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North Kansas City Schools elections (2018)

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North Kansas City Schools Elections

General election date
April 3, 2018
Enrollment (15-16):
19,997 students

Three seats on the North Kansas City Schools Board of Education in Missouri were up for general election on April 3, 2018. Incumbents Jan Kauk, Jay Wilson, Paul Harrell, and Jane Rinehart faced challengers Paula Barba, Michael Laverty, and Ruth Sawyer.[1]

Elections

Voter and candidate information

The North Kansas City Board of Education consists of seven members elected at large to three-year terms. Three seats were up for general election on April 3, 2018; there was no primary election.

Qualified individuals who ran in this election were required to file by January 16, 2018.

Candidates and results

At-Large

General election

General election for North Kansas City Public Schools Board of Education (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for North Kansas City Public Schools Board of Education on April 3, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Jan Kauk (Nonpartisan)
 
19.4
 
2,573
Jane Rinehart (Nonpartisan)
 
17.2
 
2,286
Paul Harrell (Nonpartisan)
 
15.9
 
2,113
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Jay Wilson (Nonpartisan)
 
15.6
 
2,066
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Paula Barba (Nonpartisan)
 
11.9
 
1,583
Ruth Sawyer (Nonpartisan)
 
10.2
 
1,356
Michael Laverty (Nonpartisan)
 
8.8
 
1,173
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.9
 
124

Total votes: 13,274
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Additional elections on the ballot

See also: Missouri elections, 2018


Endorsements

At-large candidate Paul Harrell received an endorsement from the Missouri National Education Association.[2]

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About the district

See also: North Kansas City Schools, Missouri

North Kansas City Schools is located in Missouri. The district served 19,997 students during the 2015-16 school year.[3]


Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

There are no Pivot Counties in Missouri. 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.

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Missouri with 56.8 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 38.1 percent. In presidential elections between 1820 and 2016, Missouri voted Democratic 60 percent of the time and Republican 36 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, Missouri voted Republican all five times.[4]

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Missouri. 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.[5][6]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 43 out of 163 state House districts in Missouri with an average margin of victory of 42.1 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 43 out of 163 state House districts in Missouri with an average margin of victory of 42.3 points. Clinton won two districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 120 out of 163 state House districts in Missouri with an average margin of victory of 28.3 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 120 out of 163 state House districts in Missouri with an average margin of victory of 39.8 points. Trump won four districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.


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See also

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