Wayne County Public Schools elections (2014)

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2014 Wayne County Public Schools Elections

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General Election date:
November 4, 2014
Table of Contents
About the district
Method of election
Elections
Key deadlines
Additional elections
External links
See also
North Carolina
Wayne County Public Schools
Wayne County, North Carolina ballot measures
Local ballot measures, North Carolina

Four seats on the Wayne County Public Schools school board were up for general election on November 4, 2014.

Incumbent Chris West defeated Phillip J. Sexton for the District 1 seat. In District 4, Jennifer Smith Strickland defeated Phil Grantham. Incumbents Arnold L. Flowers and Rick Pridgen were unopposed for re-election to the District 5 and District 6 seats.

## Contents

* 1 About the district
* 1.1 Demographics
* 2 Voter and candidate information
* 3 Elections
* 3.1 2014
* 3.1.1 Candidates
* 4 District 1
* 5 District 4
* 6 District 5
* 7 District 6
* 7.1 Election results
* 7.2 Campaign finance
* 7.3 Past elections
* 7.4 2012
* 7.5 2010
* 7.6 Key deadlines
* 7.7 Additional elections on the ballot
* 7.8 See also
* 7.9 External links
* 7.10 Footnotes

## About the district[edit]

See also: Wayne County Public Schools, North Carolina

Wayne County Public Schools is located in Wayne County, North Carolina

Wayne County Public Schools is located in Wayne County, North Carolina. The county seat of Wayne County is Monroe. Wayne County had a population of 124,583 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau in 2014.[1] In the 2011-2012 school year, Wayne County Public Schools was the 20th-largest school district in North Carolina and served 19,912 students.[2]

### Demographics[edit]

Wayne County underperformed in comparison to the rest of North Carolina in terms of higher education achievement in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 15.8 percent of Wayne County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 26.8 percent for North Carolina as a whole. The median household income in Wayne County was $41,233 compared to $46,450 for the state of North Carolina. The poverty rate in Wayne County was 21.6 percent compared to 16.8 percent for the entire state.[1]

|  Racial Demographics, 2013[1]

Race  | Wayne County (%)  | North Carolina (%)
White | 63.6 | 71.7
Black or African American | 32.0 | 22.0
American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.8 | 1.6
Asian | 1.3 | 2.6
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0.1 | 0.1
Two or More Races | 2.2 | 2.0
Hispanic or Latino | 10.7 | 8.9

| Wayne County Party Affiliation, 2014[3]

Party  | Registered Voters  | % of Total
Republican | 23,232 | 31.8
Democratic | 34,751 | 47.6
Libertarian | 193 | 0.3
Unaffiliated | 14,886 | 20.4

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[edit]

As of the 2014 election, the Wayne school board consisted of seven members elected to four-year terms. Six members were elected by geographic electoral district, and one member was elected at-large. There was no primary election, and the general election was held on November 4, 2014. Four seats were on the ballot in 2014.[4]

The filing deadline for school board candidates to get on the ballot in the general election was February 28, 2014.[5]

## Elections[edit]

### 2014[edit]

#### Candidates[edit]

# District 1[edit]

* Chris West
* Incumbent
* Phillip J. Sexton

# District 4[edit]

* Phil Grantham
* Incumbent
* Jennifer Smith Strickland

# District 5[edit]

* Arnold L. Flowers
* Incumbent

# District 6[edit]

* Rick Pridgen
* Incumbent

#### Election results[edit]

Wayne County Public Schools, District 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2014 Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes

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| Nonpartisan  | Chris West Incumbent | 62.6% | 3,402
| Nonpartisan  |  Phillip J. Sexton | 36.7% | 1,996
| Nonpartisan  |  Write-in votes  | 0.7% | 36
Total Votes | 5,434
Source: North Carolina Board of Elections, "2014 General Election Results," accessed December 31, 2014

Wayne County Public Schools, District 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2014 Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes

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| Nonpartisan  | Jennifer Smith Strickland | 51.8% | 2,731
| Nonpartisan  |  Phil Grantham Incumbent | 47.7% | 2,514
| Nonpartisan  |  Write-in votes  | 0.5% | 25
Total Votes | 5,270
Source: North Carolina Board of Elections, "2014 General Election Results," accessed December 31, 2014

Wayne County Public Schools, District 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2014 Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes

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| Nonpartisan  | Arnold L. Flowers Incumbent | 95% | 2,971
| Nonpartisan  |  Write-in votes  | 5% | 157
Total Votes | 3,128
Source: North Carolina Board of Elections, "2014 General Election Results," accessed December 31, 2014

Wayne County Public Schools, District 6 General Election, 4-year term, 2014 Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes

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| Nonpartisan  | Rick Pridgen Incumbent | 97.2% | 3,805
| Nonpartisan  |  Write-in votes  | 2.8% | 109
Total Votes | 3,914
Source: North Carolina Board of Elections, "2014 General Election Results," accessed December 31, 2014

#### Campaign finance[edit]

No candidates filed a campaign finance report with the Wayne County Board of Elections.[6]

#### Past elections[edit]

Information about earlier elections can be found by clicking [show] at the right.

