Eric White

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Eric White

Bentonville School District school board Zone 3

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## Contents

* 1 Elections
* 1.1 2016
* 1.1.1 Results
* 2 About the district
* 2.1 Demographics
* 3 Recent news
* 4 See also
* 5 External links
* 6 Footnotes

Eric White is the Zone 3 representative on the Bentonville School District school board in Arkansas. White won the seat in the by-district general election on September 20, 2016.

## Elections[edit]

### 2016[edit]

See also: Bentonville School District elections (2016)

Two of the seven seats on the Bentonville School District school board were up for general election on September 20, 2016. In Zone 3, challenger Eric White defeated incumbent Grant Lightle and former board member Beth Haney. Joe Quinn was the sole candidate to file in the Zone 7 race. The election was canceled due to lack of opposition and Quinn was automatically re-elected.[1]

#### Results[edit]

Bentonville School District,
Zone 3 General Election, 5-year term, 2016

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Eric White | 55.07% | 429
Grant Lightle Incumbent | 27.73% | 216
Beth Haney | 17.20% | 134
Total Votes (100% of precincts reporting) | 779
Source: KHBS/KHOG-TV, "Election Results: Benton County 2016 School Elections," September 21, 2016 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.

## About the district[edit]

See also: Bentonville School District, Arkansas

The Bentonville School District is located in Benton County, Arkansas.

The Bentonville School District is located in Benton County in northwest Arkansas. The county seat is Bentonville. Benton County was home to an estimated 249,672 residents between 2010 and 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.[2] The district was the fifth-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 15,081 students.[3]

### Demographics[edit]

Benton County outperformed Arkansas as a whole in terms of median household income, higher education, and poverty rate. The median household income in the county was $56,325, compared to $41,264 statewide. Of Benton County residents aged 25 years and older, 29.6 percent had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 20.6 percent for Arkansas as a whole. The county poverty rate was 11.9 percent, compared to 18.9 percent for the entire state.[2]

|  Racial Demographics, 2010-2015[2]

Race  | Benton County (%)  | Arkansas (%)
White | 89.5 | 79.5
Black or African American | 2.0 | 15.7
American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.7 | 0.8
Asian | 2.9 | 1.6
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0.4 | 0.3
Two or More Races | 2.4 | 2.0
Hispanic or Latino | 16.4 | 7.2

|  Presidential Voting Pattern,
Benton County[4]

Year  | Democratic Vote  | Republican Vote
2012 | 22,636 | 54,646
2008 | 23,331 | 51,124
2004 | 20,756 | 46,571
2000 | 17,277 | 34,838

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.

## Recent news[edit]

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## See also[edit]

* Bentonville School District, Arkansas
* Bentonville School District elections (2016)

## External links[edit]

* Bentonville School District
* Campaign website

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ KHBS/KHOG-TV, "Election Results: Benton County 2016 School Elections," September 21, 2016
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 United States Census Bureau, "State and County Quickfacts," accessed July 30, 2016
3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
4. ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "Election Results," accessed July 17, 2014

2016 Bentonville School District Elections

Benton County, Arkansas
Election date:| September 20, 2016
Candidates:| Zone 3: Incumbent, Grant Lightle • Beth Haney • Eric White
Zone 7: Incumbent, Joe Quinn

Important information:| What was at stake?

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