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York County School Division elections (2015)
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All five seats on the York County School Division School Board were up for general election on November 3, 2015.[1]
District 3 incumbent Mark Medford and District 4 incumbent R. Page Minter each faced and defeated a single challenger. Both District 1 incumbent Barbara Haywood and District 2 incumbent Cindy Kirschke ran unopposed and won re-election to their seats.
The District 5 race between incumbent Robert George and challenger Sean Myatt was too close to call following the general election. George led by one vote in the unofficial results published after the election. Myatt requested a recount as state law allows for a recount if the winning and losing vote totals are within 1 percent of each other.[2] On December 1, 2015, a recount determined that George won the election by a one-vote margin.[3]
About the district
- See also: York County School Division, Virginia
York County School Division is located in southeast Virginia in York County. The county seat of York County is Yorktown. This county was home to 66,342 residents in 2014, according to estimates by the United States Census Bureau.[4] In the 2012-2013 school year, York County School Division was the 23rd-largest school district in Virginia and served 12,421 students.[5]
Demographics
York County outperformed the rest of Virginia in terms of higher education achievement in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 42.0 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 35.2 percent for Virginia as a whole. The median household income in York County was $82,073, compared to $63,907 for the state of Virginia. The poverty rate was 5.7 percent, compared to 11.3 percent for the entire state.[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.
Voter and candidate information
The York County School Board is a five-member board elected by district to four-year terms. All five seats were on the ballot in 2015. The general election was held on November 3, 2015. The next scheduled election for all five seats was 2019. The filing deadline for candidates interested in running for the board was June 9, 2015.[7][8]
Elections
2015
Candidates
District 1
Barbara Haywood 
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District 3
| Mark Medford
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District 5
| Robert George
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Election results
| York County School Board, District 1, General Election, 2015 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Barbara Haywood Incumbent |
97.6% | 1,989 |
| Write-in votes | 2.4% | 49 |
| Total Votes | 2,038 | |
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "2015 November General", accessed November 3, 2015 | ||
| York County School Board, District 2, General Election, 2015 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Cindy Kirschke Incumbent |
98.4% | 1,288 |
| Write-in votes | 1.6% | 21 |
| Total Votes | 1,309 | |
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "2015 November General", accessed November 3, 2015 | ||
| York County School Board, District 3, General Election, 2015 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Mark Medford Incumbent |
53.2% | 1,729 |
| Julie Reichle | 46.7% | 1,517 |
| Write-in votes | 0.09% | 3 |
| Total Votes | 3,249 | |
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "2015 November General", accessed November 3, 2015 | ||
| York County School Board, District 4, General Election, 2015 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| R. Page Minter Incumbent |
56.8% | 1,736 |
| G. Stephen Roane Jr. | 42.8% | 1,308 |
| Write-in votes | 0.36% | 11 |
| Total Votes | 3,055 | |
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "2015 November General", accessed November 3, 2015 | ||
| York County School Board, District 5, General Election, 2015 | ||
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| Robert George Incumbent |
49.8% | 1,018 |
| Sean Myatt | 49.8% | 1,017 |
| Write-in votes | 0.44% | 9 |
| Total Votes | 2,044 | |
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "2015 November General", accessed November 3, 2015 | ||
Endorsements
No official endorsements were made in this election.
Campaign finance
No contributions or expenditures were reported during the election, according to the Virginia State Board of Elections.[9]
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Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the York County School Division election in 2015:[8]
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| June 9, 2015 | Last day for candidates to file nomination documents |
| October 13, 2015 | Last day to register to vote in the general election |
| October 27, 2015 | Last day to apply for an absentee ballot by mail |
| October 31, 2015 | Last day to apply for an absentee ballot in person |
| November 3, 2015 | Election Day |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Virginia elections, 2015
This election shared the ballot with races for clerk of court, county revenue commissioner, commonwealth's attorney, county board of supervisors, county sheriff, county treasurer and soil and water conservation district.[10]
Recent news
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ York County School Division, "School Board Members," accessed January 27, 2015
- ↑ Daily Press, "Two York County School Board incumbents win, with a third race too close to call," November 3, 2015
- ↑ Williamsburg Yorktown Daily, "Incumbent George Keeps York Schools Seat After Recount," December 2, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 United States Census Bureau, "York County, Virginia," accessed January 29, 2015
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Election Results," accessed September 17, 2013
- ↑ York County School Division, "School Board," accessed September 21, 2015
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Virginia Department of Elections, "2015 November Election Calendar," accessed January 27, 2015
- ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed October 27, 2015
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "List of Candidates," September 9, 2015
| 2015 York County School Division Elections | |
| York County, Virginia | |
| Election date: | November 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | District 1: • Incumbent, Barbara Haywood District 2: • Incumbent, Cindy Kirschke |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
