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Atlanta Public Schools, Georgia, elections (2019)

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Atlanta Public Schools elections

General election date
September 17, 2019
Runoff election date
October 15, 2019
Enrollment ('16-'17)
60,133 students

One seat on the Atlanta Public Schools school board in Georgia was up for special election on September 17, 2019. A runoff election was held on October 15, 2019. The filing deadline for this election was July 10, 2019.

The seat became vacant after Byron Amos resigned in January 2019 to run for Atlanta City Council District 3. He lost the general runoff election on April 16, 2019. Amos served on the board from 2011 to 2019, most recently winning re-election in 2017. The winner of the special election filled Amos’ unexpired term, which ended in 2021.

In a June 20 article, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution wrote that the vacant seat “could be a critical swing vote on the board.” Due to the unoccupied seat, the board has had at least one vote end in a 4-4 tie, which led to an automatic defeat of the motion.[1]

Aretta Baldon and Davida Huntley advanced from the special general election for Atlanta Public Schools school board District 2.

Elections

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District 2 (special election)

General runoff election

Special general runoff election for Atlanta Public Schools school board District 2

Aretta Baldon defeated Davida Huntley in the special general runoff election for Atlanta Public Schools school board District 2 on October 15, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Aretta Baldon
Aretta Baldon (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
57.7
 
553
Davida Huntley (Nonpartisan)
 
42.3
 
406

Total votes: 959
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General election

Special general election for Atlanta Public Schools school board District 2

The following candidates ran in the special general election for Atlanta Public Schools school board District 2 on September 17, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Aretta Baldon
Aretta Baldon (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
30.6
 
342
Davida Huntley (Nonpartisan)
 
25.3
 
282
Image of Paula Kupersmith
Paula Kupersmith (Nonpartisan)
 
10.9
 
122
Chadd Jonesmith (Nonpartisan)
 
10.1
 
113
Christopher Brown (Nonpartisan)
 
8.2
 
92
Image of Keisha Carey
Keisha Carey (Nonpartisan)
 
7.0
 
78
Image of Nathaniel Borrell Dyer
Nathaniel Borrell Dyer (Nonpartisan)
 
4.4
 
49
Ed Johnson (Nonpartisan)
 
2.6
 
29
Image of Will Chandler
Will Chandler (Nonpartisan)
 
0.8
 
9

Total votes: 1,116
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About the district

See also: Atlanta Public Schools, Georgia

Atlanta Public Schools is located in Fulton and DeKalb counties, Georgia. The district served 58,865 students during the 2015-2016 school year.[2]

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.[3][4]

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.


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