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Michael Absher
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Michael Absher is an at-large representative on the Henderson County Schools school board in North Carolina. Absher won the seat in the at-large general election on November 8, 2016. Absher ran unsuccessfully for the board in 2010, 2012 and in the general election on November 4, 2014.
Elections
2016
Four of the seven seats on the Henderson County Schools school board were up for at-large general election on November 8, 2016. The seats of Ervin Bazzle, Mary Louise Corn, Joshua Houston, and Rick Wood were up for election. All four incumbents filed for re-election and were joined by four other candidates in the race: Michael Absher, Jared Bellmund, Blair Craven, and Burt Harris. Corn, Wood, Craven, and Absher won the election. There was no primary.[1][2]
Results
| Henderson County Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-year terms, 2016 |
||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Mary Louise Corn Incumbent |
15.41% | 26,280 |
| Rick Wood Incumbent |
14.75% | 25,161 |
| Blair Craven |
14.46% | 24,656 |
| Michael Absher |
14.04% | 23,939 |
| Joshua Houston Incumbent | 13.42% | 22,886 |
| Burt Harris | 11.57% | 19,739 |
| Ervin Bazzle Incumbent | 11.42% | 19,477 |
| Jared Bellmund | 4.66% | 7,941 |
| Write-in votes | 0.27% | 468 |
| Total Votes (100) | 170,547 | |
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official General Election Results-Henderson," accessed December 5, 2016 | ||
Funding
The Henderson County Board of Elections did not publish campaign finance reports on its website as of November 3, 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]
2014
Three at-large seats on the Henderson Board of Education were up for general election on November 4, 2014. Lisa Edwards and Amy Lynn Holt were the only incumbents running for re-election. They ran against challengers Michael Absher, Colby Coren and Sonia Rollins Gironda.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Lisa Edwards Incumbent |
25.4% | 16,830 | |
| Nonpartisan | Amy Lynn Holt Incumbent |
22.6% | 14,961 | |
| Nonpartisan | Colby Coren |
22% | 14,534 | |
| Nonpartisan | Sonia Rollins Gironda | 15.7% | 10,411 | |
| Nonpartisan | Michael Absher | 13.9% | 9,178 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.4% | 259 | |
| Total Votes | 66,173 | |||
| Source: North Carolina Board of Elections, "2014 General Election Results," accessed December 30, 2014 | ||||
2012
Absher ran for the board in 2012. He was defeated by Mary Louise Corn, Ervin W. Bazzle and Josh Houston.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Mary Louise Corn |
18.8% | 24,095 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ervin W. Bazzle |
13.8% | 17,648 | |
| Nonpartisan | Josh Houston |
13.7% | 17,504 | |
| Nonpartisan | Rick Wood |
13.4% | 17,082 | |
| Nonpartisan | Debbie Reemes Ford | 12.5% | 16,026 | |
| Nonpartisan | Charles E. Thomas | 10.4% | 13,337 | |
| Nonpartisan | Sonia Gironda | 8.6% | 11,050 | |
| Nonpartisan | Michael Absher | 8.4% | 10,758 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.3% | 361 | |
| Total Votes | 127,861 | |||
| Source: Henderson County Board of Elections, "Election Results 2012," accessed August 15, 2014 | ||||
2010
Absher ran for election to the board in 2010. He was defeated by Lisa Edwards, Amy Lynn Holt and Melissa Maurer.
| Henderson County Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Lisa Edwards |
22.4% | 17,287 | |
| Nonpartisan | Amy Lynn Holt |
19.9% | 15,363 | |
| Nonpartisan | Melissa Maurer |
18.2% | 14,089 | |
| Nonpartisan | Michael Absher | 20.1% | 15,576 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jane Orwoll | 14.5% | 11,230 | |
| Nonpartisan | Joslyn Bleick | 4.7% | 3,610 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.2% | 179 | |
| Total Votes | 77,334 | |||
| Source: Henderson County Board of Elections, "Election Results 2010," accessed August 15, 2014 | ||||
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See also
- Henderson County Public Schools, North Carolina
- Henderson County Schools elections (2016)
- Henderson County Public Schools elections (2014)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Henderson County, "Candidate List Grouped by Contest," accessed January 22, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Unofficial General Election Results-Henderson," accessed November 8, 2016
- ↑ Henderson County, "Board of Elections," 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
| 2016 Henderson County Schools Elections | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-Large: Incumbent, Ervin Bazzle • Incumbent, Mary Louise Corn • Incumbent, Joshua Houston • Incumbent, Rick Wood • Michael Absher • Jared Bellmund • Blair Craven • Burt Harris |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
