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Derrick Donnell
Derrick Donnell was a candidate for the District 7 seat on the School District of Lee County school board in Florida. Donnell was defeated in the by-district primary election on August 30, 2016.
Elections
2016
Four seats on the School District of Lee County school board were up for general election on November 8, 2016. The board originally had five seats, but the 2016 election added two more seats to the board: Districts 6 and 7, which were elected at large. Two other seats were up for by-district election, although the race for one—District 3—was decided in the primary election on August 30, 2016, and it did not appear on the general ballot. In her bid for re-election, District 2 incumbent Jeanne Dozier faced five challengers in the primary election: Charlie Flores, Melisa Giovannelli, Kimberly Hurley, David Lusk, and Stephen Solak. Since no candidate won over 50 percent of the total votes, the top two vote-getters—Dozier and Giovannelli—advanced to the general election. Giovannelli defeated Dozier in the general election. The race for a two-year term for the new District 6 seat included Don Armstrong, Charles Dailey, Richard Dunmire, and Jane Kuckel on the primary ballot. Kuckel and Armstrong advanced to the general election, with Kuckel winning the seat. In the primary election for District 7, District 3 incumbent Cathleen Morgan faced challengers Derrick Donnell, Guido Minaya, Chris Quackenbush, and Betsy Vaughn. Morgan and Quackenbush both appeared on the general election ballot. Morgan won the general election. Since Morgan ran for the District 7 seat, the District 3 was left open for a newcomer. Chris Patricca defeated Lori Fayhee in the race for the seat in the primary election.[1][2]
Results
| School District of Lee County, District 7 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Cathleen Morgan |
32.67% | 31,542 |
| Chris Quackenbush |
27.16% | 26,223 |
| Betsy Vaughn | 16.73% | 16,146 |
| Derrick Donnell | 15.00% | 14,477 |
| Guido Minaya | 8.44% | 8,146 |
| Total Votes | 96,534 | |
| Source: Lee County Supervisor of Elections, "2016 Primary Election," accessed November 30, 2016 | ||
Funding
Donnell reported $3,895.00 in contributions and $2,990.66 in expenditures to the Lee County Supervisor of Elections, which left his campaign with $904.34 cash on hand, as of August 28, 2016.[3]
About the district
- See also: School District of Lee County, Florida
The School District of Lee County serves the county of the same name in southern Florida. The city of Fort Myers is the county seat. The county was home to an estimated 701,982 residents between 2010 and 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[4] The district was the ninth-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 87,425 students.[5]
Demographics
Lee County underperformed compared to Florida as a whole in terms of higher education attainment from 2010 to 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 25.3 percent of county residents aged 25 and older had attained a bachelor's degree or higher, compared to 26.8 percent statewide. The median household income for the county was $47,908 compared to $47,212 for the state. County residents lived below poverty level at a rate of 16.0 percent, while that rate was 16.5 percent for state residents.[4]
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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.
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Lee County Elections, "Candidate Information 2016," accessed June 30, 2016
- ↑ Lee County Supervisor of Elections, "2016 General Election," accessed November 8, 2016
- ↑ Lee County Supervisor of Elections, "Candidate Finance Reports," accessed August 28, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 United States Census Bureau, "State & County QuickFacts: Lee County, Florida," August 5, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ Florida Department of State, "Division of Elections: Election results," accessed September 14, 2015
| 2016 School District of Lee County Elections | |
| Lee County, Florida | |
| Election date: | Primary: August 30, 2016 General: November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | District 2: • Incumbent, Jeanne Dozier • Charlie Flores • Melisa Giovannelli • Kimberly Hurley • David Lusk • Stephen Solak District 3: • Lori Fayhee • Chris Patricca At-Large District 6: • Don Armstrong • Charles Dailey • Richard Dunmire • Jane Kuckel At-Large District 7: • Cathleen Morgan • Derrick Donnell • Guido Minaya • Chris Quackenbush • Betsy Vaughn |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
