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Dearborn Public Schools elections

Filing deadline
July 21, 2020
General election date
November 3, 2020
Enrollment ('17-'18)
20,814 students

Four seats on the Dearborn Public Schools school board in Michigan were up for general election on November 3, 2020. The filing deadline for this election was July 21, 2020.

Election procedure changes in 2020

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

  • Absentee/mail-in voting: Absentee ballot applications were sent to all registered voters in the general election.

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General election

Special general election for Dearborn Board of Education At-large

Patrick D'Ambrosio defeated Albert Abbas, Sabrina Evans-Cummings, and Maali Luqman in the special general election for Dearborn Board of Education At-large on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Patrick D'Ambrosio (Nonpartisan)
 
31.8
 
10,711
Albert Abbas (Nonpartisan)
 
27.6
 
9,284
Sabrina Evans-Cummings (Nonpartisan)
 
20.0
 
6,741
Maali Luqman (Nonpartisan)
 
19.9
 
6,700
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
199

Total votes: 33,635
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General election

General election for Dearborn Board of Education At-large (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Dearborn Board of Education At-large on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Adel Mozip (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
16.7
 
14,392
Image of Irene Watts
Irene Watts (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
14.8
 
12,802
Image of Mary K. Petlichkoff
Mary K. Petlichkoff (Nonpartisan)
 
14.3
 
12,301
Image of Khodr Farhat
Khodr Farhat (Nonpartisan)
 
14.3
 
12,288
Image of Paul Goddard
Paul Goddard (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
13.6
 
11,718
Image of Nofila Haidar
Nofila Haidar (Nonpartisan)
 
12.1
 
10,430
Sharifa Galab (Nonpartisan)
 
8.9
 
7,685
Batoul Baiz (Nonpartisan)
 
5.0
 
4,303
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
311

Total votes: 86,230
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About the district

See also: Dearborn Public Schools, Michigan

Dearborn Public Schools is located in Wayne County, Michigan. The district served 20,814 students during the 2017-2018 school year.[1]

Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

Twelve of 83 Michigan counties—14 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
Bay County, Michigan 12.55% 5.56% 15.31%
Calhoun County, Michigan 12.46% 1.60% 9.36%
Eaton County, Michigan 4.72% 3.13% 8.40%
Gogebic County, Michigan 14.80% 8.10% 17.27%
Isabella County, Michigan 3.66% 9.28% 19.26%
Lake County, Michigan 22.77% 5.01% 12.28%
Macomb County, Michigan 11.53% 3.99% 8.62%
Manistee County, Michigan 15.29% 5.93% 13.26%
Monroe County, Michigan 21.97% 0.98% 4.35%
Saginaw County, Michigan 1.13% 11.89% 17.34%
Shiawassee County, Michigan 19.59% 3.67% 8.59%
Van Buren County, Michigan 13.92% 0.45% 8.78%

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Michigan with 47.5 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 47.3 percent. In presidential elections between 1836 and 2016, Michigan voted Republican 60.8 percent of the time and Democratic 34.7 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, Michigan voted Democratic four out of the five elections.[2]

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Michigan. 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.[3][4]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 53 out of 110 state House districts in Michigan with an average margin of victory of 37.1 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 43 out of 110 state House districts in Michigan with an average margin of victory of 39.3 points. Clinton won four districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 57 out of 110 state House districts in Michigan with an average margin of victory of 12.4 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 67 out of 110 state House districts in Michigan with an average margin of victory of 21.2 points. Trump won eight districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.


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