Shannon Lee Smith-Wood
Shannon Lee Smith-Wood was a candidate for Cedar Run District representative on the Fauquier County School Board in Virginia. The general election was held on November 3, 2015.[1] Shannon Lee Smith-Wood lost the general election on November 3, 2015.
Elections
2015
Opposition
The Fauquier County School Board is a five-member board elected by district to four-year terms. All five seats were up for election on November 3, 2015. Cedar Run District board member Donna Grove defeated challenger Shannon Lee Smith-Wood to retain her seat. Newcomers Suzanne Sloane, Heidi Van Voorhis and Linda Williams ran for the Scott District seat held by Maureen Riordan, who did not file for re-election. Sloane won the open seat. Incumbents Brian Gorg, Sheryl Wolfe and Raymond Bland ran unopposed and won re-election to the Center District, Lee District and Marshall District seats, respectively.[1]
Results
| Fauquier County School Board, Cedar Run District, General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Donna Grove Incumbent |
68.4% | 1,961 |
| Shannon Lee Smith-Wood | 31.1% | 890 |
| Write-in votes | 0.49% | 14 |
| Total Votes | 2,865 | |
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "2015 November General", accessed November 4, 2015 | ||
Funding
Smith-Wood reported $1,587.76 in contributions and $1,290.15 in expenditures to the Virginia State Board of Elections, which left her campaign with $297.61 on hand as of October 28, 2015.[2]
Endorsements
Smith-Wood did not receive any official endorsements in this election.
About the district
- See also: Fauquier County Public Schools, Virginia
Fauquier County Public Schools is located in northeast Virginia in Fauquier County. The county seat of Fauquier County is Warrenton. This county was home to 68,248 residents in 2014, according to estimates by the United States Census Bureau.[3] In the 2011-2012 school year, Fauquier County Public Schools was the 25th-largest school district in Virginia and served 11,244 students.[4]
Demographics
Fauquier County underperformed compared to the rest of Virginia in terms of higher education achievement in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 33.2 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 Fauquier County was $88,409, compared to $63,907 for the state of Virginia. The poverty rate was 5.6 percent, compared to 11.3 percent for the entire state.[3]
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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
- Fauquier County Public Schools, Virginia
- Fauquier County Public Schools 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Virginia Department of Elections, "List of Candidates," September 9, 2015
- ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed October 27, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 United States Census Bureau, "Fauquier County, Virginia," accessed January 27, 2015
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Election Results," accessed January 29, 2015
