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Cecil County Public Schools, Maryland, elections (2020)
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Two seats on the Cecil County Public Schools school board in Maryland were up for general election on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for June 2, 2020, but it was canceled due to lack of opposition. The filing deadline for this election was January 24, 2020.[1]
This election was originally scheduled on April 28, 2020. In an announcement on March 17, 2020, Gov. Larry Hogan (R) postponed the statewide primary election from April 28, 2020, to June 2, 2020, amid concerns about the coronavirus pandemic.[2]
Election procedure changes in 2020
Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.
Maryland modified its absentee/mail-in and candidate filing procedures, early voting, and polling places for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:
- Absentee/mail-in voting: Absentee/mail-in ballot request forms sent to all qualified voters in the general election. The return deadline for absentee/mail-in ballot requests was October 20, 2020.
- Candidate filing procedures: The petition signature requirement for obtaining party status for the Green and Libertarian parties was reduced from 10,000 to 5,000 signatures. The nomination petition signature requirement for unaffiliated candidates was reduced by 50 percent.
- Early voting: An early voting period ran from October 26, 2020 through November 2, 2020.
- Polling places: All early voting centers and Election Day polling locations were open on November 3, 2020. The Maryland State Board of Elections operated a limited number of centralized voting centers in lieu of precinct polling places for in-person voting in the general election.
For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.
Elections
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Candidates and results
District 1
General election
General election for Cecil County Board of Education District 1
Dianne Racine Heath defeated Sam Davis in the general election for Cecil County Board of Education District 1 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dianne Racine Heath (Nonpartisan) | 56.9 | 20,887 |
 | Sam Davis (Nonpartisan) | 42.5 | 15,596 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 238 | ||
| Total votes: 36,721 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Sam Davis and Dianne Racine Heath advanced from the primary for Cecil County Board of Education District 1.
District 2
General election
General election for Cecil County Board of Education District 2
Tierney Farlan Davis won election in the general election for Cecil County Board of Education District 2 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tierney Farlan Davis (Nonpartisan) | 98.7 | 31,818 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.3 | 403 | ||
| Total votes: 32,221 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Tierney Farlan Davis advanced from the primary for Cecil County Board of Education District 2.
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Maryland elections, 2020
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About the district
- See also: Cecil County Public Schools, Maryland
Cecil County Public Schools is located in Cecil County, Maryland. The district served 15,364 students during the 2017-2018 school year.[3]
Pivot Counties
- See also: Pivot Counties by state
There are no Pivot Counties in Maryland. 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.
In the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton (D) won Maryland with 60.3 percent of the vote. Donald Trump (R) received 33.9 percent. In presidential elections between 1789 and 2016, Maryland voted Democratic 52 percent of the time and Republican 21 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, Maryland voted Democratic all five times.[4]
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Cecil County Board of Elections, "Official Ballot Presidential Primary Election June 2, 2020," accessed February 27, 2020
- ↑ ‘’Politico,’’ “Maryland postpones primary, shifts special election to mail voting over coronavirus,” March 17, 2020
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Local Education Agency (School District) Universe Survey Data," accessed January 28, 2020
- ↑ 270towin.com, "Maryland," accessed June 22, 2017
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