Willie Jeter
Willie Jeter (Democratic Party) was a member of the St. Tammany Parish School Board in Louisiana, representing District 7. Jeter assumed office in 2011. Jeter left office in 2018.
Jeter (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the St. Tammany Parish School Board to represent District 7 in Louisiana. Jeter lost in the primary on November 6, 2018.
Jeter was first elected on October 2, 2010. He was re-elected without opposition on August 22, 2014.
Elections
2018
Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for St. Tammany Parish School Board District 7
Shelta Richardson won election outright against incumbent Willie Jeter in the primary for St. Tammany Parish School Board District 7 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Shelta Richardson (R) | 54.6 | 3,026 | |
| Willie Jeter (D) | 45.4 | 2,521 | ||
| Total votes: 5,547 | ||||
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2014
Fifteen seats on the St. Tammany Parish School Board were up for election on November 4, 2014. Incumbents for all districts were up for re-election. In uncontested races, candidates were considered elected without opposition as soon as the filing deadline passed.
Just one of the seats was contested in the election: Districts 9. Incumbent John C. Lamarque (D) of District 13 also did not file to run for re-election. Robin Mullett (R), the District 9 incumbent, was elected without opposition to the open seat. Sharon Lo Drucker (R) and Shane Hodgson (I) faced each other in the contest to fill Mullett's vacated seat.[1]
District 6 incumbent Roanne V. Tipton (R) did not file to run for re-election. Newcomers Michael C. Nation (R) and Mike Rivault (R) both filed in the race to fill her seat, but Rivault later withdrew from the race. Nation was automatically elected to the District 6 seat. The remaining seats were all retained by the following incumbents who were elected without opposition: Neal M. Hennegan (R) in District 1, Elizabeth B. Heintz (R) in District 2, Michael "Mike" J. Dirmann (D) in District 3, Stephen "Jack" J. Loup III (R) in District 4, Charles T. Harrell (R) in District 5, Willie "Coach" Jeter (D) in District 7, Peggy H. Seeley (R) in District 8, Ronald "Ron" Bettencourtt (R) in District 10, Robert "Bob" R. Womack (R) in District 11, James "Ronnie" Panks Sr. (R) in District 12, Ray Anthony Alfred (D) in District 14 and Mary K. Bellisario (R) in District 15.
Results
Jeter was re-elected without opposition at the close of the filing period on August 22, 2014.
Funding
Jeter reported no contributions or expenditures to the Louisiana Ethics Administration Program.[2]
Endorsements
Jeter did not receive any official endorsements in this election.
2010
| St. Tammany Parish Public Schools, District 7 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | 54.4% | 1,177 | ||
| Republican | Dan Ferrari | 45.6% | 986 | |
| Total Votes | 2,163 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Election Results," accessed September 3, 2014 | ||||
See also
- St. Tammany Parish Public Schools, Louisiana
- St. Tammany Parish Public Schools elections (2014)
- St. Tammany Parish Public Schools elections (2018)
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Footnotes
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