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{{tnr|limit=3}}'''John Davis''' is a Region 3 member of the [[Pocono Mountain School District, Pennsylvania|Pocono Mountain School Board of Directors]] in [[Pennsylvania]]. The seat is up for general election on [[Pocono Mountain School District elections (2015)|November 3, 2015]]. There {{Greener | start=5/19/2015 9:00pm CDT | before=is | after=was}} a [[primary election]] on May 19, 2015. Davis filed to run in both the [[Republican]] and [[Democratic]] primaries. He ran unopposed in the primaries and won nominations in both of them. Davis was first elected to the board in 1995.<ref name=bio>[http://www.pmsd.org/Page/688 ''Pocono Mountain School District,'' "Meet the Board:John H. Davis," accessed March 23, 2015]</ref> Davis won the general election on November 3, 2015.


==Biography==
==Biography==
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Davis received his MBA from the University of Denver. He has been a member of the Pocono Mountain School Board of Directors for 20 years. He was last elected in 2011.<ref name=bio/>  
Davis received his MBA from the University of Denver. He served as a member of the Pocono Mountain School Board of Directors for over 20 years.<ref name=bio>[http://www.pmsd.org/Page/688 ''Pocono Mountain School District,'' "Meet the Board:John H. Davis," accessed March 23, 2015]</ref>  


==Elections==
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|ref=[http://www.co.monroe.pa.us/Elections/RaceDtl.asp?election=34&year=2011&Electiontype=Municipal+Primary ''Monroe County,'' "Election Results 2011 Municipal Primary," accessed April 17, 2015]  
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===Demographics===
Monroe County underperformed in comparison to the rest of Pennsylvania in terms of higher education achievement in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 23.8 percent of Monroe County residents age 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 27.5 percent for Pennsylvania as a whole. The median household income in Monroe County was $57,408, compared to $52,548 for the state of Pennsylvania. The poverty rate in Monroe County was 12.0 percent, compared to 13.3 percent for the entire state.<ref name=Census/>
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! colspan="3" style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" |'' Racial Demographics, 2013<ref name=Census/>
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! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Race
! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Monroe County (%)
! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Pennsylvania (%)
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| White || 79.8 || 83.2
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| Black or African American || 14.8 || 11.5
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 0.5 || 0.3
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| Asian || 2.3 || 3.1
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0.1 || 0.1
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| Two or More Races || 2.4 || 1.8
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| Hispanic or Latino || 14.2 || 6.3
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! colspan="3" style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" |'' Presidential Voting Pattern, Monroe County<ref>[http://elections.nytimes.com/2008/results/states/president/pennsylvania.html ''The New York Times'', "Election Results," accessed September 26, 2013]</ref>
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! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Year
! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Democratic Vote (%)
! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Republican Vote (%)
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| 2012 || 56.4|| 42.3
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| 2008 || 58.0 || 41.0
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| 2004 || 49.7 || 49.6
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| 2000 || 49.6 || 46.8
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* [http://www.pmsd.org/pmsd Pocono Mountain School District]
* [http://www.pmsd.org/Page/688 Office website]


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Revision as of 17:25, 22 August 2023

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John Davis was a member of the Pocono Mountain School District school board Region 3 in Pennsylvania. Davis assumed office in 1995. Davis left office in 2019.

Davis ran for re-election to the Pocono Mountain School District school board Region 3 in Pennsylvania. Davis won in the general election on November 3, 2015.

Biography

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Davis received his MBA from the University of Denver. He served as a member of the Pocono Mountain School Board of Directors for over 20 years.[1]

Elections

2015

See also: Pocono Mountain School District elections (2015)


Five of the nine seats on the Pocono Mountain Board of Directors were up for election in the general election on November 3, 2015. There was a primary election on May 19, 2015. All candidates, with the exception of Matthew Henry, filed to run in both the Republican and Democratic primaries. Henry ran in the Republican primary only.

Eddie Coover won election without opposition in Region 1 after defeating Maria Geffers and Matthew Henry in the primary election. Region 2 incumbent Rusty Johnson along with Region 3 incumbents John Davis and Jacquelyn Leonard won re-election without general election opposition. No independent candidates filed to run in the general election.[2][3]

Results

Pocono Mountain School District, Region 3, General Election, 2015
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic/Republican Green check mark transparent.png John Davis Incumbent 50.1% 1,226
     Democratic/Republican Green check mark transparent.png Jacquelyn Leonard Incumbent 49.9% 1,220
Total Votes 2,446
Source: Monroe County, Pennsylvania, "Monroe County Election Results, Official Results," accessed December 21, 2015


Pocono Mountain School District,
Region 3 Democratic Primary Election, 4-year term, 2015
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Davis Incumbent 50.5% 208
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJacquelyn Leonard Incumbent 49.5% 204
Total Votes 412
Source: Monroe County, Pennsylvania, "Monroe County Election Results," accessed June 16, 2015


Pocono Mountain School District,
Region 3 Republican Primary Election, 4-year term, 2015
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Davis Incumbent 51.1% 217
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJacquelyn Leonard Incumbent 48.9% 208
Total Votes 425
Source: Monroe County, Pennsylvania, "Monroe County Election Results," accessed June 16, 2015

Funding

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The Monroe County Elections and Voter Registration Department does not publish and freely disclose school board candidate campaign finance reports. If you have any information regarding the campaign finance disclosures in this race, please contact the school board elections team at editor@ballotpedia.org.

Endorsements

Davis received no official endorsements for his campaign during the election.

2011

Results

This race had a primary election. In the state of Pennsylvania, candidates can cross-file as a Democrat and a Republican. This allows them to run in both parties' primary elections.

Pocono Mountain School District, Region 3 General Election, 4-year term, 2011
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Cross-filed Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Davis Incumbent 50.9% 1,312
     Cross-filed Green check mark transparent.pngJacquelyn Leonard 49.1% 1,267
Total Votes 2,579
Source: Monroe County, "Election Results 2011 Municipal Election," accessed April 17, 2015


Pocono Mountain School District, Region 3 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2011
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJacquelyn Leonard 36.6% 286
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Davis Incumbent 36.3% 284
     Republican Michael V. Gazza 27.1% 212
Total Votes 782
Source: Monroe County, "Election Results 2011 Municipal Primary," accessed April 17, 2015


Pocono Mountain School District, Region 3 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2011
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJacquelyn Leonard 30.5% 241
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Davis Incumbent 29% 229
     Democratic Sylvia Mitchell 19.1% 151
     Democratic Michael V. Gazza 16.2% 128
     Democratic Kieran Adair 5.1% 40
Total Votes 789
Source: Monroe County, "Election Results 2011 Municipal Primary," accessed April 17, 2015

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Pocono Mountain School District, "Meet the Board:John H. Davis," accessed March 23, 2015
  2. ↑ Pocono Mountain School District, "Meet the Board," accessed March 16, 2015
  3. ↑ Monroe County, Pennsylvania, "Candidate's Proclamation Report," accessed September 22, 2015
2015 Pocono Mountain School District Elections
Monroe County, Pennsylvania
Election date:Primary election: May 19, 2015
General election: November 3, 2015
Candidates:Region 1: • Eddie Coover (D/R) • Maria Geffers (D/R) • Matthew Henry (R)

Region 2: • Incumbent Rusty Johnson (D/R)

Region 3: • Incumbent, John Davis (D/R) • Incumbent Jacquelyn Leonard (D/R)
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