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Whitfield County Schools elections (2016)
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Two of the five seats on the Whitfield County Board of Education were up for general election on November 8, 2016. A primary election was held on May 24, 2016. District 1 incumbent Thomas Barton (R) defeated challenger Nicky Paul Starling (R) in the primary. Incumbent Tony Stanley (R) defeated challenger Chip Whitfield (R) in the District 3 primary. Barton and Stanley won without opposition in the general election.[1]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The candidate filing period for Georgia school board candidates lasted from March 7, 2016, to March 11, 2016. Prospective candidates for partisan office submitted declarations of candidacy with their county parties. The voter registration deadline for the primary election was April 26, 2016. County residents were able to register to vote in the general election through October 11, 2016.[2]
The following dates were key deadlines for Georgia's partisan school board elections in 2016:[3]
| Deadline | Event |
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| March 7, 2016 | First day of candidate filing period |
| March 11, 2016 | Candidate filing deadline |
| April 26, 2016 | Voter registration deadline for primary election |
| May 24, 2016 | Primary election |
| July 26, 2016 | Primary runoff election (if necessary) |
| October 11, 2016 | Voter registration deadline for general election |
| November 8, 2016 | General election |
Candidates and results
District 1
Results
| Whitfield County Schools, District 1 General Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Thomas Barton Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 18,199 | |
| Total Votes | 18,199 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Election November 8, 2016," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||||
| Whitfield County Schools, District 1 Republican Primary Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Thomas Barton Incumbent |
67.19% | 3,991 |
| Nicky Paul Starling | 32.81% | 1,949 |
| Total Votes | 5,940 | |
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Primary and Nonpartisan General Runoff July 26, 2016," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||
Candidates
Thomas Barton  
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| Nicky Paul Starling
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District 3
Results
| Whitfield County Schools, District 3 General Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Tony Stanley Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 18,108 | |
| Total Votes | 18,108 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Election November 8, 2016," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||||
| Whitfield County Schools, District 3 Republican Primary Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Tony Stanley Incumbent |
52.46% | 3,098 |
| Chip Whitfield | 47.54% | 2,808 |
| Total Votes | 5,906 | |
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Primary and Nonpartisan General Runoff July 26, 2016," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||
Candidates
| Tony Stanley
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| Chip Whitfield
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Georgia elections, 2016
Georgia's general election ballot featured races for U.S. president, U.S. House and U.S. Senate. This ballot included races for the Georgia State Senate, Georgia House of Representatives, state courts, and county courts.
The May 24 school board election shared the ballot with Georgia's statewide primary. This primary included races for Georgia State Senate, Georgia House of Representatives, and local court seats. Primaries for U.S. House and U.S. Senate seats were on the ballot.
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About the district
- See also: Whitfield County Schools, Georgia
Whitfield County Schools is located in Whitfield County, Georgia. The county seat of Whitfield County is Dalton, Georgia. Whitfield County was home to 102,945 residents in 2013, according to the United States Census Bureau.[4] The district was the 28th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 13,259 students.[5]
Demographics
Whitfield County underperformed in comparison to the state of Georgia in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 14.7 percent of Whitfield County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 27.8 percent for Georgia as a whole. The median household income in Whitfield County was $41,832, compared to $49,604 for the state of Georgia. The poverty rate in Whitfield County was 19.4 percent, compared to 17.4 percent for the entire state.[4]
| Racial Demographics, 2012[4] | ||
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| Race | Whitfield County (%) | Georgia (%) |
| White | 91.4 | 62.8 |
| Black or African American | 4.1 | 31.2 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.3 | 0.5 |
| Asian | 1.5 | 3.5 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Two or More Races | 1.5 | 1.8 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 32.8 | 9.2 |
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
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Footnotes
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information," accessed April 18, 2016
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "2016 Qualifying: Reference Calendar & Documents," accessed March 11, 2016
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "2016 Elections and Voter Registration Calendar," accessed March 11, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 United States Census Bureau, "Whitfield County, Georgia," accessed May 14, 2014
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
| 2016 Whitfield County Schools Elections | |
| Whitfield County, Georgia | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | District 1: Incumbent, Thomas Barton (R) • Nicky Paul Starling (R) District 3: Incumbent, Tony Stanley (R) • Chip Whitfield (R) |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
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