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{{WCSSBOE2014}}'''Three seats''' on the [[Wood County Schools, West Virginia|Wood County Schools]] school board were up for '''general election''' on May 13, 2014. [[Lawrence Hasbargen]], [[Peggy Smith]] and [[Jimmy Asbury]] defeated [[Jim Fox]], [[Tad M. Wilson]], [[Ron Tice]], [[Steve Smith (West Virginia)|Steve Smith]], [[Ami Shaver]], [[Rene Imler]] and [[Ponnie Piggott-Sampson]] for the three positions.
{{WCSSBOE2014}}'''Three seats''' on the [[Wood County Schools, West Virginia|Wood County Schools]] school board were up for '''general election''' on [[List of school board elections in 2014|May 13, 2014]]. [[Lawrence Hasbargen]], [[Peggy Smith]] and [[Jimmy Asbury]] defeated [[Jim Fox]], [[Tad M. Wilson]], [[Ron Tice]], [[Steve Smith (West Virginia)|Steve Smith]], [[Ami Shaver]], [[Rene Imler]] and [[Ponnie Piggott-Sampson]] for the three positions.


==About the district==
==About the district==
:: ''See also: [[Wood County Schools, West Virginia]]''
:: ''See also: [[Wood County Schools, West Virginia]]''
[[File:Map of West Virginia highlighting Wood County.svg|200px|thumb|left|link=Wood County Schools, West Virginia|Wood County Schools is located in Wood County, West Virginia]] Wood County  Schools is located in [[Wood County, West Virginia]]. Wood County is home to 86,569 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau.<ref name=Census>[http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/54/54107.html ''United States Census Bureau,'' "Wood County, West Virginia," accessed April 16, 2014]</ref> Wood County Schools was the [[Largest school districts in the United States by enrollment|third-largest school district]] in [[West Virginia]], serving 13,462 students during the 2010-2011 school year.<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>
[[File:Map of West Virginia highlighting Wood County.svg|200px|thumb|left|link=Wood County Schools, West Virginia|Wood County Schools is located in Wood County, West Virginia]] Wood County  Schools is located in [[Wood County, West Virginia]]. Wood County was home to 86,569 residents in 2013, according to the United States Census Bureau.<ref name=Census>[http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/54/54107.html ''United States Census Bureau,'' "Wood County, West Virginia," accessed April 16, 2014]</ref> Wood County Schools was the [[Largest school districts in the United States by enrollment|third-largest school district]] in [[West Virginia]], serving 13,462 students during the 2010-2011 school year.<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===
===Demographics===
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==Voter and candidate information==
==Voter and candidate information==
The Wood school board consists of five members elected to four-year terms. Board members are elected at-large, but represent different geographical districts. No more than two members elected from any magisterial district may serve on the board during a given term. There was no '''primary election''' and the '''general election''' was held on May 13, 2014. Three seats were on the ballot in 2014 and two seats are on the ballot in 2015.<ref name=board>[https://www.edline.net/pages/WCS/BOE ''Wood County Schools,'' "Board of Education," accessed April 16, 2014]</ref>
The Wood school board consists of five members elected to four-year terms. Board members are elected at-large, but represent different geographical districts. No more than two members elected from any magisterial district may serve on the board during a given term. There was no '''primary election''' and the '''general election''' was held on May 13, 2014. Three seats were on the ballot in 2014 and two seats are up for election in 2015.<ref name=board>[https://www.edline.net/pages/WCS/BOE ''Wood County Schools,'' "Board of Education," accessed April 16, 2014]</ref>


Candidates began to file affidavits of candidacy on  January 13, 2014. The filing deadline for school board candidates to get on the ballot in the general election was January 25, 2014.<ref name=calendar>[https://web.archive.org/web/2/http://www.sos.wv.gov/elections/2014Election/Pages/default.aspx ''West Virginia Secretary of State,'' "2014 Election Information," accessed April 9, 2014]</ref>
Candidates began to file affidavits of candidacy on  January 13, 2014. The filing deadline for school board candidates to get on the ballot in the general election was January 25, 2014.<ref name=calendar>[https://web.archive.org/web/2/http://www.sos.wv.gov/elections/2014Election/Pages/default.aspx ''West Virginia Secretary of State,'' "2014 Election Information," accessed April 9, 2014]</ref>

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2014 Wood County Schools Elections
General Election date:
May 13, 2014
Table of Contents
About the district
Method of election
Elections
Key deadlines
Additional elections
External links
See also
West Virginia
Wood County Schools
Wood County, West Virginia ballot measures
Local ballot measures, West Virginia
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Three seats on the Wood County Schools school board were up for general election on May 13, 2014. Lawrence Hasbargen, Peggy Smith and Jimmy Asbury defeated Jim Fox, Tad M. Wilson, Ron Tice, Steve Smith, Ami Shaver, Rene Imler and Ponnie Piggott-Sampson for the three positions.

