Paulding County School District elections (2016)
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Four of the seven seats on the Paulding County Board of Education were up for general election on November 8, 2016. A primary election was held on May 24, 2016. At-large incumbent Joe Watson Jr. (R) lost to challenger Jeff Fuller (R) in a primary runoff election on July 26, 2016. Watson and Fuller defeated challengers Ashley McDonald and Edward Pham in the Republican primary though no candidate received a majority of the vote. Incumbent Theresa Lyons (R) won the District 1 primary against Steve Dutton (R), while District 3 incumbent Kim Cobb (R) defeated challenger Raymond Phillips II (R). Glen Albright (R) won the District 4 primary against fellow newcomer Ramona Talley (R). Lyons, Cobb, Albright, and Fuller won without opposition in the general election.[1]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The candidate filing period for Georgia school board candidates lasted from March 7, 2016, to March 11, 2016. Prospective candidates for partisan office submitted declarations of candidacy with their county parties. The voter registration deadline for the primary election was April 26, 2016. County residents were able to register to vote in the general election through October 11, 2016.[2]
The following dates were key deadlines for Georgia's partisan school board elections in 2016:[3]
| Deadline | Event |
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| March 7, 2016 | First day of candidate filing period |
| March 11, 2016 | Candidate filing deadline |
| April 26, 2016 | Voter registration deadline for primary election |
| May 24, 2016 | Primary election |
| July 26, 2016 | Primary runoff election (if necessary) |
| October 11, 2016 | Voter registration deadline for general election |
| November 8, 2016 | General election |
Candidates and results
District 1
Results
| Paulding County School District, District 1 General Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Theresa Lyons Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 51,847 | |
| Total Votes | 51,847 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Election November 8, 2016," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||||
| Paulding County School District, District 1 Republican Primary Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Theresa Lyons Incumbent |
51.59% | 4,141 |
| Steve Dutton | 48.41% | 3,885 |
| Total Votes | 8,026 | |
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election May 24, 2016," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||
Candidates
Theresa Lyons  
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Defeated in the primary
| Steve Dutton
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District 3
Results
| Paulding County School District, District 3 General Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Kim Cobb Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 52,335 | |
| Total Votes | 52,335 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Election November 8, 2016," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||||
| Paulding County School District, District 3 Republican Primary Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Kim Cobb Incumbent |
63.05% | 5,185 |
| Raymond Phillips II | 36.95% | 3,038 |
| Total Votes | 8,223 | |
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election May 24, 2016," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||
Candidates
| Kim Cobb
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Defeated in the primary
| Raymond Phillips II
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District 4
Results
| Paulding County School District, District 4 General Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Glen Albright (unopposed) |
100.00% | 51,612 | |
| Total Votes | 51,612 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Election November 8, 2016," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||||
| Paulding County School District, District 4 Republican Primary Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Glen Albright |
52.53% | 4,061 |
| Ramona Talley | 47.47% | 3,670 |
| Total Votes | 7,731 | |
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election May 24, 2016," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||
Candidates
| Glen Albright
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Defeated in the primary
| Ramona Talley
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At-large
Results
| Paulding County School District, At-large General Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Jeff Fuller (unopposed) |
100.00% | 52,147 | |
| Total Votes | 52,147 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Election November 8, 2016," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||||
| Paulding County School District, At-large Republican Primary Runoff Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Jeff Fuller |
53.16% | 3,125 |
| Joe Watson Jr. Incumbent | 46.84% | 2,754 |
| Total Votes | 5,879 | |
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Primary and Nonpartisan General Runoff July 26, 2016," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||
| Paulding County School District, At-large Republican Primary Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Joe Watson Jr. Incumbent |
48.72% | 4,023 |
| Jeff Fuller |
24.47% | 2,021 |
| Ashley McDonald | 14.98% | 1,237 |
| Edward Pham | 11.83% | 977 |
| Total Votes | 8,258 | |
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election May 24, 2016," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||
Candidates
| Jeff Fuller
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| Joe Watson Jr.
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Georgia elections, 2016
Georgia's general election ballot featured races for U.S. president, U.S. House and U.S. Senate. This ballot included races for the Georgia State Senate, Georgia House of Representatives, state courts, and county courts.
The May 24 school board election shared the ballot with Georgia's statewide primary. This primary included races for Georgia State Senate, Georgia House of Representatives, and local court seats. Primaries for U.S. House and U.S. Senate seats were on the ballot.
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About the district
- See also: Paulding County School District, Georgia
Paulding County School District is located in Paulding County, Georgia. The county seat of Paulding County is Dallas. Paulding County was home to 146,950 residents in 2013, according to the United States Census Bureau.[4] The district was the 13th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 28,434 students.[5]
Demographics
Paulding County underperformed in comparison to the state of Georgia in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 23.0 percent of Paulding County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 27.8 percent for Georgia as a whole. The median household income in Paulding County was $63,190, compared to $49,604 for the state of Georgia. The poverty rate in Paulding County was 10.3 percent, compared to 17.4 percent for the entire state.[4]
| Racial Demographics, 2012[4] | ||
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| Race | Paulding County (%) | Georgia (%) |
| White | 79.1 | 62.8 |
| Black or African American | 17.5 | 31.2 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Asian | 1.0 | 3.5 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Two or More Races | 2.0 | 1.8 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5.2 | 9.2 |
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.
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See also
| Paulding County School District | Georgia | School Boards |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information," accessed April 18, 2016
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "2016 Qualifying: Reference Calendar & Documents," accessed March 11, 2016
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "2016 Elections and Voter Registration Calendar," accessed March 11, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 United States Census Bureau, "Paulding County, Georgia," accessed May 13, 2014
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
| 2016 Paulding County School District Elections | |
| Paulding County, Georgia | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incument, Joe Watson Jr. (R) • Ashley McDonald (R) • Edward Pham (R) • Jeff Fuller (R) District 1: Incumbent, Theresa Lyons (R) • Steve Dutton (R) |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
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