Dougherty County School System elections (2014)
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Three seats on the Dougherty Board of Education were up for general election on November 4, 2014. Since all the candidates that filed were Democrats, the results were decided in the primary election on May 20, 2014.
In District 4, candidate Melissa Strother overcame fellow challenger Aaron Johnson. In the District 6 race, Dean Phinazee defeated Princess Milledge in a runoff election on July 22, 2014, since neither candidate received 50 percent of the vote in the primary. District 2 incumbent Milton Griffin was unopposed. Strother, Phinazee and Griffin all won in the general election unopposed.
About the district
- See also: Dougherty County School System, Georgia
Dougherty County School System is located in Dougherty County, Georgia. The county seat of Dougherty County is Albany. Dougherty County is home to 94,565 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau.[1] Dougherty County School System was the 22nd-largest school district in Georgia, serving 15,439 students during the 2013-2014 school year.[2]
Demographics
Dougherty County underperformed in comparison to the rest of Georgia in terms of higher education achievement and median household income in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 18.1 percent of Dougherty County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 27.8 percent for Georgia as a whole. The median household income in Dougherty County was $31,789 compared to $49,604 for the state of Georgia. The poverty rate in Dougherty County was 30.6 percent compared to 17.4 percent for the entire state.[1]
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Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.
Voter and candidate information
The Dougherty County Board of Education is a partisan board that consists of seven members elected to four-year terms. Six members serve by geographic district and one serves countywide. There was a primary election on May 20, 2014, and the general election was held on November 4, 2014. Three seats are up for election in 2014 and four seats will be up for election in 2016.[4]
Candidates began to file affidavits of candidacy on March 3, 2014. The filing deadline for school board candidates to get on the ballot in the general election was March 7, 2014.[5]
Elections
2014
Candidates
District 2
- Incumbent
District 4
Aaron Johnson
Melissa Strother 
District 6
Shirlette Davis-Marcus
Princess Milledge
Dean Phinazee
Election results
General: District 2
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Milton Griffin Incumbent |
100% | 3,152 | |
| Total Votes | 3,152 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "Official County Results," November 7, 2014 | ||||
General: District 4
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Melissa Strother |
100% | 3,042 | |
| Total Votes | 3,042 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "Official County Results," November 7, 2014 | ||||
General: District 6
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Dean Phinazee |
100% | 2,867 | |
| Total Votes | 2,867 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "Official County Results," November 7, 2014 | ||||
Runoff primary: District 6
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Dean Phinazee |
55.4% | 619 | |
| Democratic | Princess Milledge | 44.6% | 498 | |
| Total Votes | 1,117 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "OFFICIAL COUNTY RESULTS: General Primary Runoff and General Nonpartisan Election Runoff," September 11, 2014 | ||||
Primary: District 2
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Milton Griffin |
100% | 1,205 | |
| Total Votes | 1,205 | |||
| Source: Margaret Koenig, "Email correspondence with Kameika Harvey, Dougherty County Voter Registration & Elections Department," December 31, 2014 | ||||
Primary: District 4
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Melissa Strother |
68.3% | 978 | |
| Democratic | Aaron Johnson | 31.7% | 454 | |
| Total Votes | 1,432 | |||
| Source: Margaret Koenig, "Email correspondence with Kameika Harvey, Dougherty County Voter Registration & Elections Department," December 31, 2014 | ||||
Primary: District 6
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Dean Phinazee |
41.6% | 560 | |
| Democratic | Princess Milledge |
34.1% | 459 | |
| Democratic | Shirlette Davis-Marcus | 24.2% | 326 | |
| Total Votes | 1,345 | |||
| Source: Margaret Koenig, "Email correspondence with Kameika Harvey, Dougherty County Voter Registration & Elections Department," December 31, 2014 | ||||
Endorsements
No candidate publicly received an endorsement in this election.
Campaign finance
As of October 15, 2014, no candidate had reported contributions or expenditures to the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission.
Past elections
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Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Dougherty County School System election in 2014:[5]
| Deadline | Event |
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| March 3, 2014 | First day to file nominating petitions |
| March 7, 2014 | Last day to file nominating petitions |
| April 21, 2014 | Last day to register to vote in the general election |
| April 28, 2014 | Advance voting begins |
| May 20, 2014 | Primary election |
| July 22, 2014 | Runoff election (if needed) |
| November 4, 2014 | General election |
Additional elections on the ballot
The school board election shared the ballot with county, state and national primary elections on May 20, 2014. The primary ballot included races for Georgia House of Representatives and Georgia State Senate. There were also state executive elections including races for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general. The May 20, 2014, election selected candidates for seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate.[6]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Dougherty + County + School + System + Georgia"
See also
- Georgia
- Dougherty County School System, Georgia
- Georgia school board elections, 2014
- List of school board elections in 2014
- School board elections, 2014
- Dougherty County, Georgia ballot measures
- Local ballot measures, Georgia
- Newcomers win three-quarters of school board seats in Georgia runoff elections
External links
- Dougherty County School System
- The Official City of Albany and County of Dougherty Website
- Georgia Secretary of State
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 United States Census Bureau, "Dougherty County, Georgia," accessed May 14, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Department of Education, "Enrollment by Ethnicity/Race , Gender and Grade Level (PK-12)," accessed July 2, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Current and Past Election Results," accessed July 1, 2014
- ↑ Dougherty County School System, "Dougherty County School Board," accessed May 14, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Georgia Secretary of State, "2014 Elections and Voter Registration Calendar," accessed May 8, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Election Calendar," accessed May 20, 2014
| 2014 Dougherty County School System Elections | |
| Dougherty County, Georgia | |
| Election date: | November 4, 2014 |
| Candidates: | District 2: • Incumbent, Milton Griffin District 4: • Aaron Johnson • Melissa Strother |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
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