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John Bruce Buxton
John Bruce "J.B." Buxton was a 2015 candidate for District A of the Raleigh City Council in North Carolina. The general election took place on October 6, 2015.
Biography
Buxton earned a bachelor's degree in English literature from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a master's degree in public affairs from the Princeton University Woodrow Wilson School. His professional experience includes working as a high school teacher and coach, the director of special programs at the N.C. Teaching Fellows Program and the deputy state superintendent of the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. Buxton started the Education Innovations Group in 2009, which advises state departments and organizations on improving public education. He is a member of the Raleigh Planning Commission.[1][2]
Elections
2015
The city of Raleigh, North Carolina, held elections for mayor and city council on October 6, 2015. A runoff took place on November 3, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was July 17, 2015.[3] In the District A race, Richard Thompson and Edwin W. Woodhouse, Jr. defeated John Bruce Buxton in the general election. Thompson defeated Woodhouse in the runoff election. Incumbent Wayne Maiorano did not run for re-election.[4][5][6]
| Raleigh City Council District A, Runoff election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Richard A. Thompson |
57.7% | 4,498 |
| Edwin W. Woodhouse, Jr. | 42.3% | 3,293 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes (100%% of precincts reporting) | 7,791 | |
| Source: Wake County Board of Elections, "Unofficial Results," November 3, 2015 | ||
| Raleigh City Council District A General Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Richard Thompson |
33.9% | 3,377 | |
| Edwin W. Woodhouse Jr. |
33.4% | 3,330 | |
| John Bruce Buxton | 32.5% | 3,242 | |
| Write-in | 0.2% | 24 | |
| Total Votes | 9,973 | ||
| Source: Wake County Elections, "Municipal Elections Unofficial Results," October 6, 2015 | |||
Personal
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Buxton has a wife, Hunter, and three children.[1]
Recent news
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See also
- Raleigh, North Carolina
- Raleigh, North Carolina municipal elections, 2015
- United States municipal elections, 2015
External links
- Wake County Board of Elections - Official candidate list
- Official campaign website
- John Bruce Buxton on Twitter
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 JB Buxton for Raleigh City Council, accessed August 5, 2015
- ↑ LinkedIn.com, "JB Buxton," accessed August 5, 2015
- ↑ Correspondence with Gary Sims of Wake County on November 17, 2014.
- ↑ Wake County Board of Elections, "Future Election Dates," accessed September 19, 2014
- ↑ Wake County Board of Elections, "Official candidate list," accessed July 24, 2015
- ↑ Wake County Elections, "Municipal Elections Unofficial Results," October 6, 2015
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