Patreece Hutcherson
Patreece Hutcherson is a member of the Atlanta Public Schools school board in Georgia, representing District 6. Hutcherson assumed office on January 1, 2026. Hutcherson's current term ends on December 31, 2029.
Hutcherson ran for election to the Atlanta Public Schools school board to represent District 6 in Georgia. Hutcherson won in the general runoff election on December 2, 2025.
Biography
Hutcherson received a B.S. in psychology from Morris Brown College and an M.A. in school counseling from The Ohio State University. Hutcherson began working as a school counselor in 2002. She has been associated with Douglas County Association of Educators, Georgia Association of Educators, the National Education Association, Georgia School Counselor Association, and the Americal School Counseling Association.[1]
Elections
2025
See also: Atlanta Public Schools, Georgia, elections (2025)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Atlanta Public Schools school board District 6
Patreece Hutcherson defeated incumbent Tolton Pace in the general runoff election for Atlanta Public Schools school board District 6 on December 2, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Patreece Hutcherson (Nonpartisan) | 54.1 | 2,476 |
 | Tolton Pace (Nonpartisan) | 45.9 | 2,097 | |
| Total votes: 4,573 | |||
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General election
General election for Atlanta Public Schools school board District 6
Incumbent Tolton Pace and Patreece Hutcherson advanced to a runoff. They defeated Jonathan Leon, Michael Hopkins, and Tyrese Miller in the general election for Atlanta Public Schools school board District 6 on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tolton Pace (Nonpartisan) | 34.2 | 5,326 |
| ✔ | | Patreece Hutcherson (Nonpartisan) | 24.7 | 3,855 |
 | Jonathan Leon (Nonpartisan) | 16.1 | 2,507 | |
| Michael Hopkins (Nonpartisan) | 13.9 | 2,164 | ||
| Tyrese Miller (Nonpartisan) | 11.2 | 1,743 | ||
| Total votes: 15,595 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Hutcherson in this election.
2021
See also: Atlanta Public Schools, Georgia, elections (2021)
General election
General election for Atlanta Public Schools school board District 6
Incumbent Eshé Collins defeated Patreece Hutcherson in the general election for Atlanta Public Schools school board District 6 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Eshé Collins (Nonpartisan) | 66.8 | 7,965 |
| Patreece Hutcherson (Nonpartisan) | 32.9 | 3,924 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 32 | ||
| Total votes: 11,921 | |||
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2017
- See also: Atlanta Public Schools elections (2017)
All nine seats on the Atlanta Public Schools Board of Education in Georgia were up for general election on November 7, 2017. Six seats were elected by district and three seats were elected at large. Six incumbents filed for re-election. A runoff election was held on December 5, 2017, after no candidate in Districts 2, 3, 5, and 7 won a majority of votes in the general election.[2][3][4]
District 2 incumbent Byron Amos won against newcomer Keisha Carey in the runoff election after they defeated challenger Tony Burks in the general election. As of December 5, 2017, the runoff election was too close to call. The open District 3 seat drew five newcomers, Adzua Agyapon, Lewis Cartee, Michelle Olympiadis, Antoine Raynard Trammell, and Rashida Winfrey. Olympiadis-Constant defeated Agyapon in the runoff election. Newcomer Erika Yvette Mitchell defeated Raynard Johnson in the runoff election after defeating candidates D'Jaris James, Jatisha Marsh, Bobby Montgomery, and Jackye Rhodes for the District 5 seat. In District 7, newcomer Kandis Wood Jackson won against Patricia Crayton after they defeated candidates Nathaniel Borrell Dyer, John Wright, and Micah Rowland in the general election.[5][6]
In the general election, incumbent Leslie Grant defeated challenger Ade Oguntoye to retain her District 1 seat. Incumbent Nancy Meister was the only candidate to file for the District 4 seat and won unopposed. In District 6, incumbent Eshé Collins defeated newcomers Valrie Walker Sanders, Patreece Hutcherson, and Donta McMichael to retain her seat. District 8 incumbent Cynthia Briscoe Brown won against challengers Ben Stone and Charlie Stadtlander. Incumbent Jason Esteves was the only candidate to file for the District 9 seat and won unopposed.[2][3][4]
