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Pittsburgh Public Schools elections

Primary date
May 21, 2019
General election date
November 5, 2019
Enrollment ('16-'17)
22,359 students

Four seats on the Pittsburgh Public Schools school board in Pennsylvania were up for general election on November 5, 2019. A primary was scheduled for May 21, 2019. The filing deadline for this election was March 12, 2019.[1]

Incumbent Kevin L. Carter and challengers Devon Taliaferro, Pam Harbin, and William Gallagher won election to the Pittsburgh Public Schools school board.

Elections

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Candidates and results

District 2

General election

General election for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 2

Devon Taliaferro defeated Kirk Rys in the general election for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 2 on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Devon Taliaferro
Devon Taliaferro (D)
 
82.2
 
7,939
Kirk Rys (R)
 
17.6
 
1,703
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
16

Total votes: 9,658
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 2

Devon Taliaferro defeated Kirk Rys, David Atkinson, and Nosakhere Griffin-El in the Democratic primary for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 2 on May 21, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Devon Taliaferro
Devon Taliaferro
 
33.7
 
1,887
Kirk Rys
 
26.6
 
1,488
David Atkinson Candidate Connection
 
21.8
 
1,221
Image of Nosakhere Griffin-El
Nosakhere Griffin-El
 
17.5
 
979
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
20

Total votes: 5,595
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 2

Kirk Rys advanced from the Republican primary for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 2 on May 21, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Kirk Rys
 
100.0
 
196

Total votes: 196
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District 4

General election

General election for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 4

Pam Harbin won election in the general election for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 4 on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Pam Harbin (D / R)
 
98.5
 
7,661
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.5
 
115

Total votes: 7,776
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 4

Pam Harbin defeated Anna Batista in the Democratic primary for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 4 on May 21, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Pam Harbin
 
54.1
 
2,661
Anna Batista
 
45.9
 
2,255

Total votes: 4,916
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 4

Pam Harbin defeated Anna Batista in the Republican primary for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 4 on May 21, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Pam Harbin
 
51.4
 
133
Anna Batista
 
46.7
 
121
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.9
 
5

Total votes: 259
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District 6

General election

General election for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 6

William Gallagher won election in the general election for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 6 on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of William Gallagher
William Gallagher (D)
 
98.5
 
6,381
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.5
 
97

Total votes: 6,478
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 6

William Gallagher defeated Heather Fulton in the Democratic primary for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 6 on May 21, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of William Gallagher
William Gallagher
 
55.0
 
1,812
Heather Fulton
 
45.0
 
1,481

Total votes: 3,293
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District 8

General election

General election for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 8

Incumbent Kevin L. Carter won election in the general election for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 8 on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kevin L. Carter
Kevin L. Carter (D)
 
99.1
 
4,668
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.9
 
43

Total votes: 4,711
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 8

Incumbent Kevin L. Carter advanced from the Democratic primary for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 8 on May 21, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kevin L. Carter
Kevin L. Carter
 
100.0
 
2,721

Total votes: 2,721
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About the district

See also: Pittsburgh Public Schools, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh Public Schools is located in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The district served 22,359 students during the 2016-2017 school year.[2]

State profile

See also: Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania elections, 2019
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Partisan data

The information in this section was current as of May 7, 2019

Presidential voting pattern

Congressional delegation

State executives

  • Democrats held six of Pennsylvania's 16 state executive offices. Elections for the other offices are nonpartisan.
  • Pennsylvania's governor was Democrat Tom Wolf.

State legislature

Pennsylvania Party Control: 1992-2025
One year of a Democratic trifecta  •  Twelve years of Republican trifectas
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Pennsylvania quick stats
  • Became a state in 1787
  • 2nd state admitted to the United States
  • The United States Declaration of Independence and United States Constitution were both drafted in Pennsylvania.
  • Members of the Pennsylvania State Senate: 50
  • Members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives: 203
  • U.S. senators: 2
  • U.S. representatives: 18

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Demographic data for Pennsylvania
 PennsylvaniaU.S.
Total population:12,791,904316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):44,7433,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:81.6%73.6%
Black/African American:11%12.6%
Asian:3.1%5.1%
Native American:0.2%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0%0.2%
Two or more:2.1%3%
Hispanic/Latino:6.4%17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:89.2%86.7%
College graduation rate:28.6%29.8%
Income
Median household income:$53,599$53,889
Persons below poverty level:15.9%11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Pennsylvania.
**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.

Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

Three of 67 Pennsylvania counties—4.5 percent—are pivot counties. These 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
Erie County, Pennsylvania 1.56% 16.03% 19.88%
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania 19.31% 4.81% 8.41%
Northampton County, Pennsylvania 3.78% 4.71% 12.30%

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Pennsylvania with 48.2 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 47.5 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Pennsylvania cast votes for the winning presidential candidate 76.7 percent of the time. In that same time frame, Pennsylvania supported Republican candidates for president more often than Democratic candidates, 53.3 to 43.3 percent. The state, however, favored Democrats in every presidential election between 2000 and 2012, but voted Republican in 2016.

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Pennsylvania. 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.[3][4]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 89 out of 203 state House districts in Pennsylvania with an average margin of victory of 37.4 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 84 out of 203 state House districts in Pennsylvania with an average margin of victory of 37.3 points. Clinton won 19 districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 114 out of 203 state House districts in Pennsylvania with an average margin of victory of 20 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 119 out of 203 state House districts in Pennsylvania with an average margin of victory of 28.2 points. Trump won 17 districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.


See also

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