Wilson County Schools, North Carolina elections (2014)

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2014 Wilson County Schools Elections
General Election date:
November 4, 2014
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About the district Method of election Elections Key deadlines Additional elections External links
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North Carolina Wilson County Schools Wilson County, North Carolina ballot measures Local ballot measures, North Carolina

Four seats on the Wilson County Schools school board were up for general election on November 4, 2014.

Incumbent Eunice Lindsey defeated Debora Powell for the District 1 seat. Incumbent Christine L. Fitch sought re-election to the District 3 seat. Newcomers Beverly Page Boyette and Glen Reaves were unopposed for the District 5 and District 7 seats.

About the district

See also: Wilson County Schools, North Carolina

Wilson County Schools is located in Wilson County, North Carolina

Wilson County Schools is located in Wilson County, North Carolina. The county seat of Wilson County is Wentworth. Wilson County had a population of 81,667 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau in 2014. In the 2011-2012 school year, Wilson County Schools was the 31st-largest school district in North Carolina and served 12,380 students.

Demographics

Wilson County underperformed in comparison to the rest of North Carolina in terms of higher education achievement in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 18.0 percent of Wilson County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 26.8 percent for North Carolina as a whole. The median household income in Wilson County was $38,398 compared to $46,450 for the state of North Carolina. The poverty rate in Wilson County was 22.8 percent compared to 16.8 percent for the entire state.

Racial Demographics, 2013
Race	Wilson County (%)	North Carolina (%)
White	57.3	71.7
Black or African American	39.6	22.0
American Indian and Alaska Native	0.5	1.6
Asian	1.0	2.6
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0.1	0.1
Two or More Races	1.4	2.0
Hispanic or Latino	10.0	8.9

Wilson County Party Affiliation, 2014
Party	Registered Voters	% of Total
Republican	13,651	24.9
Democratic	30,682	55.9
Libertarian	103	0.2
Unaffiliated	10,437	19.0

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

As of the 2014 election, the Wilson school board consisted of seven members elected to four-year terms by geographic electoral districts. There was no primary election, and the general election was held on November 4, 2014. Four seats were on the ballot in 2014.

The filing deadline for school board candidates to get on the ballot in the general election was July 18, 2014.

District 1

• Eunice Lindsey
  • Incumbent
• Debora Powell

District 3

• Christine L. Fitch
  • Incumbent

District 5

• Beverly Page Boyette

District 7

• Glen Reaves

Election results

Wilson County Schools, District 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Eunice Lindsey Incumbent	69.3%	1,826
	Nonpartisan	Debora Powell	30.4%	800
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.3%	8
Total Votes				2,634
Source: North Carolina Board of Elections, "2014 General Election Results," accessed December 31, 2014

Wilson County Schools, District 3 General Election, 4-year term, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Christine L. Fitch Incumbent	98.5%	1,999
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	1.5%	30
Total Votes				2,029
Source: North Carolina Board of Elections, "2014 General Election Results," accessed December 31, 2014

Wilson County Schools, District 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Beverly Page Boyette	98.7%	2,714
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	1.3%	37
Total Votes				2,751
Source: North Carolina Board of Elections, "2014 General Election Results," accessed December 31, 2014

Wilson County Schools, District 7 General Election, 4-year term, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Glen Reaves	97.9%	2,500
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	2.1%	54
Total Votes				2,554
Source: North Carolina Board of Elections, "2014 General Election Results," accessed December 31, 2014

Campaign finance

No candidates filed a campaign finance report with the Wilson County Board of Elections.

Past elections

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

2012 Wilson County Schools, District 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2012 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Marvin C. Sessoms 99.7% 2,820      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.3% 8 Total Votes 2,828 Source: North Carolina Board of Elections, "Election Results," accessed September 5, 2014 Wilson County Schools, District 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2012 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Henry E. Mercer 99.5% 3,143      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.5% 17 Total Votes 3,160 Source: North Carolina Board of Elections, "Election Results," accessed September 5, 2014 Wilson County Schools, District 6 General Election, 4-year term, 2012 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Gary W. Farmer 78.8% 3,143      Nonpartisan Tony Gaetano 20.8% 831 Total Votes 3,991 Source: North Carolina Board of Elections, "Election Results," accessed September 5, 2014 2010 Wilson County Schools, District 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2010 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Eunice Irene Lindsey 99.5% 1,361      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.5% 7 Total Votes 1,368 Source: North Carolina Board of Elections, "Election Results," accessed September 5, 2014 Wilson County Schools, District 3 General Election, 4-year term, 2010 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Christine L. Fitch 99.7% 1,361      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.3% 4 Total Votes 1,365 Source: North Carolina Board of Elections, "Election Results," accessed September 5, 2014 Wilson County Schools, District 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2010 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Wiley A. Boyette, Jr 81.1% 2,581      Nonpartisan Leatha Rothrock 18.6% 592      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.3% 8 Total Votes 3,181 Source: North Carolina Board of Elections, "Election Results," accessed September 5, 2014 Wilson County Schools, District 7 General Election, 4-year term, 2010 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Robin Sharpe Flinn 99.3% 3,252      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.7% 23 Total Votes 3,275 Source: North Carolina Board of Elections, "Election Results," accessed September 5, 2014

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for the Wilson County Schools election in 2014:

Deadline	Event
July 7, 2014	Candidate filing begins
July 18, 2014	Candidate filing ends
September 5, 2014	First day to request an absentee ballot by mail
October 10, 2014	Voter registration ends
October 23, 2014	One-stop early voting begins
October 28, 2014	Last day to request an absentee ballot by mail
November 1, 2014	One-stop early voting ends
November 4, 2014	Election day

Additional elections on the ballot

In addition to the school board election, residents of Wilson County voted in races for U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representative, North Carolina State Senate, North Carolina House of Representatives, North Carolina District Attorney, Board of Commissioners, Register of Deeds, Sheriff, Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor, Clerk of Superior Court, North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice, North Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice, and North Carolina Court of Appeals Judge.

See also

• North Carolina
• Wilson County Schools, North Carolina
• North Carolina school board elections, 2014
• List of school board elections in 2014
• School board elections, 2014
• Wilson County, North Carolina ballot measures
• Local ballot measures, North Carolina

External links

Suggest a link

• Wilson County Schools
• Wilson County Board of Elections
• North Carolina State Board of Elections