Norfolk Public Schools, Virginia, elections (2020)
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Two seats on the Norfolk Public Schools school board in Virginia were up for general election on May 19, 2020. The filing deadline for this election was March 3, 2020.
This election was originally scheduled on May 5, 2020. On April 24, 2020, Gov. Ralph Northam (D) announced the postponement of elections scheduled on May 5, 2020, to May 19 amid concerns about the coronavirus pandemic. This announcement came after the Virginia State Senate rejected a proposal to delay local elections until November 2020.[1][2]
Election procedure changes in 2020
Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.
Virginia modified its absentee/mail-in voting and candidate filing procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:
- Absentee/mail-in voting: Drop-boxes to return absentee and mail-in ballots were used for the general election. The witness requirement for absentee voting was suspended, and all absentee and mail-in ballots had prepaid return postage.
- Voter registration: The state's voter registration deadline was extended from October 13, 2020, to October 15, 2020.[3]
- Candidate filing procedures: Petition signature requirements for unaffiliated and minor-party candidates for federal office in Virginia were reduced as follows: 2,500 signatures for presidential candidates; 3,500 signatures for U.S. Senate candidates; and 350 signatures for U.S. House candidates. The filing deadline for unaffiliated and minor-party congressional candidates was extended to August 1.
For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.
Elections
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Superward 6
General election
General election for Norfolk Public Schools, Superward 6
Incumbent Noelle Gabriel defeated Matthew Moynihan in the general election for Norfolk Public Schools, Superward 6 on May 19, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Noelle Gabriel (Nonpartisan) | 78.5 | 5,695 |
| Matthew Moynihan (Nonpartisan) | 20.3 | 1,475 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.1 | 83 | ||
| Total votes: 7,253 | |||
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Superward 7
General election
General election for Norfolk Public Schools, Superward 7
Incumbent Rodney Jordan defeated George Cook Jr. in the general election for Norfolk Public Schools, Superward 7 on May 19, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Rodney Jordan (Nonpartisan) | 54.7 | 3,151 |
 | George Cook Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 44.9 | 2,588 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 25 | ||
| Total votes: 5,764 | |||
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About the district
- See also: Norfolk Public Schools, Virginia
Norfolk Public Schools is located in Norfolk, Virginia. The district served 30,776 students during the 2017-2018 school year.[4]
Pivot Counties
- See also: Pivot Counties by state
Five of 133 Virginia counties—3.8 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 | |||||||
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| County | Trump margin of victory in 2016 | Obama margin of victory in 2012 | Obama margin of victory in 2008 | ||||
| Buckingham County, Virginia | 11.28% | 2.43% | 0.87% | ||||
| Caroline County, Virginia | 5.02% | 8.24% | 11.97% | ||||
| Essex County, Virginia | 2.14% | 7.30% | 10.35% | ||||
| Nelson County, Virginia | 5.59% | 2.72% | 9.15% | ||||
| Westmoreland County, Virginia | 7.14% | 6.95% | 10.24% | ||||
Note: Although it is highlighted in the map above, the city of Chesapeake is not considered a county and not included in our calculations as such.
In the 2016 presidential election, Virginia was a battleground state. Hillary Clinton (D) won Virginia with 49.7 percent of the vote. Donald Trump (R) received 44.4 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Virginia voted Democratic 56.67 percent of the time and Republican 43.33 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, Virginia voted Democratic three times (2008, 2012, and 2016) and Republican two times (2000 and 2004).
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ ‘’InsideNova,’’ “Northam moves local elections to May 19,” April 24, 2020
- ↑ City of Norfolk Virginia, "Election Schedule 2020 - 2024," accessed April 28, 2020
- ↑ This change was not due to COVID-19. This deadline was extended after the state's voter registration website crashed.
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Local Education Agency (School District) Universe Survey Data," accessed January 28, 2020
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