Lincoln County Schools elections (2014)
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Three seats on the Lincoln County Schools school board were up for general election on November 4, 2014.
Incumbent Candy Stevens Burgin competed against Clarissa Metts for an at-large seat. In District 2, Clayton C. Mullis faced Joan S. Avery. Todd Wulfhorst ran unopposed in District 5.
Incumbent Candy Stevens Burgin defeated Clarissa Metts for an at-large seat. In District 2, Joan S. Avery defeated incumbent Clayton C. Mullis. Todd Wulfhorst won the District 5 seat.
About the district
- See also: Lincoln County Schools, North Carolina
Lincoln County Schools is located in Lincoln County, North Carolina. The county seat of Lincoln County is Smithfield. Lincoln County is home to 79,740 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau.[1] In the 2011-2012 school year, Lincoln County Schools was the 35th-largest school district in North Carolina and served 11,982 students.[2]
Demographics
Lincoln 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 19.3 percent of Lincoln 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 Lincoln County was $50,065 compared to $46,450 for the state of North Carolina. The poverty rate in Lincoln County was 14.9 percent compared to 16.8 percent for the entire state.[1]
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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.
Voter and candidate information
The Lincoln school board consists of seven members elected to four-year terms. Five members are elected by specific geographic districts and two members are elected at-large. There was no primary election and the general election was held on November 4, 2014. Three 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 June 30, 2014.[5]
Elections
2014
Candidates
At-large
- Candy Stevens Burgin
- Incumbent
- Clarissa Metts
District 2
- Clayton C. Mullis
- Incumbent
- Joan S. Avery
District 5
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Nonpartisan |  Candy Stevens Burgin Incumbent |
64.2% | 13,160 | |
| Nonpartisan | Clarissa Metts | 35.3% | 7,237 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.6% | 115 | |
| Total Votes | 20,512 | |||
| Source: North Carolina Board of Elections, "2014 General Election Results," accessed December 30, 2014 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Joan S. Avery |
50.8% | 10,355 | |
| Nonpartisan | Clayton C. Mullis Incumbent | 48.8% | 9,953 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.4% | 72 | |
| Total Votes | 20,380 | |||
| Source: North Carolina Board of Elections, "2014 General Election Results," accessed December 30, 2014 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Todd Wulfhorst |
98.6% | 15,967 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 1.4% | 221 | |
| Total Votes | 16,188 | |||
| Source: North Carolina Board of Elections, "2014 General Election Results," accessed December 30, 2014 | ||||
Endorsements
No candidate received any official endorsements in this election.
Campaign finance
No candidates filed a campaign finance report with the Lincoln County Board of Elections.[6]
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Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Lincoln County Schools election in 2014:[5]
| Deadline | Event |
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| June 2, 2014 | Candidate filing begins |
| June 30, 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
In addition to the school board election, residents of Lincoln County voted in races for U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representative, 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.
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Lincoln + County + Schools + North + Carolina"
See also
- North Carolina
- Lincoln County Schools, North Carolina
- North Carolina school board elections, 2014
- List of school board elections in 2014
- School board elections, 2014
- Lincoln County, North Carolina ballot measures
- Local ballot measures, North Carolina
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 United States Census Bureau, "Lincoln County, North Carolina," accessed August 18, 2014
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed February 18, 2014
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "NC Voter Statistics Results," accessed August 18, 2014
- ↑ Lincoln County Schools, "Board of Education," accessed August 18, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Lincoln County Board of Elections, "2014 Lincoln County Election Events Calendar," accessed August 18, 2014
- ↑ Lincoln County Board of Elections, "Campaign Finance," accessed August 18, 2014
| 2014 Lincoln County Schools Elections | |
| Lincoln County, North Carolina | |
| Election date: | November 4, 2014 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Candy Stevens Burgin • Clarissa Metts
District 2: Clayton C. Mullis • Joan S. Avery District 5: Todd Wulfhorst |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
