Jeff Ramsey (North Carolina)
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Jeff Ramsey is an at-large representative on the Gaston County Schools school board in North Carolina. Ramsey won re-election in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Elections
2016
- See also: Gaston County Schools elections (2016)
Four of the nine seats on the Gaston County Schools school board were up for general election on November 8, 2016. One seat was up for at-large election and three seats were up for by-district election. In his bid for re-election to the at-large seat, board incumbent Jeff Ramsey was joined by newcomer Rebecca Schwindeman. Ramsey successfully defended his spot on the board. Terry Usery and David (Brent) Moore filed for the Cherryville Township and the Crownders Mountain Township seats, respectively, and both newcomers ran unopposed and were elected. Incumbent Dot Guthrie filed for re-election to the Gastonia Township seat defeated newcomer Mike Stuart.[1][2]
Results
| Gaston County Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Jeff Ramsey Incumbent |
63.71% | 44,542 |
| Rebecca Schwindeman | 35.66% | 24,927 |
| Write-in votes | 0.63% | 441 |
| Total Votes (100) | 69,910 | |
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official General Election Results-Gaston," accessed December 5, 2016 | ||
Funding
No candidate in this election filed a campaign finance report with the Gaston County Board of Elections as of November 3, 2016.[3]
School board candidates in North Carolina were required to file campaign finance reports to their county's board of elections unless the candidate:
(1) Did not receive more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) in contributions, and
(2) Did not receive more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) in loans, and
(3) Did not spend more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).[4]
The third quarter campaign finance deadline was October 31, 2016, and the fourth quarter deadline was January 11, 2017.[5]
About the district
- See also: Gaston County Schools, North Carolina
Gaston County Schools is located in the county of the same name in North Carolina. The county seat is Gastonia. Gaston County was home to 213,442 residents between 2010 and 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[6] The district was the ninth-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 31,256 students.[7]
Demographics
Gaston County underperformed in comparison to North Carolina as a whole in terms of higher education attainment from 2010 to 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 18.5 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree or higher, compared to 27.8 percent for state residents. The median household income in the county was $42,158, compared to $46,693 for the state. County residents lived below the poverty level at a rate of 16.7 percent, compared to a rate of 17.2 percent for state residents.[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.
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Gaston County, "Candidate Filing List (Board of Education)," accessed August 1, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Unofficial General Election Results-Gaston," accessed November 8, 2016
- ↑ Gaston County, "Campaign Finance Information-Reports," accessed November 3, 2016
- ↑ General Assembly of North Carolina, "Chapter 163: Elections And Election Laws, Article 22A - Regulating Contributions and Expenditures in Political Campaigns," accessed February 11, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Reporting Schedules," accessed October 11, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 United States Census Bureau, "Gaston County, North Carolina," accessed August 4, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "NC Voter Statistics Results," accessed August 14, 2014
