DeSoto County School District elections (2018)

Elections in Mississippi, 2018

• General election: Nov. 6
• Voter registration deadline: Oct. 8 (in-person); Oct. 9 (postmark by mail)
• Early voting: N/A
• Absentee voting deadline: Nov. 3

• Online registration: No
• Same-day registration: No
• Voter ID: Photo ID required
• Poll times: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

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2020 → ← 2016
DeSoto County School District elections
General election date
November 6, 2018
Enrollment ('15-'16)
33,140 students

Two seats on the DeSoto County School District school board in Mississippi were up for general election on November 6, 2018. The candidate filing deadline was September 7, 2018.

District 3

General election

General election for DeSoto County Board of Education District 3

Incumbent Ann Jolley defeated Bacardi Harris in the general election for DeSoto County Board of Education District 3 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Ann Jolley (Nonpartisan)	59.6	3,484
	Submit photo	Bacardi Harris (Nonpartisan)	39.7	2,324
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	41

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,849 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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District 4

General election

General election for DeSoto County Board of Education District 4

Incumbent Shelia Riley defeated Jeny Black Price and Elsie Geanes Miller in the general election for DeSoto County Board of Education District 4 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Shelia Riley (Nonpartisan)	58.1	3,767
	Submit photo	Jeny Black Price (Nonpartisan)	22.6	1,469
	Submit photo	Elsie Geanes Miller (Nonpartisan)	18.4	1,191
		Other/Write-in votes	0.9	61

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,488 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Additional elections on the ballot

See also: Mississippi elections, 2018

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About the district

See also: DeSoto County School District, Mississippi

The DeSoto County School District is located in Mississippi. The district was the largest school district in the state in the 2014–2015 school year and served 33,275 students.

Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

Two of 82 Mississippi counties—2.4 percent—are Pivot Counties. 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.

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
Chickasaw County, Mississippi	6.06%	4.52%	2.13%
Panola County, Mississippi	0.12%	8.62%	6.52%

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See also

DeSoto County School District	Mississippi	School Boards
DeSoto County School District elections (2016) List of school districts in Mississippi	Mississippi school board elections, 2018 Public education in Mississippi Local ballot measures, Mississippi	School board elections, 2018 School board elections, 2017 School board election data analysis, 2018 School board election data analysis, 2017

External links

• DeSoto County School District