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Ven Faulk
Ven Faulk was a candidate for an at-large seat on the Wayne County Public Schools school board in North Carolina. Faulk was defeated in the at-large general election on November 8, 2016.
Elections
2016
Three of the seven seats on the Wayne County Public Schools school board were up for general election on November 8, 2016. There was a primary election to eliminate two of the four candidates who filed for the District 3 seat on March 15, 2016.[1] The winners of the District 2 seat and one at-large seat were determined during the general election.[2]
The seats of District 2 incumbent Dwight Cannon, District 3 incumbent Patricia Burden and at-large incumbent Edward Radford were up for election. Burden was the only incumbent who filed for re-election and was joined by three other candidates in the primary election for the seat: Trebor Jackson, Taj Polack and Charles Wright, Sr. Burden and Jackson were the two winners of the primary and competed for the District 3 seat in the general election, with Burden winning the seat. Len Henderson ran unopposed and won the open District 2 seat. Finally, two candidates vied for the at-large seat, with Raymond Smith Jr. defeating Ven Faulk.[1][2][3]
Results
| Wayne County Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Raymond Smith Jr. |
52.21% | 22,544 |
| Ven Faulk | 46.99% | 20,293 |
| Write-in votes | 0.8% | 346 |
| Total Votes (100) | 43,183 | |
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official General Election Results-Wayne," accessed December 5, 2016 | ||
Funding
The Wayne County Board of Elections did not publish school board candidate campaign finance reports on its website as of November 4, 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]
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wayne County, "Primary Election Candidate List," accessed January 22, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Wayne County, "November General Election Candidate List," accessed January 22, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Unofficial General Election Results-Wayne," accessed November 8, 2016
- ↑ Wake County, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed November 4, 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 Wayne County Public Schools Elections | |
| Election date: | Primary: March 15, 2016 General: November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Raymond Smith Jr. • Ven Faulk District 3: Incumbent, Patricia Burden • Trebor Jackson • Taj Polack • Charles Wright, Sr. |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
