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Rutherford County Schools elections (2018)

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Rutherford County Schools elections

General election date
August 2, 2018
Enrollment ('15-'16)
43,085 students

Three seats on the Rutherford County Schools school board in Tennessee were up for general election on August 2, 2018.

Elections

Candidates

Zone 1

Tammy Sharp defeated Dow Smith in the general election for Rutherford County Schools school board, Zone 1 on August 2, 2018.

General election

General election for Rutherford County Schools school board, Zone 1

Candidate
%
Votes
Tammy Sharp (Nonpartisan)
 
58.6
 
1,896
Dow Smith (Nonpartisan)
 
41.0
 
1,328
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
13

Total votes: 3,237
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Zone 4

Tiffany Johnson defeated Katie Darby, Marvin Whitworth, and Michael Belden in the general election for Rutherford County Schools school board, Zone 4 on August 2, 2018.

General election

General election for Rutherford County Schools school board, Zone 4

Candidate
%
Votes
Tiffany Johnson (Nonpartisan)
 
28.3
 
1,575
Katie Darby (Nonpartisan)
 
27.8
 
1,548
Marvin Whitworth (Nonpartisan)
 
24.0
 
1,334
Michael Belden (Nonpartisan)
 
19.4
 
1,078
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
26

Total votes: 5,561
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Zone 7

Incumbent Jim Estes won election in the general election for Rutherford County Schools school board, Zone 7 on August 2, 2018.

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About the district

See also: Rutherford County Schools, Tennessee

The Rutherford County Schools is located in Tennessee. The district was the fifth-largest school district in the state in the 2014–2015 school year and served 41,893 students.[3]


Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

One of 95 Tennessee counties—1 percent—is a Pivot County. 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
County Trump margin of victory in 2016 Obama margin of victory in 2012 Obama margin of victory in 2008
Hardeman County, Tennessee 7.92% 5.91% 6.18%

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Tennessee with 60.7 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 34.7 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Tennessee cast votes for the winning presidential candidate 76.7 percent of the time. In that same time frame, Tennessee supported Democratic candidates for president and Republican candidates equally. The state, however, favored Republicans in every presidential election between 2000 and 2016.

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Tennessee. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns show the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns show the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[4][5]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 20 out of 99 state House districts in Tennessee with an average margin of victory of 50.7 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 22 out of 99 state House districts in Tennessee with an average margin of victory of 46.5 points. Clinton won one district controlled by a Republican heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 79 out of 99 state House districts in Tennessee with an average margin of victory of 36.8 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 77 out of 99 state House districts in Tennessee with an average margin of victory of 43.8 points. Trump won four districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.


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See also

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