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Burke County Public Schools, North Carolina, elections (2019)

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Burke County Public Schools elections

General election date
November 5, 2019
Enrollment ('16-'17)
12,584 students

Four seats on the Burke County Public Schools school board in North Carolina were up for general election on November 5, 2019. The filing deadline for this election was July 19, 2019.

Incumbent Don Hemstreet won election in the general election for Burke County Public Schools, Central District.

Incumbent Edna B. Weller won election in the general election for Burke County Public Schools, Western District.

Incumbent R.L. Icard won election in the general election for Burke County Public Schools, At-large.

Wendi Craven Barber won election in the general election for Burke County Public Schools, Eastern District.

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Candidates and results

At-large District

General election

General election for Burke County Public Schools, At-large

Incumbent R.L. Icard won election in the general election for Burke County Public Schools, At-large on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of R.L. Icard
R.L. Icard (Nonpartisan)
 
97.5
 
5,480
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.5
 
138

Total votes: 5,618
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Central District

General election

General election for Burke County Public Schools, Central District

Incumbent Don Hemstreet won election in the general election for Burke County Public Schools, Central District on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Don Hemstreet
Don Hemstreet (Nonpartisan)
 
98.6
 
5,732
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.4
 
81

Total votes: 5,813
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Eastern District

General election

General election for Burke County Public Schools, Eastern District

Wendi Craven Barber defeated incumbent Randy Burns and Hope Hoyt in the general election for Burke County Public Schools, Eastern District on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Wendi Craven Barber (Nonpartisan)
 
42.7
 
2,630
Image of Randy Burns
Randy Burns (Nonpartisan)
 
42.5
 
2,614
Hope Hoyt (Nonpartisan)
 
14.5
 
891
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
18

Total votes: 6,153
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Western District

General election

General election for Burke County Public Schools, Western District

Incumbent Edna B. Weller defeated Randy Fox and Maurice Beam in the general election for Burke County Public Schools, Western District on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Edna B. Weller
Edna B. Weller (Nonpartisan)
 
45.1
 
2,798
Randy Fox (Nonpartisan)
 
32.5
 
2,018
Maurice Beam (Nonpartisan)
 
22.1
 
1,370
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
21

Total votes: 6,207
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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About the district

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Burke County Public Schools is located in Burke County, North Carolina.

Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

Six of 100 North Carolina counties—6 percent—are Pivot Counties. Pivot Counties 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
Bladen County, North Carolina 9.39% 1.97% 2.07%
Gates County, North Carolina 9.07% 4.11% 5.22%
Granville County, North Carolina 2.49% 4.54% 6.58%
Martin County, North Carolina 0.43% 4.65% 4.64%
Richmond County, North Carolina 9.74% 2.95% 1.50%
Robeson County, North Carolina 4.27% 17.41% 13.78%

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won North Carolina with 49.8 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 46.2 percent. In presidential elections between 1792 and 2016, North Carolina voted Democratic 53.5 percent of the time and Republican 25 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, North Carolina voted Republican all five times with the exception of the 2008 presidential election.[1]

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in North Carolina. 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 40 out of 120 state House districts in North Carolina with an average margin of victory of 38.3 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 44 out of 120 state House districts in North Carolina with an average margin of victory of 36.4 points. Clinton won three districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 80 out of 120 state House districts in North Carolina with an average margin of victory of 22.7 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 76 out of 120 state House districts in North Carolina with an average margin of victory of 27.7 points. Trump won five districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.


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