David L. Hammond Jr.

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David L. Hammond Jr. is a board member who represents District 3 on the Washington County Board of Education in Tennessee. He ran against fellow incumbent Clarence Mabe, in addition to challengers Todd Hull, Mike Masters and Scott Utsman in the general election on August 7, 2014. He was first elected to the board in 2010.

Biography[edit]

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Hammond attended East Tennessee State University before graduating from the Gemological Institute of America. He and his wife, Kelly, are the owners of Hammond Management, a commercial and apartment rental company. He is a delegate to the Washington County Republican Party.^[1]

Elections[edit]

2014[edit]

See also: Washington County Schools elections (2014)

The August 7, 2014, general election ballot for District 1 included incumbents Keith Ervin, Jack Leonard and Chad A. Williams, as well as challenger Annette Buchanan. The ballot for District 3 included incumbents David L. Hammond Jr. and Clarence Mabe, as well as challengers Todd Hull, Mike Masters and Scott Utsman.

Results[edit]

**Washington County Schools, District 3, 4-year term, 2014**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Clarence Mabe Incumbent	28.1%	3,607
	Nonpartisan	Mike Masters	20.2%	2,592
	Nonpartisan	David L. Hammond Jr. Incumbent	19.7%	2,535
	Nonpartisan	Todd Hull	16.4%	2,100
	Nonpartisan	Scott Utsman	15.6%	2,007
Total Votes				12,841
Source: Tiffany Rouse, "Email communication with Maybell Stewart, Washington County Elections Office," March 6, 2015

Funding[edit]

The Washington County Election Commission does not publish and freely disclose school board candidate campaign finance reports.

Endorsements[edit]

Hammond did not receive any official endorsements in this election.

About the district[edit]

See also: Washington County Schools, Tennessee

Washington County Schools is located in Washington County, Tennessee

Washington County Schools is located in Washington County, Tennessee. The county seat of Washington County is Jonesborough. Washington County is home to 122,979 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau.^[2] Washington County Schools was the 20th-largest school district in Tennessee, serving 9,223 students during the 2011-2012 school year.^[3]

Demographics[edit]

Washington County overperformed in comparison to the rest of Tennessee in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 28.9 percent of Washington County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 23.5 percent for Tennessee as a whole. The median household income in Washington County was $42,995 compared to $44,140 for the state of Tennessee. The poverty rate in Washington County was 17.5 percent compared to 17.3 percent for the entire state.^[2]

Racial Demographics, 2012^[2]
Race	Washington County (%)	Tennessee (%)
White	92.3	79.3
Black or African American	4.3	17.0
American Indian and Alaska Native	0.4	0.4
Asian	1.3	1.6
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0.0	0.1
Two or More Races	1.7	1.6
Hispanic or Latino	3.1	4.8

Presidential Voting Pattern, Washington County^[4]
Year	Democratic Vote	Republican Vote
2012	14,325	32,808
2008	15,941	32,341
2004	14,944	29,735
2000	14,769	22,579

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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External links[edit]

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Footnotes[edit]

[1] Washington County Schools, "Board Members," accessed July 21, 2014

[Census-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 United States Census Bureau, "Washington County, Tennessee," accessed July 18, 2014

[3] National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed July 18, 2014

[4] Tennessee Secretary of State, "Election Results," accessed June 26, 2014

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2014 Washington County Schools Elections
Washington County, Tennessee
Election date:	August 7, 2014
Candidates:	District 1: • Annette Buchanan • Incumbent, Keith Ervin • Incumbent, Jack Leonard • Incumbent, Chad A. Williams District 3: • Incumbent, David L. Hammond Jr. • Todd Hull • Incumbent, Clarence Mabe • Mike Masters • Scott Utsman
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