Walton County School District elections (2016)
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Four of the seven seats on the Walton County Board of Education were up for general election on November 8, 2016. A primary election was held on May 24, 2016. In District 6, incumbent Gwen Cantrell (R) and challenger Marlena Wald (D) ran unopposed in their respective party primaries. Cantrell defeated Wald in the District 6 general election. District 3 incumbent Diane Moon Turner (R), District 4 incumbent Coleman Landers (R), and District 7 incumbent David Breedlove (R) won without opposition in 2016.[1]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Walton County Board of Education consists of seven members elected by district to four-year terms. 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 3
Results
| Walton County School District, District 3 General Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Diane Moon Turner Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 5,148 | |
| Total Votes | 5,148 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Election November 8, 2016," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||||
| Walton County School District, District 3 Republican Primary Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Diane Moon Turner Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 999 |
| Total Votes | 999 | |
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election May 24, 2016," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||
Candidates
| Diane Moon Turner | |
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District 4
Results
| Walton County School District, District 4 General Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Coleman Landers Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 5,070 | |
| Total Votes | 5,070 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Election November 8, 2016," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||||
| Walton County School District, District 4 Republican Primary Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Coleman Landers Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 1,410 |
| Total Votes | 1,410 | |
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Primary and Nonpartisan General Runoff July 26, 2016," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||
Candidates
| Coleman Landers | |
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District 6
Results
| Walton County School District, District 6 General Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Gwen Cantrell Incumbent |
82.21% | 4,801 | |
| Democratic | Marlena Wald | 17.79% | 1,039 | |
| Total Votes | 5,840 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Election November 8, 2016," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||||
| Walton County School District, District 6 Republican Primary Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Gwen Cantrell Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 872 |
| Total Votes | 872 | |
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Primary and Nonpartisan General Runoff July 26, 2016," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||
| Walton County School District, District 6 Democratic Primary Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Marlena Wald (unopposed) |
100.00% | 54 |
| Total Votes | 54 | |
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Primary and Nonpartisan General Runoff July 26, 2016," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||
Candidates
| Gwen Cantrell |
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District 7
Results
| Walton County School District, District 7 General Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | David Breedlove Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 5,225 | |
| Total Votes | 5,225 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Election November 8, 2016," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||||
| Walton County School District, District 7 Republican Primary Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| David Breedlove Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 1,565 |
| Total Votes | 1,565 | |
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Primary and Nonpartisan General Runoff July 26, 2016," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||
Candidates
| David Breedlove | |
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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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Past elections
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2012Diane Turner, Coleman Landers, Gwen Cantrell and David Breedlove won election without opposition to Districts 3, 4 6 and 7, respectively.[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
What was at stake?
Election trends
Walton County's 2014 election featured 1.3 candidates per seat, while all Georgia school board elections covered by Ballotpedia averaged 1.85 candidates per seat. The 2016 election featured 1.25 candidates per seat with three seats unopposed out of four seats up for election.
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| Year | Candidates per seat | Unopposed seats | Incumbent success rate | Seats won by newcomers | |
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| 2016 | 1.25 | 75.00% | TBD | TBD | |
| 2014 | 1.30 | 20.00% | 66.67% | 0.00% | |
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| 2014 | 1.85 | 46.56% | 86.54% | 31.3% | |
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| 2014 | 1.89 | 32.57% | 81.31% | 38.24% | |
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About the district
- See also: Walton County School District, Georgia
Walton County School District is located in Walton County, Georgia. The county seat of Walton County is Monroe, Georgia. Walton County was home to 85,754 residents in 2013, according to the United States Census Bureau.[5] The district was the 26th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 13,694 students.[6]
Demographics
Walton County underperformed in comparison to the state of Georgia in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 18.9 percent of Walton 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 Walton County was $52,062, compared to $49,604 for the state of Georgia. The poverty rate in Walton County was 13.8 percent, compared to 17.4 percent for the entire state.[5]
| Racial Demographics, 2012[5] | ||
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| Race | Walton County (%) | Georgia (%) |
| White | 80.7 | 62.8 |
| Black or African American | 16.1 | 31.2 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Asian | 1.3 | 3.5 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Two or More Races | 1.4 | 1.8 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3.9 | 9.2 |
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.
Recent news
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See also
| Walton County School District | Georgia | School Boards |
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External links
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
- ↑ Walton County Elections, "Walton County Election Results 11/6/12 General," accessed May 20, 2014 (dead link) (dead link)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 United States Census Bureau, "Walton County, Georgia," accessed May 14, 2014
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
| 2016 Walton County School District Elections | |
| Walton County, Georgia | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | District 3: Incumbent, Diane Moon Turner (R) District 4: Incumbent, Coleman Landers (R) |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
