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Everton Blair Jr.
Everton Blair Jr. (Democratic Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Georgia's 13th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.[source]
Blair (Democratic Party) was a member of the Gwinnett County Public Schools school board in Georgia, representing District IV. He assumed office in 2018. He left office on December 31, 2022.
Elections
2026
See also: Georgia's 13th Congressional District election, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for U.S. House Georgia District 13
The following candidates are running in the general election for U.S. House Georgia District 13 on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | David Scott (D) | |
 | Everton Blair Jr. (D) | |
 | Jonathan Bonner (D)  | |
 | Jasmine Clark (D) | |
 | Jeffree Fauntleroy Sr. (D) | |
 | Emanuel Jones (D) | |
 | Heavenly Kimes (D) | |
 | Joe Lester (D) | |
 | Ronald McKenzie (D) | |
 | Carlos Moore (D) | |
 | Pierre Whatley (D) | |
 | Peter Bourne (R) | |
 | Jonathan Chavez (R) | |
 | Simeon Nunnally (R) | |
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2022
See also: Georgia Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2022
General election
General election for Georgia State Superintendent of Schools
Incumbent Richard Woods defeated Alisha Searcy in the general election for Georgia State Superintendent of Schools on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Richard Woods (R) | 54.2 | 2,115,728 |
 | Alisha Searcy (D) | 45.8 | 1,788,671 | |
| Total votes: 3,904,399 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia State Superintendent of Schools
Alisha Searcy defeated Jaha Howard, James Morrow, and Currey Hitchens in the Democratic primary for Georgia State Superintendent of Schools on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Alisha Searcy | 57.0 | 382,792 |
 | Jaha Howard | 15.0 | 100,675 | |
 | James Morrow | 14.6 | 97,821 | |
 | Currey Hitchens | 13.5 | 90,514 | |
| Total votes: 671,802 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia State Superintendent of Schools
Incumbent Richard Woods defeated John Barge in the Republican primary for Georgia State Superintendent of Schools on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Richard Woods | 72.6 | 802,260 |
 | John Barge | 27.4 | 302,681 | |
| Total votes: 1,104,941 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Gwinnett County Public Schools school board District IV
Everton Blair Jr. defeated Chuck Studebaker in the general election for Gwinnett County Public Schools school board District IV on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Everton Blair Jr. (D) | 57.2 | 39,238 |
| Chuck Studebaker (R) | 42.8 | 29,337 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 25 | ||
| Total votes: 68,600 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Gwinnett County Public Schools school board District IV
Everton Blair Jr. defeated Mark Williams in the Democratic primary for Gwinnett County Public Schools school board District IV on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Everton Blair Jr. | 53.5 | 4,909 |
 | Mark Williams | 46.5 | 4,262 | |
| Total votes: 9,171 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Gwinnett County Public Schools school board District IV
Chuck Studebaker defeated Randall Lee in the Republican primary for Gwinnett County Public Schools school board District IV on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Chuck Studebaker | 52.3 | 4,037 | |
| Randall Lee | 47.7 | 3,677 | ||
| Total votes: 7,714 | |||
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Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Everton Blair Jr. did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Everton Blair participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on May 16, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Everton Blair's responses follow below.[1]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | My first priority would be to interrogate our budget and staffing allocations to ensure that all students are receiving what they need in order to be successful in our system and that there is alignment between what we say matters and how we are prioritizing those issues with our money.
My second priority would be to increase the services for students who are coming into our system significantly behind grade level. I would seek to invest in our teachers to give them the time, respect, compensation, professional learning, curriculum and instructional support that they need in order to deliver a high-quality education for all students. My third priority would be to include student and teacher voice on our board by having a dedicated format to hear from them in our decision making process, whether that be in the current PTA, teacher advocacy and/or student leadership groups.[2][3] |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | I am most personally passionate about public education because I firmly believe that a quality education can open doors that no other institution in our society can. That means that it is up to us as leaders to ensure that we have given every opportunity at our disposable to equip our students with the knowledge and skills to lead a successful life of their choosing.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[3]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Everton Blair answered the following:
What qualities do you possess that would make you a successful officeholder?
| “ | I bring experience as a Gwinnett County Public Schools graduate who spent all K-12 years in the system and witnessed on the receiving end all of the changes that have occurred across our county. Professionally, I have education experience as a former HS math teacher (Geometry, AP Calculus and Statistics) and policy experience at the local, state and federal level, which allowed me to work with superintendents and chief academic officers of the largest school districts across the country and serve in President Obama’s education administration. I am motivated to serve on our board to increase the representation of student, teacher and community voices in our decision-making process and to use my vast educational experiences to help make our school system even better than it already is![3] | ” |
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Everton Blair's responses," May 16, 2018
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by - |
Gwinnett County Public Schools school board District IV 2018-2022 |
Succeeded by Adrienne Simmons |
| Gwinnett County Public Schools elections in 2018 | |
| Gwinnett County, Georgia | |
| Election date: | November 6, 2018 |
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