Andrew Poston
Andrew Poston ran for election for Mayor of Granite Quarry in North Carolina. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2019.
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Poston was a 2016 candidate for the District 7 seat on the Rowan-Salisbury Schools school board in North Carolina. Poston was defeated in the by-district general election on November 8, 2016. Poston was also a 2016 Republican candidate for District 77 of the North Carolina House of Representatives.
Elections
2019
See also: Mayoral election in Granite Quarry, North Carolina (2019)
General election
General election for Mayor of Granite Quarry
Incumbent William Feather defeated Andrew Poston in the general election for Mayor of Granite Quarry on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | William Feather (Nonpartisan) | 51.9 | 168 |
| Andrew Poston (Nonpartisan) | 45.1 | 146 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 3.1 | 10 | ||
| Total votes: 324 | ||||
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2016
Rowan-Salisbury Schools
- See also: Rowan-Salisbury Schools elections (2016)
Three of the seven seats on the Rowan-Salisbury Schools school board were up for by-district general election on November 8, 2016. District 3 incumbent Joshua Wagner filed for re-election and defeated challenger Michael Julian. District 5 incumbent Chuck Hughes filed for re-election and faced challengers Alisha Byrd and Gene Miller. Byrd successfully unseated the incumbent. District 7 saw three file for the seat. Incumbent Susan Cox and newcomers Andrew Poston and William Robertson vied for a spot on the board, with Cox winning the seat. There was no primary.[1][2]
Results
| Rowan-Salisbury Schools, District 7 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Susan Cox Incumbent |
53.80% | 28,605 |
| William Robertson | 23.61% | 12,551 |
| Andrew Poston | 22.12% | 11,762 |
| Write-in votes | 0.46% | 247 |
| Total Votes (100) | 53,165 | |
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official General Election Results-Rowan," accessed December 5, 2016 | ||
Funding
Poston reported $350.00 in contributions and $304.34 in expenditures to the Rowan County Board of Elections, leaving his campaign with $45.66 cash on hand as of November 4, 2016.[3]
School board candidates in North Carolina were required to file campaign finance reports to their county's board of elections unless the candidate:
(1) Did not receive more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) in contributions, and
(2) Did not receive more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) in loans, and
(3) Did not spend more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).[4]
The third quarter campaign finance deadline was October 31, 2016, and the fourth quarter deadline was January 11, 2017.[5]
North Carolina House of Representatives
Elections for the North Carolina House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 15, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016.[6] The candidate filing deadline was December 21, 2015.[7]
Incumbent Harry Warren ran unopposed in the North Carolina House of Representatives District 77 general election.[8][9]
| North Carolina House of Representatives, District 77 General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Harry Warren Incumbent (unopposed) | |
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections | ||
Incumbent Harry Warren defeated Andrew H. Poston in the North Carolina House of Representatives District 77 Republican primary.[10][11]
| North Carolina House of Representatives, District 77 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Harry Warren Incumbent |
71.44% | 7,350 | |
| Republican | Andrew H. Poston | 28.56% | 2,939 | |
| Total Votes | 10,289 | |||
Campaign themes
2019
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See also
2019 Elections
External links
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- Rowan Salisbury Schools
- Andrew H. Poston on Facebook
- Andrew H. Poston on Twitter
- North Carolina House of Representatives
Footnotes
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2016 Candidate Lists," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Unofficial General Election Results-Rowan," accessed November 8, 2016
- ↑ Rowan County, "Campaign Finance Active Status," accessed November 4, 2016
- ↑ General Assembly of North Carolina, "Chapter 163: Elections And Election Laws, Article 22A - Regulating Contributions and Expenditures in Political Campaigns," accessed February 11, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Reporting Schedules," accessed October 11, 2016
- ↑ The primary for U.S. congressional elections was rescheduled to June 7, 2016, following legal challenges to North Carolina's district maps. State races were unaffected.
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2016 Candidate Filing," accessed December 22, 2015
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate Listing," accessed August 23, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2016 General Election results lookup," accessd December 21, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate Listing," accessed January 4, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "03/15/2016 Official primary results - Statewide," March 15, 2016
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