Wake County Public School System elections (2013)

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Wake County Public School System Elections 2013
General Election date:
October 8, 2013
Table of Contents
About the district Method of election Candidates What was at stake? Key deadlines Additional measures Contact information External links
See also
North Carolina Wake County

Four seats on the board of the Wake County Public School System, North Carolina, were up for election on October 8, 2013. Seats up for election covered Districts 1, 2, 7 and 9. Tom Benton and Bill Fletcher were the only incumbents to keep their seats on the school board, defeating challengers Don McIntyre and Nancy Caggia in their respective districts. Monika Johnson-Hostler defeated Matt Scruggs in District 2, and Zora Felton defeated incumbent Deborah Prickett in District 7. Those elected in 2013 were scheduled to serve four-year terms, ending in 2017.

About the district

See also: Wake County Public School System, North Carolina

Wake County Public School System is located in Wake County, N.C.

Wake County Public School System is located in Wake County, North Carolina. The county seat and state capital is Raleigh. Wake County was home to 952,151 residents in 2010, according to the United States Census Bureau.

Demographics

Wake County outperformed North Carolina as a whole based on average household income, poverty rate, and higher education achievement in 2011. The median household income in Wake County was $65,289, compared to $46,291 for the entire state of North Carolina. The poverty rate in Wake County was 10.1 percent, compared to 16.1 percent for the entire state. The United States Census Bureau also found that 91.9 percent of Wake County residents aged 25 years and older attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 84.1 percent in North Carolina.

Racial Demographics, 2012
Race	District (%)	State (%)
White	69.6	71.9
Black or African American	21.4	22.0
American Indian and Alaska Native	0.8	1.5
Asian	5.8	2.5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0.1	0.1
Two or More Races	2.3	2.0
Hispanic or Latino	61.6	64.7

2013 Party Affiliation, Wake County
Party	Registered Voters	% of Total
Democrat	267,262	54.94%
Republican	211,596	43.50%
Libertarian	6,171	1.27%
Misc. Write-In	1,398	.29%

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.

Elections

Method of board member selection

Wake County Public School System

The Wake County Public School System school board is composed of nine members elected from separate county districts. There was an election for board seats representing Districts 1, 2, 7 and 9 on October 8, 2013.

In July 2013, the North Carolina state legislature passed a measure to move school board elections from odd-numbered years to November of even-numbered years beginning in 2016. In order to accommodate this change, members elected in 2011 extended their terms from the normal four years to five years. Members elected in 2013 served a three-year term until 2016. Members elected in 2016 were elected to two-year terms.

2013

Candidates

The following candidates ran for the Wake County Public School System board of education.

District 1

• Tom Benton
  • Retired Educator
  • Bachelor's degree in Secondary Education - Social Studies, Master's and advanced degree in School Administration from UNC-CH

• Don McIntyre
  • Retired Small-Business Owner, Lawyer
  • Bachelor's degree in Marine Biology from Southwest Texas State University, Juris Doctor degree from Western State University College of Law

District 2

• Monika Johnson-Hostler
  • Executive Director of the North Carolina Coalition Against Sexual Assault (NCCASA)

• Matt Scruggs
  • Carquest Auto Parts
  • Currently attending Belmont Abbey College

District 7

• Zora Felton
  • Educator
  • Bachelor's of Arts from North Carolina State University

• Deborah Prickett
  • Education Consultant/Program Manager with the NC Department of Public Instruction
  • Master of Arts Degree from North Carolina Central University, Bachelor of Arts Degree from North Carolina State University

District 9

• Nancy Caggia
  • CFO for VPC Associates, Inc.
  • Bachelor's of Science- Finance from Boston College, School of Management Honors Program

• Bill Fletcher
  • Vocational Services Director in the Cary Rotary Club, Real Estate
  • Bachelor's degree from North Carolina State University

Election Results

Wake County Public School System General Election, 4-year term, District 1, 2013
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Tom Benton	52%	4,211
	Nonpartisan	Don McIntyre	48%	3,889
Total Votes				8,100
Source: Wake County Board of Elections, "Past Election Results," accessed September 14, 2016

Wake County Public School System General Election, 4-year term, District 2, 2013
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Monika Johnson-Hostler	53.9%	5,015
	Nonpartisan	Matt Scruggs	46.1%	4,281
Total Votes				9,296
Source: Wake County Board of Elections, "Past Election Results," accessed September 14, 2016

Wake County Public School System General Election, 4-year term, District 7, 2013
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Zora Felton	57.8%	6,135
	Nonpartisan	Deborah Prickett	42.2%	4,476
Total Votes				10,611
Source: Wake County Board of Elections, "Past Election Results," accessed September 14, 2016

Wake County Public School System General Election, 4-year term, District 9, 2013
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Bill Fletcher	51%	6,214
	Nonpartisan	Nancy Caggia	49%	5,968
Total Votes				12,182
Source: Wake County Board of Elections, "Past Election Results," accessed September 14, 2016

Campaign finance

As of October 2, a total of $95,288.62 had been contributed to all direct candidate campaign committees.

In the District 1 race, a total of $15,574.87 had been contributed to all direct candidate campaign committees.

