St. Johns County School District elections (2018)

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St. Johns County School District elections

Primary election date
August 28, 2018
General election date
November 6, 2018
Enrollment ('15-'16)
36,593 students

Three seats on the St. Johns County School District school board in Florida were up for general election on November 6, 2018. A primary election was held on August 28, 2018.

Candidates and results

District 1

Incumbent Beverly Slough was unopposed in the election for District 1 on the St. Johns County school board. Since only one candidate filed, the election was canceled and did not appear on the ballot.

District 3

Incumbent William "Bill" Mignon was unopposed in the election for District 3 on the St. Johns County school board. Since only one candidate filed, the election was canceled and did not appear on the ballot.

District 4

The general election was canceled in this district after the primary election winner received more than 50 percent of the vote.

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for St. Johns County School District school board District 4

Candidate
%
Votes
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Kelly Dawn Barrera (Nonpartisan)
 
62.4
 
7,922
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Abigail Levrini (Nonpartisan)
 
23.9
 
3,034
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Denver Cook (Nonpartisan)
 
13.7
 
1,741

Total votes: 12,697
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Additional elections on the ballot

See also: Florida elections, 2018

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About the district

See also: St. Johns County School District, Florida

The St. Johns County School District is located in Florida. The district was the 23rd-largest school district in the state in the 2014–2015 school year and served 35,268 students.[3]


Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

Four of 67 Florida 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
Jefferson County, Florida 5.06% 1.75% 3.66%
Monroe County, Florida 6.82% 0.44% 4.90%
Pinellas County, Florida 1.11% 5.65% 8.25%
St. Lucie County, Florida 2.40% 7.86% 12.12%

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Florida with 49 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 47.8 percent. Florida was considered a key battleground state in the 2016 general election. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Florida voted Democratic 56.67 percent of the time and Republican 43.33 percent of the time. Florida went to the Republicans in 2000, 2004, and 2016, and it went to the Democrats in 2008 and 2012.

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Florida. 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.[4][5]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 55 out of 120 state House districts in Florida with an average margin of victory of 29.1 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 54 out of 120 state House districts in Florida with an average margin of victory of 30.3 points. Clinton won 14 districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 65 out of 120 state House districts in Florida with an average margin of victory of 17.7 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 66 out of 120 state House districts in Florida with an average margin of victory of 21.1 points. Trump won two districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.


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See also

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