Valerie Young
Valerie Young was a candidate for North District representative on the Newport News School Board in Virginia. She was defeated in the general election that was held on May 3, 2016. Young ran unsuccessfully in 2012. She finished in second behind Darian Scott.[1]
Biography
Young is a community resource office for the Newport News Police Department.[2]
Elections
2016
Three of the seven seats on the Newport News Public Schools school board were up for general election on May 3, 2016. In the North District, Marvin Harris defeated Curtis Bethany and Valerie Young. John Eley III won the South District seat by defeating four other candidates including Sheryl Holmes Abbott, Terri Best, Bethany Martin, and Yugonda Sample. Incumbent Shelly Simonds won re-election to the Central District seat after running unopposed.[1]
Results
| Newport News Public Schools, North District General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Marvin Harris |
42.18% | 1,020 |
| Curtis Bethany | 33.62% | 813 |
| Valerie Young | 23.74% | 574 |
| Write-in votes | 0.45% | 11 |
| Total Votes | 2,418 | |
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "2016 May City General Official Results," accessed June 23, 2016 | ||
Funding
Young reported no contributions or expenditures to the Virginia Department of Elections during the election.[3]
Endorsements
Young received no official endorsements during the election.
2012
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Darian L. Scott |
42.3% | 712 | |
| Nonpartisan | Valerie Young | 29% | 487 | |
| Nonpartisan | William J. "Bill" Collins | 28.5% | 479 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.2% | 4 | |
| Total Votes | 1,682 | |||
| Source: Virginia State Board of Elections, "May 2012 City Election Official Results," accessed March 17, 2014 | ||||
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tiffany Rouse, "Email correspondence with Newport News Voter Registrar Vicki Lewis," March 7, 2016
- ↑ Daily Press, "Who's running for City Council, School Board in Newport News?" March 8, 2016
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed July 2, 2016
