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James Fletcher (Kentucky)
James Fletcher was a candidate for the District 2 seat on the Jefferson County Public Schools Board of Education in Kentucky. Fletcher was defeated in the by-district general election on November 8, 2016.
Elections
2016
Three of the seven seats on the Jefferson County Public Schools Board of Education were up for by-district general election on November 8, 2016. In District 2, Chris Kolb defeated incumbent David Jones Jr. and James Fletcher to win the seat. The incumbent in District 4 did not run for re-election leaving Benjamin Gies to win the seat after defeating Keisha Allen. District 7 incumbent Chris Brady defeated Fritz Hollenbach , S. Scott Majors, and James Sexton to win re-election to his seat.[1]
Results
| Jefferson County Public Schools, District 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Chris Kolb |
43.80% | 20,977 |
| David Jones Jr. Incumbent | 39.32% | 18,830 |
| James Fletcher | 16.35% | 7,833 |
| Write-in votes | 0.53% | 254 |
| Total Votes (100) | 47,894 | |
| Source: Jefferson County Clerk, "General Election Summary," accessed December 6, 2016 | ||
Funding
Fletcher reported no contributions or expenditures to the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance as of October 25, 2016.[2]
Candidates who raised or spent over $3,000 during the election cycle had to file all pre-election and post-election campaign finance reports. Those who raised or spent less than $3,000 were only required to file a 30-day post-election report, while those who raised or spent less than $1,000 did not have to file any reports.[3]
About the district
Jefferson County Public Schools is located in northern Kentucky in Jefferson County. The county seat is Louisville. Jefferson County was home to 763,623 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[4] The district was the largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 100,529 students.[5]
Demographics
Jefferson County outperformed Kentucky as a whole in terms of higher education achievement from 2010 to 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 30.8 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 21.8 percent of state residents. The median household income for the county was $47,692, compared to $43,342 for the state. The percentage of people below poverty level for Jefferson County was 16.8 percent, while it was 18.5 percent for the state as a whole.[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.
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Jefferson County Clerk, "Registry of Candidates," accessed August 15, 2016
- ↑ Kentucky Registry of Campaign Finance, "Candidate Search," accessed October 25, 2016
- ↑ Kentucky Registry of Election Finance, "Candidate Guide Campaign Finance," accessed October 25, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 United States Census Bureau, "Quickfacts:Jefferson County, Kentucky," accessed September 30, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Election Results," accessed September 28, 2016
| 2016 Jefferson County Public Schools Elections | |
| Jefferson County, Kentucky | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | District 2: Incumbent, David Jones Jr. • James Fletcher • Chris Kolb District 4: Keisha Allen • Benjamin Gies |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional measures on the ballot |
