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Richmond Public Schools elections (2018)
- General election: Nov. 6
- Voter registration deadline: Oct. 15
- Early voting: N/A
- Absentee voting deadline: Nov. 6
- Online registration: Yes
- Same-day registration: No
- Voter ID: Photo ID required
- Poll times: 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
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One of the nine seats on the Richmond Public Schools school board in Virginia was up for special general election on November 6, 2018. District 7 incumbent Cheryl Burke, who was appointed to the position in October 2017, faced Bryce Robertson and Gary Broderick.[1][2]
Candidates and results
General election
Special general election for Richmond City Public Schools, District 7
Incumbent Cheryl Burke defeated Bryce Robertson and Gary Broderick in the special general election for Richmond City Public Schools, District 7 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Cheryl Burke (Independent) | 51.8 | 4,902 | |
| Bryce Robertson (Independent) | 24.9 | 2,360 | ||
| Gary Broderick (Independent) | 22.8 | 2,160 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 45 | ||
| Total votes: 9,467 | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Virginia elections, 2018
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What was at stake?
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About the district
- See also: Richmond Public Schools, Virginia
Richmond Public Schools is located in Virginia. The district was the in the state in the 2015-2016 school year and served 23,980 students.[3]
Pivot Counties
- See also: Pivot Counties by state
Five of 133 Virginia counties—3.8 percent—are Pivot Counties. Pivot Counties 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 | |||||||
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| County | Trump margin of victory in 2016 | Obama margin of victory in 2012 | Obama margin of victory in 2008 | ||||
| Buckingham County, Virginia | 11.28% | 2.43% | 0.87% | ||||
| Caroline County, Virginia | 5.02% | 8.24% | 11.97% | ||||
| Essex County, Virginia | 2.14% | 7.30% | 10.35% | ||||
| Nelson County, Virginia | 5.59% | 2.72% | 9.15% | ||||
| Westmoreland County, Virginia | 7.14% | 6.95% | 10.24% | ||||
Note: Although it is highlighted in the map above, the city of Chesapeake is not considered a county and not included in our calculations as such.
In the 2016 presidential election, Virginia was a battleground state. Hillary Clinton (D) won Virginia with 49.7 percent of the vote. Donald Trump (R) received 44.4 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Virginia voted Democratic 56.67 percent of the time and Republican 43.33 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, Virginia voted Democratic three times (2008, 2012, and 2016) and Republican two times (2000 and 2004).
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "2018 Candidate Information: List of County and City Candidates," accessed September 17, 2018
- ↑ Richmond Times-Dispatch, "Richmond School Board appoints Cheryl Burke as interim 7th District representative," October 16, 2017
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Local Education Agency (School District) Universe Survey Data," accessed January 29, 2018
| Richmond Public Schools elections in 2018 | |
| Richmond, Virginia | |
| Election date: | November 6, 2018 |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
