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Southwest Allen County Metropolitan School District, Indiana, elections (2020)

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Southwest Allen County Metropolitan School District elections

Filing deadline
August 21, 2020
General election date
November 3, 2020
Enrollment ('17-'18)
7,371 students

Three seats on the Southwest Allen County Metropolitan School District school board in Indiana were up for general election on November 3, 2020. The filing deadline for this election was August 21, 2020.

Election procedure changes in 2020

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Indiana did not modify any procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election.

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Elections

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District 1

General election

General election for Southwest Allen County Schools school board Aboite Township

Incumbent Bradley Mills defeated Paul Moss in the general election for Southwest Allen County Schools school board Aboite Township on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Bradley Mills (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
70.0
 
12,226
Image of Paul Moss
Paul Moss (Nonpartisan)
 
30.0
 
5,243

Total votes: 17,469
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District 2

General election

General election for Southwest Allen County Schools school board Lafayette Township

Incumbent Mark Gilpin won election in the general election for Southwest Allen County Schools school board Lafayette Township on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Mark Gilpin (Nonpartisan)
 
100.0
 
15,689

Total votes: 15,689
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District 3

General election

General election for Southwest Allen County Schools school board At-large

Jennifer Bennett defeated Tracy Bilodeau and Scott Myers in the general election for Southwest Allen County Schools school board At-large on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Jennifer Bennett (Nonpartisan)
 
42.1
 
8,173
Tracy Bilodeau (Nonpartisan)
 
29.3
 
5,684
Scott Myers (Nonpartisan)
 
28.7
 
5,572

Total votes: 19,429
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About the district

See also: Southwest Allen County Metropolitan School District, Indiana

The Southwest Allen County Metropolitan School District is located in Marion County, Indiana. The district served 7,371 students during the 2017-2018 school year.[1]

Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

Five of 92 Indiana counties—5 percent—are Pivot Counties. 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
Delaware County, Indiana 13.43% 3.12% 14.98%
LaPorte County, Indiana 6.33% 12.57% 22.04%
Perry County, Indiana 18.55% 11.59% 22.84%
Porter County, Indiana 6.59% 3.90% 7.20%
Vigo County, Indiana 14.97% 0.86% 15.83%

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Indiana with 56.9 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 37.8 percent. Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R) was Trump's running mate. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Indiana voted Republican 83.33 percent of the time and Democratic 16.67 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, Indiana voted Republican four times and Democratic once when it voted for Barack Obama in 2008.

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Indiana. 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.[2][3]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 28 out of 100 state House districts in Indiana with an average margin of victory of 32.8 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 25 out of 100 state House districts in Indiana with an average margin of victory of 32.9 points. Clinton won one district controlled by a Republican heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 72 out of 100 state House districts in Indiana with an average margin of victory of 25.3 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 75 out of 100 state House districts in Indiana with an average margin of victory of 34.3 points. Trump won six districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.


See also

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