Clayton County Public Schools, Georgia, elections (2021)

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Clayton County Public Schools elections
General election date
September 21, 2021
Runoff election date
October 19, 2021 (if necessary)
Enrollment ('17-'18)
54,530 students

One seat on the Clayton County Public Schools school board in Georgia was up in a special general election on September 21, 2021. A runoff election was scheduled for October 19, 2021, but was unnecessary after only two candidates filed to run. The filing deadline for this election was August 11, 2021.

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Candidates and results

General election

Special general election for Clayton County Public Schools school board District 8

Joy Tellis Cooper defeated Arvis Walker in the special general election for Clayton County Public Schools school board District 8 on September 21, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Joy Tellis Cooper (D)	62.4	745
	Submit photo	Arvis Walker (D)	37.6	449

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,194
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See also: Georgia elections, 2021

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January 5, 2021

• United States Senate election in Georgia, 2020 (Perdue vs. Ossoff runoff)
• United States Senate special election in Georgia, 2020 (Loeffler vs. Warnock runoff)
• Georgia Public Service Commission election, 2020

February 9, 2021

• Georgia state legislative special elections, 2021

March 9, 2021

• Georgia state legislative special elections, 2021

September 21, 2021

• Clayton County Public Schools, Georgia, elections (2021)

November 2, 2021

• City elections in Atlanta, Georgia (2021)
• Mayoral election in Atlanta, Georgia (2021)
• Atlanta Public Schools, Georgia, elections (2021)
• Atlanta Independent School District, Georgia, Homestead Tax Exemption Measure (November 2021)
• Fulton County, Georgia, Education Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax Measure (November 2021)

November 30, 2021

• City elections in Atlanta, Georgia (2021)
• Mayoral election in Atlanta, Georgia (2021)
• Atlanta Public Schools, Georgia, elections (2021)

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About the district

See also: Clayton County Public Schools, Georgia

The Clayton County Public School District is located in Clayton County, Georgia. The district served 54,136 students during the 2015-2016 school year.

See also

Clayton County Public Schools	Georgia	School Boards
Clayton County Public Schools, Georgia, elections (2020) List of school districts in Georgia	Georgia school board elections, 2021 Public education in Georgia Local ballot measures, Georgia	School board elections, 2021 School board elections, 2020 School board election data analysis, 2021 School board election data analysis, 2020

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