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Forsyth County Schools elections

Filing deadline
March 6, 2020
Primary date
June 9, 2020
Primary runoff date
August 11, 2020
General election date
November 3, 2020
Runoff election date
December 1, 2020
Enrollment ('17-'18)
47,732 students

Three seats on the Forsyth County Schools school board in Georgia were up for general election on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for June 9, 2020. A primary runoff election was scheduled for August 11, 2020, but it was not necessary. A runoff election was scheduled for December 1, 2020, but it was also unnecessary. The filing deadline for this election was March 6, 2020.

The school district's primary was postponed from May 19 to June 9, 2020, in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The primary runoff was also rescheduled from June 21 to August 11, 2020.

Election procedure changes in 2020

See also: Changes to election dates, procedures, and administration in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020

Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.

Georgia modified its absentee/mail-in voting and candidate filing procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:

  • Candidate filing procedures: The petitioning deadline for minor-party and unaffiliated candidates was extended to August 14, 2020. The petition signature requirement for independent and minor-party candidates was reduced to 70 percent of their original numbers.

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District 3

General election

General election for Forsyth County Schools school board District 3

Incumbent Tom Cleveland won election in the general election for Forsyth County Schools school board District 3 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Tom Cleveland (R)
 
100.0
 
22,427

Total votes: 22,427
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Forsyth County Schools school board District 3

Incumbent Tom Cleveland defeated Barry Herrin in the Republican primary for Forsyth County Schools school board District 3 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Tom Cleveland
 
80.4
 
4,269
Barry Herrin
 
19.6
 
1,039

Total votes: 5,308
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District 4

General election

General election for Forsyth County Schools school board District 4

Incumbent Darla Sexton Light won election in the general election for Forsyth County Schools school board District 4 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Darla Sexton Light (R)
 
100.0
 
22,288

Total votes: 22,288
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Forsyth County Schools school board District 4

Incumbent Darla Sexton Light advanced from the Republican primary for Forsyth County Schools school board District 4 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Darla Sexton Light
 
100.0
 
6,720

Total votes: 6,720
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District 5

General election

General election for Forsyth County Schools school board District 5

Lindsey Adams won election in the general election for Forsyth County Schools school board District 5 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Lindsey Adams (R)
 
100.0
 
20,807

Total votes: 20,807
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Forsyth County Schools school board District 5

Lindsey Adams defeated Bibi Lopez in the Republican primary for Forsyth County Schools school board District 5 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Lindsey Adams
 
84.3
 
4,936
Bibi Lopez
 
15.7
 
917

Total votes: 5,853
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About the district

See also: Forsyth County Schools, Georgia

Forsyth County Schools is located in Forsyth County, Georgia. The district served 47,732 students during the 2017-2018 school year.[1]

Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

Five of 159 Georgia counties—3.14 percent—are pivot counties. These are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 pivot counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
County Trump margin of victory in 2016 Obama margin of victory in 2012 Obama margin of victory in 2008
Baker County, Georgia 8.68% 0.57% 1.07%
Dooly County, Georgia 2.05% 6.98% 3.53%
Peach County, Georgia 2.91% 7.48% 6.75%
Quitman County, Georgia 10.92% 9.04% 7.90%
Twiggs County, Georgia 1.58% 8.64% 6.97%

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Georgia with 50.8 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 45.6 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Georgia voted Democratic 63.33 percent of the time and Republican 36.67 percent of the time. Georgia voted Republican in every presidential election from 2000 to 2016.

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Georgia. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[2][3]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 64 out of 180 state House districts in Georgia with an average margin of victory of 45.5 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 74 out of 180 state House districts in Georgia with an average margin of victory of 42.3 points. Clinton won 14 districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 116 out of 180 state House districts in Georgia with an average margin of victory of 36.6 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 106 out of 180 state House districts in Georgia with an average margin of victory of 36.8 points. Trump won four districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.


See also

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