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Clark County School District elections (2018)

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Clark County School District elections

Primary election date
June 12, 2018
General election date
November 6, 2018
Enrollment ('15-'16)
325,990 students

Three seats on the Clark County School District school board in Nevada were up for general election on November 6, 2018. The primary election was held on June 12, 2018.

Elections

Voter and candidate information

The Clark County School District school board consists of seven members elected by district to four-year terms. The candidate filing deadline was March 16, 2018.

Candidates and results

District D

General election

General election for Clark County School District Board of Trustees District D

Irene Cepeda defeated incumbent Kevin Child in the general election for Clark County School District Board of Trustees District D on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Irene Cepeda
Irene Cepeda (Nonpartisan)
 
69.0
 
28,207
Kevin Child (Nonpartisan)
 
31.0
 
12,662

Total votes: 40,869
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Clark County School District Board of Trustees District D

Irene Cepeda and incumbent Kevin Child defeated Eli Thompson and Leobardo Martinez Jr. in the primary for Clark County School District Board of Trustees District D on June 12, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Irene Cepeda
Irene Cepeda (Nonpartisan)
 
47.1
 
5,687
Kevin Child (Nonpartisan)
 
23.6
 
2,850
Image of Eli Thompson
Eli Thompson (Nonpartisan)
 
15.2
 
1,836
Leobardo Martinez Jr. (Nonpartisan)
 
14.2
 
1,714

Total votes: 12,087
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District F

General election

General election for Clark County School District Board of Trustees District F

Danielle Ford defeated Kali Fox Miller in the general election for Clark County School District Board of Trustees District F on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Danielle Ford
Danielle Ford (Nonpartisan)
 
60.3
 
51,191
Image of Kali Fox Miller
Kali Fox Miller (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
39.7
 
33,742

Total votes: 84,933
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Clark County School District Board of Trustees District F

The following candidates ran in the primary for Clark County School District Board of Trustees District F on June 12, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Danielle Ford
Danielle Ford (Nonpartisan)
 
16.2
 
4,006
Image of Kali Fox Miller
Kali Fox Miller (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
13.6
 
3,379
Image of David Gardner
David Gardner (Nonpartisan) (Unofficially withdrew)
 
13.3
 
3,287
Jacquelyn Trumbull (Nonpartisan)
 
13.2
 
3,276
Image of Michael Thomas
Michael Thomas (Nonpartisan)
 
12.5
 
3,095
Mary E. Ballinger (Nonpartisan)
 
12.1
 
2,996
Image of Eileen Eady
Eileen Eady (Nonpartisan)
 
10.0
 
2,470
Tammi N. Musemici (Nonpartisan)
 
4.7
 
1,157
Johnny Wilson (Nonpartisan)
 
4.5
 
1,108

Total votes: 24,774
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District G

General election

General election for Clark County School District Board of Trustees District G

Incumbent Linda P. Cavazos defeated Ryan Scalia in the general election for Clark County School District Board of Trustees District G on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Linda P. Cavazos
Linda P. Cavazos (Nonpartisan)
 
65.7
 
44,895
Ryan Scalia (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
34.3
 
23,482

Total votes: 68,377
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Additional elections on the ballot

See also: Nevada elections, 2018


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About the district

See also: Clark County School District, Nevada

The Clark County School District is located in Nevada. The district was the largest school district in the state in the 2014–2015 school year and served 324,093 students.[1]


Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

There are no Pivot Counties in Nevada. 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 Nevada with 47.9 percent of the vote. Donald Trump (R) received 45.5 percent. In presidential elections between 1868 and 2016, Nevada voted Republican 51 percent of the time and Democratic 46 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, Nevada voted Democratic three times and Republican the other two.[2]

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state Assembly districts in Nevada. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[3][4]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 26 out of 42 state Assembly districts in Nevada with an average margin of victory of 28.9 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 25 out of 42 state Assembly districts in Nevada with an average margin of victory of 25.4 points.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 16 out of 42 state Assembly districts in Nevada with an average margin of victory of 15.9 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 17 out of 42 state Assembly districts in Nevada with an average margin of victory of 18.6 points. Trump won two districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.


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See also

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