Douglas County School System elections (2014)

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2014 Douglas County School System Elections

General Election date:
November 4, 2014
Table of Contents
About the district
Method of election
Elections
Key deadlines
Additional elections
External links
See also
Georgia
Douglas County School System
Douglas County, Georgia ballot measures
Local ballot measures, Georgia
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Three seats on the Douglas Board of Education were up for general election on November 4, 2014. The election was for Districts 2, 3 and 4.

District 2 incumbent D.T. Jackson was unopposed in the primary election on May 20, 2014, and won re-election unopposed in the general election. Republican incumbent Sam Haskell won against challenger Lauren McCoy in the primary but was defeated by Democrat Michelle Simmons in the general election. District 3 incumbent Janet Kelley, a Republican, also lost to Democratic challenger Tracy Rookard in November. Both had been unopposed in the primary.

About the district

See also: Douglas County School System, Georgia
Douglas County School System is located in Douglas County, Georgia

Douglas County School System is located in Douglas County, Georgia. The county seat of Douglas County is Douglasville. Douglas County is home to 132,403 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau.[1] Douglas County School System was the 16th-largest school district in Georgia, serving 25,668 students during the 2013-2014 school year.[2]

Demographics

Douglas County underperformed in comparison to the rest of Georgia in terms of higher education achievement and overperformed in terms of median household income in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 24.8 percent of Douglas 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 Douglas County was $54,526 compared to $49,604 for the state of Georgia. The poverty rate in Douglas County was 13.4 percent compared to 17.4 percent for the entire state.[1]

Racial Demographics, 2013[1]
Race Douglas County (%) Georgia (%)
White 54.5 62.8
Black or African American 41.2 31.2
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4 0.5
Asian 1.6 3.5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.2 0.1
Two or More Races 2.2 1.8
Hispanic or Latino 8.8 9.2

Presidential Voting Pattern[3]
Year Democratic Vote (%) Republican Vote (%) Other Vote (%)
2012 51.5 47.5 1.0
2008 50.5 48.7 0.8
2004 38.0 61.4 0.6
2000 36.2 61.3 2.5

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 Douglas County Board of Education is a partisan board that consists of five members elected to four-year terms. They serve by geographic district. There was a primary election on May 20, 2014 and the general election was held on November 4, 2014. Three seats were up for election in 2014, and two 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

Democratic Party D.T. Jackson Green check mark transparent.png

  • Incumbent

District 3

Republican Party Janet Kelley

  • Incumbent

Democratic Party Tracy Rookard Green check mark transparent.png

District 4

Republican Party Sam Haskell

  • Incumbent

Democratic Party Michelle Simmons Green check mark transparent.png

Candidates defeated in the primary election:
Democratic Party Tyler L. Barr
Democratic Party Denny Bridges
Republican Party Lauren McCoy

Election results

General: District 2
Douglas County School System, General Election District 2, 4-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngD.T. Jackson Incumbent 100% 4,251
Total Votes 4,251
Source: Douglas County Elections and Voter Registration, "November 4, 2014, Election Returns," November 10, 2014
General: District 3
Douglas County School System, General Election District 3, 4-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngTracy Rookard 60.5% 5,444
     Republican Janet Kelley Incumbent 39.5% 3,549
Total Votes 8,993
Source: Douglas County Elections and Voter Registration, "November 4, 2014, Election Returns," November 10, 2014
General: District 4
Douglas County School System, General Election District 4, 4-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMichelle Simmons 52.3% 3,609
     Republican Sam Haskell Incumbent 47.7% 3,290
Total Votes 6,899
Source: Douglas County Elections and Voter Registration, "November 4, 2014, Election Returns," November 10, 2014
Primary: District 2
Douglas County School System, Primary Election District 2, 4-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngD.T. Jackson Incumbent 100% 566
Total Votes 566
Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Primary/General Nonpartisan/Special Election," May 23, 2014
Primary: District 3
Douglas County School System, Primary Election District 3, 4-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJanet Kelley Incumbent 100% 875
Total Votes 875
Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Primary/General Nonpartisan/Special Election," May 23, 2014


Douglas County School System, Primary Election District 3, 4-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngTracy Rookard 100% 1,052
Total Votes 1,052
Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Primary/General Nonpartisan/Special Election," May 23, 2014
Primary: District 4
Douglas County School System, Primary Election District 4, 4-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngSam Haskell Incumbent 53.9% 733
     Republican Lauren McCoy 46.1% 627
Total Votes 1,360
Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Primary/General Nonpartisan/Special Election," May 23, 2014


Douglas County School System, Primary Election District 4, 4-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMichelle Simmons 58.7% 534
     Democratic Tyler L. Barr 21.9% 199
     Democratic Denny Bridges 19.4% 176
Total Votes 909
Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Primary/General Nonpartisan/Special Election," May 23, 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

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for the Douglas County School System election in 2014:[5]

Deadline Event
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

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See also

External links

Footnotes