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Kansas City Public Schools, Missouri, elections (2019)

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Kansas City Public Schools elections

General election date
April 2, 2019
Enrollment ('16-'17)
15,418 students

Seven seats on the Kansas City Public Schools school board in Missouri were up for general election on April 2, 2019. The filing deadline for this election was January 15, 2019.

Incumbent Patricia Mansur and incumbent Jennifer Wolfsie won election in the general election for Kansas City Public Schools Board of Education At-large.

Rita Cortes won election in the general election for Kansas City Public Schools Board of Education Sub-district 1.

Nathaniel Hogan won election in the general election for Kansas City Public Schools Board of Education Sub-district 2.

Manny Abarca won election in the general election for Kansas City Public Schools Board of Education Sub-district 3.

Marvia Jones won election in the general election for Kansas City Public Schools Board of Education Sub-district 4.

Mark Wasserstrom won election in the general election for Kansas City Public Schools Board of Education Sub-district 5.

Elections

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Candidates and results

General election

The general election was canceled. Patricia Mansur (Nonpartisan) and Jennifer Wolfsie (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

General election

General election for Kansas City Public Schools Board of Education Sub-district 1

Rita Cortes defeated incumbent Matthew Oates in the general election for Kansas City Public Schools Board of Education Sub-district 1 on April 2, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Rita Cortes
Rita Cortes (Nonpartisan)
 
65.8
 
5,135
Image of Matthew Oates
Matthew Oates (Nonpartisan)
 
33.5
 
2,615
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.7
 
57

Total votes: 7,807
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General election

The general election was canceled. Nathaniel Hogan (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

General election

The general election was canceled. Manny Abarca (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

General election

General election for Kansas City Public Schools Board of Education Sub-district 4

Marvia Jones defeated Clinton Adams, Ibrahim Ramsey, and DeMonte Rochester in the general election for Kansas City Public Schools Board of Education Sub-district 4 on April 2, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Marvia Jones (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)
 
43.5
 
602
Clinton Adams (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)
 
32.5
 
450
Ibrahim Ramsey (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)
 
3.5
 
49
DeMonte Rochester (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
0
 Other/Write-in votes
 
20.5
 
284

Total votes: 1,385
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General election

General election for Kansas City Public Schools Board of Education Sub-district 5

Mark Wasserstrom defeated D. Jensen Adams in the general election for Kansas City Public Schools Board of Education Sub-district 5 on April 2, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mark Wasserstrom
Mark Wasserstrom (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
60.2
 
3,022
Image of D. Jensen Adams
D. Jensen Adams (Nonpartisan)
 
35.9
 
1,803
 Other/Write-in votes
 
3.8
 
191

Total votes: 5,016
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About the district

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Kansas City Public Schools is located in Jackson County, Missouri. The district served 15,418 students during the 2016-2017 school year.[1]

State profile

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Partisan data

The information in this section was current as of May 7, 2019

Presidential voting pattern

  • Missouri voted Republican in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.

Congressional delegation

State executives

  • Democrats held one and Republicans held five of Missouri's 16 state executive offices. Elections for the other offices are nonpartisan.
  • Missouri's governor was Republican Mike Parson.

State legislature

Missouri Party Control: 1992-2025
Eight years of Democratic trifectas  •  Thirteen years of Republican trifectas
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Governor R D D D D D D D D D D D D R R R R D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R R
Senate D D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
House D D D D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

Missouri quick stats

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Demographic data for Missouri
 MissouriU.S.
Total population:6,076,204316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):68,7423,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:82.6%73.6%
Black/African American:11.5%12.6%
Asian:1.8%5.1%
Native American:0.4%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0.1%0.2%
Two or more:2.4%3%
Hispanic/Latino:3.9%17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:88.4%86.7%
College graduation rate:27.1%29.8%
Income
Median household income:$48,173$53,889
Persons below poverty level:18.2%11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
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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.

Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

There are no Pivot Counties in Missouri. 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.

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Missouri with 56.8 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 38.1 percent. In presidential elections between 1820 and 2016, Missouri voted Democratic 60 percent of the time and Republican 36 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, Missouri 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 Missouri. 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 43 out of 163 state House districts in Missouri with an average margin of victory of 42.1 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 43 out of 163 state House districts in Missouri with an average margin of victory of 42.3 points. Clinton won two districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 120 out of 163 state House districts in Missouri with an average margin of victory of 28.3 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 120 out of 163 state House districts in Missouri with an average margin of victory of 39.8 points. Trump won four districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.


See also

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