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Mooresville Graded School District, North Carolina, elections (2019)

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Mooresville Graded School District elections

General election date
November 5, 2019
Enrollment ('16-'17)
6,101 students

Three seats on the Mooresville Graded School District school board in North Carolina were up for general election on November 5, 2019. The filing deadline for this election was July 19, 2019.

Incumbent Debbie Marsh, incumbent Kerry Pennell, and incumbent Roger Hyatt won election in the general election for Mooresville Graded School District school board At-large.

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Candidates and results

General election

General election for Mooresville Graded School District school board At-large (3 seats)

Incumbent Debbie Marsh, incumbent Kerry Pennell, and incumbent Roger Hyatt defeated Scarlett Overbay-Inman in the general election for Mooresville Graded School District school board At-large on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Debbie Marsh (Nonpartisan)
 
30.2
 
2,104
Kerry Pennell (Nonpartisan)
 
25.6
 
1,786
Roger Hyatt (Nonpartisan)
 
24.6
 
1,719
Scarlett Overbay-Inman (Nonpartisan)
 
19.0
 
1,328
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
41

Total votes: 6,978
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About the district

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The Mooresville Graded School District is located in Iredell County, North Carolina.

Pivot Counties

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Six of 100 North Carolina counties—6 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
Bladen County, North Carolina 9.39% 1.97% 2.07%
Gates County, North Carolina 9.07% 4.11% 5.22%
Granville County, North Carolina 2.49% 4.54% 6.58%
Martin County, North Carolina 0.43% 4.65% 4.64%
Richmond County, North Carolina 9.74% 2.95% 1.50%
Robeson County, North Carolina 4.27% 17.41% 13.78%

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won North Carolina with 49.8 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 46.2 percent. In presidential elections between 1792 and 2016, North Carolina voted Democratic 53.5 percent of the time and Republican 25 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, North Carolina voted Republican all five times with the exception of the 2008 presidential election.[1]

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in North Carolina. 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 40 out of 120 state House districts in North Carolina with an average margin of victory of 38.3 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 44 out of 120 state House districts in North Carolina with an average margin of victory of 36.4 points. Clinton won three districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 80 out of 120 state House districts in North Carolina with an average margin of victory of 22.7 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 76 out of 120 state House districts in North Carolina with an average margin of victory of 27.7 points. Trump won five districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.


See also

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