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Zora Felton was the District 7 representative on the Wake County Public School System school board in North Carolina. Felton won re-election in the general election on November 8, 2016. However, she died unexpectedly shortly after the 2016 general election, leaving the seat vacant.[1]
Felton was first elected when she ran for the District 7 seat on the Wake County Public School System school board in the general election on October 8, 2013.
Biography
Felton has resided in Wake County since 1964. She has 25 years of experience teaching in Wake County. She is a parent of three children who graduated from Leesville High School and North Carolina Public Universities.[2]
Elections
2016
When state legislation created new school board district boundaries for the Wake County Public School System, a group of voters disputed the change in court.
- See also: Issues in the election
District 1 incumbent Tom Benton filed for re-election and faced challengers Donald Agee, Mary Beth Ainsworth, and Sheila Ellis. Agee defeated the incumbent. In District 2, incumbent Monika Johnson-Hostler filed for an additional term on the board and successfully defended her seat against challenger Peter Hochstaetter. Mark Ivey initially filed in the race but withdrew his candidacy in September 2016. Because of the late withdrawal, his name still appeared on the ballot. Sole newcomer Roxie Cash filed for the District 3 seat and won. District 4 incumbent Keith Sutton filed for re-election and faced single challenger Heather Elliott. Sutton won another term on the board. In their bids for re-election, District 5, 6, and 7 incumbents Jim Martin, Christine Kushner, and Zora Felton were unopposed and won additional terms on the board. However, Felton passed away unexpectedly shortly after the general election, leaving the District 7 seat vacant.
District 8 saw three newcomers file for the seat: Gary Lewis, Gil Pagan, and Lindsay Mahaffey, with Mahaffey winning the seat. In District 9, incumbent Bill Fletcher won the race against challenger Michael Tanbusch. There was no primary.[3][4]
After Judge Dever announced that the candidates who originally filed in this school board race were disqualified and would have to file again during a new filing window that ran from August 11, 2016, to August 17, 2016, three dropped out and two newcomers filed. Former candidates Beverley Clark, James McLuckie, and Donald Mial did not appear on the revised candidate list. District 7 incumbent Zora Felton and District 9 challenger Michael Tanbusch entered the race after the new deadline was set.[3]
Results
| Wake County Public School System, District 7 General Election, 2-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Zora Felton Incumbent (unopposed) |
97.77% | 34,625 |
| Write-in votes | 2.23% | 789 |
| Total Votes (100) | 35,414 | |
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "11/08/2016 Official General Election Results," accessed December 5, 2016 | ||
Funding
Felton reported $650.54 in contributions and $1,309.54 in expenditures to the Wake County Board of Elections, leaving her campaign with $847.85 cash on hand as of November 4, 2016.[5]
School board candidates in North Carolina were required to file campaign finance reports to their county's board of elections unless the candidate:
(1) Did not receive more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) in contributions, and
(2) Did not receive more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) in loans, and
(3) Did not spend more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).[6]
The third quarter campaign finance deadline was October 31, 2016, and the fourth quarter deadline was January 11, 2017.[7]
Endorsements
Felton was endorsed by the Wake County Democratic Party.[8]
2013
Felton defeated incumbent Deborah Prickett for the District 7 seat on October 8, 2013.
| Wake County Public School System General Election, 4-year term, District 7, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Zora Felton |
57.8% | 6,135 | |
| Nonpartisan | Deborah Prickett | 42.2% | 4,476 | |
| Total Votes | 10,611 | |||
| Source: WNCN These results are unofficial | ||||
Endorsements
Felton was endorsed by Wake NCAE, Doug Young (President of Young Group Insurance Agency), Wray Fleming (Retired Educator from Wake County Public Schools) and a district parent.[9]
Campaign finance
Felton raised a total of 19,840.02 in campaign contributions.[10]
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zora Felton | $19,840.02 | $17,920.89 | $1,919.13 |
Recent news
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See also
- Wake County Public School System, North Carolina
- Wake County Public School System elections (2016)
- Wake County Public School System elections (2013)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ WRAL, "Wake County school board member dies suddenly at age 65," accessed November 22, 2016
- ↑ Zora For School Board, "About Zora," accessed October 2, 2013
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Wake County Board of Elections, "Wake Board of Elections Candidate Detail List," August 17, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "11/08/2016 Unofficial General Election Results," accessed November 8, 2016
- ↑ Wake County, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed November 4, 2016
- ↑ General Assembly of North Carolina, "Chapter 163: Elections And Election Laws, Article 22A - Regulating Contributions and Expenditures in Political Campaigns," accessed February 11, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Reporting Schedules," accessed October 11, 2016
- ↑ News & Observer, "Political parties make Wake County school board endorsements," October 3, 2016
- ↑ Zora for School Board, "Endorsements," accessed October 2, 2013
- ↑ Wake County Board of Elections, "Wake County Campaign Finance Reports," accessed October 2, 2013
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