Candidate	Contributions	Expenditures	Cash on hand
Tom Benton	$7,741.72	$1,637.72	$6,578.00
Don McIntyre	$7,833.15	$7,257.07	$981.08

In the District 2 race, a total of $22,882.80 had been contributed to all direct candidate campaign committees.

Candidate	Contributions	Expenditures	Cash on hand
Monika Johnson-Hostler	$18,225.00	$11,441.80	$6,783.20
Matt Scruggs	$7,660.80	$4,576.20	$3,084.60

In the District 7 race, a total of $27,186.68 had been contributed to all direct candidate campaign committees.

Candidate	Contributions	Expenditures	Cash on hand
Zora Felton	$19,840.02	$17,920.89	$1,919.13
Deborah Prickett	$7,346.66	$5,187.93	$2,158.73

In the District 9 race, a total of $29,64.27 had been contributed to all direct candidate campaign committees.

Candidate	Contributions	Expenditures	Cash on hand
Nancy Caggia	$10,687.27	$3,123.99	$7,563.28
Bill Fletcher	$18,960.00	$13,790.18	$5,169.82

Endorsements

In District 1, Tom Benton was endorsed by Russell Killen (Mayor of Knightdale), Bill Fisher (former district principal and former school board member, and many District 1 residents. Don McIntyre was endorsed by Sheriff Donnie Harrison and Representative Chris Malone. In District 7, Zora Felton was endorsed by Wake NCAE, Doug Young (President of Young Group Insurance Agency), Wray Fleming (Retired Educator from Wake County Public Schools) and a district parent. Deborah Prickett was endorsed by a number of community advocates, district parents and a number of elected officials. In District 9, Nancy Caggia was endorsed by the Wake County Republican Party, Cary Town Mayor Harold Weinbrecht, and members of the Cary Town Council.. Bill Fletcher was endorsed by Wake NCAE and The News Observer.

Past elections

Information about earlier elections can be found by clicking [show] at the right.

2011 Wake County Public School System General Election, 4-year term, District 3, 2011 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Kevin L. Hill 49.7% 8,116      Nonpartisan Heather Losurdo 39.9% 6,514      Nonpartisan Jennifer Mansfield 8.1% 1,331      Nonpartisan Eric Wayne Squires 2.2% 352      Nonpartisan Write-in 0.1% 19 Total Votes 16,332 Source: Wake County Board of Elections, "Past Election Results," accessed September 14, 2016 Wake County Public School System General Election, 4-year term, District 4, 2011 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Keith Sutton 80.8% 8,513      Nonpartisan Venita Peyton 19% 2,004      Nonpartisan Write-in 0.1% 13 Total Votes 10,530 Source: Wake County Board of Elections, "Past Election Results," accessed September 14, 2016 Wake County Public School System General Election, 4-year term, District 5, 2011 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Jim Martin 67.3% 6,212      Nonpartisan Cynthia Chiklis Matson 32.3% 2,977      Nonpartisan Write-in 0.4% 36      Nonpartisan 0% 0 Total Votes 9,225 Source: Wake County Board of Elections, "Past Election Results," accessed September 14, 2016 Wake County Public School System General Election, 4-year term, District 6, 2011 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Christine Kushner 59.4% 11,810      Nonpartisan George W. Morgan 3.3% 663      Nonpartisan Mary Ann Weathers 3.4% 669      Nonpartisan Donna Williams 33.7% 6,701      Nonpartisan Write-in 0.2% 45 Total Votes 19,888 Source: Wake County Board of Elections, "Past Election Results," accessed September 14, 2016 Wake County Public School System General Election, 4-year term, District 8, 2011 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Susan Evans 52.1% 7,129      Nonpartisan Ron Margiotta 47.8% 6,538      Nonpartisan 0.1% 12 Total Votes 13,679 Source: Wake County Board of Elections, "Past Election Results," accessed September 14, 2016

What was at stake?

Four seats were at stake in this election. Incumbent Tom Benton confirmed that he would run for re-election to represent District 1. District 2 incumbent John Tedesco did not run for re-election; however, fellow incumbents Deborah Prickett and Bill Fletcher both announced that they would run for re-election in Districts 7 and 9, respectively.

Winners of the four seats up for election in 2013 were subject to new term limits. A July 2013 bill passed by the General Assembly of North Carolina introduced three-year terms for winners in this election.

Key deadlines

Deadline	Event
July 5, 2013	First day to file nominating petitions
July 19, 2013	Last day to file nominating petitions
July 25, 2013	Date candidate names were submitted
October 8, 2013	Election day
November 14, 2013	Date votes were canvassed
January 1, 2014	Date new members were sworn in

Additional elections on the ballot

In addition to the school board election, residents of Wake County voted in various mayoral and city or town council races. All residents also voted on a school bond referendum and residents of Raleigh, North Carolina voted on a transportation bond referendum.

See also

• $810 million bond measure divides Wake County school board candidates
• Wake County School Board voters elect Democratic majority, approve $810 million construction bond
• North Carolina
• Wake County Public School System, North Carolina
• Wake County, North Carolina ballot measures
• Local ballot measures, North Carolina
• School bond and tax elections in North Carolina

External links

• District Site
• Election Page
• Board of Elections