Sarah Doss Thomas

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Sarah Doss Thomas

Prior offices:

DeSoto County Board of Education District 5

Year left office: 2021

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 3, 2020

Sarah Doss Thomas was a member of the DeSoto County Board of Education in Mississippi, representing District 5. Thomas left office on January 4, 2021.

Thomas ran for re-election to the DeSoto County Board of Education to represent District 5 in Mississippi. Thomas lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Elections

2020

See also: DeSoto County School District, Mississippi, elections (2020)

General election

General election for DeSoto County Board of Education District 5

Charles Barton defeated Larry Sylvester and incumbent Sarah Doss Thomas in the general election for DeSoto County Board of Education District 5 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Charles Barton (Nonpartisan)	56.2	10,615
		Larry Sylvester (Nonpartisan)	22.8	4,306
	Submit photo	Sarah Doss Thomas (Nonpartisan)	21.0	3,957

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2014

See also: DeSoto County School District elections (2014)

The election in DeSoto featured one seat up for general election on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Theron Long ran against challenger Sarah Doss Thomas for the District 5 seat. This was a rematch of their 2010 battle for the same seat, which Long won.

Results

DeSoto County School District, District 5 General Election, 6-year term, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Sarah Doss Thomas	55.1%	3,551
	Nonpartisan	Theron Long Incumbent	44.7%	2,881
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.2%	16
Total Votes				6,448
Source: DeSoto County Election Commission, "Official Results," accessed December 29, 2014

Funding

The DeSoto County Circuit Clerk does not publish and freely disclose school board candidate campaign finance reports.

Endorsements

Thomas did not receive any official endorsements for her campaign during the election.

2010

DeSoto County School District, District 5 Special Election, 4-year term, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Theron Long	37.3%	3,705
	Nonpartisan	Robert Leslie Flinn	25%	2,483
	Nonpartisan	Sarah Doss Thomas	22.4%	2,224
	Nonpartisan	Sandra Kelso	14.9%	1,481
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.4%	43
Total Votes				9,936
Source: DeSoto County Circuit Clerk, "Summary Report," accessed September 10, 2014

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2020

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