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====Endorsements====
====Endorsements====
Martin received no official endorsements during the election.
Martin received no official endorsements during the election.
==About the district==
::''See also: [[Newport News Public Schools, Virginia]]''
[[File:Map showing Newport News city, Virginia.png|200px|thumb|left|link=Newport News Public Schools, Virginia|Newport News Public Schools is located in Newport News, Va.]] Newport News Public Schools is located in eastern [[Virginia]] in [[Newport News, Virginia|Newport News]]. Newport News was home to 182,965 residents in 2014, according to the United States Census Bureau.<ref name=Census>[http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/51/5156000.html ''United States Census Bureau,'' "Quickfacts:Newport News, Virginia," accessed March 7, 2016]</ref> The district was the {{NCES1000 2013–2014|Rank=Y|Name=5102640}} in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served {{NCES1000 2013–2014|Enroll=Y|Name=5102640}} students.{{NCES1000 2013–2014|Ref=Y}}
===Demographics===
Newport News underperformed in comparison to Virginia as a whole in terms of higher education achievement in 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 24.1 percent of city residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 35.8 percent of state residents. The median household income in Newport News was $51,000, compared to $64,792 for the state. The poverty rate in the city was 15.2 percent, compared to 11.8 percent for the entire state.<ref name=Census/>
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! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Race
! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Newport News (%)
! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Virginia (%)
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| White || 49.0 || 68.6
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| Black or African American || 40.7 || 19.4
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 0.5 || 0.4
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| Asian || 2.7 || 5.5
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0.2 || 0.1
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| Two or More Races || 4.3 || 2.9
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| Hispanic or Latino || 7.5 || 7.9
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! colspan="3" style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" |'' Presidential votes, 2000-2012<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/2/https://www.sbe.virginia.gov/ElectionResults.html ''Virginia State Board of Elections,'' "Election Results," accessed February 11, 2014]</ref>
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| 2012 || 64.3 || 34.2
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| 2008 || 63.9 || 35.2
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| 2004 || 51.9 || 47.4
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| 2000 || 51.5 || 46.7
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==Recent news==
==Recent news==

Revision as of 18:24, 28 July 2023

Bethany Martin

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Bethany Martin was a candidate for South District representative on the Newport News School Board in Virginia. She was defeated in the general election that was held on May 3, 2016.[1]


Elections

2016

See also: Newport News Public Schools elections (2016)

Three of the seven seats on the Newport News Public Schools school board were up for general election on May 3, 2016. In the North District, Marvin Harris defeated Curtis Bethany and Valerie Young. John Eley III won the South District seat by defeating four other candidates including Sheryl Holmes Abbott, Terri Best, Bethany Martin, and Yugonda Sample. Incumbent Shelly Simonds won re-election to the Central District seat after running unopposed.[1]

Results

Newport News Public Schools,
South District General Election, 4-year term, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png John Eley III 31.04% 1,080
Terri Best 29.69% 1,033
Sheryl Holmes Abbott 27.68% 963
Bethany Martin 7.07% 246
Yugonda Sample 3.97% 138
Write-in votes 0.55% 19
Total Votes 3,479
Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "2016 May City General Official Results," accessed June 23, 2016

Funding

Martin reported no contributions or expenditures to the Virginia Department of Elections during the election.[2]

Endorsements

Martin received no official endorsements during the election.

Recent news

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See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tiffany Rouse, "Email correspondence with Newport News Voter Registrar Vicki Lewis," March 7, 2016
  2. ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed July 2, 2016
2016 Newport News Public Schools Elections
Newport News, Virginia
Election date:May 3, 2016
Candidates:Central District: Incumbent, Shelly Simonds

North District: Curtis Bethany • Marvin Harris • Valerie Young

South District: Sheryl Holmes Abbott • Terri Best • John Eley III • Bethany Martin • Yugonda Sample
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