Blount County Schools elections (2014)

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2014 Blount County Schools Elections

General Election date:
August 7, 2014
Table of Contents
About the district
Method of election
Elections
Key deadlines
Additional elections
External links
See also
Tennessee
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Blount County, Tennessee ballot measures
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Four seats on the Blount County Schools Board of Education were up for general election on August 7, 2014. Districts 1, 3, 5 and 7 were up for re-election.

Newcomers Debbie Sudhoff and Fred Goins won the District 1 and District 7 seats. Incumbent Don McNelly was defeated by challenger Scott Helton in District 5. District 3 incumbent, Charles Finley, was unopposed.[1]

About the district

See also: Blount County Schools, Tennessee
Blount County Schools is located in Blount County, Tennessee

Blount County School District is located in Blount County, Tennessee. The county seat of Blount County is Maryville. Blount County is home to 125,099 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau.[2] Blount County Schools was the 14th-largest school district in Tennessee, serving 43,296 students during the 2011-2012 school year.[3]

Demographics

Blount County underperformed in comparison to the rest of Tennessee in terms of higher education achievement in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 21.0 percent of Blount County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 23.5 percent for Tennessee as a whole. The median household income in Blount County was $46,347 compared to $44,140 for the state of Tennessee. The poverty rate in Blount County was 12.7 percent compared to 17.3 percent for the entire state.[2]

Racial Demographics, 2013[2]
Race Blount County (%) Tennessee (%)
White 94.4 79.3
Black or African American 2.9 17.0
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4 0.4
Asian 0.8 1.6
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 1.4 1.6
Hispanic or Latino 2.9 4.8

Presidential Voting Pattern, Blount County[4]
Year Democratic Vote Republican Vote
2012 12,934 35,441
2008 15,253 35,571
2004 15,047 33,241
2000 14,688 25,273

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 Blount County Board of Education consists of seven members elected to four-year terms by specific geographic districts. There was no primary election and the general election was held on August 7, 2014. Four seats were up for election in 2014.[5]

The filing deadline for school board candidates to get on the ballot in the general election was April 3, 2014, and the deadline to withdraw was April 10, 2014.[6]

Elections

2014

Candidates

District 1

District 3

District 5

District 7

Election results

Blount County School District, District 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngDebbie Sudhoff 28.6% 688
     Nonpartisan Sammy Humphrey 27.2% 654
     Nonpartisan Joe McCulley 26.8% 646
     Nonpartisan Terry Hurst 17.4% 419
Total Votes 2,407
Source: Tiffany Rouse, "Email communication with Blount County Administrator of Elections Susan Hughes June 17, 2015


Blount County School District, District 3 General Election, 4-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngCharles Finley Incumbent 100% 1,535
Total Votes 1,535
Source: Tiffany Rouse, "Email communication with Blount County Administrator of Elections Susan Hughes June 17, 2015


Blount County School District, District 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngScott Helton 55% 1,285
     Nonpartisan Don McNelly Incumbent 45% 1,052
Total Votes 2,337
Source: Tiffany Rouse, "Email communication with Blount County Administrator of Elections Susan Hughes June 17, 2015


Blount County School District, District 7 General Election, 4-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngFred Goins 46.8% 981
     Nonpartisan Dennis Cardin 29.1% 610
     Nonpartisan Stan Giles 24.1% 506
Total Votes 2,097
Source: Tiffany Rouse, "Email communication with Blount County Administrator of Elections Susan Hughes June 17, 2015

Endorsements

In the District 7 race, Stan Giles was endorsed by the Blount County Tax Revolt.[7] No other candidates received any official endorsements.

Campaign finance

No candidates filed a campaign finance report with the Blount County Election Commission.[8]

Past elections

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for the Blount County Schools election in 2014:[6][9]

Deadline Event
January 3, 2014 First day to pick up nominating petitions
April 3, 2014 Last day to file nominating petitions
April 10, 2014 Last day to withdraw and last day to file first campaign finance report
May 5, 2014 Last day to file statement of interests with the Tennessee Ethics Commission
June 18, 2014 Last day to file as a write-in candidate
July 8, 2014 Voter registration deadline
July 10, 2014 Last day to file second campaign finance report
July 18, 2014 Early voting begins
July 31, 2014 Last day to file third campaign finance report
August 2, 2014 Early voting ends and last day to withdraw as a write-in candidate
August 7, 2014 Election day

Additional elections on the ballot

In addition to the school board elections, residents of Blount County voted in races for Friendsville City Commissioners, Townsend City Commissioners, County Commission, State Executive Committeeman and State Representative.[10]

Recent news

This section links to a Google news search for the term "Blount + County + Schools + Tennessee"

See also

External links

Footnotes