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Richard Dunmire
Richard L. Dunmire was a candidate for the District 6 seat on the School District of Lee County school board in Florida. Dunmire was defeated in the by-district general election on November 8, 2016.
Dunmire was a candidate for the District 4 seat in 2014. He faced Arvella Clare, Don H. Armstrong, and Steve Teuber in the primary election on August 26, 2014. Dunmire did not advance to the general election.
Elections
2016
Four seats on the School District of Lee County school board were up for general election on November 8, 2016. The board originally had five seats, but the 2016 election added two more seats to the board: Districts 6 and 7, which were elected at large. Two other seats were up for by-district election, although the race for one—District 3—was decided in the primary election on August 30, 2016, and it did not appear on the general ballot. In her bid for re-election, District 2 incumbent Jeanne Dozier faced five challengers in the primary election: Charlie Flores, Melisa Giovannelli, Kimberly Hurley, David Lusk, and Stephen Solak. Since no candidate won over 50 percent of the total votes, the top two vote-getters—Dozier and Giovannelli—advanced to the general election. Giovannelli defeated Dozier in the general election. The race for a two-year term for the new District 6 seat included Don Armstrong, Charles Dailey, Richard Dunmire, and Jane Kuckel on the primary ballot. Kuckel and Armstrong advanced to the general election, with Kuckel winning the seat. In the primary election for District 7, District 3 incumbent Cathleen Morgan faced challengers Derrick Donnell, Guido Minaya, Chris Quackenbush, and Betsy Vaughn. Morgan and Quackenbush both appeared on the general election ballot. Morgan won the general election. Since Morgan ran for the District 7 seat, the District 3 was left open for a newcomer. Chris Patricca defeated Lori Fayhee in the race for the seat in the primary election.[1][2]
Results
| School District of Lee County, District 6 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Jane Kuckel |
42.83% | 41,502 |
| Don Armstrong |
26.45% | 25,634 |
| Charles Dailey | 17.64% | 17,096 |
| Richard Dunmire | 13.08% | 12,675 |
| Total Votes | 96,907 | |
| Source: Lee County Supervisor of Elections, "2016 Primary Election," accessed November 30, 2016 | ||
Funding
Dunmire reported $33,794.00 in contributions and $33,406.88 in expenditures to the Lee County Supervisor of Elections, which left his campaign with $387.12 cash on hand, as of August 28, 2016.[3]
2014
The August 26, 2014, general election in Lee County featured three seats up for election. The general election determined if candidates for each seat could garner a majority of the vote total. Because no candidate received 50 percent plus one of the general election votes in District 4, the top two vote recipients advanced to the runoff election on November 4, 2014. The District 4 race featured incumbent Don H. Armstrong and challengers Arvella Clare, Richard L. Dunmire and Steve Teuber, a former board member. Armstrong and Teuber advanced to the runoff election.
The District 1 and 5 races were determined in the general election. Mary Fischer won re-election to the District 1 seat against Marilyn Stout. Pam LaRiviere and Carla Ronco ran to replace Thomas Scott, who did not file for re-election. LaRiviere won the open seat.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Steve Teuber |
33.6% | 24,060 | |
| Nonpartisan | Don H. Armstrong Incumbent |
29.5% | 21,154 | |
| Nonpartisan | Richard L. Dunmire | 19.2% | 13,744 | |
| Nonpartisan | Arvella Clare | 17.7% | 12,646 | |
| Total Votes | 71,604 | |||
| Source: Lee County Supervisor of Elections, "2014 Primary Election Official Results," accessed December 23, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Dunmire reported $17,757.12 in contributions and loans and $6,352.77 in expenditures to the Lee County Supervisor of Elections, as of July 23, 2014.[4]
Endorsements
Dunmire received no official endorsements in this election.
Recent news
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See also
- School District of Lee County, Florida
- School District of Lee County elections (2016)
- School District of Lee County elections (2014)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Lee County Elections, "Candidate Information 2016," accessed June 30, 2016
- ↑ Lee County Supervisor of Elections, "2016 General Election," accessed November 8, 2016
- ↑ Lee County Supervisor of Elections, "Candidate Finance Reports," accessed August 28, 2016
- ↑ Lee County Supervisor of Elections, "Candidate Financial Reports," accessed July 23, 2014
| 2016 School District of Lee County Elections | |
| Lee County, Florida | |
| Election date: | Primary: August 30, 2016 General: November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | District 2: • Incumbent, Jeanne Dozier • Charlie Flores • Melisa Giovannelli • Kimberly Hurley • David Lusk • Stephen Solak District 3: • Lori Fayhee • Chris Patricca At-Large District 6: • Don Armstrong • Charles Dailey • Richard Dunmire • Jane Kuckel At-Large District 7: • Cathleen Morgan • Derrick Donnell • Guido Minaya • Chris Quackenbush • Betsy Vaughn |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
