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Davis School District, Utah, elections (2020)

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Davis School District elections

Filing deadline
March 19, 2020
Primary date
June 30, 2020
General election date
November 3, 2020
Enrollment ('17-'18)
73,982 students

Three seats on the Davis School District school board in Utah were up for general election on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for June 30, 2020. The filing deadline for this election was March 19, 2020.

Election procedure changes in 2020

See also: Changes to election dates, procedures, and administration in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020

Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.

Utah modified its absentee/mail-in voting procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:

  • Absentee/mail-in voting: The third-party collection and return of absentee ballots was restricted to individuals residing in the same household as the voter.

For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.

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Candidates and results

District 1

General election

General election for Davis School District, Precinct 1

Incumbent Liz Mumford defeated Gary Widders in the general election for Davis School District, Precinct 1 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Liz Mumford
Liz Mumford (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
78.3
 
16,948
Gary Widders (Nonpartisan)
 
21.7
 
4,708

Total votes: 21,656
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Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Liz Mumford and Gary Widders advanced from the primary for Davis School District, Precinct 1.

District 2

General election

General election for Davis School District, Precinct 2

Incumbent John Robison defeated Amanda Olson and Emilie Daly in the general election for Davis School District, Precinct 2 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
John Robison (Nonpartisan)
 
48.8
 
11,632
Amanda Olson (Nonpartisan)
 
45.3
 
10,790
Emilie Daly (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)
 
5.8
 
1,392

Total votes: 23,814
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Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Incumbent John Robison and Amanda Olson advanced from the primary for Davis School District, Precinct 2.

District 4

General election

General election for Davis School District, Precinct 4

Incumbent Brigit Gerrard defeated Brittanie Flint in the general election for Davis School District, Precinct 4 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Brigit Gerrard
Brigit Gerrard (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
97.5
 
20,195
Brittanie Flint (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)
 
2.5
 
525

Total votes: 20,720
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Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Brigit Gerrard advanced from the primary for Davis School District, Precinct 4.

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About the district

See also: Davis School District, Utah

The Davis School District is located in Davis County, Utah. The district served 73,982 students during the 2017-2018 school year.[1]

Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

There are no Pivot Counties in Utah. 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, Donald Trump (R) won Utah with 45.5 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 27.5 percent. Independent candidate and Utah native Evan McMullin received 21.5 percent of the vote, his strongest showing in a state. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Utah cast votes for the winning presidential candidate 76.7 percent of the time. In that same timeframe, Utah supported Republican candidates more often than Democrats, 73.3 to 23.3 percent. The state favored Republicans in every presidential election between 2000 and 2016.

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Utah. 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.[2][3]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won seven out of 75 state House districts in Utah with an average margin of victory of 20.8 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 19 out of 75 state House districts in Utah with an average margin of victory of 21.9 points. Clinton won six districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 68 out of 75 state House districts in Utah with an average margin of victory of 54.4 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 56 out of 75 state House districts in Utah with an average margin of victory of 30.7 points.


See also

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