Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Georgia, elections (2022)

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2024 → ← 2020
Savannah-Chatham County Public School System elections
General election date
May 24, 2022
Runoff election date
June 21, 2022
Enrollment ('21-'22)
35,925 students

Five seats on the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System school board in Georgia were up for general election on May 24, 2022. A runoff election was scheduled for June 21, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was March 11, 2022.

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Candidates and results

Chair

General election

General election for Savannah-Chatham County Public School System school board

Roger Moss defeated Tye Whitely and Todd Rhodes in the general election for Savannah-Chatham County Public School System school board on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Roger Moss (Nonpartisan)	49.9	24,063
	Submit photo	Tye Whitely (Nonpartisan)	26.8	12,931
	Submit photo	Todd Rhodes (Nonpartisan)	22.9	11,022
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	184

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 48,200
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District 4

General election

General election for Savannah-Chatham County Public School System school board District 4

Incumbent Shawn Kachmar won election in the general election for Savannah-Chatham County Public School System school board District 4 on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Shawn Kachmar (Nonpartisan)	100.0	8,861

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District 5

General runoff election

General runoff election for Savannah-Chatham County Public School System school board District 5

Paul Smith defeated Theresa Watson in the general runoff election for Savannah-Chatham County Public School System school board District 5 on June 21, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Paul Smith (Nonpartisan)	54.6	1,128
	Submit photo	Theresa Watson (Nonpartisan)	45.4	938

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,066
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General election

General election for Savannah-Chatham County Public School System school board District 5

Theresa Watson and Paul Smith advanced to a runoff. They defeated Treye' Burrison in the general election for Savannah-Chatham County Public School System school board District 5 on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Theresa Watson (Nonpartisan)	46.7	2,166
✔	Submit photo	Paul Smith (Nonpartisan)	32.9	1,524
	Submit photo	Treye' Burrison (Nonpartisan)	20.4	944

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,634
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District 6

General election

General election for Savannah-Chatham County Public School System school board District 6

Incumbent David Bringman defeated Keith Padgett in the general election for Savannah-Chatham County Public School System school board District 6 on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	David Bringman (Nonpartisan)	62.1	3,488
		Keith Padgett (Nonpartisan)	37.7	2,120
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	13

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,621
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District 8

General election

General election for Savannah-Chatham County Public School System school board District 8

Incumbent Tonia Howard-Hall defeated Jasmine Polley in the general election for Savannah-Chatham County Public School System school board District 8 on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Tonia Howard-Hall (Nonpartisan)	75.6	3,794
		Jasmine Polley (Nonpartisan)	24.4	1,227

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,021
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May 24, 2022

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• Georgia's 1st Congressional District election, 2022
• Georgia Agriculture Commissioner election, 2022
• Georgia Attorney General election, 2022
• Georgia gubernatorial election, 2022
• Georgia Insurance Commissioner election, 2022
• Georgia Labor Commissioner election, 2022
• Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
• Georgia Public Service Commission election, 2022
• Georgia Secretary of State election, 2022
• Georgia Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2022
• Georgia State Senate elections, 2022
• Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2022
• Georgia Supreme Court elections, 2022
• Georgia intermediate appellate court elections, 2022

June 21, 2022

• Georgia's 1st Congressional District election, 2022
• Georgia Insurance Commissioner election, 2022
• Georgia Labor Commissioner election, 2022
• Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
• Georgia Secretary of State election, 2022

November 8, 2022

• United States Senate election in Georgia, 2022
• Georgia's 1st Congressional District election, 2022
• Georgia Agriculture Commissioner election, 2022
• Georgia Attorney General election, 2022
• Georgia gubernatorial election, 2022
• Georgia Insurance Commissioner election, 2022
• Georgia Labor Commissioner election, 2022
• Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
• Georgia Public Service Commission election, 2022
• Georgia Secretary of State election, 2022
• Georgia Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2022
• Georgia State Senate elections, 2022
• Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2022
• Georgia Amendment 1, Suspend Compensation for Assembly Members and Public Officials Indicted for a Felony Measure (2022)
• Georgia Amendment 2, Temporary Property Tax Change for Disaster Areas Measure (2022)
• Georgia Referendum A, Timber Equipment Exempt from Property Taxes Measure (2022)
• Georgia Referendum B, Merged Family-Owned Farms and Dairy and Eggs Tax Exemption Measure (2022)

December 6, 2022

• United States Senate election in Georgia, 2022

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About the district

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The Savannah-Chatham County Public School System is located in Chatham County, Georgia. The district served 35,925 students during the 2021-2022 school year.

See also

Savannah-Chatham County Public School System	Georgia	School Boards
Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Georgia, elections (2020) List of school districts in Georgia	Georgia school board elections, 2022 Public education in Georgia Local ballot measures, Georgia	School board elections, 2022 School board elections, 2021 School board election data analysis, 2022 School board election data analysis, 2021

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