Franklin Township Community School Corporation elections (2018)

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Franklin Township Community School Corporation elections

General election date
November 6, 2018
Enrollment ('15-'16)
9,288 students

Three seats on the Franklin Township Community School Corporation school board in Indiana were up for general election on November 6, 2018.

Candidates and results

At-large

General election

General election for Franklin Township School Board At-Large

Dawn Downer defeated incumbent Scott Sullivan in the general election for Franklin Township School Board At-Large on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Dawn Downer (Nonpartisan)
 
50.3
 
6,949
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Scott Sullivan (Nonpartisan)
 
49.7
 
6,867

Total votes: 13,816
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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NE Quadrant

General election

General election for Franklin Township School Board NE Quadrant

Zachary Smith Howard defeated Danny Meador and Chris Brown in the general election for Franklin Township School Board NE Quadrant on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Zachary Smith Howard (Nonpartisan)
 
52.2
 
7,176
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Danny Meador (Nonpartisan)
 
29.9
 
4,110
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Chris Brown (Nonpartisan)
 
17.9
 
2,453

Total votes: 13,739
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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SE Quadrant

General election

General election for Franklin Township School Board SE Quadrant

Incumbent Larry Walker won election in the general election for Franklin Township School Board SE Quadrant on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Larry Walker (Nonpartisan)
 
100.0
 
11,490

Total votes: 11,490
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Additional elections on the ballot

See also: Indiana elections, 2018

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About the district

See also: Franklin Township Community School Corporation, Indiana

The Franklin Township Community School Corporation is located in Indiana. The district served 9,288 students during the 2015-2016 school year.[1]


Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

Five of 92 Indiana counties—5 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
Delaware County, Indiana 13.43% 3.12% 14.98%
LaPorte County, Indiana 6.33% 12.57% 22.04%
Perry County, Indiana 18.55% 11.59% 22.84%
Porter County, Indiana 6.59% 3.90% 7.20%
Vigo County, Indiana 14.97% 0.86% 15.83%

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Indiana with 56.9 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 37.8 percent. Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R) was Trump's running mate. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Indiana voted Republican 83.33 percent of the time and Democratic 16.67 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, Indiana voted Republican four times and Democratic once when it voted for Barack Obama in 2008.

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Indiana. 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.[2][3]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 28 out of 100 state House districts in Indiana with an average margin of victory of 32.8 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 25 out of 100 state House districts in Indiana with an average margin of victory of 32.9 points. Clinton won one district controlled by a Republican heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 72 out of 100 state House districts in Indiana with an average margin of victory of 25.3 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 75 out of 100 state House districts in Indiana with an average margin of victory of 34.3 points. Trump won six districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.


See also

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