Cherokee County School District, Georgia, elections (2022)

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Cherokee County School District elections
Primary date
May 24, 2022
Primary runoff date
June 21, 2022
General election date
November 8, 2022
Runoff election date
December 6, 2022
Enrollment ('21-'22)
42,049 students

Four seats on the Cherokee County School District school board in Georgia were up for general election on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for May 24, 2022. A primary runoff was scheduled for June 21, 2022. A general runoff election was scheduled for December 6, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was March 11, 2022.

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Candidates and results

District 3

General election

General election for Cherokee County School District District 3

Incumbent John Arlen Harmon defeated Katie McRee in the general election for Cherokee County School District District 3 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Arlen Harmon (R)	70.6	15,398
		Katie McRee (D)	29.2	6,369
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	45

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 21,812
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Cherokee County School District District 3

Katie McRee advanced from the Democratic primary for Cherokee County School District District 3 on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Katie McRee	100.0	1,501

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,501
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Cherokee County School District District 3

Incumbent John Arlen Harmon defeated Cam Waters in the Republican primary for Cherokee County School District District 3 on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Arlen Harmon	62.9	5,571
	Submit photo	Cam Waters	37.1	3,287

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,858
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District 4

General election

General election for Cherokee County School District District 4

Incumbent Robert Rechsteiner won election in the general election for Cherokee County School District District 4 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Robert Rechsteiner (R)	96.9	14,752
		Other/Write-in votes	3.1	469

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 15,221
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Cherokee County School District District 4

Incumbent Robert Rechsteiner defeated Chris Gregory in the Republican primary for Cherokee County School District District 4 on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Robert Rechsteiner	72.9	4,916
	Submit photo	Chris Gregory	27.1	1,828

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,744
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District 5

General election

General election for Cherokee County School District District 5

Erin Ragsdale defeated Sean Jackson in the general election for Cherokee County School District District 5 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Erin Ragsdale (R)	67.7	12,341
	Submit photo	Sean Jackson (D)	32.2	5,875
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	13

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 18,229
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for Cherokee County School District District 5

Erin Ragsdale defeated Sean Kaufman in the Republican primary runoff for Cherokee County School District District 5 on June 21, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Erin Ragsdale	56.3	951
	Submit photo	Sean Kaufman	43.7	739

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,690
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Cherokee County School District District 5

Sean Jackson advanced from the Democratic primary for Cherokee County School District District 5 on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Sean Jackson	100.0	1,392

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,392
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Cherokee County School District District 5

Erin Ragsdale and Sean Kaufman advanced to a runoff. They defeated Eric Richards in the Republican primary for Cherokee County School District District 5 on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Erin Ragsdale	46.0	2,984
✔	Submit photo	Sean Kaufman	38.7	2,513
	Submit photo	Eric Richards	15.3	996

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,493
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District 6

General election

General election for Cherokee County School District District 6

Susan Padgett Harrison won election in the general election for Cherokee County School District District 6 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Susan Padgett Harrison (R)	98.6	15,918
		Other/Write-in votes	1.4	234

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 16,152
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for Cherokee County School District District 6

Susan Padgett Harrison defeated Ray Lynch in the Republican primary runoff for Cherokee County School District District 6 on June 21, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Susan Padgett Harrison	61.0	1,180
	Submit photo	Ray Lynch	39.0	756

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,936
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Cherokee County School District District 6

Susan Padgett Harrison and Ray Lynch advanced to a runoff. They defeated Amanda Callahan Stanley in the Republican primary for Cherokee County School District District 6 on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Susan Padgett Harrison	48.1	3,809
✔	Submit photo	Ray Lynch	37.5	2,974
	Submit photo	Amanda Callahan Stanley	14.4	1,138

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,921
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May 24, 2022

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• Georgia Agriculture Commissioner election, 2022
• Georgia Attorney General election, 2022
• Georgia gubernatorial election, 2022
• Georgia Insurance Commissioner election, 2022
• Georgia Labor Commissioner election, 2022
• Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
• Georgia Public Service Commission election, 2022
• Georgia Secretary of State election, 2022
• Georgia Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2022
• Georgia State Senate elections, 2022
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June 21, 2022

• Georgia's 6th Congressional District election, 2022
• Georgia Insurance Commissioner election, 2022
• Georgia Labor Commissioner election, 2022
• Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
• Georgia Secretary of State election, 2022
• Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2022

November 8, 2022

• United States Senate election in Georgia, 2022
• Georgia's 6th Congressional District election, 2022
• Georgia's 11th Congressional District election, 2022
• Georgia Agriculture Commissioner election, 2022
• Georgia Attorney General election, 2022
• Georgia gubernatorial election, 2022
• Georgia Insurance Commissioner election, 2022
• Georgia Labor Commissioner election, 2022
• Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
• Georgia Public Service Commission election, 2022
• Georgia Secretary of State election, 2022
• Georgia Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2022
• Georgia State Senate elections, 2022
• Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2022
• Georgia Amendment 1, Suspend Compensation for Assembly Members and Public Officials Indicted for a Felony Measure (2022)
• Georgia Amendment 2, Temporary Property Tax Change for Disaster Areas Measure (2022)
• Georgia Referendum A, Timber Equipment Exempt from Property Taxes Measure (2022)
• Georgia Referendum B, Merged Family-Owned Farms and Dairy and Eggs Tax Exemption Measure (2022)
• Municipal elections in Fulton County, Georgia (2022)
• Forsyth County Schools, Georgia, elections (2022)
• Cobb County School District, Georgia, elections (2022)
• Fulton County, Georgia, Homestead Exemption for Senior Residents Measure (November 2022)

December 6, 2022

• United States Senate election in Georgia, 2022

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About the district

See also: Cherokee County School District, Georgia

The Cherokee County School District is located in Cherokee County, Georgia. The district served 42,049 students during the 2021-2022 school year.

See also

Cherokee County School District	Georgia	School Boards
Cherokee County School District, Georgia, elections (2020) List of school districts in Georgia	Georgia school board elections, 2022 Public education in Georgia Local ballot measures, Georgia	School board elections, 2022 School board elections, 2021 School board election data analysis, 2022 School board election data analysis, 2021

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