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{{tnr|limit=3}}'''Chad Smith''' was a [[Republican]] incumbent for the District 5 seat on the [[Harnett County Schools, North Carolina|Harnett County school board]] in [[North Carolina]]. He won election to the board in the general election on  [[Harnett County Schools elections (2014)|November 4, 2014]].  
{{tnr|limit=3}}'''Chad Smith''' was a [[Republican]] incumbent for the District 5 seat on the [[Harnett County Schools, North Carolina|Harnett County school board]] in [[North Carolina]]. He won election to the board in the general election on  [[Harnett County Schools elections (2014)|November 4, 2014]].  
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'''Chad Smith''' defeated incumbent [[Kevin A. Gregory]] in the Republican primary on May 6, 2014. Smith {{Greener | start=11/4/2014 9:00pm CDT | before=will be | after=was}} unopposed for the District 5 seat in the general election on November 4, 2014.
'''Chad Smith''' defeated incumbent [[Kevin A. Gregory]] in the Republican primary on [[List of school board elections in 2014|May 6, 2014]]. Smith {{Greener | start=11/4/2014 9:00pm CDT | before=will be | after=was}} unopposed for the District 5 seat in the general election on November 4, 2014.
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|ref=[http://enr.ncsbe.gov/ElectionResults/?election_dt=05%2f06%2f2014&county_id=43 ''North Carolina Board of Elections,'' "05/06/2014 UNOFFICIAL PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS - HARNETT,'' accessed May 7, 2014]  
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==About the district==
:: ''See also: [[Harnett County Schools, North Carolina]]''
[[File:Map of North Carolina highlighting Harnett County.svg|200px|thumb|left|link= Harnett County Schools, North Carolina| Harnett County Schools is located in Harnett County, North Carolina]] Harnett County  Schools is located in [[Harnett County, North Carolina]]. Harnett County is home to 124,987 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau.<ref name=Census>[http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/37/37085.html ''United States Census Bureau,'' "Harnett County, North Carolina," accessed May 1, 2014]</ref> In the 2011-2012 school year, Harnett County Schools was the [[Largest school districts in the United States by enrollment|21st-largest school district]] in [[North Carolina]] and served 19,681 students.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/2/http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/elsi/tableGenerator.aspx ''National Center for Education Statistics,'' "ELSI Table Generator," accessed February 18, 2014]</ref>
===Demographics===
Harnett County underperformed in comparison to the rest of North Carolina in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 17.6 percent of Harnett 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 Harnett County was $46,490 compared to $44,242 for the state of North Carolina. The poverty rate in Harnett County was 16.4 percent compared to 16.8 percent for the entire state.<ref name=Census/>
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! colspan="3" style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" |'' Racial Demographics, 2012<ref name=Census/>
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! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Race
! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Harnett County (%)
! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | North Carolina (%)
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| White || 72.5 || 71.9
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| Black or African American || 21.5 || 22.0
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 1.7 || 1.5
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| Asian || 1.1 || 2.5
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0.2 || 0.1
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| Two or More Races || 3.0 || 2.0
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| Hispanic or Latino || 11.3 || 8.7
|}
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! colspan="3" style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" |'' Party Affiliation, 2013<ref>[http://www.ncsbe.gov/webapps/voter_stats/results.aspx?date=03-08-2014 ''North Carolina State Board of Elections,'' "NC Voter Statistics Results," accessed April 28, 2014]</ref>
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! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Party
! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Registered Voters
! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | % of Total
|-
| Democratic || 28,343 || 41.2
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| Republican || 23,413 || 34.0
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| Libertarian || 358 || 0.5
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| Unaffiliated || 16,670 || 24.2
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==Recent news==
==Recent news==
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Chad Smith
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Republican Party
Prior offices:
Harnett County Schools, District 5
Years in office: 2014 - 2018
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 4, 2014

Chad Smith was a Republican incumbent for the District 5 seat on the Harnett County school board in North Carolina. He won election to the board in the general election on November 4, 2014.

Elections

2014

See also: Harnett County Schools elections (2014)

Chad Smith defeated incumbent Kevin A. Gregory in the Republican primary on May 6, 2014. Smith was unopposed for the District 5 seat in the general election on November 4, 2014.

Results

General
Harnett County Schools, District 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngChad Smith 100% 3,186
Total Votes 3,186
Source: North Carolina Board of Elections, "2014 General Election Results," accessed December 30, 2014
Primary
Harnett County Schools, District 5 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngChad Smith 52.6% 461
     Republican Kevin A. Gregory Incumbent 47.4% 416
Total Votes 877
Source: North Carolina Board of Elections, "05/06/2014 UNOFFICIAL PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS - HARNETT, accessed May 7, 2014

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Footnotes

2014 Harnett County Schools Elections
Harnett County, North Carolina
Election date:November 4, 2014
Candidates:District 1: Vivian Bennett

District 3: Incumbent, Chuch Levorse • Howard Penny Jr. • Doug Turner

District 5: Incumbent, Kevin A. Gregory • Chad Smith
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