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Valerie Wynn
Valerie Wynn was a candidate for District 6 representative on the Bibb County Board of Education in Georgia. She lost in the runoff election on July 26, 2016.[1]
Elections
2016
Six of the eight seats on the Bibb County Board of Education were up for general election on May 24, 2016. A runoff election was held on July 26, 2016, in Districts 5 and 6. Sundra Woodford and James Timley defeated Jerome Collins but neither candidate received a majority in the District 5 general election. Woodford defeated Timley in the runoff. Bob Easter defeated fellow challenger Valerie Wynn for the District 6 seat in the runoff. Incumbent Jason Downey placed second to Easter in the general election but withdrew prior to the runoff.[1]
In District 2, incumbent Thelma Dillard defeated challenger Tina Dennard. District 4 incumbent Lester Miller won re-election against Jeff Moody. District 1 incumbent Ella Styles Carter and District 3 incumbent Susan Sipe were unopposed in the election.[1]
Results
| Bibb County School District, District 6 General Runoff Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Bob Easter |
84.81% | 1,072 |
| Valerie Wynn | 15.19% | 192 |
| Total Votes | 1,264 | |
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Primary and Nonpartisan General Runoff July 26, 2016," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||
| Bibb County School District, District 6 General Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Bob Easter |
48.61% | 2,605 |
| Jason Downey Incumbent |
39.50% | 2,117 |
| Valerie Wynn | 11.89% | 637 |
| Total Votes | 5,359 | |
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election May 24, 2016," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||
About the district
- See also: Bibb County School District, Georgia
Bibb County School District is located in Bibb County, Georgia. The county seat of Bibb County is Macon. Bibb County was home to 153,721 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[2] The district was the 18th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 24,180 students.[3]
Demographics
Bibb County underperformed in comparison to the rest of Georgia in terms of higher education achievement and median household income in 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 23.4 percent of Bibb County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 29.3 percent for Georgia as a whole. The median household income in Bibb County was $36,614, compared to $53,482 for the state of Georgia. The poverty rate in Bibb County was 28.2 percent, compared to 14.8 percent for the entire state.[2]
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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.
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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
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 United States Census Bureau, "Bibb County, Georgia," accessed April 18,2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Current and Past Election Results," accessed July 1, 2014
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