DeSoto County School District, Mississippi, elections (2024)
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Two seats on the DeSoto County School District school board in Mississippi were up for general election on November 5, 2024. A runoff election was scheduled for November 26, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was September 6, 2024.
Elections
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Candidates and results
District 3
General election
General election for DeSoto County Board of Education District 3
Incumbent Jerald Wheeler won election in the general election for DeSoto County Board of Education District 3 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jerald Wheeler (Nonpartisan) | 98.3 | 8,370 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.7 | 147 | ||
| Total votes: 8,517 | |||
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District 4
General election
General election for DeSoto County Board of Education District 4
Incumbent Shelia Riley defeated Todd Mayo in the general election for DeSoto County Board of Education District 4 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Shelia Riley (Nonpartisan) | 69.5 | 7,477 | |
| Todd Mayo (Nonpartisan) | 29.9 | 3,215 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 73 | ||
| Total votes: 10,765 | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Mississippi elections, 2024
March 12, 2024
- United States Senate election in Mississippi, 2024
- Mississippi's 1st Congressional District election, 2024
- Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024
April 2, 2024
November 5, 2024
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About the district
DeSoto County School District is located in DeSoto County, Mississippi. The district served 35,003 students during the 2022-2023 school year.[1]
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