Lamar County School District elections (2016)
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Two of the five seats on the Lamar County School District school board were up for general election on November 8, 2016. In District A, Deborah Pierce defeated Arthur Mclaughlin to win election to the seat. In District B, Carolyn Adams defeated incumbent Reginald Townsend and James Braswell for the seat.[1]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Lamar County school board consisted 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 A
Results
| Lamar County School District, District A General Election, 6-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Deborah Pierce |
69.55% | 1,978 |
| Arthur Mclaughlin | 30.45% | 866 |
| Total Votes | 2,844 | |
| Source: Mississippi Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed November 30, 2016 | ||
Candidates
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Deborah Pierce | ||
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District B
Results
| Lamar County School District, District B General Election, 6-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Carolyn Adams |
66.43% | 2,477 |
| James Braswell | 20.97% | 782 |
| Reginald Townsend Incumbent | 12.60% | 470 |
| Total Votes | 3,729 | |
| Source: Mississippi Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed November 30, 2016 | ||
Candidates
| Reginald Townsend | Carolyn Adams
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James Braswell | |||
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Additional elections
- See also: Mississippi elections, 2016
The Lamar 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 Lamar 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 Lamar County Circuit Clerk did not publish and freely disclose school board candidate campaign finance reports in 2016.
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About the district
Lamar County School District is located in southern Mississippi in Lamar County. The county seat is Purvis. Lamar County was home to 60,618 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[4] The district was the sixth-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 9,569 students.[5]
Demographics
Lamar County outperformed compared to Mississippi as a whole in terms of higher education achievement from 2010 to 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 34.1 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 $51,724, compared to $39,464 for the state. The percentage of people below poverty level for the county was 14.2 percent, compared to 22.0 percent for 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.
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See also
| Lamar County School District | Mississippi | School Boards |
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Tiffany Rouse, "Phone conversation with Lamar County Circuit Clerk's Office," September 14, 2016
- ↑ Lamar County School District, "School Board Policy," accessed September 21, 2016
- ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State "2016 Election Calendar," accessed September 21, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 United States Census Bureau, "Quickfacts:Lamar 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 Lamar County School District Elections | |
| Lamar County, Mississippi | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | District A: Arthur Mclaughlin • Deborah Pierce District B: Incumbent, Reginald Townsend • Carolyn Adams • James Braswell |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional measures on the ballot |
