Rankin County School District elections (2016)
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Two of the five seats on the Rankin County School District school board were up for general election on November 8, 2016. The District 1 and District 2 incumbents, Kym Jamison and David Dyess, ran unopposed and won re-election to their seats.[1]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Rankin County school board consisted of five members elected by specific geographic district to six-year terms. There was no primary election, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. Two seats were up for election in 2016.[2]
School board candidates had to file with their county elections department during the candidate filing period, which ended on September 9, 2016.
Candidates and results
District 1
Results
| Rankin County School District, District 1 General Election, 6-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Kym Jamison Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 9,031 |
| Total Votes | 9,031 | |
| Source: Mississippi Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed November 30, 2016 | ||
Candidates
Kym Jamison 
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District 2
Results
| Rankin County School District, District 2 General Election, 6-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| David Dyess Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 6,930 |
| Total Votes | 6,930 | |
| Source: Mississippi Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed November 30, 2016 | ||
Candidates
| David Dyess
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Additional elections
- See also: Mississippi elections, 2016
The Rankin County school board election shared the ballot with federal elections for President of the United States and United States Representative.
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Rankin County school board elections in 2016:[3]
| Deadline | Event |
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| September 9, 2016 | Candidate filing deadline |
| October 8, 2016 | Voting registration deadline |
| October 29-November 5, 2016 | Absentee voting period |
| November 8, 2016 | Election day |
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Campaign finance
The Rankin County Circuit Clerk does not publish and freely disclose school board candidate campaign finance reports in 2016.
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About the district
Rankin County School District is located in Rankin County. The county seat is Brandon. Rankin County was home to 149,039 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[4] The district was the third-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 19,382 students.[5]
Demographics
Rankin County outperformed Mississippi as a whole in terms of higher education achievement from 2010 to 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 28.7 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 20.4 percent for state residents. The median household income for the county was $58,811, compared to $39,464 for the state. The percentage of people below poverty level for the county was 11.1 percent, while it was 22.0 percent for the state.[4]
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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
| Rankin County School District | Mississippi | School Boards |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Tiffany Rouse, "Phone conversation with Rankin County Circuit Clerk's Office," September 13, 2016
- ↑ Rankin County School District, "School Board," accessed September 21, 2016
- ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State "2016 Election Calendar," accessed September 21, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 United States Census Bureau, "Quickfacts:Rankin County, Mississippi," accessed September 21, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ Secretary of State, "Election Results," accessed September 10, 2014
| 2016 Rankin County School District Elections | |
| Rankin County, Mississippi | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | District 1: Incumbent, Kym Jamison District 2: Incumbent, David Dyess |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional measures on the ballot |
