Spotsylvania County Public Schools elections (2013)

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2013 Spotsylvania County Public Schools Elections
General Election date:
November 5, 2013
Table of Contents
About the district Method of election Elections What was at stake? Key deadlines Additional measures External links References
See also
Virginia Spotsylvania County Public Schools Spotsylvania County, Virginia ballot measures Local ballot measures, Virginia

Three seats were up for election on the Spotsylvania County School Board on November 5, 2013. The Battlefield and Lee Hill Districts were filled by unopposed candidate Baron Braswell and unopposed incumbent Amanda Blalock, respectively. Challenger Erin Grampp won election of the Berkeley District over incumbent J. Gilbert Seaux and challenger Mark Marshall.

About the district

See also: Spotsylvania County Public Schools, Virginia

Spotsylvania County Public Schools is located in Spotsylvania County, Virginia.

Spotsylvania County Public Schools is located in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. As of the 2010 Census, the county was home to 127,348 residents. In the 2011-2012 school year, Spotsylvania County Public Schools was the 11th-largest school district in Virginia and served 23,817 students.

Demographics

Spotsylvania County underperformed compared to the rest of Virginia in terms of higher education achievement in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 28.2 percent of Spotsylvania County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 35.2 percent for Virginia as a whole. The median household income in Spotsylvania County was $78,345 compared to $63,907 for the state of Virginia. The poverty rate in Spotsylvania County was 7.6 percent compared to 11.3 percent for the entire state.

Racial Demographics, 2013
Race	Spotsylvania County (%)	Virginia (%)
White	77.9	70.8
Black or African American	15.9	19.7
American Indian and Alaska Native	0.4	0.5
Asian	2.5	6.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0.2	0.1
Two or More Races	3.2	2.7
Hispanic or Latino	8.3	8.6

Presidential Voting Pattern, Spotsylvania County
Year	Democratic Vote (%)	Republican Vote (%)
2012	43.4	54.9
2008	46.0	52.9
2004	36.6	62.8
2000	38.4	59.2

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.

Method of board member selection

The Spotsylvania County School Board is composed of seven members elected by district who serve four-year terms. Three seats were up for election on November 5, 2013.

Battlefield District

• Baron Braswell
  • Insurance agent

Berkeley District

• Erin Grampp
  • Owner of riding school
• Mark Marshall
  • Spotsylvania CPS employee
• J. Gilbert Seaux
  • Incumbent

Lee Hill District

• Amanda Blalock
  • Incumbent and Board Chair

Election results

Spotsylvania County Public Schools, Battlefield District General Election, 4-year term, 2013
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Baron Braswell	98.2%	3,914
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	1.8%	73
Total Votes				3,987
Source: Spotsylvania County, Virginia, "November 2013 General Election Official Results," accessed December 12, 2013

Spotsylvania County Public Schools, Berkeley District General Election, 4-year term, 2013
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Erin Grampp	47.9%	2,002
	Nonpartisan	Mark Marshall	36.5%	1,527
	Nonpartisan	J. Gilbert Seaux Incumbent	15%	627
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.6%	25
Total Votes				4,181
Source: Spotsylvania County, Virginia, "November 2013 General Election Official Results," accessed December 12, 2013

Spotsylvania County Public Schools, Lee Hill District General Election, 4-year term, 2013
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Amanda Blalock Incumbent	97.8%	3,429
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	2.2%	76
Total Votes				3,505
Source: Spotsylvania County, Virginia, "November 2013 General Election Official Results," accessed December 12, 2013

Endorsements

Berkeley District candidate Grampp was endorsed by the Spotsylvania County Republican Party and a University of Mary Washington economics professor. The Spotsylvania Education Association endorsed Blalock, Braswell and Marshall.

Campaign finance

Candidates received a total of $19,055 in contributions according to the Virginia State Board of Elections and The Free Lance-Star.

In the Battlefield District race, Braswell did not file any reports with the Virginia State Board of Elections.

Candidate	Contributions	Expenditures	Contributions Maintained
Baron Braswell	-	-	-

In the Berkeley District race, candidates received a total of $19,005 and spent $14,850.

Candidate	Contributions	Expenditures	Contributions Maintained
Erin Grampp	$14,875.00	$14,850.00	$25.00
Mark Marshall	$4,130.00	-	-
J. Gilbert Seaux	-	-	-

In the Lee Hill District, Blalock received a total of $50 and spent $0.

Candidate	Contributions	Expenditures	Contributions Maintained
Amanda Blalock	$50.00	-	$50.00

Past elections

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

2011 Spotsylvania County Public Schools, Chancellor District General Election, 4-year term, 2011 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Dawn A. Shelley 56.2% 2,130      Nonpartisan Michael V. Cotter 43.7% 1,655      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.2% 6 Total Votes 3,791 Source: Spotsylvania County, Virginia, "November 2011 General Election Official Results," accessed October 10, 2013 Spotsylvania County Public Schools, Courtland District General Election, 4-year term, 2011 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan James A. Meyer 51.3% 1,721      Nonpartisan Cliff M. Vaughan 48.2% 1,615      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.5% 18 Total Votes 3,354 Source: Spotsylvania County, Virginia, "November 2011 General Election Official Results," accessed October 10, 2013 Spotsylvania County Public Schools, Livingston District General Election, 4-year term, 2011 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Ray J. Lora 35.3% 1,573      Nonpartisan Kirk E. Twigg 34.8% 1,552      Nonpartisan David A. Brennan 29.9% 1,332      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.1% 5 Total Votes 4,462 Source: Spotsylvania County, Virginia, "November 2011 General Election Official Results," accessed October 10, 2013 Spotsylvania County Public Schools, Salem District General Election, 4-year term, 2011 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan William M. "Bill" Blaine, Jr. 98.9% 2,889      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 1.1% 32 Total Votes 2,921 Source: Spotsylvania County, Virginia, "November 2011 General Election Official Results," accessed October 10, 2013

What was at stake?

Three seats were up for election on the Spotsylvania County School Board on November 5, 2013. The Battlefield and Berkeley Districts were filled by new members, while Lee Hill District incumbent Amanda Blalock retained her seat.

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for the Spotsylvania County Public School Board election in 2013:

Deadline	Event
June 11, 2013	Last day to file nominating petitions
October 15, 2013	Last day to register to vote
November 5, 2013	Election day

Recent news

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See also

• School board elections review: Voters opt for experience over new blood in nation's largest school districts
• School board election wrap-up: Incumbents re-elected overwhelmingly in November 5 elections
• Virginia
• Spotsylvania County Public Schools
• List of school board elections in 2013
• Spotsylvania County, Virginia ballot measures
• Local ballot measures, Virginia

External links

Suggest a link

• District page
• Virginia State Board of Elections