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Savannah-Chatham County Public School System elections (2016)
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Four of the nine seats on the Savannah-Chatham County Board of Public Education were up for general election on May 24, 2016. There was no primary. District 1 incumbent Julie Wade and District 2 incumbent Dionne Hoskins ran unopposed. Incumbent Connie Hall defeated Rose Harper for the District 3 seat. In District 7, Michael Johnson won election to the board against Joe Winburn.[1]
Click here to find out how Savannah-Chatham County's school board elections compare to other nonpartisan school districts in Georgia.
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education consists of nine members elected to four-year terms. Eight members are elected by district, while the ninth member is elected at large as the board president. 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
District 1
| Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, District 1 General Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Julie Wade Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 2,750 |
| Total Votes | 2,750 | |
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election May 24, 2016," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||
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District 2
| Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, District 2 General Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Dionne Hoskins Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 2,455 |
| Total Votes | 2,455 | |
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election May 24, 2016," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||
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District 3
| Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, District 3 General Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Connie Hall Incumbent |
69.63% | 1,715 |
| Rose Harper | 30.37% | 748 |
| Total Votes | 2,463 | |
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election May 24, 2016," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||
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District 7
| Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, District 7 General Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Michael Johnson |
57.62% | 934 |
| Joe Winburn | 42.38% | 687 |
| Total Votes | 1,621 | |
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election May 24, 2016," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||
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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
Savannah-Chatham County Public School System is located in Chatham County, Georgia. The county seat of Chatham County is Savannah, Georgia. Chatham County was home to 278,434 residents in 2013, according to the United States Census Bureau.[4] The district was the 10th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 37,445 students.[5]
Demographics
Chatham County outperformed the state of Georgia in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 30.3 percent of Chatham 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 Chatham County was $45,653, compared to $49,604 for the state of Georgia. The poverty rate in Chatham County was 18.9 percent, compared to 17.4 percent for the entire state.[4]
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| Race | Chatham County (%) | Georgia (%) |
| White | 54.7 | 62.8 |
| Black or African American | 40.2 | 31.2 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| Asian | 2.6 | 3.5 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Two or More Races | 2.0 | 1.8 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5.9 | 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
- ↑ 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, "Chatham County, Georgia," accessed May 13, 2014
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
| 2016 Savannah-Chatham County Public School System Elections | |
| Chatham County, Georgia | |
| Election date: | May 24, 2016 |
| Candidates: | District 1: Incumbent, Julie Wade District 2: Incumbent, Dionne Hoskins |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
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