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==About the district==
:: ''See also: [[Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools, North Carolina]]''
[[File:Map of North Carolina highlighting Nash County.svg|200px|thumb|left|link= Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools, North Carolina| Nash County Schools is located in Nash County, North Carolina]] Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools is located in [[Nash County, North Carolina]]. The county seat of Nash County is Carthage. Nash County is home to 95,093 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau.<ref name=Census>[http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/37/37127.html ''United States Census Bureau,'' "Nash County, North Carolina," accessed August 18, 2014]</ref> In the 2011-2012 school year, Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools was the [[Largest school districts in the United States by enrollment|24th-largest school district]] in [[North Carolina]] and served 16,952 students.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/2/http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/elsi/tableGenerator.aspx ''National Center for Education Statistics,'' "ELSI Table Generator," accessed February 18, 2014]</ref>
===Demographics===
Nash County underperformed in comparison to the rest of North Carolina in terms of higher education achievement in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 18.9 percent of Nash County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 26.8 percent for North Carolina as a whole. The median household income in Nash County was $43,757 compared to $46,450 for the state of North Carolina. The poverty rate in Nash County was 17.6 percent compared to 16.8 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;" | Nash County (%)
! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | North Carolina (%)
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| White || 57.3 || 71.7
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| Black or African American || 39.0 || 22.0
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 0.9 || 1.6
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| Asian || 1.0 || 2.6
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0.0 || 0.1
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| Two or More Races || 1.8 || 2.0
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| Hispanic or Latino || 6.6 || 8.9
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! colspan="3" style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" |''Nash County Party Affiliation, 2014<ref>[http://www.ncsbe.gov/webapps/voter_stats/results.aspx?date=03-08-2014 ''North Carolina State Board of Elections,'' "NC Voter Statistics Results," accessed August 19, 2014]</ref>
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! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Party
! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Registered Voters
! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | % of Total
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| Republican || 19,225 || 28.8
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| Democratic || 35,810 || 53.6
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| Libertarian || 123 || 0.2
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| Unaffiliated || 11,637 || 17.4
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==Recent news==
==Recent news==
This section links to a Google news search for the term "'''Steve + Williams + Nash + Rocky + Mount + Public + Schools'''"
This section links to a Google news search for the term "'''Steve + Williams + Nash + Rocky + Mount + Public + Schools'''"

Revision as of 21:18, 11 August 2024

Steve Williams

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Steve Williams was a candidate for the District 6 seat on the Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools Board of Education in North Carolina. He was defeated in the general election on November 4, 2014.

Elections

2014

See also: Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools elections (2014)

Six seats on the Nash-Rocky Board of Education were up for general election on November 4, 2014. All six incumbents sought re-election. In District 2, incumbent Jon Hardy ran against newcomers Linwood Weeks, Jeff Williams and Wendy Wilson. Incumbent Brenda Brown was unopposed in District 4. Tiffany Delano, Wayne Doll and Steve Williams challenged incumbent Bonnie Baker Batts for the District 6 seat. Incumbent Reginald Silver faced Steve Bulluck for the District 8 seat. In District 9, incumbent Robert Bynum ran against challenger LaShawnda Washington. Incumbent Michael David Grover, Ricky Jenkins and Latasha B. Sledge competed for a two-year term in the District 7 seat.

Results

Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools, District 6 General Election, 4-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngWayne Doll 42.8% 1,745
     Nonpartisan Steve Williams 37.1% 1,513
     Nonpartisan Bonnie Baker Batts Incumbent 11% 448
     Nonpartisan Tiffany Delano 8.6% 349
     Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.5% 21
Total Votes 4,076
Source: North Carolina Board of Elections, "2014 General Election Results," accessed December 30, 2014

Recent news

This section links to a Google news search for the term "Steve + Williams + Nash + Rocky + Mount + Public + Schools"

See also

External links

Footnotes