Amber Rountree

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Amber Rountree

Prior offices

Knox County Schools school board, District 9

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Elections and appointments

Last election

May 1, 2018

Education

Bachelor's

University of Tennessee

Graduate

Florida State University

Personal

Profession

School librarian

Contact

Campaign Facebook

Personal website

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Amber Rountree was a member of the Knox County Board of Education in Tennessee, representing District 9. Rountree left office in 2018.

Rountree ran for re-election to the Knox County Board of Education to represent District 9 in Tennessee. Rountree lost in the primary on May 1, 2018.

Elections

2018

See also: Knox County School District elections (2018)

General election

General election for Knox County Schools school board, District 9

Kristi Kristy won election in the general election for Knox County Schools school board, District 9 on August 2, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kristi Kristy (Nonpartisan)	100.0	5,054

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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Knox County Schools school board, District 9

Kristi Kristy defeated incumbent Amber Rountree in the primary for Knox County Schools school board, District 9 on May 1, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kristi Kristy (Nonpartisan)	57.2	2,305
		Amber Rountree (Nonpartisan)	42.8	1,724

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,029
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2014

See also: Knox County School District elections (2014)

Amber Rountree ran against incumbent Pam Trainor for election on May 6, 2014 for the District 9 seat. Since Rountree received at least 50 percent "plus one" of the vote, she outright won the election.

Results

Primary

Knox County School District, District 9 Primary Election, 4-year term, May 6, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Amber Rountree	58.5%	1,458
	Nonpartisan	Pam Trainor Incumbent	41.5%	1,036
Total Votes				2,494
Source: WADE.com, "Election results," May 22, 2014 These results are official.

General

Knox County School District, District 9 General Election, 4-year term, August 7, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Amber Rountree	100%	3,215
Total Votes				3,215
Source: Knox County, Tennessee, "Cumulative Report — Official, state Primary and County General Election, August 7, 2014," accessed June 8, 2015

Funding

Rountree reported $2,288.50 in contributions and $1,473.29 in expenditures to the Knox County Clerk, leaving her campaign with $815.21 on hand as of April 29, 2014.

Endorsements

Rountree did not receive an endorsement in this election.

Recent news

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See also

• Knox County School District
• Knox County School District elections (2014)
• Knox County School District elections (2018)

External links

Suggest a link

• Knox County School District
• Campaign website
• Facebook page