Worth Forbes
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Worth Forbes is the District 6 representative on the Pitt County Schools school board in North Carolina. Forbes won re-election in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Elections
2016
- See also: Pitt County Schools elections (2016)
Nine of the nine seats on the Pitt County Schools school board were up for general election on November 8, 2016. The 2016 election provided an opportunity for the entire school district to be divided into nine new electoral districts.
In District 1, former board member Robert Moore filed for election unopposed and won the seat. In District 2, incumbent Mildred Council ran unopposed for re-election and won another term. District 3 saw three candidates file for the seat including the two board members Mary Blount-Williams and Billy Peaden, as well as newcomer Herbert Wright. Blount-Williams successfully secured the seat. In District 4, incumbent Marc Whichard lost his seat to challenger Betsy Flanagan. District 5 was another unopposed race: Anna Smith ran for the seat and won. District 6 saw incumbent Worth Forbes file for the seat. He defeated challenger Connie Blake. Districts 7, 8, and 9 were all unopposed races with one candidate who filed for each seat: board incumbent Caroline Doherty, Melinda Fagundus and incumbent Benjie Forrest, respectively. All three won.[1][2]
Results
| Pitt County Schools, District 6 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Worth Forbes Incumbent |
57.42% | 4,199 |
| Connie Blake | 41.64% | 3,045 |
| Write-in votes | 0.94% | 69 |
| Total Votes (100) | 7,313 | |
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official General Election Results-Pitt," accessed December 5, 2016 | ||
Funding
School board candidates in North Carolina were required to file campaign finance reports to their county's board of elections unless the candidate:
(1) Did not receive more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) in contributions, and
(2) Did not receive more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) in loans, and
(3) Did not spend more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).[3]
The third quarter campaign finance deadline was October 31, 2016, and the fourth quarter deadline was January 11, 2017.[4]
About the district
- See also: Pitt County Schools, North Carolina
Pitt County Schools is located in the county of the same name in North Carolina. The seat of county government is Greenville. Pitt County was home to 175,842 residents between 2010 and 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[5] The district was the 14th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 23,622 students.[6]
Demographics
Pitt County outperformed North Carolina as a whole in terms of higher education attainment between 2010 and 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 28.8 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree or higher, compared to 27.8 percent for the state. The median household income in the county was $42,011, compared to $46,693 for the state. County residents lived below the poverty level at a rate of 23.4 percent, compared to 17.2 percent for state residents.[5]
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Footnotes
- ↑ Elisabeth Moore, "Email conversation with Dave Davis," January 22, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Unofficial General Election Results-Pitt," accessed November 8, 2016
- ↑ General Assembly of North Carolina, "Chapter 163: Elections And Election Laws, Article 22A - Regulating Contributions and Expenditures in Political Campaigns," accessed February 11, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Reporting Schedules," accessed October 11, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 United States Census Bureau, "Pitt County, North Carolina," accessed August 5, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "NC Voter Statistics Results," accessed March 31, 2014
| 2016 Pitt County Schools Elections | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | District 1: Robert Moore District 3: Mary Blount-Williams • Billy Peaden • Herbert Wright District 4: Incumbent, Marc Whichard • Betsy Flanagan District 6: Incumbent, Worth Forbes • Connie Blake |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
