Cumberland County Schools elections (2018)

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Cumberland County Schools elections

General election date
November 6, 2018
Enrollment ('15-'16)
51,187 students

Three seats on the Cumberland County Schools school board in North Carolina were up for general election on November 6, 2018.

Elections

Candidates

General election

General election for Cumberland County Schools At-large (3 seats)

Incumbent Judy D. Musgrave, incumbent Greg West, and Charles McKellar defeated Joseph Sorce and Joseph Dale Fish in the general election for Cumberland County Schools At-large on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Judy D. Musgrave
Judy D. Musgrave (Nonpartisan)
 
28.3
 
56,764
Image of Greg West
Greg West (Nonpartisan)
 
22.7
 
45,549
Image of Charles McKellar
Charles McKellar (Nonpartisan)
 
21.3
 
42,623
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Joseph Sorce (Nonpartisan)
 
15.6
 
31,244
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Joseph Dale Fish (Nonpartisan)
 
11.3
 
22,617
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.8
 
1,509

Total votes: 200,306
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Additional elections on the ballot

See also: North Carolina elections, 2018


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About the district

See also: Cumberland County Schools, North Carolina

Cumberland County Schools is located in North Carolina. The district was the fifth-largest school district in the state in the 2014–2015 school year and served 51,604 students.[1]


Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

Six of 100 North Carolina counties—6 percent—are Pivot Counties. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
County Trump margin of victory in 2016 Obama margin of victory in 2012 Obama margin of victory in 2008
Bladen County, North Carolina 9.39% 1.97% 2.07%
Gates County, North Carolina 9.07% 4.11% 5.22%
Granville County, North Carolina 2.49% 4.54% 6.58%
Martin County, North Carolina 0.43% 4.65% 4.64%
Richmond County, North Carolina 9.74% 2.95% 1.50%
Robeson County, North Carolina 4.27% 17.41% 13.78%

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won North Carolina with 49.8 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 46.2 percent. In presidential elections between 1792 and 2016, North Carolina voted Democratic 53.5 percent of the time and Republican 25 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, North Carolina voted Republican all five times with the exception of the 2008 presidential election.[2]

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in North Carolina. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[3][4]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 40 out of 120 state House districts in North Carolina with an average margin of victory of 38.3 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 44 out of 120 state House districts in North Carolina with an average margin of victory of 36.4 points. Clinton won three districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 80 out of 120 state House districts in North Carolina with an average margin of victory of 22.7 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 76 out of 120 state House districts in North Carolina with an average margin of victory of 27.7 points. Trump won five districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.


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