Wake County Public School System elections (2018)

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Wake County Public School System elections

General election date
November 6, 2018
Enrollment ('15-'16)
157,839 students

Nine seats on the Wake County Public School System school board in North Carolina were up for general election on November 6, 2018.

Elections

District 1

General election

General election for Wake County Public School System, District 1

Heather Scott defeated Donald Mial and Jim Thompson in the general election for Wake County Public School System, District 1 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Heather Scott (Nonpartisan)
 
39.1
 
17,163
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Donald Mial (Nonpartisan)
 
33.2
 
14,566
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Jim Thompson (Nonpartisan)
 
26.9
 
11,777
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.8
 
356

Total votes: 43,862
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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District 2

General election

General election for Wake County Public School System, District 2

Incumbent Monika Johnson-Hostler won election in the general election for Wake County Public School System, District 2 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Monika Johnson-Hostler
Monika Johnson-Hostler (Nonpartisan)
 
95.1
 
27,114
 Other/Write-in votes
 
4.9
 
1,392

Total votes: 28,506
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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District 3

General election

General election for Wake County Public School System, District 3

Incumbent Roxie Cash defeated Shaun Pollenz in the general election for Wake County Public School System, District 3 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Roxie Cash (Nonpartisan)
 
54.0
 
23,204
Image of Shaun Pollenz
Shaun Pollenz (Nonpartisan)
 
45.0
 
19,363
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.0
 
437

Total votes: 43,004
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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District 4

General election

General election for Wake County Public School System, District 4

Incumbent Keith Sutton won election in the general election for Wake County Public School System, District 4 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Keith Sutton
Keith Sutton (Nonpartisan)
 
96.7
 
28,577
 Other/Write-in votes
 
3.3
 
984

Total votes: 29,561
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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District 5

General election

General election for Wake County Public School System, District 5

Incumbent Jim Martin defeated Logan Martin in the general election for Wake County Public School System, District 5 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jim Martin
Jim Martin (Nonpartisan)
 
69.1
 
23,008
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Logan Martin (Nonpartisan)
 
29.6
 
9,867
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.3
 
428

Total votes: 33,303
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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District 6

General election

General election for Wake County Public School System, District 6

Incumbent Christine Kushner won election in the general election for Wake County Public School System, District 6 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Christine Kushner
Christine Kushner (Nonpartisan)
 
96.7
 
32,969
 Other/Write-in votes
 
3.3
 
1,128

Total votes: 34,097
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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District 7

Incumbent Kathy Hartenstine, who was the only candidate on the ballot, died on September 24, 2018. The Wake County school board took applications for the seat through November 26 to serve the remainder of Hartenstine's two-year term.[1][2]

District 8

General election

General election for Wake County Public School System, District 8

Incumbent Lindsay Mahaffey defeated Bob Melone and John Crowe in the general election for Wake County Public School System, District 8 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Lindsay Mahaffey
Lindsay Mahaffey (Nonpartisan)
 
61.4
 
30,773
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Bob Melone (Nonpartisan)
 
33.3
 
16,702
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John Crowe (Nonpartisan)
 
4.6
 
2,303
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.7
 
360

Total votes: 50,138
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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District 9

General election

General election for Wake County Public School System, District 9

Incumbent Bill Fletcher won election in the general election for Wake County Public School System, District 9 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Bill Fletcher
Bill Fletcher (Nonpartisan)
 
94.7
 
26,101
 Other/Write-in votes
 
5.3
 
1,471

Total votes: 27,572
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Additional elections on the ballot

See also: North Carolina elections, 2018

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Shaun Pollenz

  • The Wake County Democratic Party[3]
  • The Young Democrats of Wake County
  • IndyWeek
  • Wake County Voter Education Coalition

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About the district

See also: Wake County Public School System, North Carolina

The Wake County Public School System is located in North Carolina. The district was the largest school district in the state in the 2014–2015 school year and served 155,820 students.[4]


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.[5]

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.[6][7]

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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See also

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