Eric White
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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]
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 |
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|---|---|---|
| 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 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]
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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.
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Footnotes[edit]
- ↑ KHBS/KHOG-TV, "Election Results: Benton County 2016 School Elections," September 21, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 United States Census Bureau, "State and County Quickfacts," accessed July 30, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ 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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