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Five seats on the Chesterfield County Public Schools school board in Virginia were up for general election on November 5, 2019. The filing deadline for this election was June 11, 2019.
- Ann Crawley Coker was elected to the Bermuda District on the school board.
- Dorothy Heffron was elected to the Clover Hill District on the school board.
- Debbie Graves Bailey was elected to the Dale District on the school board.
- Ryan Harter was elected to the Matoaca District on the school board.
- Kathryn Haines was elected to the Midlothian District on the school board.
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Bermuda District
General election
General election for Chesterfield County Public Schools, Bermuda District
Ann Crawley Coker defeated Will Ares in the general election for Chesterfield County Public Schools, Bermuda District on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ann Crawley Coker (Nonpartisan) | 61.0 | 13,050 |
| Will Ares (Nonpartisan) | 38.7 | 8,283 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 61 | ||
| Total votes: 21,394 | |||
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Clover Hill District
General election
General election for Chesterfield County Public Schools, Clover Hill District
Dorothy Heffron defeated J.E. Smith and Arika Phillips in the general election for Chesterfield County Public Schools, Clover Hill District on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dorothy Heffron (Nonpartisan) | 45.1 | 11,073 |
| J.E. Smith (Nonpartisan) | 42.1 | 10,324 | ||
| Arika Phillips (Nonpartisan) | 12.5 | 3,074 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 62 | ||
| Total votes: 24,533 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Dale District
General election
General election for Chesterfield County Public Schools, Dale District
Debbie Graves Bailey defeated Shedrick McCall Jr. in the general election for Chesterfield County Public Schools, Dale District on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Debbie Graves Bailey (Nonpartisan) | 51.0 | 10,297 | |
 | Shedrick McCall Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 48.8 | 9,864 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 46 | ||
| Total votes: 20,207 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Matoaca District
General election
General election for Chesterfield County Public Schools, Matoaca District
Ryan Harter defeated Denisha Potts in the general election for Chesterfield County Public Schools, Matoaca District on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ryan Harter (Nonpartisan) | 61.1 | 16,442 |
 | Denisha Potts (Nonpartisan) | 38.7 | 10,403 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 50 | ||
| Total votes: 26,895 | |||
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Midlothian District
General election
General election for Chesterfield County Public Schools, Midlothian District
Kathryn Haines defeated Patrick Regan in the general election for Chesterfield County Public Schools, Midlothian District on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kathryn Haines (Nonpartisan) | 54.8 | 14,711 | |
| Patrick Regan (Nonpartisan) | 45.0 | 12,060 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 53 | ||
| Total votes: 26,824 | |||
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Endorsements
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Denisha Potts, candidate for the Matoaca District of the Chesterfield County School Board, was endorsed by:
- The Southside Area Democratic Women and Associates Club (SADWAC)
- Virginia Democratic Women's Caucus
- Farm Bureau, Chesterfield
- Richmond Association of Realtors
- Chesterfield County Democrats[1]
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Virginia elections, 2019
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About the district
Chesterfield County Public Schools is located in Virginia. The district served 60,060 students during the 2016-2017 school year.[2]
State profile
- See also: Virginia and Virginia elections, 2019
Partisan data
The information in this section was current as of May 7, 2019
Presidential voting pattern
- Virginia voted for the Democratic candidate in five out of the seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.
Congressional delegation
- Following the 2018 elections, both U.S. Senators from Virginia were Democrats.
- Virginia had seven Democratic and four Republican U.S. Representatives.
State executives
- Democrats held four of Virginia's 13 state executive offices. Elections for the other offices are nonpartisan.
- Virginia's governor was Democrat Ralph Northam.
State legislature
- Republicans controlled the Virginia State Senate with a 21-19 majority.
- Republicans controlled the Virginia House of Delegates with a 51-49 majority.
Virginia Party Control: 1992-2025
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| Demographic data for Virginia | ||
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| Virginia | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 8,367,587 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 39,490 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 69% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 19.2% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 6% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 0.3% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 3.2% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 8.6% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 88.3% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 36.3% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $65,015 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 13% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Virginia. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
Pivot Counties
- See also: Pivot Counties by state
Five of 133 Virginia counties—3.8 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 | |||||||
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| County | Trump margin of victory in 2016 | Obama margin of victory in 2012 | Obama margin of victory in 2008 | ||||
| Buckingham County, Virginia | 11.28% | 2.43% | 0.87% | ||||
| Caroline County, Virginia | 5.02% | 8.24% | 11.97% | ||||
| Essex County, Virginia | 2.14% | 7.30% | 10.35% | ||||
| Nelson County, Virginia | 5.59% | 2.72% | 9.15% | ||||
| Westmoreland County, Virginia | 7.14% | 6.95% | 10.24% | ||||
Note: Although it is highlighted in the map above, the city of Chesapeake is not considered a county and not included in our calculations as such.
In the 2016 presidential election, Virginia was a battleground state. Hillary Clinton (D) won Virginia with 49.7 percent of the vote. Donald Trump (R) received 44.4 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Virginia voted Democratic 56.67 percent of the time and Republican 43.33 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, Virginia voted Democratic three times (2008, 2012, and 2016) and Republican two times (2000 and 2004).
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