Sumner County Schools elections (2014)
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Six seats on the Sumner County Schools Board of Education were up for general election on August 7, 2014. Districts 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 and 11 were up for re-election.
All incumbents filed for re-election and faced challengers except District 9. Incumbent Will Duncan did not file for re-election and a lone candidate, Patricia H. Brown, filled his seat.
About the district
- See also: Sumner County Schools, Tennessee
Sumner County Schools is located in Sumner County, Tennessee
Sumner County Schools is located in Sumner County, Tennessee. The county seat of Sumner County is Gallatin. Sumner County is home to 160,645 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau.[1] Sumner County Schools was the eighth-largest school district in Tennessee, serving 28,361 students during the 2011-2012 school year.[2]
Demographics
Sumner County performed equally in comparison to the rest of Tennessee in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 23.5 percent of Sumner County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, the same rate as Tennessee as a whole. The median household income in Sumner County was $55,560 compared to $44,140 for the state of Tennessee. The poverty rate in Sumner County was 9.8 percent compared to 17.3 percent for the entire state.[1]
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Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.
Voter and candidate information
The Sumner County Board of Education consists of 11 members elected to four-year terms by geographic district. There
was
no primary election and the general election
was
held on August 7, 2014. Six seats
were
up for election in 2014.[4]
The filing deadline for school board candidates to get on the ballot in the general election was April 3, 2014, and the deadline to withdraw was April 10, 2014.[5]
Elections
2014
Candidates
District 1
- Tammy Hayes
- Retired educator
- Vanessa Silkwood
- Incumbent
- Graduate, University of Tennessee
- Former critical care nurse
District 3
- Alice Bachman
- Retired Department of Defense employee
- Don Long
- Incumbent
- Mayoral assistant
District 5
- Janet Arnold
- Incumbent
- Retired physician's assistant
- Jeff Cordell
- Retired high school principal
District 7
- Andy Daniels
- Incumbent
- Training division supervisor, Servpro Industries
- John Ruth
- Owner, Master's Touch Cleaning and Restoration
District 9
District 11
- David A. Brown
- Incumbent
- Retired business owner and food broker
- Jeff Carter
- Principal architect, SYKES Enterprises Inc.
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Tammy Hayes |
53.5% | 1,618 | |
| Nonpartisan | Vanessa Silkwood Incumbent | 46.5% | 1,407 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.1% | 2 | |
| Total Votes | 3,027 | |||
| Source: Tiffany Rouse, "Email communication with Sumner County Elections Deputy Cheri Tatum," March 9, 2015 |
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Alice Bachman |
50.7% | 998 | |
| Nonpartisan | Don Long Incumbent | 49% | 965 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.3% | 6 | |
| Total Votes | 1,969 | |||
| Source: Tiffany Rouse, "Email communication with Sumner County Elections Deputy Cheri Tatum," March 9, 2015 |
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Jeff Cordell |
69.3% | 1,168 | |
| Nonpartisan | Janet Arnold Incumbent | 30.4% | 512 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.3% | 5 | |
| Total Votes | 1,685 | |||
| Source: Tiffany Rouse, "Email communication with Sumner County Elections Deputy Cheri Tatum," March 9, 2015 |
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Andy Daniels Incumbent |
67.8% | 946 | |
| Nonpartisan | John Ruth | 32.2% | 450 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0% | 0 | |
| Total Votes | 1,396 | |||
| Source: Tiffany Rouse, "Email communication with Sumner County Elections Deputy Cheri Tatum," March 9, 2015 |
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Patricia H. Brown |
99.5% | 1,265 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.5% | 6 | |
| Total Votes | 1,271 | |||
| Source: Tiffany Rouse, "Email communication with Sumner County Elections Deputy Cheri Tatum," March 9, 2015 |
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | David A. Brown Incumbent |
57.2% | 652 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jeff Carter | 42.8% | 487 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0% | 0 | |
| Total Votes | 1,139 | |||
| Source: Tiffany Rouse, "Email communication with Sumner County Elections Deputy Cheri Tatum," March 9, 2015 |
Endorsements
No candidate was publicly endorsed in this election.
Campaign finance
The Sumner County Election Commission does not publish and freely disclose school board candidate campaign finance reports.
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Sumner County Schools election in 2014:[5][6]
| Deadline | Event |
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| January 3, 2014 | First day to pick up nominating petitions |
| April 3, 2014 | Last day to file nominating petitions |
| April 10, 2014 | Last day to withdraw and last day to file first campaign finance report |
| May 5, 2014 | Last day to file statement of interests with the Tennessee Ethics Commission |
| June 18, 2014 | Last day to file as a write-in candidate |
| July 8, 2014 | Voter registration deadline |
| July 10, 2014 | Last day to file second campaign finance report |
| July 18, 2014 | Early voting begins |
| July 31, 2014 | Last day to file third campaign finance report |
| August 2, 2014 | Early voting ends and last day to withdraw as a write-in candidate |
| August 7, 2014 | Election day |
Additional elections on the ballot
This election shared the ballot with primary elections for several Tennessee state executive offices, state legislative seats and federal legislative seats in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. It also shared the ballot with county, municipal and judicial elections.[7]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Sumner + County + Schools + Tennessee"
See also
- Tennessee
- Sumner County Schools, Tennessee
- Tennessee school board elections, 2014
- List of school board elections in 2014
- School board elections, 2014
- Sumner County, Tennessee ballot measures
- Local ballot measures, Tennessee
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 United States Census Bureau, "Sumner County, Tennessee," accessed July 8, 2014
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed July 8, 2014
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "Election Results," accessed June 26, 2014
- ↑ Sumner County Schools, "Board Members," accessed July 8, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Tennessee Department of State-Election Information, "Election Calendar," accessed June 26, 2014
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "Candidate Dates," accessed June 27, 2014
- ↑ Sumner County, TN, "August Sample Ballot," accessed July 23, 2014 (dead link)
