Rockdale County Public Schools elections (2016)
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Five of the seven seats on the Rockdale County Board of Education were up for general election on May 24, 2016. There was no primary. A runoff election was held on July 26, 2016, for Post 4. Heather Duncan defeated Cassandra Barker-Carr in the runoff after neither candidate won a majority of the vote against Sherrie Raymore in the general election.[1]
Post 1 incumbent Mandy North and Post 3 incumbent Wales Flynt Barksdale ran for re-election without opposition. Pam Brown defeated Larry Cox and Willie Washington in Post 2. Post 5 incumbent Tony Dowdy defeated challengers Ben Sosby and Yakima Douglas.[1] Click here to find out how Rockdale County's school board elections compare to other nonpartisan school districts in Georgia.
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Rockdale County Board of Education consists of seven members elected at large to four-year terms. The candidate filing period for Georgia school board candidates lasted from March 7, 2016, to March 11, 2016. Prospective candidates for nonpartisan offices submitted declarations of candidacy with their county election offices. The voter registration deadline for the general election was April 26, 2016.[2]
The following dates were key deadlines for Georgia's nonpartisan school board elections in 2016:[3]
| Deadline | Event |
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| March 7, 2016 | First day of candidate filing period |
| March 11, 2016 | Candidate filing deadline |
| April 26, 2016 | Voter registration deadline |
| May 24, 2016 | General election |
| July 26, 2016 | General runoff election (if necessary) |
Candidates and results
Post 1
| Rockdale County Public Schools, Post 1 General Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Mandy North Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 8,594 |
| Total Votes | 8,594 | |
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election May 24, 2016," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||
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Post 2
| Rockdale County Public Schools, Post 2 General Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Pam Brown |
57.24% | 5,458 |
| Larry Cox | 26.48% | 2,525 |
| Willie Washington | 16.29% | 1,553 |
| Total Votes | 9,536 | |
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election May 24, 2016," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||
| Larry Cox | Pam Brown
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Post 3
| Rockdale County Public Schools, Post 3 General Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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| Wales Flynt Barksdale Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 8,836 |
| Total Votes | 8,836 | |
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election May 24, 2016," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||
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Post 4
| Rockdale County Public Schools, Post 4 General Runoff Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Heather Duncan |
56.27% | 3,238 |
| Cassandra Barker-Carr | 43.73% | 2,516 |
| Total Votes | 5,754 | |
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Primary and Nonpartisan General Runoff July 26, 2016," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||
| Rockdale County Public Schools, Post 4 General Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Heather Duncan |
47.92% | 4,438 |
| Cassandra Barker-Carr |
33.55% | 3,107 |
| Sherrie Raymore | 18.53% | 1,716 |
| Total Votes | 9,261 | |
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election May 24, 2016," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||
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Post 5
| Rockdale County Public Schools, Post 5 General Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Tony Dowdy Incumbent |
63.10% | 6,102 |
| Yakima Douglas | 25.10% | 2,427 |
| Ben Sosby | 11.81% | 1,142 |
| Total Votes | 9,671 | |
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election May 24, 2016," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||
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Ben Sosby | Yakima Douglas | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Georgia elections, 2016
The May 24 school board election shared the ballot with Georgia's statewide primary. This primary included races for Georgia State Senate, Georgia House of Representatives, and local court seats. Primaries for U.S. House and U.S. Senate seats were on the ballot.
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What was at stake?
Issues in the election
Election trends
- See also: School board elections, 2014
Georgia's spring nonpartisan school board elections in 2016 featured more districts with unopposed board seats than in 2014. Three of the state's 20 largest nonpartisan districts by enrollment (15 percent) had no contested seats in 2014. This rate doubled to six districts (30 percent) with entirely unopposed board seats in 2016. Ten districts saw fewer candidates per seat in 2016 than 2014, while nine districts had more candidates per seat and one district remained at the same number from year to year.
The following table compares candidates per seat rates and unopposed seat percentages for Georgia's largest nonpartisan school districts for 2014 and 2016:
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| District | Candidates per seat, 2014 | Candidates per seat, 2016 | Year-to-year change (%) | % of seats unopposed, 2014 | % of seats unopposed, 2016 |
| Bibb County School District | 2.0 | 1.83 | -8.5 | 0.0 | 50.0 |
| Bulloch County Schools | 1.5 | 1.75 | 16.7 | 50.0 | 50.0 |
| Carroll County Schools | 1.0 | 2.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 25.0 |
| Catoosa County Public Schools | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Clarke County School District | 1.0 | 1.5 | 50.0 | 100.0 | 75.0 |
| Colquitt County Schools | 2.0 | 1.0 | -100.0 | 50.0 | 100.0 |
| Columbia County School System | 1.5 | 1.3 | -13.3 | 50.0 | 66.7 |
| Coweta County School System | 1.75 | 2.3 | 31.4 | 25.0 | 33.3 |
| DeKalb County School District | 3.14 | 1.0 | -68.2 | 14.3 | 100.0 |
| Effingham County Schools | 2.5 | 1.3 | -48.0 | 50.0 | 66.7 |
| Fulton County Schools | 1.75 | 1.0 | -42.9 | 50.0 | 100.0 |
| Griffin-Spalding County School System | 1.67 | 1.0 | -40.1 | 33.3 | 100.0 |
| Henry County Schools | 2.0 | 2.3 | 15.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Houston County Board of Education | 2.2 | 1.5 | -31.8 | 60.0 | 50.0 |
| Liberty County School System | 1.25 | 1.0 | -20.0 | 75.0 | 100.0 |
| Lowndes County Schools | 2.0 | 1.5 | -25.0 | 33.3 | 50.0 |
| Muscogee County School District | 2.2 | 3.0 | 36.4 | 40.0 | 0.0 |
| Rockdale County Public Schools | 1.5 | 2.2 | 46.7 | 50.0 | 40.0 |
| Savannah-Chatham County Public School System | 1.8 | 1.5 | -16.7 | 80.0 | 50.0 |
| Troup County School System | 1.3 | 2.0 | 53.8 | 66.7 | 50.0 |
About the district
- See also: Rockdale County Public Schools, Georgia
Rockdale County Public Schools is located in Rockdale County, Georgia. The county seat of Rockdale County is Conyers. Rockdale County was home to 86,919 residents in 2013, according to the United States Census Bureau.[4] The district was the 22nd-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 16,047 students.[5]
Demographics
Rockdale County underperformed in comparison to the state of Georgia in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 25.0 percent of Rockdale County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 27.8 percent for Georgia as a whole. The median household income in Rockdale County was $54,704, compared to $49,604 for the state of Georgia. The poverty rate in Rockdale County was 13.9 percent, compared to 17.4 percent for the entire state.[4]
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| Race | Rockdale County (%) | Georgia (%) |
| White | 47.4 | 62.8 |
| Black or African American | 48.0 | 31.2 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Asian | 2.0 | 3.5 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Two or More Races | 1.9 | 1.8 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10.0 | 9.2 |
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.
Recent news
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information," accessed April 18, 2016
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "2016 Qualifying: Reference Calendar & Documents," accessed March 11, 2016
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "2016 Elections and Voter Registration Calendar," accessed March 11, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 United States Census Bureau, "Rockdale County, Georgia," accessed May 13, 2014
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
| 2016 Rockdale County Public Schools Elections | |
| Rockdale County, Georgia | |
| Election date: | May 24, 2016 |
| Candidates: | Post 1: Incumbent, Mandy North Post 2: Larry Cox • Pam Brown • Willie Washington |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
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