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Jefferson County Public Schools, Kentucky, elections (2020)

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Jefferson County Public Schools elections

Filing deadline
June 2, 2020
General election date
November 3, 2020
Enrollment ('17-'18)
98,797 students

Three seats on the Jefferson County Public Schools school board in Kentucky were up for general election on November 3, 2020. The filing deadline for this election was June 2, 2020.

Election procedure changes in 2020

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

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

  • Absentee/mail-in voting: Absentee/mail-in voting eligibility was extended to all voters "concerned with contracting or spreading COVID-19."

For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.

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Candidates and results

District 2

General election

General election for Jefferson County Public Schools Board of Education District 2

Incumbent Chris Kolb defeated Jody Hurt in the general election for Jefferson County Public Schools Board of Education District 2 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Chris Kolb (Nonpartisan)
 
65.1
 
31,331
Image of Jody Hurt
Jody Hurt (Nonpartisan)
 
33.9
 
16,312
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.9
 
451

Total votes: 48,094
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District 4

General election

General election for Jefferson County Public Schools Board of Education District 4

Incumbent Joseph Marshall won election in the general election for Jefferson County Public Schools Board of Education District 4 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Joseph Marshall
Joseph Marshall (Nonpartisan)
 
97.1
 
29,774
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.9
 
880

Total votes: 30,654
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District 7

General election

General election for Jefferson County Public Schools Board of Education District 7

Sarah Cole McIntosh defeated Tammy Stewart in the general election for Jefferson County Public Schools Board of Education District 7 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Sarah Cole McIntosh (Nonpartisan)
 
62.6
 
30,673
Tammy Stewart (Nonpartisan)
 
36.1
 
17,706
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.2
 
611

Total votes: 48,990
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About the district

See also: Jefferson County Public Schools, Kentucky

Jefferson County Public Schools is located in Jefferson County, Kentucky. The district served 98,797 students during the 2017-2018 school year.[1]

Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

One of 120 Kentucky counties—0.83 percent—is a pivot county. Pivot counties 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
Elliott County, Kentucky 44.13% 2.50% 25.17%

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Kentucky with 62.5 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 32.7 percent. In presidential elections between 1792 and 2016, Kentucky voted Democratic 45.6 percent of the time and Republican 26.3 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, Kentucky voted Republican all five times.[2]

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Kentucky. 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.[3][4]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 18 out of 100 state House districts in Kentucky with an average margin of victory of 24.5 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 18 out of 100 state House districts in Kentucky with an average margin of victory of 25 points. Clinton won one district controlled by a Republican heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 82 out of 100 state House districts in Kentucky with an average margin of victory of 32.8 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 82 out of 100 state House districts in Kentucky with an average margin of victory of 42 points. Trump won 20 districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.


See also

Jefferson County Public Schools Kentucky School Boards
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  • Jefferson County Public Schools, Kentucky, elections (2019)

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