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Liberty County School System elections (2016)
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Three of the seven seats on the Liberty County Board of Education were up for general election on May 24, 2016. There was no primary. District 1 incumbent Verdell Jones, District 2 incumbent Carolyn Carter, and District 3 incumbent Carol Guyett ran for re-election without opposition.[1]
Click here to find out how Liberty County's school board elections compare to other nonpartisan school districts in Georgia.
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Liberty County Board of Education consists of seven members elected to four-year terms. Six members are elected by district, while the board chair is elected at large. The candidate filing period for Georgia school board candidates lasted from March 7, 2016, to March 11, 2016. Prospective candidates for nonpartisan offices submitted declarations of candidacy with their county election offices. The voter registration deadline for the general election was April 26, 2016.[2]
The following dates were key deadlines for Georgia's nonpartisan 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 |
| May 24, 2016 | General election |
| July 26, 2016 | General runoff election (if necessary) |
Candidates and results
District 1
| Liberty County School System, District 1 General Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Verdell Jones Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 1,123 |
| Total Votes | 1,123 | |
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election May 24, 2016," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||
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District 2
| Liberty County School System, District 2 General Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Carolyn Carter Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 482 |
| Total Votes | 482 | |
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election May 24, 2016," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||
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District 3
| Liberty County School System, District 3 General Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Carol Guyett Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 663 |
| Total Votes | 663 | |
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election May 24, 2016," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Georgia elections, 2016
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.
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What was at stake?
Issues in the election
Election trends
- See also: School board elections, 2014
Georgia's spring nonpartisan school board elections in 2016 featured more districts with unopposed board seats than in 2014. Three of the state's 20 largest nonpartisan districts by enrollment (15 percent) had no contested seats in 2014. This rate doubled to six districts (30 percent) with entirely unopposed board seats in 2016. Ten districts saw fewer candidates per seat in 2016 than 2014, while nine districts had more candidates per seat and one district remained at the same number from year to year.
The following table compares candidates per seat rates and unopposed seat percentages for Georgia's largest nonpartisan school districts for 2014 and 2016:
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| District | Candidates per seat, 2014 | Candidates per seat, 2016 | Year-to-year change (%) | % of seats unopposed, 2014 | % of seats unopposed, 2016 |
| Bibb County School District | 2.0 | 1.83 | -8.5 | 0.0 | 50.0 |
| Bulloch County Schools | 1.5 | 1.75 | 16.7 | 50.0 | 50.0 |
| Carroll County Schools | 1.0 | 2.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 25.0 |
| Catoosa County Public Schools | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Clarke County School District | 1.0 | 1.5 | 50.0 | 100.0 | 75.0 |
| Colquitt County Schools | 2.0 | 1.0 | -100.0 | 50.0 | 100.0 |
| Columbia County School System | 1.5 | 1.3 | -13.3 | 50.0 | 66.7 |
| Coweta County School System | 1.75 | 2.3 | 31.4 | 25.0 | 33.3 |
| DeKalb County School District | 3.14 | 1.0 | -68.2 | 14.3 | 100.0 |
| Effingham County Schools | 2.5 | 1.3 | -48.0 | 50.0 | 66.7 |
| Fulton County Schools | 1.75 | 1.0 | -42.9 | 50.0 | 100.0 |
| Griffin-Spalding County School System | 1.67 | 1.0 | -40.1 | 33.3 | 100.0 |
| Henry County Schools | 2.0 | 2.3 | 15.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Houston County Board of Education | 2.2 | 1.5 | -31.8 | 60.0 | 50.0 |
| Liberty County School System | 1.25 | 1.0 | -20.0 | 75.0 | 100.0 |
| Lowndes County Schools | 2.0 | 1.5 | -25.0 | 33.3 | 50.0 |
| Muscogee County School District | 2.2 | 3.0 | 36.4 | 40.0 | 0.0 |
| Rockdale County Public Schools | 1.5 | 2.2 | 46.7 | 50.0 | 40.0 |
| Savannah-Chatham County Public School System | 1.8 | 1.5 | -16.7 | 80.0 | 50.0 |
| Troup County School System | 1.3 | 2.0 | 53.8 | 66.7 | 50.0 |
About the district
- See also: Liberty County School System, Georgia
Liberty County School System is located in Liberty County, Georgia. The county seat of Liberty County is Hinesville. Liberty County was home to 64,135 residents in 2013, according to the United States Census Bureau.[4] The district was the 38th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 10,210 students.[5]
Demographics
Liberty County underperformed in comparison to the state of Georgia in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 17.7 percent of Liberty 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 Liberty County was $44,295, compared to $49,604 for the state of Georgia. The poverty rate in Liberty County was 17.6 percent, compared to 17.4 percent for the entire state.[4]
| Racial Demographics, 2012[4] | ||
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| Race | Liberty County (%) | Georgia (%) |
| White | 51.1 | 62.8 |
| Black or African American | 41.0 | 31.2 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| Asian | 2.3 | 3.5 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| Two or More Races | 4.3 | 1.8 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11.5 | 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
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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
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 United States Census Bureau, "Liberty County, Georgia," accessed May 13, 2014
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
| 2016 Liberty County School System Elections | |
| Liberty County, Georgia | |
| Election date: | May 24, 2016 |
| Candidates: | District 1: Incumbent, Verdell Jones District 2: Incumbent, Carolyn Carter |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
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