Washington County Schools elections (2014)

2014 Washington County Schools Elections
General Election date:
August 7, 2014
Table of Contents
About the district Method of election Elections Key deadlines Additional elections External links
See also
Tennessee Washington County Schools Washington County, Tennessee ballot measures Local ballot measures, Tennessee

Six seats on the Washington County Schools Board of Education were up for general election on August 7, 2014. Three District 1 seats and three District 3 seats were up for re-election. Districts 1, 2 and 3 on the board are each composed of three members.

About the district

See also: Washington County Schools, Tennessee

Washington County Schools is located in Washington County, Tennessee

Washington County Schools is located in Washington County, Tennessee. The county seat of Washington County is Jonesborough. Washington County was home to 122,979 residents in 2014, according to the United States Census Bureau. Washington County Schools was the 20th-largest school district in Tennessee, serving 9,223 students during the 2011-2012 school year.

Demographics

Washington County overperformed in comparison to the rest of Tennessee in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 28.9 percent of Washington 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 Washington County was $42,995 compared to $44,140 for the state of Tennessee. The poverty rate in Washington County was 17.5 percent compared to 17.3 percent for the entire state.

Racial Demographics, 2012
Race	Washington County (%)	Tennessee (%)
White	92.3	79.3
Black or African American	4.3	17.0
American Indian and Alaska Native	0.4	0.4
Asian	1.3	1.6
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0.0	0.1
Two or More Races	1.7	1.6
Hispanic or Latino	3.1	4.8

Presidential Voting Pattern, Washington County
Year	Democratic Vote	Republican Vote
2012	14,325	32,808
2008	15,941	32,341
2004	14,944	29,735
2000	14,769	22,579

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 Washington County Board of Education consists of nine members elected to four-year terms by geographic district. Three members are elected to Districts 1, 2 and 3 each. There was no primary election and the general election was held on August 7, 2014. Six seats were up for election in 2014.

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.

District 1

• Annette Buchanan
• Keith Ervin
  • Incumbent
• Jack Leonard
  • Incumbent
• Chad A. Williams
  • Incumbent

District 3

• David L. Hammond Jr.
  • Incumbent
• Todd Hull
• Clarence Mabe
  • Incumbent
• Mike Masters
• Scott Utsman

Election results

Washington County Schools, District 1, 4-year term, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Jack Leonard Incumbent	25.6%	2,423
	Nonpartisan	Keith Ervin Incumbent	24.9%	2,354
	Nonpartisan	Annette Buchanan	24.8%	2,348
	Nonpartisan	Chad A. Williams Incumbent	24.7%	2,332
Total Votes				9,457
Source: Tiffany Rouse, "Email communication with Maybell Stewart, Washington County Elections Office," March 6, 2015

Washington County Schools, District 3, 4-year term, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Clarence Mabe Incumbent	28.1%	3,607
	Nonpartisan	Mike Masters	20.2%	2,592
	Nonpartisan	David L. Hammond Jr. Incumbent	19.7%	2,535
	Nonpartisan	Todd Hull	16.4%	2,100
	Nonpartisan	Scott Utsman	15.6%	2,007
Total Votes				12,841
Source: Tiffany Rouse, "Email communication with Maybell Stewart, Washington County Elections Office," March 6, 2015

Endorsements

No candidate was publicly endorsed in this election.

Campaign finance

The Washington 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 Washington County Schools election in 2014:

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.

Recent news

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See also

• Tennessee
• Washington County Schools, Tennessee
• Tennessee school board elections, 2014
• List of school board elections in 2014
• School board elections, 2014
• Washington County, Tennessee ballot measures
• Local ballot measures, Tennessee

External links

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• Washington County Schools
• Washington County, TN