Virginia Beach City Public Schools elections (2018)
- General election: Nov. 6
- Voter registration deadline: Oct. 15
- Early voting: N/A
- Absentee voting deadline: Nov. 6
- Online registration: Yes
- Same-day registration: No
- Voter ID: Photo ID required
- Poll times: 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
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Six seats on the Virginia Beach City Public Schools school board in Virginia were up for general election on November 6, 2018. The candidate filing deadline was June 12, 2018.[1]
Candidates and results
At-Large (two seats)
General election
General election for Virginia Beach City Public Schools, At-large (2 seats)
Incumbent Dorothy Holtz and Laura Hughes defeated Robert Melatti, Seko Varner, and Stephen Johnston in the general election for Virginia Beach City Public Schools, At-large on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dorothy Holtz (Nonpartisan) | 30.0 | 61,672 |
| ✔ | Laura Hughes (Nonpartisan) | 23.3 | 47,846 | |
 | Robert Melatti (Nonpartisan) | 22.3 | 45,805 | |
 | Seko Varner (Nonpartisan)  | 13.9 | 28,617 | |
 | Stephen Johnston (Nonpartisan) | 10.0 | 20,531 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 1,040 | ||
| Total votes: 205,511 | |||
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Beach District
General election
General election for Virginia Beach City Public Schools, Beach (District 6)
Incumbent Sharon Felton defeated Kendra Edwards in the general election for Virginia Beach City Public Schools, Beach (District 6) on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sharon Felton (Nonpartisan) | 60.3 | 80,140 |
| Kendra Edwards (Nonpartisan) | 39.1 | 51,935 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 781 | ||
| Total votes: 132,856 | |||
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Lynnhaven District
General election
General election for Virginia Beach City Public Schools, Lynnhaven (District 5)
Incumbent Carolyn Rye defeated Mary Wales in the general election for Virginia Beach City Public Schools, Lynnhaven (District 5) on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Carolyn Rye (Nonpartisan) | 56.1 | 74,320 |
| Mary Wales (Nonpartisan) | 43.4 | 57,493 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 713 | ||
| Total votes: 132,526 | |||
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Princess Anne District
General election
General election for Virginia Beach City Public Schools, Princess Anne (District 7)
Incumbent Kimberly Melnyk defeated Paul Day in the general election for Virginia Beach City Public Schools, Princess Anne (District 7) on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kimberly Melnyk (Nonpartisan) | 59.7 | 78,519 |
 | Paul Day (Nonpartisan) | 39.6 | 52,032 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 893 | ||
| Total votes: 131,444 | |||
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Bayside District
General election
General election for Virginia Beach City Public Schools, Bayside (District 4)
Incumbent Carolyn Weems won election in the general election for Virginia Beach City Public Schools, Bayside (District 4) on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Carolyn Weems (Nonpartisan) | 98.0 | 120,697 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.0 | 2,438 | ||
| Total votes: 123,135 | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Virginia elections, 2018
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About the district
Virginia Beach City Public Schools is located in Virginia. The district was the in the state in the 2015-2016 school year and served 69,777 students.[2]
Pivot Counties
- See also: Pivot Counties by state
Five of 133 Virginia counties—3.8 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 | |||||||
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| County | Trump margin of victory in 2016 | Obama margin of victory in 2012 | Obama margin of victory in 2008 | ||||
| Buckingham County, Virginia | 11.28% | 2.43% | 0.87% | ||||
| Caroline County, Virginia | 5.02% | 8.24% | 11.97% | ||||
| Essex County, Virginia | 2.14% | 7.30% | 10.35% | ||||
| Nelson County, Virginia | 5.59% | 2.72% | 9.15% | ||||
| Westmoreland County, Virginia | 7.14% | 6.95% | 10.24% | ||||
Note: Although it is highlighted in the map above, the city of Chesapeake is not considered a county and not included in our calculations as such.
In the 2016 presidential election, Virginia was a battleground state. Hillary Clinton (D) won Virginia with 49.7 percent of the vote. Donald Trump (R) received 44.4 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Virginia voted Democratic 56.67 percent of the time and Republican 43.33 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, Virginia voted Democratic three times (2008, 2012, and 2016) and Republican two times (2000 and 2004).
See also
| Virginia Beach City Public Schools | Virginia | School Boards |
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Footnotes
| Virginia Beach City Public Schools elections in 2018 | |
| Virginia Beach, Virginia | |
| Election date: | November 6, 2018 |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
