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Tuscaloosa County School System elections (2016)
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Two of the seven seats on the Tuscaloosa County School System school board were up for general election on November 8, 2016. A primary election was held on March 1, 2016.
District 5 incumbent Charles Orr (R) and District 6 incumbent Joe Boteler (R) filed for re-election. Orr was appointed to the board after the primary to replace Mark Nelson (R), while Boteler faced challenger Randy Smalley (R) in the primary. Smalley defeated Boteler to win the District 6 Republican nomination. Orr and Smalley won re-election without opposition in the general election.[1]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Tuscaloosa County Board of Education consists of seven members elected by district to six-year terms. Two seats were up for election in 2014. Prospective board candidates were required to file with county party officials by November 6, 2015.[2]
The district's policy manual lists the following qualifications for board members:
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Candidates and results
District 5
| Tuscaloosa County School System, District 5 General Election, 6-Year Term, 2016 |
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| Republican |  Charles Orr Incumbent (unopposed) | |
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District 6
Results
| Tuscaloosa County School System, District 6 General Election, 6-Year Term, 2016 |
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| Republican | Randy Smalley (unopposed) | |
| Tuscaloosa County School System, District 6 Republican Primary Election, 6-Year Term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Randy Smalley |
52.03% | 1,424 |
| Joe Boteler Incumbent | 47.97% | 1,313 |
| Total Votes | 2,737 | |
| Source: WBRC, "Alabama Election Results," accessed March 1, 2016 | ||
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Defeated in the primary
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Alabama elections, 2016
Alabama's general election ballot featured races for U.S. president, U.S. House, state judicial seats, county courts, and county school boards.
The primary election for Tuscaloosa County's school board shared the ballot with the state's presidential primary, and races for state and county courts.[5]
To read about additional races on the ballot, review the documents below. You can navigate the documents by zooming in or out with the + and - buttons and using the horizontal and vertical scrollbars on each document.
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for Alabama school board elections in 2016:[2]
| Deadline | Event |
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| November 6, 2015 | Candidate filing deadline |
| March 1, 2016 | Primary election |
| November 8, 2016 | General election |
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Campaign finance
No contributions or expenditures were reported prior to the general election, according to the Alabama Secretary of State.[6]
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About the district
- See also: Tuscaloosa County School System, Alabama
Tuscaloosa County School System is located in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. The seat of county government is Tuscaloosa. Tuscaloosa County was home to 202,212 residents in 2014, according to the United States Census Bureau.[7] The district was the ninth-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 17,860 students.[8]
Demographics
Tuscaloosa County outperformed the state of Alabama in terms of higher education achievement in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 27.0 percent of Tuscaloosa County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 22.6 percent for Alabama as a whole. The median household income in Tuscaloosa County was $45,408, compared to $43,253 for the state of Alabama. The poverty rate in Tuscaloosa County was 18.9 percent, compared to 18.6 percent for the entire state.[7]
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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
| Tuscaloosa County School System | Alabama | School Boards |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Tuscaloosa News, "Presidential, state and local races will be on March 1 ballot," January 20, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Alabama Votes, "2016 Filing Calendar," accessed February 3, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Tuscaloosa County School System, "Policy Manual," April 2013
- ↑ Alabama Votes, "2016 Primary Election Sample Ballots," accessed February 3, 2016
- ↑ Alabama Votes, "Alabama Electronic Fair Campaign Practices Act (FCPA) Reporting System," accessed October 5, 2016
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 United States Census Bureau, "Tuscaloosa County, Alabama," accessed September 10, 2014
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ Alabama Secretary of State, "Election Information," accessed August 5, 2014
| 2016 Tuscaloosa County School System Elections | |
| Tuscaloosa County, Alabama | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | District 5: Incumbent, Charles Orr (R) District 6: Incumbent, Joe Boteler (R) • Randy Smalley (R) |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
