Maury County Schools elections (2014)
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Six seats on the Maury County Schools Board of Education were up for general election on August 7, 2014. Districts 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 and 11 were up for re-election.
Districts 1, 9 and 11 incumbents Loretta Goodloe, Lee Clayborne and Tommy Dudley, respectively, all filed for re-election and faced challengers. Goodloe was defeated by challenger Kristin C. Parker, and Clayborne was defeated by challenger Carey Powers. Dudley triumphed over challenger Bowen Pratt and was the only incumbent returned to his seat. District 3 incumbent Victor Goodman did not file and candidate Jyuana L. Martin filled the spot. The District 5 seat was sought by lone candidate David Moore, as incumbent Jerry Lassiter did not file for the seat. Four challengers vied for the District 7 seat and, in a close race, attorney David A. Bates triumphed over fellow challengers Jack Coleman, Brandom Gengelbach and Will Sims.
About the district
- See also: Maury County Schools, Tennessee
Maury County Schools is located in Maury County, Tennessee. The county seat of Maury County is Columbia. Maury County is home to 80,956 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau.[1] Maury County Schools was the 13th-largest school district in Tennessee, serving 11,907 students during the 2011-2012 school year.[2]
Demographics
Maury County underperformed in comparison to the rest of Tennessee in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 16.8 percent of Maury 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 Maury County was $45,603 compared to $44,140 for the state of Tennessee. The poverty rate in Maury County was 15.8 percent compared to 17.3 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 Maury County Board of Education consists of 11 members elected to four-year terms by specific geographic district. There
was
no primary election and the general election
was
held on August 7, 2014. Six seats
were
up for election in 2014.[4]
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.[5]
Elections
2014
Candidates
District 1
- Loretta Goodloe
- Incumbent
- Graduate, Middle Tennessee State University
- Retired Maury County Schools teacher
- Monty G. Overton
- Kristin C. Parker
- Graduate, Auburn University and the University of South Carolina
- Executive director of Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) Maury County branch
District 3
- Jyuana L. Martin
- Graduate, Columbia State Community College and Middle Tennessee State University
- Aesthetics instructor
District 5
- David Moore
- Graduate, Lipscomb University
- President, Medical Management Service of Nashville, Inc.
District 7
- David A. Bates
- Graduate, Columbia State Community College, the University of Tennessee at Martin and the University of Tennessee at Knoxville
- Attorney
- Jack Coleman
- Graduate, Ohio State University
- 20-year U.S. Army veteran
- Former educator, Sullivan County Schools
- Brandom Gengelbach
- Graduate, Samford University and Southampton University
- Vice president of business development, Smelter Service Corporation
- Will Sims
District 9
- Lee Clayborne
- Incumbent
- Graduate, Middle Tennessee State University
- Retired educator
- Carolyn W. McArthur
- Retired educator
- Carey Powers
District 11
- Tommy Dudley
- Incumbent
- Bowen Pratt
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Kristin C. Parker |
54% | 657 | |
| Nonpartisan | Loretta Goodloe Incumbent | 35.3% | 429 | |
| Nonpartisan | Monty G. Overton | 10.8% | 131 | |
| Total Votes | 1,217 | |||
| Source: Maury County, Tennessee, "August 2014 Official Results," accessed June 9, 2015 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Jyuana L. Martin |
100% | 565 | |
| Total Votes | 565 | |||
| Source: Rutherford County Election Commission, "Unofficial Results," accessed August 8, 2014 These results are unofficial. | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | David Moore |
100% | 1,031 | |
| Total Votes | 1,031 | |||
| Source: Maury County, Tennessee, "August 2014 Official Results," accessed June 9, 2015 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | David A. Bates |
31.4% | 492 | |
| Nonpartisan | Will Sims | 27.9% | 437 | |
| Nonpartisan | Brandom Gengelbach | 25.6% | 401 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jack Coleman | 15.2% | 238 | |
| Total Votes | 1,568 | |||
| Source: Maury County, Tennessee, "August 2014 Official Results," accessed June 9, 2015 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Carey Powers |
44.5% | 962 | |
| Nonpartisan | Lee Clayborne Incumbent | 31.6% | 683 | |
| Nonpartisan | Carolyn W. McArthur | 23.9% | 517 | |
| Total Votes | 2,162 | |||
| Source: Maury County, Tennessee, "August 2014 Official Results," accessed June 9, 2015 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Tommy Dudley Incumbent |
60.7% | 511 | |
| Nonpartisan | Bowen Pratt | 39.3% | 331 | |
| Total Votes | 842 | |||
| Source: Maury County, Tennessee, "August 2014 Official Results," accessed June 9, 2015 | ||||
Endorsements
No candidate was publicly endorsed in this election.
Campaign finance
The Maury County Election Commission does not publish and freely disclose school board candidate campaign finance reports.
What was at stake?
Issues in the district
Federal lawsuit regarding N-word
A Maury County woman and her 12-year old grandson filed a federal lawsuit against the Maury County Board of Education after the student was verbally attacked twice by a white student on a school bus. The white student allegedly called the student the N-word repeatedly during these two separate incidents. After notifying the district, the plaintiff said that the district did not proceed with any meaningful action to protect the child. She claims that she submitted multiple reports to school officials on behalf of her grandson, but that their actions were "arrogant and dismissive." According to the Tennessee Department of Education, the district, "had not provided any indication that it considered these incidents to have constituted racial harassment or had evaluate them under the required hostile environment analysis." As a result, the department ordered the district to create a racial sensitivity education program by September of 2014. The plaintiff sought an unspecified amount of financial compensation for damages, attorney fees and court costs.[6]
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Maury County Schools election in 2014:[5][7]
| 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
This election shared the ballot with primary elections for several Tennessee state executive offices, state legislative seats and federal legislative seats in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. It also shared the ballot with county, municipal and judicial elections.[8]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Maury + County + Schools + Tennessee"
See also
- Tennessee
- Maury County Schools, Tennessee
- Tennessee school board elections, 2014
- List of school board elections in 2014
- School board elections, 2014
- Maury County, Tennessee ballot measures
- Local ballot measures, Tennessee
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 United States Census Bureau, "Maury County, Tennessee," accessed July 7, 2014
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed July 7, 2014
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "Election Results," accessed June 26, 2014
- ↑ Maury County Schools, "Board of Education," accessed July 7, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Tennessee Department of State-Election Information, "Election Calendar," accessed June 26, 2014
- ↑ The Columbia Daily Herald, "Federal suit filed involving N-Word incident," July 17, 2014
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "Candidate Dates," accessed June 27, 2014
- ↑ Maury County, TN, "August Sample Ballot," accessed July 22, 2014
| 2014 Maury County Schools Elections | |
| Maury County, Tennessee | |
| Election date: | August 7, 2014 |
| Candidates: | District 1: • Incumbent, Loretta Goodloe • Monty G. Overton • Kristin C. Parker District 3: • Jyuana L. Martin |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
