Bartow County School System elections (2016)
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Two of the five seats on the Bartow County Board of Education were up for general election on November 8, 2016. A primary election was held on May 24, 2016. District 4 incumbent Fred Kittle (R) and District 5 incumbent Anna Sullivan (R) won re-election without opposition.[1]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The candidate filing period for Georgia school board candidates lasted from March 7, 2016, to March 11, 2016. Prospective candidates for partisan office submitted declarations of candidacy with their county parties. The voter registration deadline for the primary election was April 26, 2016. County residents were able to register to vote in the general election through October 11, 2016.[2]
The following dates were key deadlines for Georgia's partisan school board elections in 2016:[3]
| Deadline | Event |
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| March 7, 2016 | First day of candidate filing period |
| March 11, 2016 | Candidate filing deadline |
| April 26, 2016 | Voter registration deadline for primary election |
| May 24, 2016 | Primary election |
| July 26, 2016 | Primary runoff election (if necessary) |
| October 11, 2016 | Voter registration deadline for general election |
| November 8, 2016 | General election |
Candidates and results
District 4
Results
| Bartow County School System, District 4 General Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Fred Kittle Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 6,135 | |
| Total Votes | 6,135 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Election November 8, 2016," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||||
| Bartow County School System, District 4 Republican Primary Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Fred Kittle Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 1,420 |
| Total Votes | 1,420 | |
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election May 24, 2016," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||
Candidates
| Fred Kittle | |
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District 5
Results
| Bartow County School System, District 5 General Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Anna Sullivan Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 5,062 | |
| Total Votes | 5,062 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Election November 8, 2016," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||||
| Bartow County School System, District 5 Republican Primary Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Anna Sullivan Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 1,074 |
| Total Votes | 1,074 | |
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election May 24, 2016," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||
Candidates
| Anna Sullivan | |
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Georgia elections, 2016
Georgia's general election ballot featured races for U.S. president, U.S. House and U.S. Senate. This ballot included races for the Georgia State Senate, Georgia House of Representatives, state courts, and county courts.
The May 24 school board election shared the ballot with Georgia's statewide primary. This primary included races for Georgia State Senate, Georgia House of Representatives, and local court seats. Primaries for U.S. House and U.S. Senate seats were on the ballot.
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About the district
- See also: Bartow County School System, Georgia
Bartow County School System is located in Bartow County, Georgia. The county seat of Bartow County is Cartersville. Bartow County was home to 100,157 residents in 2013, according to the United States Census Bureau.[4] The district was the 25th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 14,200 students.[5]
Demographics
Bartow County underperformed in comparison to the state of Georgia in terms of higher education achievement and median household income in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 16.2 percent of Bartow County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 27.8 percent for Georgia as a whole. The median household income in Bartow County was $49,453, compared to $49,604 for the state of Georgia. The poverty rate in Bartow County was 16.0 percent, compared to 17.4 percent for the entire state.[4]
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Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.
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See also
| Bartow County School System | Georgia | School Boards |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information," accessed April 18, 2016
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "2016 Qualifying: Reference Calendar & Documents," accessed March 11, 2016
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "2016 Elections and Voter Registration Calendar," accessed March 11, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 United States Census Bureau, "Bartow County, Georgia," accessed May 13, 2014
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Current and Past Election Results," accessed July 1, 2014
| 2016 Bartow County School System Elections | |
| Bartow County, Georgia | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | District 4: Incumbent, Fred Kittle (R) District 5: Incumbent, Anna Sullivan (R) |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
