Robert Wadkins Jr.
Robert Wadkins Jr. was a candidate for District 5 representative on the Muscogee County Board of Education in Georgia. Wadkins lost in the general election on May 24, 2016.[1]
Biography
Wadkins earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Georgia. He later received his J.D. from the University of Alabama. Wadkins is a criminal defense attorney.[2]
Elections
2016
Four of the nine seats on the Muscogee County Board of Education were up for general election on May 24, 2016. A runoff election was held on July 26, 2016, for Districts 1 and 7. District 1 incumbent Pat Hugley Green and challenger JoAnn Thomas-Brown defeated Al Stewart but neither candidate won a majority of the general election vote. Green defeated Thomas-Brown in the runoff election. In District 7, Shelia Williams lost to Cathy Williams in the runoff election after defeating Norene Marvets in the general election.[1]
District 3 incumbent Athavia Senior was defeated by challenger Vanessa Jackson. Laurie Cochran McRae won the District 5 seat by defeating Pete Taylor, Robert Wadkins Jr., and Todd Robinson.[1]
Results
| Muscogee County School District, District 5 General Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Laurie Cochran McRae |
52.00% | 1,015 |
| Pete Taylor | 21.21% | 414 |
| Todd Robinson | 16.29% | 318 |
| Robert Wadkins Jr. | 10.50% | 205 |
| Total Votes | 1,952 | |
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election May 24, 2016," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||
About the district
- See also: Muscogee County School District, Georgia
Muscogee County School District is located in Muscogee County in western Georgia. The county seat is Columbus. Muscogee County was home to 200,887 residents in 2014, according to estimates by the United States Census Bureau.[3] The district was the 11th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 32,128 students.[4]
Demographics
Muscogee County underperformed in comparison to the state of Georgia in terms of higher education achievement, median household income, and poverty rate from 2009 to 2012. The United States Census Bureau found 22.6 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 28.0 percent for Georgia as a whole. The median household income in Muscogee County was $41,339, compared to $49,179 for the state of Georgia. The county's poverty rate was 19.6 percent, compared to the state's 18.2 percent.[3]
| Racial Demographics, 2013[3] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Race | Muscogee County (%) | Georgia (%) |
| White | 48.2 | 62.5 |
| Black or African American | 46.0 | 31.4 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Asian | 2.4 | 3.7 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Two or More Races | 2.7 | 1.9 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7.3 | 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.
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information," accessed April 18, 2016
- ↑ WRBL, "Robert Wadkins announces District 5 school board run," March 3, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 United States Census Bureau, "Muscogee County, Georgia," accessed May July 24, 2015
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
| 2016 Muscogee County School District Elections | |
| Muscogee County, Georgia | |
| Election date: | May 24, 2016 |
| Candidates: | District 1: Incumbent, Pat Hugley Green • Al Stewart • JoAnn Thomas-Brown District 3: Incumbent, Athavia Senior • Vanessa Jackson |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
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