Charlie Peterson (Utah)

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Charlie Peterson
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Board member, Jordan Board of Education, Precinct 5
Former candidate
Elections and appointments
Last election	June 24, 2014
Term limits	N/A
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Charlie Peterson was a candidate for the Precinct 5 seat on the Jordan Board of Education in Utah. He lost in the primary election on June 24, 2014 to fellow challenger Roy Hayward and incumbent Susan Pulsipher.

Elections

2014

See also: Jordan School District elections (2014)

Charlie Peterson ran against fellow challengers Roy Hayward and R. Timothy Ellingson, as well as incumbent Susan Pulsipher in the primary election on June 24, 2014.

Results

Jordan School District, Precinct 3 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Susan Pulsipher Incumbent	59.2%	1,161
	Nonpartisan	Roy Hayward	21.6%	423
	Nonpartisan	R. Timothy Ellingson	13.7%	268
	Nonpartisan	Charlie Peterson	5.6%	110
Total Votes				1,962
Source: Salt Lake County, "Unofficial Election Results," June 24, 2014. These election results are unofficial. They will be updated once certified election results are available.

Funding

Peterson did not file a campaign finance report with the Salt Lake County Clerk.

Endorsements

Peterson did not receive an endorsement in this election.

About the district

See also: Jordan School District, Utah

Jordan School District is located in Salt Lake County, Utah.

Jordan School District is located in Salt Lake County, Utah. The county seat is Salt Lake City. Salt Lake County was home to 1,091,742 residents in 2014, according to the United States Census Bureau. In the 2012-2013 school year, Jordan School District was the fourth-largest school district in Utah and served 52,481 students.

Demographics

Salt Lake County overperformed in comparison to the rest of Utah in terms of higher education achievement and median household income in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 31.0 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 30.3 percent for Utah as a whole. The median household income in Salt Lake County was $60,555 compared to $58,821 for the state of Utah. The poverty rate in Salt Lake County was 12.7 percent, the same rate for the entire state.

Racial Demographics, 2013
Race	Salt Lake County (%)	Utah (%)
White	88.9	91.6
Black or African American	1.9	1.3
American Indian and Alaska Native	1.3	1.5
Asian	3.7	2.3
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	1.6	1.0
Two or More Races	2.5	2.3
Hispanic or Latino	17.6	13.4

Presidential Voting Pattern, Salt Lake County
Year	Democratic Vote	Republican Vote
2012	146,147	223,811
2008	176,988	176,692
2004	135,949	215,728
2000	107,576	171,585

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.

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See also

• Jordan School District, Utah
• Jordan School District elections (2014)

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