May 2002 School Board Election results
Newly elected members
Bristol City
Ms. Virginia L. Goodson
Buena Vista City
Mr. John M. Armstrong
Mr. Leroy Melvin Wheeler
Chesapeake City
Mr. Jay A. Leftwich, Jr.
Colonial Beach Town
Mr. Tracy L. Hall, Sr. (write-in candidate)
163 4th Street
Colonial Beach, VA 22443
(804) 224-8957 home
Mr. Bernard G. "Rocky" Denson (write-in candidate)
201 Chamberlayne Street
Colonial Beach, VA 22443
(804) 224-7281 home
Colonial Heights City
Mr. Leslie P. Fryar
Fairfax City
Mr. Jon A. Buttram
Falls Church City
Ms. Kathryn A. Chandler
Harrisonburg City
Mr. Thomas C. Mendez
Ms. M. Catherine Slusher
Manassas City
Mr. Patrick D. Linehan
Mr. Ed W. Pratt, Jr.
Newport News City
Ms. Patricia P. "Pat" Woodbury
Mr. Michael W. Wagner
Petersburg City
Ms. Zelda Tucker-Dugger
Mr. Arthur J. Hamilton
Dr. Florence S. Farley (write-in candidate)
Portsmouth City
Ms. Linda D. Ridenour
Ms. Jean H. Shackelford
Mr. Mark M. Whitaker
Radford City
Mr. George Lynn Burris
Ms. Vanessa A. Duncan
Ms. Karen A. Gerlach
Staunton City
Mr. James J. Harrington
Ms. Ophie A. Kier
Ms. Angela V. Whitesell
Suffolk City
Mr. William N. "Billy" Hill
Waynesboro City
Ms. Lori B. Heyward
Ms. Lorie M. Smith
West Point Town
Mr. Norman E. Gray
NEWLY APPOINTED MEMBERS
Amelia County
Mr. Jerry Lee Morris (appointed to fill remainder of Jane Barnard’s term, until November 2002 special election)
16900 Hall Road
Amelia, VA 23002
home 804-561-3274
work 804-561-5075
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NON-VSBA MEMBER BOARDS
Virginia Beach City
Ms. Carolyn D. Weems
Ms. Emma L. "Em" Davis
Ms. Lois S. Williams
May 2002 School Board election results
Re-elected members
Bristol City
Ms. Jaymie D. Derden
Mr. Randall J. White
Buena Vista City
Ms. Penny C. Fauber-Moore
Mr. James W. Hudson
Chesapeake City
Ms. Barbara B. Head
Ms. Sheila G. Hill
Mr. Harry A. Murphy
Mr. Michael J. "Mike" Woods
Colonial Heights City
Mr. James M. Barker, Jr.
Fairfax City
Mr. Allen C. Griffith
Ms. Janice B. Miller
Ms. Courtney R. Robinson
Ms. Penelope A. "Penny" Rood
Falls Church City
Mr. Jerome T. Barrett
Ms. Ruth R. Brock
Dr. Jay R. Grusin
Fredericksburg City
Ms. Malvina R. Kay
Ms. Patricia Bishop Green
Ms. Janice R. Walsh
Ms. Barbara A. Miller-Richards
Hampton City
Mr. Lennie F. Routten
Mr. H. J. Godfrey
Mr. Linwood D. "Butch" Harper
Harrisonburg City
Mr. Timothy J. Lacey
Manassas City
Mr. Curtis W. Wunderly
New port News City
Ms. Debbie H. "Dee" Johnston
Ms. Effie C. Ashe
Petersburg City
Ms. Vanessa R. Crawford
Portsmouth City
Mr. Byron P. "Pete" Kloeppel
Suffolk City
Mr. William L. Whitley
Ms. Lorraine B. Skeeter
Ms. Frances L. Alwood
Waynesboro City
Dr. Robert Gunther
West Point Town
Mr. Marvin F. Kerby, Jr.
Mr. Earl E. Wilson, Jr.
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NON-VSBA MEMBER BOARDS
Virginia Beach City
Mr. Arthur T. Tate
Mr. Dan R. Lowe
Ms. Jane S. Brooks
MAY 2002 SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS
INCUMBENT MEMBERS DEFEATED
Bristol City
Ms. Gail Shazor
Colonial Beach City
Ms. J. P. "Bucky" Doerr
Ms. Elizabeth H. Markwith
(both lost to write-in candidates)
Colonial Heights City
Mr. F. P. "Pete" Coleman, Jr.
Harrisonburg City
Ms. Lois Ann Handrich
Manassas City
Mr. Tom W. Bradford
Ms. Dora L. Brooks
Petersburg City
Ms. Vivian N. Williamson
(She lost to another incumbent, Vanessa R. Crawford, running in the same district. Williamson was one of the remaining appointed members and because of redistricting was in Crawford’s district.)
Portsmouth City
Mr. Herbert Mott
Mr. B. Keith Nance, Sr.
Mr. Ray A. Smith, Sr.
Radford City
Mr. F. Spencer Hall
Mr. William Guy Wohlford
West Point Town
Mr. C. Herbert Brown, Jr.
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NON-VSBA MEMBER BOARDS
Virginia Beach City
Mr. D. L. "Al" Ablowich
CUMULATIVE INFORMATION: May 2002 School Board Elections
At the May 7, 2002 city elections, voters elected 72 school board members in 20 cities.
Number of seats to be elected: 72
Number of races: 41
Number of at-large races: 13
Number of races by districts/wards: 28
Number of unopposed races: 21
Number of races with no registered candidates: 1
Number of candidates (total): 101
Number of female candidates elected: 35
Number of male candidates elected: 37
Number of write-in candidates elected: 3
Number of current members seeking election: 53
Number of current members winning election: 38
Number of current members losing their seats: 15
Percentage of incumbents elected: 72 percent
Number of newcomers: 34
Number of white candidates elected: not available
Number of non-white candidates elected: not available
NOTES
Colonial Beach City had 2 write-in winners, defeating both incumbents. Petersburg had one write-in winner, in a ward where there were no registered candidates. Write-in candidates are not included in the total number of candidates.
Eight races had all new candidates (no incumbents). Of these, 5 were contested races.