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Cobb County School District elections (2018)

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Cobb County School District elections

Primary election date
May 22, 2018
General election date
November 6, 2018
Runoff election date
December 4, 2018
Enrollment ('15-'16)
112,708 students

Three seats on the Cobb County School District school board in Georgia were up for general election on November 6, 2018. A primary election was possible on May 22, 2018. Georgia held runoff elections on December 4, 2018, for school board races across the state where no candidate received a majority of the vote in the general election.

The District 2 incumbent chose not to file for another term. Candidate Jaha Howard defeated Angelia Pressley in the Democratic primary. Howard was unopposed in the general election. District 4 incumbent David Chastain (R) faced Cynthia Parr (D), and District 6 incumbent Scott Sweeney (R) faced Charisse Davis (D) in the general election.[2][3]

Elections

District 2

General election

General election for Cobb County School District school board District 2

Jaha Howard won election in the general election for Cobb County School District school board District 2 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jaha Howard
Jaha Howard (D)
 
100.0
 
31,088

Total votes: 31,088
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Cobb County School District school board District 2

Jaha Howard defeated Angelia Pressley in the Democratic primary for Cobb County School District school board District 2 on May 22, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jaha Howard
Jaha Howard
 
61.9
 
4,009
Image of Angelia Pressley
Angelia Pressley
 
38.1
 
2,467

Total votes: 6,476
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District 4

General election

General election for Cobb County School District school board District 4

Incumbent David Chastain defeated Cynthia Parr in the general election for Cobb County School District school board District 4 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
David Chastain (R)
 
53.5
 
20,630
Cynthia Parr (D)
 
46.5
 
17,908

Total votes: 38,538
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Cobb County School District school board District 4

Cynthia Parr advanced from the Democratic primary for Cobb County School District school board District 4 on May 22, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Cynthia Parr
 
100.0
 
3,469

Total votes: 3,469
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Cobb County School District school board District 4

Incumbent David Chastain advanced from the Republican primary for Cobb County School District school board District 4 on May 22, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
David Chastain
 
100.0
 
4,600

Total votes: 4,600
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District 6

General election

General election for Cobb County School District school board District 6

Charisse Davis defeated incumbent Scott Sweeney in the general election for Cobb County School District school board District 6 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Charisse Davis
Charisse Davis (D)
 
51.3
 
21,772
Scott Sweeney (R)
 
48.7
 
20,641

Total votes: 42,413
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Cobb County School District school board District 6

Charisse Davis advanced from the Democratic primary for Cobb County School District school board District 6 on May 22, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Charisse Davis
Charisse Davis
 
100.0
 
4,562

Total votes: 4,562
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Cobb County School District school board District 6

Incumbent Scott Sweeney advanced from the Republican primary for Cobb County School District school board District 6 on May 22, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Scott Sweeney
 
100.0
 
4,844

Total votes: 4,844
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About the district

See also: Cobb County School District, Georgia

The Cobb County School District is located in Georgia. The district was the second-largest school district in the state in the 2014–2015 school year and served 111,751 students.[4]


Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

Five of 159 Georgia counties—3.14 percent—are pivot counties. These 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
County Trump margin of victory in 2016 Obama margin of victory in 2012 Obama margin of victory in 2008
Baker County, Georgia 8.68% 0.57% 1.07%
Dooly County, Georgia 2.05% 6.98% 3.53%
Peach County, Georgia 2.91% 7.48% 6.75%
Quitman County, Georgia 10.92% 9.04% 7.90%
Twiggs County, Georgia 1.58% 8.64% 6.97%

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Georgia with 50.8 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 45.6 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Georgia voted Democratic 63.33 percent of the time and Republican 36.67 percent of the time. Georgia voted Republican in every presidential election from 2000 to 2016.

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Georgia. 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.[5][6]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 64 out of 180 state House districts in Georgia with an average margin of victory of 45.5 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 74 out of 180 state House districts in Georgia with an average margin of victory of 42.3 points. Clinton won 14 districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 116 out of 180 state House districts in Georgia with an average margin of victory of 36.6 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 106 out of 180 state House districts in Georgia with an average margin of victory of 36.8 points. Trump won four districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.


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See also

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