Union County Public Schools, North Carolina, elections (2020)

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Union County Public Schools elections

Filing deadline
December 20, 2019
Primary date
March 3, 2020
General election date
November 3, 2020
Enrollment ('17-'18)
41,581 students

Five seats on the Union County Public Schools school board in North Carolina were up for general election on November 3, 2020. The primary election was held on March 3, 2020. The filing deadline for this election was December 20, 2019.

Election procedure changes in 2020

See also: Changes to election dates, procedures, and administration in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020

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North Carolina modified its absentee/mail-in voting and early voting procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:

  • Absentee/mail-in voting: The witness signature requirement on completed absentee ballots decreased from two to one. The receipt deadline was extended to 5 p.m. on November 12, 2020, for ballots postmarked on or before Election Day.
  • Early voting: Early voting sites were required to be open for at least 10 hours on the weekends of October 17-18, 2020, and October 24-25, 2020. Counties had to open at least one early voting site per 20,000 registered voters.

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Elections

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Candidates and results

At-large District

General election

General election for Union County Public Schools school board At-Large (2 seats)

Sarah May and incumbent Todd Price defeated Claudia Sandoval in the general election for Union County Public Schools school board At-Large on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Sarah May (R)
 
37.4
 
73,912
Image of Todd Price
Todd Price (R)
 
37.4
 
73,854
Claudia Sandoval (D)
 
25.2
 
49,901

Total votes: 197,667
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Claudia Sandoval advanced from the Democratic primary for Union County Public Schools school board At-Large.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Todd Price and Sarah May advanced from the Republican primary for Union County Public Schools school board At-Large.

District 1

General election

General election for Union County Public Schools school board District 1

Incumbent Candice Sturdivant won election in the general election for Union County Public Schools school board District 1 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Candice Sturdivant
Candice Sturdivant (D)
 
100.0
 
8,197

Total votes: 8,197
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Candice Sturdivant advanced from the Democratic primary for Union County Public Schools school board District 1.

District 2

General election

General election for Union County Public Schools school board District 2

Incumbent Matt Helms won election in the general election for Union County Public Schools school board District 2 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Matt Helms (R)
 
100.0
 
17,755

Total votes: 17,755
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Matt Helms advanced from the Republican primary for Union County Public Schools school board District 2.

District 5

General election

General election for Union County Public Schools school board District 5

Incumbent Joseph Morreale won election in the general election for Union County Public Schools school board District 5 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Joseph Morreale (R)
 
100.0
 
16,958

Total votes: 16,958
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Joseph Morreale advanced from the Republican primary for Union County Public Schools school board District 5.

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About the district

See also: Union County Public Schools, North Carolina

Union County Public Schools is located in Union County, North Carolina. The district served 41,782 students during the 2016-2017 school year.[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.


See also

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