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Madison Metropolitan School District, Wisconsin, elections (2019)

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Madison Metropolitan School District elections

Primary date
February 19, 2019
General election date
April 2, 2019
Enrollment ('16-'17)
26,999 students

Three seats on the Madison Metropolitan School District school board in Wisconsin were up for general election on April 2, 2019. A primary was scheduled for February 19, 2019. The top two finishers in the primary advanced to the general election. The filing deadline for this election was January 2, 2019.

Cristiana Carusi won election in the general election for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 3.

Ali Muldrow won election in the general election for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 4.

Ananda Mirilli won election in the general election for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 5.

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Seat 3

General election

General election for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 3

Cristiana Carusi defeated Kaleem Caire in the general election for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 3 on April 2, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Cristiana Carusi (Nonpartisan)
 
51.9
 
35,615
Kaleem Caire (Nonpartisan)
 
47.6
 
32,646
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
393

Total votes: 68,654
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 3

Cristiana Carusi and Kaleem Caire defeated Skylar Croy in the primary for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 3 on February 19, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Cristiana Carusi (Nonpartisan)
 
49.0
 
15,993
Kaleem Caire (Nonpartisan)
 
43.6
 
14,239
Skylar Croy (Nonpartisan)
 
6.7
 
2,189
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.7
 
213

Total votes: 32,634
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Seat 4

General election

General election for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 4

Ali Muldrow defeated David Blaska in the general election for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 4 on April 2, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ali Muldrow
Ali Muldrow (Nonpartisan)
 
69.3
 
48,975
Image of David Blaska
David Blaska (Nonpartisan)
 
30.1
 
21,230
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
437

Total votes: 70,642
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 4

Ali Muldrow and David Blaska defeated Laila Borokhim and Albert Bryan in the primary for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 4 on February 19, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ali Muldrow
Ali Muldrow (Nonpartisan)
 
55.7
 
18,962
Image of David Blaska
David Blaska (Nonpartisan)
 
23.1
 
7,851
Laila Borokhim (Nonpartisan)
 
15.6
 
5,301
Albert Bryan (Nonpartisan)
 
5.2
 
1,778
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
121

Total votes: 34,013
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Seat 5

General election

General election for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 5

Ananda Mirilli defeated incumbent TJ Mertz in the general election for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 5 on April 2, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Ananda Mirilli (Nonpartisan)
 
57.6
 
38,214
Image of TJ Mertz
TJ Mertz (Nonpartisan)
 
41.8
 
27,765
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
420

Total votes: 66,399
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 5

Ananda Mirilli and incumbent TJ Mertz defeated Amos Roe in the primary for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 5 on February 19, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Ananda Mirilli (Nonpartisan)
 
52.1
 
16,701
Image of TJ Mertz
TJ Mertz (Nonpartisan)
 
36.5
 
11,722
Amos Roe (Nonpartisan)
 
10.8
 
3,460
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
199

Total votes: 32,082
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About the district

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The Madison Metropolitan School District is located in Wisconsin. The district served 26,999 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

Congressional delegation

State executives

State legislature

Wisconsin Party Control: 1992-2025
Two years of Democratic trifectas  •  Ten years of Republican trifectas
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Wisconsin quick stats

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Demographic data for Wisconsin
 WisconsinU.S.
Total population:5,767,891316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):54,1583,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:86.5%73.6%
Black/African American:6.3%12.6%
Asian:2.5%5.1%
Native American:0.9%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0%0.2%
Two or more:2.1%3%
Hispanic/Latino:6.3%17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:91%86.7%
College graduation rate:27.8%29.8%
Income
Median household income:$53,357$53,889
Persons below poverty level:15%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

Twenty-three of 72 Wisconsin counties—32 percent—are Pivot Counties. 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
Adams County, Wisconsin 21.92% 8.73% 18.35%
Buffalo County, Wisconsin 21.82% 2.93% 14.66%
Columbia County, Wisconsin 2.14% 13.58% 15.26%
Crawford County, Wisconsin 5.40% 19.98% 27.03%
Door County, Wisconsin 3.22% 6.99% 17.33%
Dunn County, Wisconsin 11.09% 4.97% 14.95%
Forest County, Wisconsin 26.58% 5.44% 15.16%
Grant County, Wisconsin 9.43% 13.77% 23.88%
Jackson County, Wisconsin 11.74% 15.01% 21.84%
Juneau County, Wisconsin 26.05% 7.03% 9.00%
Kenosha County, Wisconsin 0.31% 12.23% 18.06%
Lafayette County, Wisconsin 8.99% 15.37% 22.32%
Lincoln County, Wisconsin 20.60% 0.71% 12.48%
Marquette County, Wisconsin 24.09% 0.27% 5.28%
Pepin County, Wisconsin 23.08% 2.22% 12.89%
Price County, Wisconsin 25.00% 0.04% 13.40%
Racine County, Wisconsin 4.28% 3.54% 7.41%
Richland County, Wisconsin 5.50% 16.13% 20.63%
Sauk County, Wisconsin 0.35% 18.47% 23.04%
Sawyer County, Wisconsin 18.41% 0.49% 6.23%
Trempealeau County, Wisconsin 12.64% 14.08% 26.39%
Vernon County, Wisconsin 4.43% 14.73% 22.00%
Winnebago County, Wisconsin 7.34% 3.73% 11.66%

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Wisconsin with 47.2 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 46.5 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Wisconsin cast votes for the winning presidential candidate 76.7 percent of the time. In that same time frame, Wisconsin supported Republicans slightly more than Democratic candidates, 50.0 to 46.7 percent. The state, however, favored Democrats in every presidential election from 2000 to 2012 before voting for Trump in 2016.

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state Assembly districts in Wisconsin. 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.[2][3]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 43 out of 99 state Assembly districts in Wisconsin with an average margin of victory of 34.1 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 36 out of 99 state Assembly districts in Wisconsin with an average margin of victory of 34.6 points. Clinton won three districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 56 out of 99 state Assembly districts in Wisconsin with an average margin of victory of 12.1 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 63 out of 99 state Assembly districts in Wisconsin with an average margin of victory of 19.4 points. Trump won two districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.


See also

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