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DeSoto County School District, Mississippi, elections (2022)
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Two seats on the DeSoto County School District school board in Mississippi were up for general election on November 8, 2022. A runoff election was scheduled for November 29, 2022, but it was canceled. The filing deadline for this election was September 9, 2022.
Elections
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Candidates and results
District 1
General election
General election for DeSoto County Board of Education District 1
Josh Sullivan defeated James Wright in the general election for DeSoto County Board of Education District 1 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Josh Sullivan (Nonpartisan) | 54.6 | 3,880 | |
| James Wright (Nonpartisan) | 44.9 | 3,191 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 41 | ||
| Total votes: 7,112 | |||
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District 2
General election
General election for DeSoto County Board of Education District 2
Incumbent Michele Henley defeated April Wright in the general election for DeSoto County Board of Education District 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Michele Henley (Nonpartisan) | 60.6 | 4,370 | |
| April Wright (Nonpartisan) | 38.7 | 2,791 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 47 | ||
| Total votes: 7,208 | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Mississippi elections, 2022
June 7, 2022
- Mississippi's 1st Congressional District election, 2022
- Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022
June 28, 2022
November 8, 2022
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About the district
The DeSoto County School District is located in DeSoto County, Mississippi. The district served 34,469 students during the 2021-2022 school year.[1]
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