Leslie Settle Barnes

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Leslie Settle Barnes

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Prior offices
Wilkes County Schools, At-large

Leslie Settle Barnes was an at-large representative on the Wilkes County Schools Board of Education in North Carolina. Barnes won the general election on March 15, 2016.

Elections

2016

See also: Wilkes County Schools elections (2016)

Three of the five seats on the Wilkes County Schools Board of Education were up for at-large general election on March 15, 2016. Incumbents Hardin Kennedy III and Darren Shumate faced four challengers on the ballot: Gary Blevins, Larry Pendry, Leslie Settle Barnes and T. Kirk Walker. Incumbent Rick Lankford did not file to seek re-election.[1] Only one of the incumbents—Darren Shumate—won re-election, and was joined in his victory by two newcomers: T. Kirk Walker and Leslie Settle Barnes.

Results

Wilkes County Schools,
At-Large General Election, 4-year terms, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Darren Shumate Incumbent 18.87% 7,119
Green check mark transparent.png T. Kirk Walker 18.07% 6,817
Green check mark transparent.png Leslie Settle Barnes 17.34% 6,545
Gary Blevins 15.59% 5,882
Larry Pendry 15.28% 5,766
Hardin Kennedy III Incumbent 14.36% 5,418
Write-in votes 0.5% 188
Total Votes (100) 37,735
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "03/15/2016 Official Primary Election Results - Wilkes," accessed June 15, 2016

Funding

School board candidates in North Carolina are required to file campaign finance reports to their county's board of elections unless the candidate:

(1) Does not receive more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) in contributions, and

(2) Does not receive more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) in loans, and

(3) Does not spend more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).[2]

The first quarter campaign finance deadline was on March 7, 2016.

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