Floyd County Schools elections (2016)
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Three of the five seats on the Floyd County Board of Education were up for general election on November 8, 2016. A primary election was held on May 24, 2016. Melinda Strickland defeated Keith Hester in the District 2 Republican primary. Strickland won without opposition in the general election. District 3 incumbent Jay Shell defeated challenger David Tucker in the Republican primary. Shell won without opposition in the general election. District 5 incumbent George Bevels (D) was defeated by primary challenger Joyce Mink (D). Mink lost to Republican candidate Melinda Jeffers in the general election.[1]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Floyd 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 2
Results
| Floyd County Schools, District 2 General Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Melinda Strickland (unopposed) |
100.00% | 20,398 | |
| Total Votes | 20,398 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Election November 8, 2016," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||||
| Floyd County Schools, District 2 Republican Primary Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Melinda Strickland |
69.24% | 3,468 |
| Keith Hester | 30.76% | 1,541 |
| Total Votes | 5,009 | |
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election May 24, 2016," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||
Candidates
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Defeated in the primary
| Keith Hester
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District 3
Results
| Floyd County Schools, District 3 General Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Jay Shell Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 20,238 | |
| Total Votes | 20,238 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Election November 8, 2016," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||||
| Floyd County Schools, District 3 Republican Primary Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Jay Shell Incumbent |
64.97% | 3,428 |
| David Tucker | 35.03% | 1,848 |
| Total Votes | 5,276 | |
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election May 24, 2016," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||
Candidates
| Jay Shell
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Defeated in the primary
| David Tucker
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District 5
Results
| Floyd County Schools, District 5 General Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Melinda Jeffers |
75.31% | 16,713 | |
| Democratic | Joyce Mink | 24.69% | 5,479 | |
| Total Votes | 22,192 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Election November 8, 2016," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||||
| Floyd County Schools, District 5 Republican Primary Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Melinda Jeffers (unopposed) |
100.00% | 4,234 |
| Total Votes | 4,234 | |
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election May 24, 2016," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||
| Floyd County Schools, District 5 Democratic Primary Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Joyce Mink |
55.91% | 331 |
| George Bevels Incumbent | 44.09% | 261 |
| Total Votes | 592 | |
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election May 24, 2016," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||
Candidates
| Melinda Jeffers
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Defeated in the primary
| George Bevels
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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.
Endorsements
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Campaign finance
Georgia candidates are able to file as exempt from reporting if they do not exceed $2,500 in contributions or expenditures during an election.
Candidates received a total of $1,000.00 and spent a total of $209.00 as of November 2, 2016, according to the Floyd County Board of Elections.[4]
District 2
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| Melinda Strickland | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
District 3
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| Jay Shell (incumbent) | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
District 5
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| Melinda Jeffers | $1,000.00 | $209.00 | $0.00 |
| Joyce Mink | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
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What was at stake?
Election trends
Floyd County Schools surpassed the average number of candidates per seat for Georgia board elections covered by Ballotpedia in 2014. Floyd County's election featured 2.5 candidates per seat, while Georgia school board elections as a whole averaged 1.85 candidates per seat. The 2016 election featured 2.3 candidates per seat with no seats unopposed out of three seats up for election.
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| 2016 | 2.3 | 0.00% | TBD | TBD | |
| 2014 | 2.5 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 100.00% | |
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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: Floyd County Schools, Georgia
Floyd County Schools is located in Floyd County, Georgia. The county seat of Floyd County is Rome. Floyd County was home to 96,317 residents in 2013, according to the United States Census Bureau.[5] The district was the 37th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 10,292 students.[6]
Demographics
Floyd County underperformed in comparison to the state of Georgia in terms of higher education achievement and median household income in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 18.2 percent of Floyd 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 Floyd County was $41,442, compared to $49,604 for the state of Georgia. The poverty rate in Floyd County was 20.9 percent, compared to 17.4 percent for the entire state.[5]
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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.
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See also
| Floyd County Schools | 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
- ↑ Nick Katers, "Email exchange with Election Clerk Donna Maldonado," October 27, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 United States Census Bureau, "Floyd County, Georgia," accessed May 15, 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 Floyd County Schools Elections | |
| Floyd County, Georgia | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | District 2: Keith Hester (R) • Melinda Strickland (R) District 3: Incumbent, Jay Shell (R) • David Tucker (R) |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
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