Robert George (Virginia)
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Robert George is the District 5 representative on the York County School Board in Virginia. George won re-election to the board on November 3, 2015.
Elections
2015
The York County School Board is a five-member board elected by district to four-year terms. All five incumbents won re-election on November 3, 2015.[1] District 3 incumbent Mark Medford and District 4 incumbent R. Page Minter each faced and defeated a single challenger. Both District 1 incumbent Barbara Haywood and District 2 incumbent Cindy Kirschke ran unopposed and won re-election to their seats.[2]
The District 5 race between incumbent Robert George and challenger Sean Myatt was too close to call following the general election. George led by one vote in the unofficial results published after the election. Myatt requested a recount. Virginia law allowed for a recount if the winning and losing vote totals were within 1 percent of each other.[3] On December 1, 2015, a recount determined that George won the election by a one-vote margin.[4]
Results
| York County School Board, District 5, General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Robert George Incumbent |
49.8% | 1,018 |
| Sean Myatt | 49.8% | 1,017 |
| Write-in votes | 0.44% | 9 |
| Total Votes | 2,044 | |
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "2015 November General", accessed November 3, 2015 | ||
Funding
George reported no contributions or expenditures to the Virginia State Board of Elections as of October 28, 2015.[5]
Endorsements
George did not receive any official endorsements in this election.
About the district
- See also: York County School Division, Virginia
York County School Division is located in southeast Virginia in York County. The county seat of York County is Yorktown. This county was home to 66,342 residents in 2014, according to estimates by the United States Census Bureau.[6] In the 2012-2013 school year, York County School Division was the 23rd-largest school district in Virginia and served 12,421 students.[7]
Demographics
York County outperformed the rest of Virginia in terms of higher education achievement in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 42.0 percent of 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 York County was $82,073, compared to $63,907 for the state of Virginia. The poverty rate was 5.7 percent, while the statewide poverty rate was 11.3 percent.[6]
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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.
Recent news
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See also
- York County School Division, Virginia
- York County School Division elections (2015)
- Incumbency no guarantee of success in Nov. 3 school board elections (November 6, 2015)
- What happened in Nov.'s top board elections? (November 4, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ York County School Division, "School Board Members," accessed January 27, 2015
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedfiling - ↑ Daily Press, "Two York County School Board incumbents win, with a third race too close to call," November 3, 2015
- ↑ Williamsburg Yorktown Daily, "Incumbent George Keeps York Schools Seat After Recount," December 2, 2015
- ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed October 27, 2015
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 United States Census Bureau, "York County, Virginia," accessed January 29, 2015
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Election Results," accessed September 17, 2013
| 2015 York County School Division Elections | |
| York County, Virginia | |
| Election date: | November 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | District 1: • Incumbent, Barbara Haywood District 2: • Incumbent, Cindy Kirschke |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