Results
| Atlanta Public Schools, District 6 General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Eshé Collins Incumbent |
58.02% | 7,146 |
| Valrie Walker Sanders | 18.12% | 2,232 |
| Patreece Hutcherson | 15.13% | 1,863 |
| Donta McMichael | 8.44% | 1,039 |
| Write-in votes | 0.29% | 36 |
| Total Votes | 12,316 | |
| Source: Fulton County, Georgia, "Official Summary Report: Official and Complete," accessed November 17, 2017 and DeKalb County, Georgia, "Election Summary Report: Official and Complete," accessed November 17, 2017 | ||
Funding
Hutcherson reported $12,455.00 in contributions and $12,154.73 in expenditures to the City of Atlanta Office of Municipal Clerk, which left her campaign with $301.00 as of November 2, 2017.[7]
Endorsements
Hutcherson was endorsed by the Atlanta Association of Educators and the Atlanta Federation of Teachers.[8][9]
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Patreece Hutcherson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Patreece Hutcherson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
Hutcherson's campaign website stated the following:
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| —Patreece Hutcherson's campaign website (2021)[11] | ||
Noteworthy events
Federal lawsuit against Atlanta Public Schools
On October 10, 2017, Hutcherson filed a federal lawsuit against Atlanta Public Schools (APS), APS Superintendent Meria Carstarphen, the nine sitting board of education members, and the Atlanta municipal clerk. The suit claimed the Atlanta Board of Education charter denied her First and 14th Amendment rights because it stated that board members must "not be an employee of the Atlanta Board of Education or any other local board of education." This meant that Hutcherson could not hold a position on the board of education and maintain her employment with the Douglas County School District if elected. The suit argued that Hutcherson's position with Douglas County School System would not create any conflicts of interest. As of October 27, 2017, the district had not commented on the lawsuit.[12][13][14]
On November 6, 2017, U.S. District Judge Eleanor L. Ross denied the motion, stating that the issue in the suit would only affect Hutcherson if she was to be elected and that the provision in the charter did not stop her from becoming a candidate.[15]
See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Patreece for 6, "About Patreece," accessed October 27, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Atlanta, Georgia, "City of Atlanta 2017 General Municipal Election: Candidates Who Have Completed Qualifying Process," accessed August 28, 2017
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Fulton County, Georgia, "Official Summary Report: Official and Complete," accessed November 17, 2017
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 DeKalb County, Georgia, "Election Summary Report: Official and Complete," accessed November 17, 2017
- ↑ Fulton County, GA, "December 5, 2017 General Municipal and Special Runoff - Unofficial results," accessed December 5, 2017
- ↑ DeKalb County, "Election Summary Report: Unofficial and Incomplete," accessed December 5, 2017
- ↑ City of Atlanta, GA - Easy File, "2017 Disclosure Reports," accessed January 24, 2017
- ↑ Dr. Tony Burks, "Atlanta Educators Recommend Candidates for Mayor and Atlanta School Board," September 26, 2017
- ↑ Twitter, "Ade Oguntoye 4 APS," accessed October 31, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Elect Patreece, “Campaign Priorites,” accessed October 4, 2021
- ↑ Georgia Association of Educators, "Atlanta Board of Education Charter Violates Educator’s Right To Run For APS School Board," October 11, 2017
- ↑ The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Atlanta school board candidate sues district over election job rule," October 11, 2017
- ↑ Atlanta Public Schools, "Our Statutory Charter," accessed October 27, 2017
- ↑ The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Judge denies request from Atlanta school board candidate fighting to keep job if she wins race," November 6, 2017
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