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William Lee Howell (North Carolina)
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William Lee Howell is the District 2 representative on the Iredell-Statesville Schools school board in North Carolina. Howell won the primary election on March 15, 2016, and defeated Nickey Mott (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Elections
2016
Three of the seven seats on the Iredell-Statesville Schools school board—Districts 2, 4 and 6—were up for general election on November 8, 2016. A Republican primary for District 2 was held March 15, 2016. This election, the first to follow the passage of House Bill 110 in 2015, marked the first partisan contest for the district.
Three Republican newcomers filed for the District 2 race, necessitating a primary election to reduce the field of candidates for the general election: Steven Hatley, Bill Howell and John Miller. Howell won the primary and defeated Nickey Mott (D) in the general election. Incumbent David Cash did not file to seek re-election to the District 2 seat, guaranteeing at least one newcomer would join the board.
In District 4, incumbent Charles Aubrey Gallyon II (D) originally faced challenger Ryan Pegarsch (R). However, when Pegarsch moved out of the district he withdrew from the race. Newcomer Doug Knight replaced him as the Republican candidate on the ballot. Gallyon II defeated Knight. In District 6, incumbent Charles Sherrill Kelly (R) successfully defended his spot on the board against LaVerne Zachary (D).[1][2][3]
General results
| Iredell-Statesville Schools, District 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  William Lee Howell |
76.58% | 6,725 | |
| Democrat | Nicole Renee Moon Mott | 23.42% | 2,057 | |
| Total Votes (100) | 8,782 | |||
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official General Election Results-Iredell," accessed December 5, 2016 | ||||
Primary results
| Iredell-Statesville Schools, District 2 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | William Lee Howell |
45.23% | 1,266 | |
| Republican | Steven Hatley | 35.23% | 986 | |
| Republican | John Miller | 19.54% | 547 | |
| Total Votes (100) | 2,799 | |||
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "03/15/2016 Official Primary Election Results - Iredell," accessed September 6, 2016 | ||||
Funding
Howell did not file a campaign finance report with the Iredell County Board of Elections as of November 3, 2016.[4]
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).[5]
The third quarter campaign finance deadline was October 31, 2016, and the fourth quarter deadline was January 11, 2017.[6]
About the district
Iredell-Statesville Schools is located in Iredell County, North Carolina. Iredell County was home to 166,675 residents between 2010 and 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[7] The district was the 17th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 20,858 students.[8]
Demographics
Iredell County underperformed in comparison to North Carolina as a whole in terms of higher education achievement from 2009 to 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 23.9 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree or higher, compared to 27.3 percent for the state. The median household income in the county was $50,329, compared to $46,334 for the state. The poverty rate in the county was 13.8 percent, compared to 17.5 percent for the entire state.[7]
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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
- ↑ Iredell County, "2016 Nov. 8 General Election Candidate List," accessed November 3, 2016
- ↑ Record & Landmark, "Pegarsch won't seek Iredell-Statesville school board seat," June 16, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Unofficial General Election Results-Iredell," accessed November 8, 2016
- ↑ Iredell County, "Campaign Finance 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
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 United States Census Bureau, "Iredell County, North Carolina," accessed February 29, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "NC Voter Statistics Results," accessed March 10, 2014
| 2016 Iredell-Statesville Schools Elections | |
| Iredell County, North Carolina. | |
| Election date: | Primary: March 15, 2016 General: November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | District 2: Steven Hatley (R) • Bill Howell (R) • John Miller (R) • Nickey Mott (D) District 4: Incumbent, Charles Aubrey Gallyon II (D) • Doug Knight (R) |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
