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Cobb County School District elections (2014)

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2014 Cobb County School District Elections
Primary Election:
May 20, 2014
Primary Runoff Election:
July 22, 2014
General Election:
November 4, 2014
Table of Contents
About the district
Method of election
Elections
Key deadlines
Additional elections
External links
See also
Georgia
Cobb County School District
Cobb County, Georgia ballot measures
Local ballot measures, Georgia
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Three seats on the Cobb County School District Board of Education were up for general election on November 4, 2014. Posts 2, 4 and 6 were up for election. Republican primaries for all three seats and a Democratic primary for the Post 2 seat were held on May 20, 2014. A Republican primary runoff for Post 2 was held on July 22, 2014.

Two incumbents sought re-election in 2014, but only one retained his seat on the board. Post 2 incumbent Timothy Stultz attracted the most challengers. He went head-to-head with fellow Republicans Susan Thayer and Jeffery Able in the party primary. He came in second place, but Thayer—the top primary vote recipient—did not win a majority of the votes cast. Thayer and Stultz advanced to a primary runoff where Thayer won the Republican spot on the general election ballot. There, she faced and defeated Kenya Pierre, the lone Democrat in the entire election.

Post 6 incumbent Scott Sweeney retained his seat. After facing challenger Kevin Nicholas in the Republican primary, Sweeney was unopposed in the general election.

Post 4 incumbent Kathleen Angelucci did not seek re-election in 2014. David Chastain and Bill Scott vied for the open seat in the Republican primary, where Chastain was victorious. He faced no challengers in the general election.

About the district

See also: Cobb County School District, Georgia
Cobb County School District is located in Cobb County, Ga..

Cobb County School district lies in the county of the same name in northern Georgia. Marietta is the county seat. Cobb County was home to an estimated 730,981 residents in 2014, according to the United States Census Bureau.[1] Cobb County School District was the second-largest school district by enrollment in Georgia in the 2012-2013 school year, serving 108,452 students.[2]

Demographics

Cobb County outperformed the rest of Georgia in terms of higher education achievement in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 43.7 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 28.0 percent for the state as a whole. The median household income was $63,920 compared to $49,179 statewide. The poverty rate in Cobb County was 12.8 percent compared to 18.2 percent for the entire state.[1]

Racial Demographics, 2013[1]
Race Cobb County (%) Georgia (%)
White 65.5 62.5
Black or African American 26.7 31.4
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5 0.5
Asian 4.9 3.7
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 2.3 1.9
Hispanic or Latino 12.6 9.2

Presidential Voting Pattern,
Cobb County
Year Democratic vote Libertarian vote Republican vote Write-in votes
2012 133,124 5,024 171,722 965
2008 141,216 2,966 170,957 305
2004 103,955 2,051 173,467 N/A

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.

Voter and candidate information

The Cobb County Board of Education consists of seven partisan members elected to four-year terms. Each member is elected by a specific geographic area within the district. The seats are referred to as "Posts." Posts 2, 4 and 6 were up for general election on November 4, 2014.[3]

Republican and Democratic primary elections were held on May 20, 2014. Since the top recipient in the Post 2 Republican primary did not receive a majority of the votes cast, the top two vote recipients advanced to a primary runoff on July 22, 2014.[3]

Individuals wishing to run as candidates in this election had to file affidavits of candidacy between March 3, 2014, and March 7, 2014.[3]

Elections

2014

Candidates

Post 2

Republican Party Timothy Stultz

  • Incumbent

Republican Party Jeffery Able
Democratic Party Kenya Pierre
Republican Party Susan Thayer Green check mark transparent.png

Post 4

Republican Party David Chastain Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Bill Scott

