DeSoto County School District, Mississippi, elections (2023)

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DeSoto County School District elections
Special election date
November 7, 2023
Enrollment ('22-'23)
35,003 students

The District 3 seat on the DeSoto County School District school board in Mississippi was up in a special general election on November 7, 2023. The filing deadline for this election was September 6, 2023.

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Candidates and results

District 3

General election

Special general election for DeSoto County Board of Education District 3

Incumbent Jerald Wheeler defeated Bacardi Harris in the special general election for DeSoto County Board of Education District 3 on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Jerald Wheeler (Nonpartisan)	67.3	2,873
	Submit photo	Bacardi Harris (Nonpartisan)	32.7	1,397

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November 7, 2023

• Mississippi Agriculture Commissioner election, 2023
• Mississippi Attorney General election, 2023
• Mississippi Auditor election, 2023
• Mississippi gubernatorial election, 2023
• Mississippi Insurance Commissioner election, 2023
• Mississippi lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2023
• Mississippi Secretary of State election, 2023
• Mississippi Treasurer election, 2023
• Mississippi State Senate elections, 2023
• Mississippi House of Representatives elections, 2023

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About the district

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The DeSoto County School District is located in DeSoto County, Mississippi. The district served 35,003 students during the 2022-2023 school year.

See also

DeSoto County School District	Mississippi	School Boards
DeSoto County School District, Mississippi, elections (2022) List of school districts in Mississippi	Mississippi school board elections, 2023 Public education in Mississippi Local ballot measures, Mississippi	School board elections, 2023 School board elections, 2022 School board election data analysis, 2023 School board election data analysis, 2022

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