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Oklahoma City Public Schools, Oklahoma, elections (2021)
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Four seats on the Oklahoma City Public Schools school board in Oklahoma were up for general election on April 6, 2021. A primary was scheduled for February 9, 2021. The filing deadline for this election was December 9, 2020.
Elections
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Candidates and results
Board chair
General election
General election for Oklahoma City Public Schools school board, Chairperson
Incumbent Paula Lewis defeated incumbent Charles Henry in the general election for Oklahoma City Public Schools school board, Chairperson on April 6, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Paula Lewis (Nonpartisan) | 51.9 | 4,579 |
 | Charles Henry (Nonpartisan) | 48.1 | 4,236 | |
| Total votes: 8,815 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Oklahoma City Public Schools school board, Chairperson
Incumbent Charles Henry and incumbent Paula Lewis defeated Wilfredo Santos-Rivera in the primary for Oklahoma City Public Schools school board, Chairperson on February 9, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Charles Henry (Nonpartisan) | 48.1 | 2,246 |
| ✔ | | Paula Lewis (Nonpartisan) | 43.8 | 2,042 |
 | Wilfredo Santos-Rivera (Nonpartisan) | 8.1 | 378 | |
| Total votes: 4,666 | |||
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Seat 1
General election
General election for Oklahoma City Public Schools school board, District 1
Carole Thompson defeated Brett Hayes in the general election for Oklahoma City Public Schools school board, District 1 on April 6, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Carole Thompson (Nonpartisan) | 58.9 | 1,168 | |
| Brett Hayes (Nonpartisan) | 41.1 | 816 | ||
| Total votes: 1,984 | |||
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Seat 2
General election
General election for Oklahoma City Public Schools school board, District 2
Lori Bowman defeated James McHenry in the general election for Oklahoma City Public Schools school board, District 2 on April 6, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lori Bowman (Nonpartisan) | 75.5 | 1,872 | |
| James McHenry (Nonpartisan) | 24.5 | 609 | ||
| Total votes: 2,481 | |||
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Seat 7
Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Meg McElhaney (Nonpartisan) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Oklahoma elections, 2021
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- Millwood Public Schools, Oklahoma, elections (2021)
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- Putnam City Schools, Oklahoma, elections (2021)
April 6, 2021
- City elections in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (2021)
- Midwest City-Del City Schools, Oklahoma, elections (2021)
- Oklahoma City Public Schools, Oklahoma, elections (2021)
- Jones Public Schools, Oklahoma, elections (2021)
- Millwood Public Schools, Oklahoma, elections (2021)
- Oakdale Public School, Oklahoma, elections (2021)
- Putnam City Schools, Oklahoma, elections (2021)
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About the district
- See also: Oklahoma City Public Schools, Oklahoma
Oklahoma City Public Schools is located in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. The district served 40,823 students during the 2015-2016 school year.[1]
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