Theresa Lyons
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Theresa Lyons is the District 1 representative on the Paulding County Board of Education in Georgia. Lyons won re-election in the general election on November 8, 2016.[1]
Elections
2016
Four of the seven seats on the Paulding County Board of Education were up for general election on November 8, 2016. A primary election was held on May 24, 2016. At-large incumbent Joe Watson Jr. (R) lost to challenger Jeff Fuller (R) in a primary runoff election on July 26, 2016. Watson and Fuller defeated challengers Ashley McDonald and Edward Pham in the Republican primary though no candidate received a majority of the vote. Incumbent Theresa Lyons (R) won the District 1 primary against Steve Dutton (R), while District 3 incumbent Kim Cobb (R) defeated challenger Raymond Phillips II (R). Glen Albright (R) won the District 4 primary against fellow newcomer Ramona Talley (R). Lyons, Cobb, Albright, and Fuller won without opposition in the general election.[1]
Results
| Paulding County School District, District 1 General Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Theresa Lyons Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 51,847 | |
| Total Votes | 51,847 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Election November 8, 2016," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||||
| Paulding County School District, District 1 Republican Primary Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Theresa Lyons Incumbent |
51.59% | 4,141 |
| Steve Dutton | 48.41% | 3,885 |
| Total Votes | 8,026 | |
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election May 24, 2016," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||
About the district
- See also: Paulding County School District, Georgia
Paulding County School District is located in Paulding County, Georgia. The county seat of Paulding County is Dallas. Paulding County was home to 146,950 residents in 2013, according to the United States Census Bureau.[2] The district was the 13th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 28,434 students.[3]
Demographics
Paulding County underperformed in comparison to the state of Georgia in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 23.0 percent of Paulding 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 Paulding County was $63,190, compared to $49,604 for the state of Georgia. The poverty rate in Paulding County was 10.3 percent, compared to 17.4 percent for the entire state.[2]
| Racial Demographics, 2012[2] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Race | Paulding County (%) | Georgia (%) |
| White | 79.1 | 62.8 |
| Black or African American | 17.5 | 31.2 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Asian | 1.0 | 3.5 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Two or More Races | 2.0 | 1.8 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5.2 | 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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Footnotes
| 2016 Paulding County School District Elections | |
| Paulding County, Georgia | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incument, Joe Watson Jr. (R) • Ashley McDonald (R) • Edward Pham (R) • Jeff Fuller (R) District 1: Incumbent, Theresa Lyons (R) • Steve Dutton (R) |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
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