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Douglas County School System elections (2016)
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Two of the five seats on the Douglas County Board of Education were up for general election on November 8, 2016. A primary election was held on May 24, 2016. In District 1, Republican incumbent Carol Lindstrom lost to Democratic challenger Devetrion Caldwell in the general election. District 5 incumbent Jeff Morris (R) won without opposition in 2016.[1]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Douglas County Board of Education consists of five members elected by district to four-year terms. The candidate filing period for Georgia school board candidates lasted from March 7, 2016, to March 11, 2016. Prospective candidates for partisan office submitted declarations of candidacy with their county parties. The voter registration deadline for the primary election was April 26, 2016. County residents were able to register to vote in the general election through October 11, 2016.[2]
The following dates were key deadlines for Georgia's partisan school board elections in 2016:[3]
| Deadline | Event |
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| March 7, 2016 | First day of candidate filing period |
| March 11, 2016 | Candidate filing deadline |
| April 26, 2016 | Voter registration deadline for primary election |
| May 24, 2016 | Primary election |
| July 26, 2016 | Primary runoff election (if necessary) |
| October 11, 2016 | Voter registration deadline for general election |
| November 8, 2016 | General election |
Candidates and results
District 1
Results
| Douglas County School System, District 1 General Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Devetrion Caldwell |
52.92% | 5,730 | |
| Republican | Carol Lindstrom Incumbent | 47.08% | 5,098 | |
| Total Votes | 10,828 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Election November 8, 2016," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||||
| Douglas County School System, District 1 Republican Primary Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Carol Lindstrom Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 1,549 |
| Total Votes | 1,549 | |
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election May 24, 2016," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||
| Douglas County School System, District 1 Democratic Primary Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Devetrion Caldwell (unopposed) |
100.00% | 770 |
| Total Votes | 770 | |
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election May 24, 2016," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||
Candidates
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District 5
Results
| Douglas County School System, District 5 General Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Jeff Morris Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 10,750 | |
| Total Votes | 10,750 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Election November 8, 2016," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||||
| Douglas County School System, District 5 Republican Primary Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Jeff Morris Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 2,997 |
| Total Votes | 2,997 | |
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election May 24, 2016," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||
Candidates
| Jeff Morris
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Georgia elections, 2016
Georgia's general election ballot featured races for U.S. president, U.S. House and U.S. Senate. This ballot included races for the Georgia State Senate, Georgia House of Representatives, state courts, and county courts.
The May 24 school board election shared the ballot with Georgia's statewide primary. This primary included races for Georgia State Senate, Georgia House of Representatives, and local court seats. Primaries for U.S. House and U.S. Senate seats were on the ballot.
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What was at stake?
Election trends
Douglas County School System surpassed the average number of candidates per seat for Georgia board elections covered by Ballotpedia in 2014. Douglas County's election featured 2.6 candidates per seat, while Georgia school board elections as a whole averaged 1.85 candidates per seat. The 2016 election featured 1.5 candidates per seat with one seat unopposed out of two seats up for election.
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| Year | Candidates per seat | Unopposed seats | Incumbent success rate | Seats won by newcomers | |
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| 2016 | 1.5 | 50.00% | TBD | TBD | |
| 2014 | 2.6 | 33.33% | 33.33% | 66.67% | |
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| 2014 | 1.85 | 46.56% | 86.54% | 31.3% | |
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| 2014 | 1.89 | 32.57% | 81.31% | 38.24% | |
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About the district
- See also: Douglas County School System, Georgia
Douglas County School System is located in Douglas County, Georgia. The county seat of Douglas County is Douglasville. Douglas County was home to 132,403 residents in 2013, according to the United States Census Bureau.[4] The district was the 16th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 25,577 students.[5]
Demographics
Douglas County underperformed in comparison to the state of Georgia in terms of higher education achievement and outperformed 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.[4]
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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.
Recent news
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See also
| Douglas County School System | Georgia | School Boards |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information," accessed April 18, 2016
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "2016 Qualifying: Reference Calendar & Documents," accessed March 11, 2016
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "2016 Elections and Voter Registration Calendar," accessed March 11, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 United States Census Bureau, "Douglas County, Georgia," accessed May 14, 2014
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Current and Past Election Results," accessed July 1, 2014
| 2016 Douglas County School System Elections | |
| Douglas County, Georgia | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | District 1: Incumbent, Carol Lindstrom (R) • Devetrion Caldwell (D) District 5: Incumbent, Jeff Morris (R) |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
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