Roberta Collins
Roberta Collins is a former District 7 representative on the Montgomery Board of Education in Alabama. Collins sought another term in the primary election on March 1, 2016. Collins and challenger Arica Watkins-Smith (D) advanced to a runoff election on April 12, 2016, because no candidate in the primary received a majority of votes. She lost the primary runoff to Watkins-Smith.[1]
Collins was appointed on September 10, 2015, to fill the vacancy left by the death of Beverly Ross.[2]
Biography
Collins earned her undergraduate degrees from Alabama State University. She was a teacher at district schools prior to her retirement.[2]
Elections
2016
Two of the seven seats on the Montgomery Public Schools school board were up for general election on November 8, 2016. A primary election was held on March 1, 2016.
District 4 incumbent Mary Briers (D) filed for re-election, while District 7 incumbent Beverly Ross opted against seeking another term. Briers defeated Michael Cheatham (D) in the primary election on March 1, 2016. Incumbent Roberta Collins (D), Phyllis Harvey-Hall (D), and Arica Watkins-Smith (D) ran in the primary to replace Ross. Collins and Watkins-Smith advanced from the primary to a runoff election on April 12, 2016, because no candidate received a majority of the District 7 primary vote. Watkins-Smith defeated Collins in the runoff election and won without opposition in the general election. Briers defeated Loretta Grant (R) in the general election.[1]
Results
Primary runoff
| Montgomery Public Schools, District 7 Democratic Primary Runoff Election, 6-Year Term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Arica Watkins-Smith |
58.48% | 469 |
| Roberta Collins Incumbent | 41.52% | 333 |
| Total Votes | 802 | |
| Source: WSFA, "April 12 Primary Runoff Election Results," accessed April 12, 2016 | ||
Primary
| Montgomery Public Schools, District 7 Democratic Primary Election, 6-Year Term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Arica Watkins-Smith |
37.61% | 1,886 |
| Roberta Collins Incumbent |
36.74% | 1,842 |
| Phyllis Harvey-Hall | 25.65% | 1,286 |
| Total Votes | 5,014 | |
| Source: Madison County, Alabama, "Election Results," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||
Funding
Collins reported no contributions or expenditures to the Alabama Secretary of State as of February 22, 2016.[3]
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Montgomery County, Alabama, "Democratic Primary Sample Ballot," accessed January 14, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Montgomery Advertiser, "Roberta Collins sworn in as Montgomery BOE member," September 10, 2015
- ↑ Alabama Votes, "Alabama Electronic Fair Campaign Practices Act (FCPA) Reporting System," accessed February 22, 2016
| 2016 Montgomery Public Schools Elections | |
| Montgomery County, Alabama | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | District 4: Incumbent, Mary Briers (D) • Loretta Grant (R) • Michael Cheatham (defeated in primary) (D) District 7: Incumbent, Roberta Collins (defeated in primary runoff) (D) • Phyllis Harvey-Hall (defeated in primary) (D) • Arica Watkins-Smith (D) |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
