Rhonda Thurman
Rhonda Thurman was a member of the Hamilton County Board of Education in Tennessee, representing District 1. She assumed office in 2004. She left office in 2024.
Thurman ran for re-election to the Hamilton County Board of Education to represent District 1 in Tennessee. She won in the general election on August 6, 2020.
Biography
Thurman works as a hairdresser at Allure Beauty Salon. She unsuccessfully ran a write-in campaign for the District 1 seat on the Hamilton County Commission in 2014.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Hamilton County School District, Tennessee, elections (2020)
General election
General election for Hamilton County Schools Board of Education District 1
Incumbent Rhonda Thurman defeated Stephen Vickers in the general election for Hamilton County Schools Board of Education District 1 on August 6, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Rhonda Thurman (Nonpartisan) | 53.1 | 3,555 |
| Stephen Vickers (Nonpartisan) | 46.8 | 3,135 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 10 | ||
| Total votes: 6,700 | |||
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2016
Four of the nine seats on the Hamilton County School District Board of Education were up for by-district general election on August 4, 2016.[2] In District 1, incumbent Rhonda Thurman defeated challengers Jason Moses and Patti Skates to win another term. District 2 incumbent Jonathan Welch lost his seat to challenger Kathy Lennon. The District 4 race featured incumbent George Ricks and challengers Montrell Besley, Tiffanie Robinson, and Annette Thompson. Robinson won election to the seat. Incumbent Donna Horn was defeated by challenger Joe Wingate for the District 7 seat.[3][4][5]
Results
| Hamilton County School District, District 1 General Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Rhonda Thurman Incumbent |
56.62% | 2,112 |
| Patti Skates | 35.90% | 1,339 |
| Jason Moses | 7.40% | 276 |
| Write-in votes | 0.08% | 3 |
| Total Votes | 3,730 | |
| Source: Hamilton County Election Commission, "Official Precinct by Precinct Election Results," accessed September 8, 2016 | ||
Funding
Thurman reported $8,037.00 in contributions and $8,037.00 in expenditures to the Hamilton County Election Commission, which left her campaign with a $0.00 balance in the election.[6]
Endorsements
Thurman received no official endorsements in the election.
2012
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Rhonda Thurman Incumbent |
74.4% | 3,994 | |
| Nonpartisan | Katherine Benefield | 25.3% | 1,360 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.3% | 17 | |
| Total Votes | 5,371 | |||
| Source: Hamilton County, TN - Election Commission, "Election Archives," accessed June 25, 2014 | ||||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Times Free Press, "No retreat: In Rhonda Thurman's world ideology is everything, compromise, weakness," August 10, 2014
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "Election Calendar 2016," accessed March 30, 2016
- ↑ Hamilton County Election Commission, "List of qualified candidates for the August 2016 election," accessed April 8, 2016
- ↑ Hamilton County School District, "School Board Contact List," accessed April 8, 2016
- ↑ Hamilton County Election Commission, "Election 2016: State Primary County General," accessed August 4, 2016
- ↑ Hamilton County Clerk, "Financial Disclosures for Candidates and Current Elected Officials," accessed November 28, 2016
