Forsyth County Schools elections (2016)
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Three of the five seats on the Forsyth County Board of Education were up for general election on November 8, 2016. A primary election was held on May 24, 2016. District 3 incumbent Tom Cleveland (R) won without opposition in the general election after defeating Steve Mashburn (R) in the primary. Incumbent Nancy Roche defeated Kevin Foley and Mike Tasos in the District 5 Republican primary. Roche defeated Democratic candidate Anita Holcomb Tucker. District 4 incumbent Darla Sexton Light (R) won without opposition in 2016.[1]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Forsyth 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 3
Results
| Forsyth County Schools, District 3 General Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Tom Cleveland Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 17,434 | |
| Total Votes | 17,434 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Election November 8, 2016," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||||
| Forsyth County Schools, District 3 Republican Primary Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Tom Cleveland Incumbent |
54.47% | 1,548 |
| Steve Mashburn | 45.53% | 1,294 |
| Total Votes | 2,842 | |
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election May 24, 2016," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||
Candidates
Tom Cleveland  
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Defeated in the primary
| Steve Mashburn
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District 4
Results
| Forsyth County Schools, District 4 General Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Darla Sexton Light Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 16,307 | |
| Total Votes | 16,307 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Election November 8, 2016," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||||
| Forsyth County Schools, District 4 Republican Primary Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Darla Sexton Light Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 3,663 |
| Total Votes | 3,663 | |
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election May 24, 2016," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||
Candidates
| Darla Sexton Light
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District 5
Results
| Forsyth County Schools, District 5 General Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Nancy Roche Incumbent |
79.79% | 15,307 | |
| Democratic | Anita Holcomb Tucker | 20.21% | 3,878 | |
| Total Votes | 19,185 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Election November 8, 2016," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||||
| Forsyth County Schools, District 5 Republican Primary Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Nancy Roche Incumbent |
61.68% | 2,282 |
| Kevin Foley | 24.51% | 907 |
| Mike Tasos | 13.81% | 511 |
| Total Votes | 3,700 | |
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election May 24, 2016," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||
| Forsyth County Schools, District 5 Democratic Primary Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Anita Holcomb Tucker (unopposed) |
100.00% | 174 |
| Total Votes | 174 | |
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election May 24, 2016," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||
Candidates
| Nancy Roche
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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 $4,173.60 and spent a total of $4,173.60 as of November 2, 2016, according to the Forsyth County Board of Elections.[4]
District 3
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| Tom Cleveland (incumbent) | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
District 4
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| Darla Sexton Light (incumbent) | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
District 5
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| Nancy Roche (incumbent) | $4,173.60 | $4,173.60 | $0.00 |
| Anita Holcomb Tucker | Exempt | Exempt | Exempt |
Past elections
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2014General: District 1
General: District 2
Primary: District 1
Primary: District 2
2012Incumbents Tom Cleveland (R), Darla S. Light (R) and Nancy Roche (R) were re-elected without opposition on November 6, 2012. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
What was at stake?
Election trends
Forsyth County Schools surpassed the average number of candidates per seat for Georgia board elections covered by Ballotpedia in 2014. Forsyth County's election featured two 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 one seat unopposed out of three 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 | 2.3 | 33.33% | TBD | TBD | |
| 2014 | 2.0 | 50.00% | 100.00% | 0.00% | |
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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: Forsyth County Schools, Georgia
Forsyth County Schools is located in Forsyth County, Georgia. The county seat of Forsyth County is Cumming, Georgia. Forsyth County was home to 195,405 residents in 2013, according to the United States Census Bureau.[5] The district was the eighth-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 40,691 students.[6]
Demographics
Forsyth County outperformed the state of Georgia in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 43.3 percent of Forsyth 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 Forsyth County was $87,585, compared to $49,604 for the state of Georgia. The poverty rate in Forsyth County was 6.7 percent, compared to 17.4 percent for the entire state.[5]
| Racial Demographics, 2012[5] | ||
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| Race | Forsyth County (%) | Georgia (%) |
| White | 87.5 | 62.8 |
| Black or African American | 3.1 | 31.2 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Asian | 7.4 | 3.5 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Two or More Races | 1.4 | 1.8 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9.6 | 9.2 |
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
| Forsyth County Schools | Georgia | School Boards |
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External links
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
- ↑ Easy Campaign Finance Portal, "Home," accessed November 2, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 United States Census Bureau, "Forsyth County, Georgia," accessed May 22, 2014
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
| 2016 Forsyth County Schools Elections | |
| Forsyth County, Georgia | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | District 3: Incumbent, Tom Cleveland (R) • Steve Mashburn (R) District 4: Incumbent, Darla Sexton Light (R) |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
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