About the district

See also: Wood County Schools, West Virginia
Wood County Schools is located in Wood County, West Virginia

Wood County Schools is located in Wood County, West Virginia. Wood County was home to 86,569 residents in 2013, according to the United States Census Bureau.[1] Wood County Schools was the third-largest school district in West Virginia, serving 13,462 students during the 2010-2011 school year.[2]

Demographics

Wood County outperformed the rest of West Virginia in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 18.8% of Wood County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 17.9% for West Virginia as a whole. The median household income in Wood County was $42,734 compared to $40,400 for the state of West Virginia. The poverty rate in Wood County was 16.0% compared to 17.6% for the entire state.[1]

Racial Demographics, 2012[1]
Race Wood County (%) West Virginia (%)
White 96.6 94.0
Black or African American 1.2 3.5
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2 0.2
Asian 0.6 0.7
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.0 0.0
Two or More Races 1.2 1.5
Hispanic or Latino 0.9 1.3

2013 Party Affiliation[3]
Party Registered Voters % of Total
Republican 21,665 39.7
Democratic 20,822 38.1
Mountain 36 0.1
Other 447 0.8
No Party 11,610 21.3

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 Wood school board consists of five members elected to four-year terms. Board members are elected at-large, but represent different geographical districts. No more than two members elected from any magisterial district may serve on the board during a given term. There was no primary election and the general election was held on May 13, 2014. Three seats were on the ballot in 2014 and two seats are up for election in 2015.[4]

Candidates began to file affidavits of candidacy on January 13, 2014. The filing deadline for school board candidates to get on the ballot in the general election was January 25, 2014.[5]

Elections

2014

Candidates

Although all Wood County school board candidates ran in the same at-large race for the three available seats, the winners represent specific geographic districts. Since no more than two candidates from any particular district may serve on the board during a given term, Ballotpedia has divided the candidate list by the geographic districts that candidates would have represented if elected.

District A

District B

District C

Election results

Wood County Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngLawrence Hasbargen Incumbent 13.6% 3,516
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngJimmy Asbury 12.4% 3,221
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngPeggy Smith 12.2% 3,176
     Nonpartisan Tad M. Wilson Incumbent 10.8% 2,798
     Nonpartisan Ami Shaver 10.6% 2,752
     Nonpartisan Jim Fox Incumbent 10.6% 2,744
     Nonpartisan Steve Smith 9.1% 2,353
     Nonpartisan Ron Tice 10.9% 2,816
     Nonpartisan Ponnie Piggott-Sampson 5.7% 1,474
     Nonpartisan Rene Imler 4.2% 1,081
Total Votes 25,931
Source: West Virginia Secretary of State, "Official Election Results," accessed June 23, 2014

Endorsements

No candidate received an official endorsement in this election.

Campaign finance

Candidates received a total of $4,523.07 and spent a total of $1,515.56 during the election, according to the Wood County Election Office.[6]

Candidate Contributions Expenditures Cash on hand
Jim Fox $3,305.00 $294.49 $3,010.51
Ron Tice $608.30 $608.30 $0.00
Steve Smith $25.00 $25.00 $0.00
Ami Shaver $25.00 $25.00 $0.00
Tad M. Wilson $25.00 $25.00 $0.00
Rene Imler $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Jimmy Asbury $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Lawrence Hasbargen $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Peggy Smith $509.77 $509.77 $0.00
Ponnie Piggott-Sampson $25.00 $25.00 $0.00

Past elections

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for the Wood County Schools election in 2014:[5]

Deadline Event
January 13, 2014 First day to file affidavits of candidacy
January 25, 2014 Last day to file affidavits of candidacy
February 7, 2014 First day to request an absentee ballot
April 30, 2014 Early voting begins
May 7, 2014 Last day to request an absentee ballot
May 10, 2014 Early voting ends
May 13, 2014 Election day

Additional elections on the ballot

In addition to the school board, residents of Wood County County voted in races for U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, House of Delegates, State Senate, State Executive Committee, County Commission, Congressional District Executive Committee, Senatorial District Executive Committee and Delegate District Executive Committee.[7]

Recent news

This section links to a Google news search for the term "Wood + County + Schools + West + Virginia"

Wood County Schools News Feed

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 United States Census Bureau, "Wood County, West Virginia," accessed April 16, 2014
  2. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed February 18, 2014
  3. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "West Virginia Voter Registration," accessed April 16, 2014
  4. ↑ Wood County Schools, "Board of Education," accessed April 16, 2014
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "2014 Election Information," accessed April 9, 2014
  6. ↑ Wood County, "2014 Candidates in Wood County," accessed April 15, 2014
  7. ↑ Wood County, "2014 Candidates in Wood County," accessed April 16, 2014
2014 Wood County Schools Elections
Wood County, West Virginia
Election date:May 13, 2014
Candidates:District A: • Jim Fox • Ron Tice • Steve Smith • Ami Shaver

District B: • Tad M. Wilson • Rene Imler • Jimmy Asbury

District C: • Lawrence Hasbargen • Peggy Smith • Ponnie Piggott-Sampson
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