February 18, 2014
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "NC Voter Statistics Results," accessed August 29, 2014
- ↑ Union County Public Schools, "Board of Education," accessed August 29, 2014
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Union County Board of Elections, "Election Calendar," accessed August 29, 2014
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Union County Board of Elections, "Campaign Finance," accessed October 6, 2014
- ↑ Union County Board of Elections, "Candidate List," accessed August 29, 2014
