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Raynard Johnson
Raynard Johnson ran for election to the Atlanta Public Schools school board to represent District 5 in Georgia. He lost in the general election on November 7, 2023.
Biography
Johnson received a bachelor's degree in computer science from Boston College. He has worked in IT software development. Johnson has served on the Local School Council at Continental Colony Elementary School and has been a member of the PTA for the 5th educational district.[1]
Elections
2023
See also: Atlanta Public Schools, Georgia, elections (2023)
General election
General election for Atlanta Public Schools school board District 5
Incumbent Erika Yvette Mitchell defeated Raynard Johnson in the general election for Atlanta Public Schools school board District 5 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Erika Yvette Mitchell (Nonpartisan)  | 70.0 | 3,129 |
 | Raynard Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 30.0 | 1,342 | |
| Total votes: 4,471 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Johnson in this election.
2021
See also: Atlanta Public Schools, Georgia, elections (2021)
General election
General election for Atlanta Public Schools school board District 5
Incumbent Erika Yvette Mitchell defeated Raynard Johnson in the general election for Atlanta Public Schools school board District 5 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Erika Yvette Mitchell (Nonpartisan) | 72.5 | 9,342 |
| Raynard Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 27.3 | 3,515 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 36 | ||
| Total votes: 12,893 | |||
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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 5 Runoff Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Erika Yvette Mitchell |
63.52% | 7,988 |
| Raynard Johnson | 36.48% | 4,587 |
| Total Votes | 12,575 | |
| Source: City of Atlanta, GA, "Fulton County/DeKalb County ‐ Official and Complete Combined Results," accessed December 12, 2017 | ||
| Atlanta Public Schools, District 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Erika Yvette Mitchell |
25.34% | 2,988 |
| Raynard Johnson |
18.04% | 2,127 |
| Jatisha Marsh | 16.83% | 1,985 |
| D'Jaris James | 15.32% | 1,806 |
| Jackye Rhodes | 12.35% | 1,456 |
| Bobby Montgomery | 11.56% | 1,363 |
| Write-in votes | 0.57% | 67 |
| Total Votes | 11,792 | |
| 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
Johnson reported $7,228.92 in contributions and $1,525.85 in expenditures to the City of Atlanta Office of Municipal Clerk as of December 8, 2017.[7]
2013
- See also: Atlanta Public Schools elections (2013)
Johnson ran for the District 5 seat against Charles Lawrence, Mary L. Palmer and Steven Lee on November 5, 2013. Opponents Steven Lee and Mary L. Palmer competed in a runoff election on December 3, 2013.
Results
| Atlanta Public Schools, District 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Steven Lee |
36.8% | 3,125 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mary Palmer |
36.4% | 3,085 | |
| Nonpartisan | Raynard Johnson | 16% | 1,361 | |
| Nonpartisan | Charles Lawrence | 10.4% | 879 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in | 0.4% | 31 | |
| Total Votes | 8,481 | |||
| Source: Fulton County Board of Election, "Election Results," accessed October 30, 2017 | ||||
Funding
Johnson reported $5,839.67 in contributions and $802.20 in expenditures to the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission , which left his campaign with $5,037.47 on hand.[8]
Endorsements
Johnson received an endorsement from Atlanta Progressive News.[9]
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Raynard Johnson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Raynard Johnson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
Johnson’s campaign website stated the following:
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| —Raynard Johnson's campaign website (2021)[11] | ||
See also
2023 Elections
External links
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Candidate Atlanta Public Schools school board District 5 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ Raynard Johnson for Atlanta, "Archived: RAYNARD JOHNSON FOR DISTRICT 5," accessed August 28, 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
- ↑ Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission, "Lee, Steven D.," accessed December 26, 2013
- ↑ Atlanta Progressive News, "APN Full Endorsements: APS BOE 2013," October 20, 2013
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Raynard Johnson, “About,” accessed October 4, 2021
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