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Harrison County School District elections (2016)
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Two of the five seats on the Harrison County School District school board were up for general election on November 8, 2016. District 1 and District 2 incumbents Rena Wiggins and Tom Daniels ran unopposed and won re-election to their seats.[1]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Harrison County school board consists of five members elected by specific geographic district to six-year terms. There was no primary election, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. Two seats were up for election in 2016.[2]
School board candidates had to file with their county elections department during the candidate filing period, which ended on September 9, 2016.
Candidates and results
District 1
Results
| Harrison County School District, District 1 General Election, 6-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Rena Wiggins Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 3,738 |
| Total Votes | 3,738 | |
| Source: Mississippi Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed November 30, 2016 | ||
Candidates
Rena Wiggins 
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District 2
Results
| Harrison County School District, District 2 General Election, 6-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Tom Daniels Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 4,990 |
| Total Votes | 4,990 | |
| Source: Mississippi Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed November 30, 2016 | ||
Candidates
| Tom Daniels
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Additional elections
- See also: Mississippi elections, 2016
The Harrison County school board election shared the ballot with federal elections for President of the United States and United States Representative.
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the DeSoto County school board elections in 2016:[3]
| Deadline | Event |
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| September 9, 2016 | Candidate filing deadline |
| October 8, 2016 | Voting registration deadline |
| October 29-November 5, 2016 | Absentee voting period |
| November 8, 2016 | Election day |
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Campaign finance
The Harrison County Circuit Clerk did not publish and freely disclose school board candidate campaign finance reports in 2016.
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About the district
The Harrison County School District is located in southern Mississippi in Harrison County. The county seats are Biloxi and Gulfport. Harrison County was home to 201,410 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[4] The district was the fourth-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 14,168 students.[5]
Demographics
Harrison County outperformed Mississippi as a whole in terms of higher education achievement from 2010 to 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 20.8 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 20.4 percent of state residents. The median household income for the county was $42,285, compared to $39,464 for the state. The percentage of people below poverty level in the county was 18.8 percent, compared to 22.0 percent in the 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
| Harrison County School District | Mississippi | School Boards |
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Tiffany Rouse, "Email correspondence with Harrison County Office of the Circuit Clerk Jill Moran," September 12, 2016
- ↑ Harrison County School District, "School Board," accessed September 21, 2016
- ↑ Harrison County, Mississippi, "Circuit Clerk 2016 Election Dates," accessed September 21, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 United States Census Bureau, "Quickfacts:Harrison County, Mississippi," accessed September 21, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ Secretary of State, "Election Results," accessed September 10, 2014
| 2016 Harrison County School District Elections | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | District 1: Incumbent, Rena Wiggins District 2: Incumbent, Tom Daniels |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional measures on the ballot |
