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Wayne Ridenour
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Wayne Ridenour was an at-large member of the Washington County Public Schools. Ridenour assumed office in 2004. Ridenour left office in 2020.
Ridenour ran for re-election for an at-large seat of the Washington County Public Schools. Ridenour won in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Ridenour resigned from the school board at the end of his term in 2020.
Biography
Ridenour earned a B.S. in history from Frostburg State University. He was a high school teacher and basketball coach at Boonsboro High School for 30 years. Ridenour has worked as a real estate appraiser for James L. Randall, SRA.[1]
Elections
2016
Four of the seven seats on the Washington County Board of Education were up for general election on November 8, 2016. A primary election was held on April 26, 2016, with the top eight vote recipients advancing to the general election. Incumbents Donna Brightman, Wayne Ridenour, and Melissa Williams filed for re-election. They faced challengers Al Martin, Pieter Bickford, Joseph Chandler, Linda Murray, Stan Stouffer, and Robin Lynne Wivell in the primary election. All of these candidates except Chandler advanced to the general election. Ridenour, Bickford, Williams, and Stouffer won on November 8, 2016.[2] Wivell withdrew from the election on June 15, 2016.[3]
Results
| Washington County Public Schools, At-large General Election, 4-Year Terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Wayne Ridenour Incumbent |
15.61% | 26,949 |
| Pieter Bickford |
15.26% | 26,344 |
| Melissa Williams Incumbent |
14.96% | 25,835 |
| Stan Stouffer |
14.13% | 24,402 |
| Donna Brightman Incumbent | 13.71% | 23,669 |
| Linda Murray | 13.65% | 23,571 |
| Al Martin | 12.34% | 21,311 |
| Write-in votes | 0.33% | 572 |
| Total Votes | 172,653 | |
| Source: Maryland State Board of Elections, "2016 Presidential General Election Results," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||
| Washington County Public Schools, At-large Primary Election, 4-Year Terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Wayne Ridenour Incumbent |
14.87% | 13,871 |
| Pieter Bickford |
13.80% | 12,878 |
| Donna Brightman Incumbent |
12.73% | 11,881 |
| Melissa Williams Incumbent |
12.39% | 11,564 |
| Stan Stouffer |
12.27% | 11,447 |
| Linda Murray |
9.99% | 9,326 |
| Al Martin |
9.51% | 8,875 |
| Robin Lynne Wivell |
9.51% | 8,874 |
| Joseph Chandler | 4.92% | 4,592 |
| Total Votes | 93,308 | |
| Source: Maryland State Board of Elections, "Unofficial 2016 Presidential Primary Election results for Washington County," accessed April 26, 2016 | ||
Funding
Candidates for public office in Maryland had until March 22, 2016, to submit their first contributions and expenditure report of the primary campaign. The final campaign finance deadline of the 2016 campaign was November 22, 2016.[4] State law allows candidates to file Affidavits of Limited Contributions and Expenditures (ALCE) if their campaigns did not accept $1,000 in contributions or spend $1,000 in a particular reporting period.[5]
October 28 filing
Candidates received a total of $3,636.71 and spent a total of $8,736.16 as of October 28, 2016, according to the Maryland Campaign Reporting Information System.[6]
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donna Brightman (incumbent) | $475.00 | $2,739.68 | $51.37 |
| Wayne Ridenour (incumbent) | ALCE | ALCE | ALCE |
| Melissa Williams (incumbent) | $775.00 | $1,203.17 | $671.83 |
| Al Martin | $150.00 | $2,521.19 | $243.09 |
| Pieter Bickford | $500.00 | $424.28 | $629.93 |
| Linda Murray | $415.00 | $752.25 | $188.47 |
| Stan Stouffer | $1,321.71 | $1,095.59 | $262.18 |
March 22 filing
Candidates received a total of $8,516.98 and spent a total of $2,511.71 as of March 22, 2016, according to the Maryland Campaign Reporting Information System.[7]
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donna Brightman (incumbent) | $2,540.00 | $119.71 | $2,420.29 |
| Wayne Ridenour (incumbent) | ALCE | ALCE | ALCE |
| Melissa Williams (incumbent) | $300.00 | $0.00 | $300.00 |
| Al Martin | $1,700.00 | $0.00 | $1,700.00 |
| Pieter Bickford | $1,000.00 | $0.00 | $1,000.00 |
| Joseph Chandler | ALCE | ALCE | ALCE |
| Linda Murray | $1,476.98 | $898.46 | $578.52 |
| Stan Stouffer | $1,500.00 | $1,493.54 | $36.06 |
| Robin Lynne Wivell | ALCE | ALCE | ALCE |
2012
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Donna Brightman |
21.8% | 34,647 | |
| Nonpartisan | Wayne Ridenour |
21.5% | 34,273 | |
| Nonpartisan | Melissa Williams |
21.1% | 33,643 | |
| Nonpartisan | Justin Hartings |
19% | 30,180 | |
| Nonpartisan | Travis W. Poole | 16.2% | 25,868 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.4% | 577 | |
| Total Votes | 159,188 | |||
| Source: Maryland State Board of Elections, "2012 Presidential General Election Results," November 28, 2012 | ||||
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Footnotes
- ↑ Washington County Public Schools, "Wayne D. Ridenour," accessed April 11, 2016
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "Washington County 2016 Presidential Primary Election Local Candidates List," February 11, 2016
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "Washington County 2016 Presidential General Election Local Candidates List," October 28, 2016
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "Reporting Schedule," accessed February 10, 2016
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "EAffidavit Filing," accessed February 10, 2016
- ↑ Maryland Campaign Reporting Information System, "View Filed Reports Information," accessed October 30, 2016
- ↑ Maryland Campaign Reporting Information System, "View Filed Reports Information," accessed April 19, 2016
| 2016 Washington County Public Schools Elections | |
| Washington County, Maryland | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, Donna Brightman • Incumbent, Wayne Ridenour • Incumbent, Melissa Williams • Pieter Bickford • Joseph Chandler • Al Martin • Linda Murray • Stan Stouffer |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