Post 6

Republican Party Scott Sweeney Green check mark transparent.png

  • Incumbent

Republican Party Kevin Nicholas

Election results

Post 2
Cobb County School District, Post 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngSusan Thayer 51.7% 12,731
     Democratic Kenya Pierre 48.3% 11,894
Total Votes 24,625
Source: Cobb County Board of Elections & Registration, "General Election November 4, 2014, Official County Results," November 10, 2014
Post 4
Cobb County School District, Post 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Chastain 100% 20,188
Total Votes 20,188
Source: Cobb County Board of Elections & Registration, "General Election November 4, 2014, Official County Results," November 10, 2014
Post 6
Cobb County School District, Post 6 General Election, 4-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngScott Sweeney Incumbent 100% 21,982
Total Votes 21,982
Source: Cobb County Board of Elections & Registration, "General Election November 4, 2014, Official County Results," November 10, 2014

Endorsements

Post 2 Challenger Susan Thayer was endorsed by the Marietta Daily Journal, the Cobb County Association of Educators and the organization Educators First.[4][5] She was also endorsed by fellow challenger Jeffery Able after he lost the primary election.[6]

Post 4 challenger David Chastain was endorsed by State Rep. Ed Setzler (R), Cobb County Commissioner Bob Ott, former State Rep. Roger Hines (R) and former Cobb County Republican Party Chairman Anthony-Scott Hobbs.[7]

Campaign finance

Candidates received a total of $117.424.47 and spent a total of $81,010.81 in the election, according to the Cobb County Board of Elections & Registration.[8]

Post 2
Candidate Contributions Expenditures Cash on hand
Timothy Stultz $3,173.05 $3,173.05 $0.00
Jeffery Able $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Kenya Pierre $36,640.32 $20,990.19 $15,650.13
Susan Thayer $35,773.00 $17,164.97 $18,608.03
Post 4
Candidate Contributions Expenditures Cash on hand
David Chastain $9,468.10 $8,836.38 $625.72
Bill Scott $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Post 6
Candidate Contributions Expenditures Cash on hand
Scott Sweeney $12,195.00 $10,671.22 $1,523.78
Kevin Nicholas $20,175.00 $20,175.00 $0.00

Past elections

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for the Cobb County School District election in 2014:[3]

Deadline Event
March 3-7, 2014 Filing period for candidate nominating petitions
April 21, 2014 Voter registration deadline for General Election
April 28, 2014 Advance primary election voting begins
May 20, 2014 Primary election
July 22, 2014 Runoff primary election
November 4, 2014 General Election Day

Additional elections on the ballot

See also: Georgia elections, 2014

The Cobb County Board of Education election shared primary, primary runoff and general election ballots with other federal, state and local races. One seat in the U.S. Senate and Cobb County's congressional district were up for election. At the state level, the governor and nine other state executive offices were up for election along with state senators and representatives.

Locally, voters cast ballots for two seats on the Cobb County Commission. Judicial elections were also held. Georgia voters saw three ballot measures related to taxes and government finances on the general election ballot. The state Democratic Party had four advisory questions on the primary ballot.

Recent news

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Cobb County School District elections (2014) - Google News

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 United States Census Bureau, "State & County QuickFacts: Cobb County, Georgia," accessed September 8, 2015
  2. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 15, 2015
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Georgia Secretary of State, "2014 Elections and Voter Registration Calendar," accessed May 8, 2014
  4. ↑ Facebook, "Susan Thayer for Cobb School Board," October 30, 2014
  5. ↑ Susan G. Thayer Cobb County School Board Post 2, "Home," accessed September 14, 2015
  6. ↑ NeighborNewspapers.com, "Stultz faces Thayer for Cobb Post 2 school board seat," June 18, 2014
  7. ↑ David Chastain Cobb County School Board-Post 4, "Endorsements," accessed September 14, 2015
  8. ↑ Cobb County Board of Elections & Registration, "Candidate Campaign Disclosure Search," accessed September 14, 2015
2014 Cobb County School District Elections
Cobb County, Georgia
Election date:November 4, 2014
Candidates:Post 2: • Incumbent, Timothy Stultz • Jeffery Able • Kenya Pierre • Susan Thayer
Post 4: • David Chastain • Bill Scott
Post 6: • Incumbent, Scott Sweeney • Kevin Nicholas
Important information:Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot
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