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Savannah-Chatham County Public School System elections (2018)

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Savannah-Chatham County Public School System elections

General election date
May 22, 2018
Runoff election date
July 24, 2018
Enrollment ('15-'16)
38,323 students

Five seats on the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System school board in Georgia were up for general election on May 22, 2018. Georgia held runoff elections on July 24, 2018, for school board races across the state where no candidate received a majority of the vote in the general election.

The board president did not seek another term and five candidates filed for the seat: Joe Buck, David Lerch, Larry Lower, Betty Morgan, and Tye Whitely. Buck and Morgan advanced to a runoff election that was held on July 24, 2018, in which Buck defeated Morgan. District 4 incumbent Shawn A. Kachmar won re-election unopposed. District 5 incumbent Irene G. Hines defeated Theresa Watson to win another term on the board. Since the District 6 incumbent, Larry Lower, filed to run for board president, the District 6 race was open for a newcomer. David Bringman defeated Alfreda Goldwire to win the seat. District 8 incumbent Ruby D. Jones was defeated by Tonia Howard-Hall.[2][3]

Elections

Board President

General runoff election

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

Joe Buck defeated Betty Morgan in the general runoff election for Savannah-Chatham County Public School System school board on July 24, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Joe Buck (Nonpartisan)
 
63.9
 
12,262
Betty Morgan (Nonpartisan)
 
36.1
 
6,930

Total votes: 19,192
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General election

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

Joe Buck and Betty Morgan advanced to a runoff. They defeated Tye Whitely, Larry Lower, and David Lerch in the general election for Savannah-Chatham County Public School System school board on May 22, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Joe Buck (Nonpartisan)
 
45.3
 
13,241
Betty Morgan (Nonpartisan)
 
23.9
 
6,998
Tye Whitely (Nonpartisan)
 
18.9
 
5,515
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Larry Lower (Nonpartisan)
 
6.1
 
1,791
David Lerch (Nonpartisan)
 
5.8
 
1,684

Total votes: 29,229
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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 22, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Shawn Kachmar
Shawn Kachmar (Nonpartisan)
 
100.0
 
4,238

Total votes: 4,238
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District 5

General election

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

Incumbent Irene Hines defeated Theresa Watson in the general election for Savannah-Chatham County Public School System school board District 5 on May 22, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Irene Hines
Irene Hines (Nonpartisan)
 
62.0
 
1,849
Theresa Watson (Nonpartisan)
 
38.0
 
1,135

Total votes: 2,984
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District 6

General election

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

David Bringman defeated Alfreda Goldwire in the general election for Savannah-Chatham County Public School System school board District 6 on May 22, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
David Bringman (Nonpartisan)
 
52.0
 
1,938
Alfreda Goldwire (Nonpartisan)
 
48.0
 
1,790

Total votes: 3,728
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District 8

General election

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

Tonia Howard-Hall defeated incumbent Ruby Jones in the general election for Savannah-Chatham County Public School System school board District 8 on May 22, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Tonia Howard-Hall (Nonpartisan)
 
65.6
 
1,901
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Ruby Jones (Nonpartisan)
 
34.4
 
998

Total votes: 2,899
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About the district

See also: Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Georgia

The Savannah-Chatham County Public School System is located in Georgia. The district was the 10th-largest school district in the state in the 2014–2015 school year and served 38,123 students.[4]

Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

Five of 159 Georgia counties—3.14 percent—are pivot counties. These 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
Baker County, Georgia 8.68% 0.57% 1.07%
Dooly County, Georgia 2.05% 6.98% 3.53%
Peach County, Georgia 2.91% 7.48% 6.75%
Quitman County, Georgia 10.92% 9.04% 7.90%
Twiggs County, Georgia 1.58% 8.64% 6.97%

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Georgia with 50.8 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 45.6 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Georgia voted Democratic 63.33 percent of the time and Republican 36.67 percent of the time. Georgia voted Republican in every presidential election from 2000 to 2016.

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Georgia. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe 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.[5][6]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 64 out of 180 state House districts in Georgia with an average margin of victory of 45.5 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 74 out of 180 state House districts in Georgia with an average margin of victory of 42.3 points. Clinton won 14 districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 116 out of 180 state House districts in Georgia with an average margin of victory of 36.6 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 106 out of 180 state House districts in Georgia with an average margin of victory of 36.8 points. Trump won four districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.


See also

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