Joel Churchwell
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Joel Churchwell holds an at-large seat on the Onslow County school board in North Carolina. He was initially elected to the chamber in the general election on May 6, 2014.
Elections
2014
- See also: Onslow County Schools elections (2014)
Joel Churchwell challenged incumbents Brock Ridge and Mary Anne Kellum-Sharpe as well as Bob Williams for an at-large seat in the general election on May 6, 2014.
Results
Churchwell won election to the board on May 6, 2014.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Bob Williams |
27% | 8,817 | |
| Nonpartisan | Brock Ridge Incumbent |
25.6% | 8,369 | |
| Nonpartisan | Joel Churchwell |
24.3% | 7,939 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mary Anne Kellum-Sharpe Incumbent | 22.5% | 7,352 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in | 0.7% | 235 | |
| Total Votes | 32,712 | |||
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "05/06/2014 OFFICIAL PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS - ONSLOW," accessed June 2, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Churchwell reported no contributions or expenditures to the Onslow County Board of Elections, which left his campaign with $1,471.70 on hand from his previous campaign.[1]
Endorsements
Churchwell did not receive any official endorsements for his campaign.
2010
Churchwell sought election to the Onslow school board in 2010. He was defeated by Brock Ridge, Mary Anne Kellum-Sharpe and Linda Padgett-Parker.
| Onslow County Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Brock Ridge |
21.6% | 5,915 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mary Ann Kellum-Sharpe |
16.1% | 4,420 | |
| Nonpartisan | Linda Padgett-Parker |
14.7% | 4,038 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ronnie Ross | 13.6% | 3,738 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mike Hewitt | 10.4% | 2,851 | |
| Nonpartisan | Curtis Pittman | 9.6% | 2,640 | |
| Nonpartisan | Sam Kirk | 8.7% | 2,398 | |
| Nonpartisan | William Roger Jones, Sr. | 4.9% | 1,336 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in | 0.4% | 102 | |
| Total Votes | 27,438 | |||
| Source: Onslow County Board of Elections, "Primary Election: May 4, 2010," accessed March 19, 2014 | ||||
Campaign themes
2014
Churchwell's campaign website listed his themes for 2014:
| “ | I will focus on three areas when I am elected:
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| —Joel Churchwell's campaign website, (2014)[3] | ||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Joel + Churchwell + Onslow + County + Schools"
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Onslow County Board of Elections, "Active Campaign Finance Reports," accessed March 19, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Facebook, "Joel Churchwell for the Onslow County School Board, accessed May 5, 2014
| 2014 Onslow County Schools Elections | |
| Onslow County, North Carolina | |
| Election date: | May 6, 2014 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Joel Churchwell • Brock Ridge • Mary Anne Kellum-Sharpe • Bob Williams |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
