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Williamson County Schools elections (2014)
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Six seats on the Williamson County Schools Board of Education were up for general election on August 7, 2014. Incumbents in Districts 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 were up for re-election.
Newcomers Daniel E. Cash, Paul J. Bartholomew and Jay Galbreath won the District 2, 4 and 6 seats respectively. Challengers Candace Emerson, Beth Burgos and Susan Curlee defeated incumbents for Districts 8, 10 and 12 respectively.[1]
The incumbents in Districts 8, 10 and 12 each ran against one challenger. Three newcomers competed for the District 2 seat, while first-time candidates ran unopposed for the District 4 and District 6 seats.[2]
About the district
- See also: Williamson County Schools, Tennessee
Williamson County Schools is located in Williamson County, Tennessee. The county seat of Williamson is Franklin. Williamson County was home to 198,901 residents in 2014, according to the United States Census Bureau.[3] In the 2011-2012 school year, Williamson County Schools was the sixth-largest school district in Tennessee and served 32,983 students.[4]
Demographics
Williamson County outperformed in comparison to the rest of Tennessee in terms of education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 52.0 percent of Williamson 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 for Williamson County was $91,146 compared to $44,140 for the state of Tennessee. The percentage of people below poverty level for Williamson County was 5.8 percent while it was 17.3 percent for the state of Tennessee.[3]
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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 Williamson County Board of Education consists of 12 members elected to four-year terms by specific geographic district. There was no primary election, and the general election was held on August 7, 2014. Six seats were up for election in 2014.[6]
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.[7]
Elections
2014
Candidates
District 2
District 4
District 6
District 8
- Pat Anderson
- Incumbent
District 10
- Eric Welch
- Incumbent
District 12
- Vicki Vogt
- Incumbent
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Daniel E. Cash |
58.9% | 1,260 | |
| Nonpartisan | Melody M. Morris | 35.3% | 755 | |
| Nonpartisan | Patsy Writesman | 5.6% | 120 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.2% | 4 | |
| Total Votes | 2,139 | |||
| Source: Williamson County, Tennessee, "Primary and General Election Results," accessed August 8, 2014 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Paul J. Bartholomew |
98.6% | 1,450 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 1.4% | 21 | |
| Total Votes | 1,471 | |||
| Source: Williamson County, Tennessee, "Primary and General Election Results," accessed August 8, 2014 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Jay Galbreath |
99% | 1,761 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 1% | 17 | |
| Total Votes | 1,778 | |||
| Source: Williamson County, Tennessee, "Primary and General Election Results," accessed August 8, 2014 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Candace Emerson |
57.2% | 1,173 | |
| Nonpartisan | Pat Anderson Incumbent | 42.8% | 878 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0% | 1 | |
| Total Votes | 2,052 | |||
| Source: Williamson County, Tennessee, "Primary and General Election Results," accessed August 8, 2014 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Beth Burgos |
54.3% | 1,090 | |
| Nonpartisan | Eric Welch Incumbent | 45.5% | 913 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.2% | 4 | |
| Total Votes | 2,007 | |||
| Source: Williamson County, Tennessee, "Primary and General Election Results," accessed August 8, 2014 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Susan Curlee |
54.9% | 1,180 | |
| Nonpartisan | Vicki Vogt Incumbent | 45% | 968 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.1% | 3 | |
| Total Votes | 2,151 | |||
| Source: Williamson County, Tennessee, "Primary and General Election Results," accessed August 8, 2014 | ||||
Endorsements
District 2 candidate Melody M. Morris received endorsements from the Williamson Political Action Committee for Education, retiring District 2 board member Janice Mills, Summit High School principal Dr. Charles Farmer and Independence High School principal Todd Campbell.[8][9][10] Daniel E. Cash received an endorsement from fellow District 2 candidate Patsy Writesman, who explained that she was "concerned that if we split the conservative vote between the two of us, it would increase the chances of the third candidate to be elected, who feels very differently than Dan and I about many of the issues."[11] Cash also received endorsements from District 63 State Representative Glen Casada (R), Franklin City Alderman Beverly Burger and Thomson’s Station Alderman Nina Cooper.[12]
