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Bob Wyatt
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2016 - Present
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Bob Wyatt is the District 4 representative on the Rockingham County Schools school board in North Carolina. Wyatt won the seat in the by-district general election on November 8, 2016. Prior to the 2016 election, he served as the District 6 incumbent on the board. He was first elected in 2012.
Elections
2016
Four of the 11 seats on the Rockingham County Schools school board were up for by-district general election on November 8, 2016. District 1 incumbent Amanda Bell filed for re-election and successfully defended her seat against newcomer Penny Owens. District 2 saw board incumbent Nell Rose file for the seat, along with newcomer Brent Huss. Huss unseated the incumbent. Board incumbent Wayne Kirkman filed for the District 3 seat and defeated challenger R. Michael Jordan. Finally, board incumbent Bob Wyatt filed for the District 4 seat and was unopposed in his bid, winning another term on the board. There was no primary.[1][2]
Results
| Rockingham County Schools, District 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Bob Wyatt (unopposed) |
97.59% | 8,267 |
| Write-in votes | 2.41% | 204 |
| Total Votes (100) | 8,471 | |
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official General Election Results-Rockingham," accessed December 5, 2016 | ||
Funding
The Rockingham County Board of Elections did not publish school board candidate campaign finance reports on its website as of November 4, 2016.[3]
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).[4]
The third quarter campaign finance deadline was October 31, 2016, and the fourth quarter deadline was January 11, 2017.[5]
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Footnotes
- ↑ Rockingham County, "2016 Candidates," accessed July 20, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Unofficial General Election Results-Rockingham," accessed November 8, 2016
- ↑ Rockingham County, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed November 4, 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
| 2016 Rockingham County Schools Elections | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | District 1: Incumbent, Amanda Bell • Penny Owens District 2: Nell Rose • Brent Huss |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
