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Marilyn Stout
Marilyn Stout
was
a candidate for the District 1 seat on the Lee County School Board in Florida. She was defeated by Mary Fischer in the general election on August 26, 2014.
Biography
Stout is a former member of the Cape Coral City Council. She resigned her posts on the Cape Coral Charter School Board of Governors and the Lee Memorial Health System Board of Directors effective November 3, 2014 to focus on her school board campaign. Stout served on the charter school board from 2006 to 2014 and first joined the hospital board in 2000.[1]
Elections
2014
The August 26, 2014, general election in Lee County featured three seats up for election. The general election determined if candidates for each seat could garner a majority of the vote total. Because no candidate received 50 percent plus one of the general election votes in District 4, the top two vote recipients advanced to the runoff election on November 4, 2014. The District 4 race featured incumbent Don H. Armstrong and challengers Arvella Clare, Richard L. Dunmire and Steve Teuber, a former board member. Armstrong and Teuber advanced to the runoff election.
The District 1 and 5 races were determined in the general election. Mary Fischer won re-election to the District 1 seat against Marilyn Stout. Pam LaRiviere and Carla Ronco ran to replace Thomas Scott, who did not file for re-election. LaRiviere won the open seat.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Mary Fischer Incumbent |
55.9% | 40,653 | |
| Nonpartisan | Marilyn Stout | 44.1% | 32,039 | |
| Total Votes | 72,692 | |||
| Source: Lee County Supervisor of Elections, "2014 Primary Election Official Results," accessed December 23, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Stout reported $19,395.66 in contributions and loans and $3,470.23 in expenditures to the Lee County Supervisor of Elections, as of July 23, 2014.[2]
Endorsements
Stout received no official endorsements in this election.
About the district
- See also: School District of Lee County, Florida
School District of Lee County is based in Fort Myers, the county seat of Lee County, Florida. Lee County is home to 661,115 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau.[3] School District of Lee County was the ninth-largest school district in Florida, serving 83,895 students during the 2011-2012 school year.[4]
Demographics
Lee County underperformed in comparison to the rest of Florida in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 24.6 percent of Lee County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 26.2 percent for Florida as a whole. The median household income in Lee County was $48,453 compared to $47,309 for the state of Florida. The poverty rate in Lee County was 14.5 percent compared to 15.6 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
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Marilyn + Stout + Lee + County + Schools + Florida"
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ News-Press.com, "Lee GOP to select new leader; Rodrigues gains challenger," June 7, 2014
- ↑ Lee County Supervisor of Elections, "Candidate Financial Reports," accessed July 23, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 United States Census Bureau, "Lee County, Florida," accessed July 14, 2014
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed July 7, 2014
- ↑ Lee County Supervisor of Elections, "Home," accessed July 14, 2014
| 2014 School District of Lee County Elections | |
| Lee County, Florida | |
| Election date: | August 26, 2014 |
| Candidates: | District 1: • Mary Fischer • Marilyn Stout District 4: • Don H. Armstrong • Arvella Clare • Richard L. Dunmire • Steve Teuber |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
