Carroll County Schools elections (2017)
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One seat on the Carroll County Schools Board of Education in Georgia was up for by-district special election on March 21, 2017. The special election was called to complete Denise Askin's unexpired term after she resigned from her District 4 seat in October 2016 to focus on her career. Her term was set to end in 2020.[1] Carol Turner Beckham, Clayton Kierbow, and Jessie Strickland filed for election. When no candidate received a majority of the vote during the general election, a runoff election was held on April 18, 2017. Turner Beckham did not advance.[2] Kierbow defeated Strickland by one vote to win a first term on the board.[3]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Carroll County Schools Board of Education consists of six members elected by district to staggered four-year terms.[4] A special election for the District 4 seat was held on March 21, 2017, and a runoff election was held on April 18, 2017.
Candidates were required to file for election by January 27, 2017, and to pay a $50 qualifying fee. To vote in the election, citizens had to register by February 20, 2017.[5] For information regarding voter identification requirements in Georgia, please click here.
Candidates and results
District 4
Runoff results
| Carroll County Schools, District 4 Runoff Election, 3-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Clayton Kierbow |
50.13% | 190 |
| Jessie Strickland | 49.87% | 189 |
| Total Votes | 379 | |
| Source: Carroll County, Georgia, "Election Summary Report State of Georgia Special Election Runoff April 18, 2017," accessed September 27, 2017 | ||
Runoff candidates
Clayton Kierbow 
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Jessie Strickland | ||
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General results
| Carroll County Schools, District 4 General Election, 3-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Clayton Kierbow |
38.28% | 80 |
| Jessie Strickland |
36.84% | 77 |
| Carol Turner Beckham | 24.88% | 52 |
| Total Votes | 209 | |
| Source: Carroll County, Georgia, "Election Summary Report State of Georgia Special Election March 21, 2017," accessed September 27, 2017 | ||
General candidates
| Carol Turner Beckham | Clayton Kierbow
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Jessie Strickland
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Georgia elections, 2017
The Carroll County Schools Board of Education did not share the ballot with any other election.[5]
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Carroll County Schools election in 2017:[5]
| Deadline | Event |
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| January 25, 2017 | First day for candidates to file nomination documents |
| January 27, 2017 | Last day for candidates to file nomination documents |
| February 20, 2017 | Last day to register to vote in the general election |
| March 21, 2017 | General election |
| April 18, 2017 | Runoff election |
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Past elections
- See also: Past elections in Carroll County Schools
To see results from past elections in Carroll County Schools, click here.
What was at stake?
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About the district
- See also: Carroll County Schools, Georgia
Carroll County Schools is located in Carroll County, Georgia. The county seat of Carroll County is Carrollton. Carroll County was home to 114,545 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[6] The district was the 24th-largest school district in the state in the 2014–2015 school year and served 14,723 students.[7]
Demographics
Carroll County underperformed in comparison to the rest of Georgia in terms of higher education achievement and median household income in 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 18.3 percent of Carroll County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 29.3 percent for Georgia as a whole. The median household income in Carroll County was $45,009, compared to $53,482 for the state of Georgia. The poverty rate in Carroll County was 22.9 percent, compared to 14.8 percent for the entire state.[6]
| Racial Demographics, 2014[6] | ||
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| Race | Carroll County (%) | Georgia (%) |
| White | 77.3 | 77.4 |
| Black or African American | 19.1 | 13.2 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5 | 1.2 |
| Asian | 1.0 | 5.4 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Two or More Races | 2.0 | 2.5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6.5 | 17.4 |
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See also
| Carroll County Schools | Georgia | School Boards |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Times-Georgian, "Askin resigns from county school board," October 10, 2016
- ↑ Carroll County, Georgia, "Election Summary Report State of Georgia Special Election March 21, 2017," accessed September 27, 2017
- ↑ Carroll County, Georgia, "Election Summary Report State of Georgia Special Election Runoff April 18, 2017," accessed September 27, 2017
- ↑ Carroll County Schools, "Board Policy - Number of Board Members," accessed September 27, 2017
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Carroll County, Georgia, "Carroll County Board of Education Call for Special Election to Fill Vacancy in the Office of District 4 Representative," December 15, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 United States Census Bureau, "Carroll County, Georgia," accessed April 20, 2016
- ↑ U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "Common Core of Data, file ccd_lea_052_1414_w_0216161a, 2014-2015," accessed November 16, 2016
| Carroll County Schools special elections in 2017 | |
| Carroll County, Georgia | |
| Election date: | General election: March 21, 2017 Runoff election: April 18, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Carol Turner Beckham • Clayton Kierbow • Jessie Strickland |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
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