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Caddo Parish Public Schools, Louisiana, elections (2021)
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One seat on the Caddo Parish Public Schools school board in Louisiana was up for special election on November 13, 2021. The District 7 seat became vacant on April 6, 2021, when Raymond Green resigned to spend more time with his family.[1] A general election, if necessary, was held on December 11, 2021. The filing deadline for this election was July 16, 2021.
On September 9, 2021, Gov. John Bel Edwards signed an executive order postponing the state's fall elections due to damage from Hurricane Ida. The primary, originally scheduled for October 9, was changed to November 13. The general election, originally scheduled for November 13, was changed to December 11.[2]
Louisiana elections use the Louisiana majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50% of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
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Candidates and results
Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
Nonpartisan primary election
Special nonpartisan primary for Caddo Parish Public Schools, District 7
Incumbent Darrin Dixon won election outright against Linda Rasberry Smith in the special primary for Caddo Parish Public Schools, District 7 on November 13, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Darrin Dixon (D) | 51.7 | 514 |
 | Linda Rasberry Smith (D)  | 48.3 | 481 | |
| Total votes: 995 | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Louisiana elections, 2021
March 20, 2021
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November 13, 2021
- Louisiana Amendment 1, Creation of the State and Local Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Commission Measure (2021)
- Louisiana Amendment 2, Reduction of the Maximum Individual Income Tax Rate Measure (2021)
- Louisiana Amendment 3, Authorize Certain Levee Districts to Collect a Five-Mill Annual Property Tax Measure (2021)
- Louisiana Amendment 4, Increase Limit on Funding Reductions and Redirections During Budget Deficits Measure (2021)
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About the district
- See also: Caddo Parish Public Schools, Louisiana
Caddo Parish Public Schools is located in Caddo Parish, Louisiana. The district served 39,921 students during the 2016-2017 school year.[3]
Pivot Counties
- See also: Pivot Counties by state
There are no Pivot Counties in Louisiana. 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.
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ KSLA News 12, "Caddo school board member announces retirement after decades working for the parish," April 6, 2021
- ↑ Louisiana Office of the Governor, "Gov. Edwards Delays Fall Elections in Louisiana Following Hurricane Ida," September 9, 2021
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Local Education Agency (School District) Universe Survey Data," accessed February 4, 2019
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