Clayton County Public Schools, Georgia, elections (2020)

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Clayton County Public Schools elections

Filing deadline
March 6, 2020
Primary date
June 9, 2020
Primary runoff date
August 11, 2020
General election date
November 3, 2020
Runoff election date
December 1, 2020
Enrollment ('17-'18)
54,530 students

Five seats on the Clayton County Public Schools school board in Georgia were up for general election on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for June 9, 2020. A primary runoff was held on August 11, 2020. A runoff election was scheduled for December 1, 2020, but it was not necessary. The filing deadline for this election was March 6, 2020.

The school district's primary was postponed from May 19 to June 9, 2020, in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The primary runoff was also rescheduled from June 21 to August 11, 2020.

Election procedure changes in 2020

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Georgia modified its absentee/mail-in voting and candidate filing procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:

  • Candidate filing procedures: The petitioning deadline for minor-party and unaffiliated candidates was extended to August 14, 2020. The petition signature requirement for independent and minor-party candidates was reduced to 70 percent of their original numbers.

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District 2

General election

General election for Clayton County Public Schools school board District 2

Incumbent Mark Christmas won election in the general election for Clayton County Public Schools school board District 2 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Mark Christmas (D)
 
100.0
 
11,766

Total votes: 11,766
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Clayton County Public Schools school board District 2

Incumbent Mark Christmas advanced from the Democratic primary for Clayton County Public Schools school board District 2 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Mark Christmas
 
100.0
 
5,436

Total votes: 5,436
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District 3

General election

General election for Clayton County Public Schools school board District 3

Incumbent Jessie Goree won election in the general election for Clayton County Public Schools school board District 3 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Jessie Goree (D)
 
100.0
 
11,630

Total votes: 11,630
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Clayton County Public Schools school board District 3

Incumbent Jessie Goree defeated Conquella Essex in the Democratic primary for Clayton County Public Schools school board District 3 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Jessie Goree
 
59.3
 
3,544
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Conquella Essex
 
40.7
 
2,429

Total votes: 5,973
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District 5

General election

General election for Clayton County Public Schools school board District 5

Deatrice Haney won election in the general election for Clayton County Public Schools school board District 5 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Deatrice Haney (D)
 
100.0
 
10,811

Total votes: 10,811
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Clayton County Public Schools school board District 5

Deatrice Haney advanced from the Democratic primary for Clayton County Public Schools school board District 5 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Deatrice Haney
 
100.0
 
4,541

Total votes: 4,541
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District 6

General election

General election for Clayton County Public Schools school board District 6

Incumbent Mary Baker won election in the general election for Clayton County Public Schools school board District 6 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Mary Baker (D)
 
100.0
 
13,230

Total votes: 13,230
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Clayton County Public Schools school board District 6

Incumbent Mary Baker defeated Charlton Bivins and Barbara Pulliam in the Democratic primary for Clayton County Public Schools school board District 6 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Mary Baker
 
55.3
 
3,717
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Charlton Bivins
 
26.2
 
1,764
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Barbara Pulliam
 
18.5
 
1,241

Total votes: 6,722
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District 7

General election

General election for Clayton County Public Schools school board District 7

Sabrina Hill won election in the general election for Clayton County Public Schools school board District 7 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sabrina Hill
Sabrina Hill (D) Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
6,927

Total votes: 6,927
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Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for Clayton County Public Schools school board District 7

Sabrina Hill defeated incumbent Judy Johnson in the Democratic primary runoff for Clayton County Public Schools school board District 7 on August 11, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Sabrina Hill Candidate Connection
 
55.5
 
283
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Judy Johnson
 
44.5
 
227

Total votes: 510
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Clayton County Public Schools school board District 7

Incumbent Judy Johnson and Sabrina Hill advanced to a runoff. They defeated Chasity Latrice Thornhill in the Democratic primary for Clayton County Public Schools school board District 7 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Judy Johnson
 
39.7
 
1,069
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Sabrina Hill Candidate Connection
 
39.3
 
1,060
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Chasity Latrice Thornhill
 
21.0
 
565

Total votes: 2,694
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About the district

See also: Clayton County Public Schools, Georgia

Clayton County Public Schools is located in Clayton County, Georgia. The district served 54,530 students during the 2017-2018 school year.[1]

Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

Five of 159 Georgia counties—3.14 percent—are pivot counties. These are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 pivot counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
County Trump margin of victory in 2016 Obama margin of victory in 2012 Obama margin of victory in 2008
Baker County, Georgia 8.68% 0.57% 1.07%
Dooly County, Georgia 2.05% 6.98% 3.53%
Peach County, Georgia 2.91% 7.48% 6.75%
Quitman County, Georgia 10.92% 9.04% 7.90%
Twiggs County, Georgia 1.58% 8.64% 6.97%

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Georgia with 50.8 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 45.6 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Georgia voted Democratic 63.33 percent of the time and Republican 36.67 percent of the time. Georgia voted Republican in every presidential election from 2000 to 2016.

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Georgia. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[2][3]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 64 out of 180 state House districts in Georgia with an average margin of victory of 45.5 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 74 out of 180 state House districts in Georgia with an average margin of victory of 42.3 points. Clinton won 14 districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 116 out of 180 state House districts in Georgia with an average margin of victory of 36.6 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 106 out of 180 state House districts in Georgia with an average margin of victory of 36.8 points. Trump won four districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.


See also

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