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Tuscaloosa City Schools, Alabama, elections (2021)

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Tuscaloosa City Schools elections

General election date
March 2, 2021
Runoff election date
April 13, 2021
Enrollment ('17-'18)
10,575 students

Eight seats on the Tuscaloosa City Schools school board in Alabama were up for general election on March 2, 2021. A runoff election was scheduled for April 13, 2021, but it was canceled. The filing deadline for this election was January 26, 2021.

Any unopposed races were canceled, and the candidates who filed for those races were declared duly elected.[1]

Elections

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Candidates and results

Chair

General election

The general election was canceled. Eric Wilson (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

District 1

General election

The general election was canceled. Karen Thompson-Jackson (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

District 2

General election

General election for Tuscaloosa City Schools Board of Education District 2

Incumbent Kendra Williams defeated Deon Washington in the general election for Tuscaloosa City Schools Board of Education District 2 on March 2, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
Kendra Williams (Nonpartisan)
 
62.1
 
801
Deon Washington (Nonpartisan)
 
37.9
 
489

Total votes: 1,290
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District 3

General election

General election for Tuscaloosa City Schools Board of Education District 3

Lesley Powell defeated Mayci Hartley in the general election for Tuscaloosa City Schools Board of Education District 3 on March 2, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
Lesley Powell (Nonpartisan)
 
84.7
 
2,929
Mayci Hartley (Nonpartisan)
 
15.3
 
531

Total votes: 3,460
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District 4

General election

The general election was canceled. Patrick Hamner (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

District 5

General election

The general election was canceled. Erica Grant (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

District 6

General election

The general election was canceled. Marvin Lucas (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

District 7

General election

The general election was canceled. Erskine Simmons (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

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See also: Alabama elections, 2021

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About the district

See also: Tuscaloosa City Schools, Alabama

Tuscaloosa City Schools is located in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. The district served 10,418 students during the 2015-2016 school year.[2]

See also

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Footnotes

  1. Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Debby Clements, Assistant City Clerk / City of Tuscaloosa," February 4, 2021
  2. National Center for Education Statistics, "Local Education Agency (School District) Universe Survey Data," accessed January 29, 2018