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#### 2012

Wayne County Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2012 | Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes

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| Nonpartisan  | Eddie Radford | 65.7% | 27,728
| Nonpartisan  |  H. Len Henderson  | 30.7% | 12,964
| Nonpartisan  |  Write-in votes  | 3.6% | 1,525
Total Votes | 42,217
Source: North Carolina Board of Elections, "Election Results," accessed September 6, 2014

Wayne County Public Schools, District 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2012 Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes

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| Nonpartisan  | Dwight B. Cannon | 52.6% | 2,886
| Nonpartisan  |  Ven Faulk  | 46.9% | 2,570
| Nonpartisan  |  Write-in votes  | 0.5% | 29
Total Votes | 5,485
Source: North Carolina Board of Elections, "Election Results," accessed September 6, 2014

Wayne County Public Schools, District 3 General Election, 4-year term, 2012 Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes

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| Nonpartisan  | Thelma Smith | 61.6% | 4,734
| Nonpartisan  |  Charles Wright, Sr.  | 38.2% | 2,935
| Nonpartisan  |  Write-in votes  | 0.2% | 15
Total Votes | 7,684
Source: North Carolina Board of Elections, "Election Results," accessed September 6, 2014

#### 2010

Wayne County Public Schools, District 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2010

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Nonpartisan  | Chris West | 96.4% | 3,994
| Nonpartisan  |  Write-in votes  | 3.6% | 148
Total Votes | 4,142
Source: North Carolina Board of Elections, "Election Results," accessed September 6, 2014

Wayne County Public Schools, District 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2010

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Nonpartisan  | Phil Grantham | 96.5% | 3,321
| Nonpartisan  |  Write-in votes  | 3.5% | 120
Total Votes | 3,441
Source: North Carolina Board of Elections, "Election Results," accessed September 6, 2014

Wayne County Public Schools, District 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2010

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Nonpartisan  | Arnold L. Flowers | 61.9% | 3,321
| Nonpartisan  |  George Moye  | 35.9% | 1,923
| Nonpartisan  |  Write-in votes  | 2.2% | 120
Total Votes | 5,364
Source: North Carolina Board of Elections, "Election Results," accessed September 6, 2014

Wayne County Public Schools, District 6 General Election, 4-year term, 2010

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Nonpartisan  | Rick Pridgen | 58.5% | 2,565
| Nonpartisan  |  Trebor (Tree) Jackson  | 40.2% | 1,763
| Nonpartisan  |  Write-in votes  | 1.3% | 57
Total Votes | 4,385
Source: North Carolina Board of Elections, "Election Results," accessed September 6, 2014

## Key deadlines[edit]

The following dates were key deadlines for the Wayne County Public Schools election in 2014:[5]

Deadline  | Event

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February 10, 2014 | Candidate filing begins
February 28, 2014 | Candidate filing ends
September 5, 2014 | First day to request an absentee ballot by mail
October 10, 2014 | Voter registration ends
October 23, 2014 | One-stop early voting begins
October 28, 2014 | Last day to request an absentee ballot by mail
November 1, 2014 | One-stop early voting ends
November 4, 2014 | Election day

## Additional elections on the ballot[edit]

In addition to the school board election, residents of Wayne County voted in races for  U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, North Carolina State Senate, North Carolina House of Representatives, North Carolina District Attorney, Board of Commissioners, Register of Deeds, Sheriff, Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor, Clerk of Superior Court, North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice, North Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice, and North Carolina Court of Appeals Judge.[7]

## See also[edit]

* North Carolina
* Wayne County Public Schools, North Carolina
* North Carolina school board elections, 2014
* List of school board elections in 2014
* School board elections, 2014
* Wayne County, North Carolina ballot measures
* Local ballot measures, North Carolina

## External links[edit]

| Suggest a link

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* Wayne County Public Schools
* Wayne County Board of Elections
* North Carolina State Board of Elections

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 United States Census Bureau, "Wayne County, North Carolina," accessed September 6, 2014
2. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed February 18, 2014
3. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "NC Voter Statistics Results," accessed September 6, 2014
4. ↑ Wayne County Schools, "Board of Education," accessed September 6, 2014
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Wayne County Board of Elections, "Home," accessed September 6, 2014
6. ↑ Wayne County Board of Elections, "Campaign Finance," accessed September 6, 2014
7. ↑ Wayne County Board of Elections, "Candidate List," accessed September 6, 2014

2014 Wayne County Public Schools Elections

Wayne County, North Carolina
Election date:| November 4, 2014
Candidates:| District 1: Incumbent, Chris West • Phillip J. Sexton

District 4: Incumbent, Phil Grantham • Jennifer Smith Strickland
District 5: Incumbent, Arnold L. Flowers

District 6: Incumbent, Rick Pridgen
Important information:| Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot

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