District 8 incumbent Pat Anderson received an endorsement from the Williamson Political Action Committee for Education.[9] District 8 candidate Candace Emerson received an endorsement from District 8 Williamson County Commissioner-elect Barbara Sturgeon.[13]
District 10 incumbent Eric Welch received endorsements from the Williamson Political Action Committee for Education, former State Senator and 2006 Republican gubernatorial nominee Jim Bryson, District 10 Williamson County Commissioner Travis Hawkins, Franklin City Alderman Margaret Martin, former Williamson County Assistant Superintendent Donna Wright, former Williamson County Assistant Principal Parker Altman and Williamson County Education Foundation board member Richard Iannelli.[9][14] District 10 candidate Beth Burgos received an endorsement from Chris Carter, who ran as a Republican candidate for the 5th Congressional District seat in the United States House of Representatives in 2014.[15]
District 12 incumbent Vicki Vogt received endorsements from the Williamson Political Action Committee for Education and District 12 Williamson County Commissioners Doug Langston and Steve Smith.[9] District 12 candidate Susan Curlee received endorsements from the Williamson County Homeschool Coalition, District 4 Williamson County Commissioner Kathy Danner and District 8 Williamson County Commissioner-elect Barbara Sturgeon.[16]
Campaign finance
The Williamson County Election Commission does not publish and freely disclose school board candidate campaign finance reports. However, The Tennessean published a news article on July 16, 2014, which contained a limited amount of financial information after the second campaign finance filing deadline.
In the District 2 race, Daniel E. Cash raised $3,850, Patsy Writesman did not file a campaign finance report and Melody M. Morris was not mentioned in the article. District 4 candidate Paul J. Bartholomew was also not mentioned in the article, and District 6 candidate Jay Galbreath did not file a campaign finance report, either. District 8 incumbent Pat Anderson raised and spent less than $1,000, but challenger Candace Emerson raised $4,720. District 10 incumbent Eric Welch, who raised $1,800, was the only board member who reported raising money for his campaign. In comparison, challenger Beth Burgos raised $5,400. Vicki Vogt also raised and spent less than $1,000, but challenger Susan Curlee raised the most of any candidate with $6,025 in contributions.[17]
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Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Williamson County Schools election in 2014:[7][18]
| Deadline | Event |
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| 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.[2]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Williamson + County + Schools + Tennessee"
See also
- Tennessee
- Williamson County Schools, Tennessee
- Tennessee school board elections, 2014
- List of school board elections in 2014
- School board elections, 2014
- Williamson County, Tennessee ballot measures
- Local ballot measures, Tennessee
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Williamson County, Tennessee, "Primary and General Election Unofficial Results," accessed August 8, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Williamson County, Tennessee, "August 7, 2014," accessed July 17, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 United States Census Bureau, "Williamson County, Tennessee," accessed April 17, 2013
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "Election Results," accessed June 25, 2014
- ↑ Williamson County Schools, "Board Members," accessed July 17, 2014
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Williamson County, Tennessee, "Republican and Democratic State Primary/Williamson County General Election," accessed July 17, 2014
- ↑ Facebook, "Melody Morris - Candidate for District 2 School Board," accessed July 17, 2014
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 The Tennessean, "Williamson County teachers endorse candidates," July 24, 2014
- ↑ The Tennessean, "Williamson County school board races take shape," July 12, 2014
- ↑ The Tennessean, "Williamson County District 2 school candidate withdraws," July 21, 2014
- ↑ Dan Cash for Williamson County School Board District 2, "Endorsements," accessed July 28, 2014
- ↑ Candy Emerson, "What Are People Saying About Candy?" accessed July 17, 2014
- ↑ Eric Welch, "Endorsements," accessed July 17, 2014
- ↑ Vote Dr. Beth Burgos, "Endorsements & Supporters," accessed July 17, 2014
- ↑ Facebook, "Susan Curlee for School Board," accessed July 17, 2014
- ↑ The Tennessean, "County school board challengers outspend incumbents," July 16, 2014
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "Candidate Dates," accessed June 25, 2014
| 2014 Williamson County Schools Elections | |
| Williamson County, Tennessee | |
| Election date: | August 7, 2014 |
| Candidates: | District 2: • Daniel E. Cash • Melody M. Morris • Patsy Writesman District 4: • Paul J. Bartholomew |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
