Detroit Public Schools Community District elections (2018)

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Detroit Public Schools Community District elections

General election date
November 6, 2018
Enrollment ('15-'16)
46,616 students

Incumbent Deborah Hunter-Harvill and retired nurse Corletta Vaughn won the two seats on the Detroit Public Schools Community District Board of Education in Michigan on November 6, 2018.

This was the second election since the school board regained control of district schools from government-appointed emergency managers in 2017.[1]

At issue in the race was the board’s relationship with superintendent Nikolai Vitti, how to address water supplies with elevated levels of lead and copper, poor infrastructure and facility conditions, and a teacher shortage.[2][3]

The defeated candidates were athletic coach Terrell George, executive assistant Natalya Henderson, Reverend David Murray, Melinda Murray, entrepreneur Britney Sharp, and community advocate Shannon Smith. You can watch introductory videos of the candidates here.

A ninth person, Deborah Elaine Lemmons, also appeared on the ballot, since she withdrew from the race too late to have her name removed.[3]

Elections

General election

General election for Detroit Public Schools Community District, At-large (2 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Detroit Public Schools Community District, At-large on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Deborah Hunter-Harvill
Deborah Hunter-Harvill (Nonpartisan)
 
16.4
 
44,212
Image of Corletta Vaughn
Corletta Vaughn (Nonpartisan)
 
13.7
 
36,894
David Murray (Nonpartisan)
 
13.1
 
35,223
Shannon Smith (Nonpartisan)
 
13.1
 
35,197
Terrell George (Nonpartisan)
 
10.6
 
28,635
Image of Britney Sharp
Britney Sharp (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
9.9
 
26,533
Deborah Lemmons (Nonpartisan)
 
9.4
 
25,320
Natalya Henderson (Nonpartisan)
 
8.7
 
23,538
M. Murray (Nonpartisan)
 
4.2
 
11,217
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.9
 
2,511

Total votes: 269,280
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Candidate video profiles

In September 2018, seven candidates recorded a short video introducing themselves to voters for Citizen Detroit.[4] The videos are embedded below in alphabetical order by candidate name:

Terrell George, released September 18, 2018
Natalya Henderson, released September 18, 2018
Deborah Hunter-Harvill, released September 18, 2018
David Murray, released September 18, 2018
Brittany Sharp, released September 18, 2018
Shannon Smith, released September 18, 2018
Corletta Vaughn, released September 18, 2018

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About the district

See also: Detroit Public Schools Community District, Michigan

Detroit Public Schools Community District is located in Wayne County, Michigan. The district was the largest school district in the state in the 2014–2015 school year and served 47,277 students.[5]

District history

2016

See also: Detroit Public Schools Community District elections (2016)
Detroit Public Schools Community District,
At-Large General Election, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Angelique Nicole Peterson-Mayberry 4.47% 37,886
Green check mark transparent.png Georgia Lemmons 4.14% 35,126
Green check mark transparent.png Iris Taylor 3.87% 32,835
Green check mark transparent.png Misha Stallworth 3.65% 30,961
Green check mark transparent.png Sonya Mays 3.39% 28,709
Green check mark transparent.png Deborah Hunter-Harvill 3.29% 27,883
Green check mark transparent.png LaMar Lemmons (former DPS member) 3.25% 27,584
Tawanna Simpson (former DPS member) 3.17% 26,909
Yolanda Peoples 2.83% 23,975
Keith Linnaeus Whitney 2.81% 23,811
Ida Carol Short (former DPS member) 2.77% 23,514
Wanda Redmond (former DPS member) 2.74% 23,240
Penny Bailer 2.30% 19,528
Reverend David Murray (former DPS member) 2.22% 18,817
Herman Davis (former DPS member) 2.11% 17,922
Leslie Andrews 2.03% 17,249
Karen White 1.93% 16,317
Ryan Charles Mack 1.86% 15,759
Kimberly Jones 1.84% 15,597
John Telford 1.81% 15,363
Patricia Johnson Singleton (former DPS member) 1.78% 15,102
Vonetta Clark 1.72% 14,611
Elena Herrada (former DPS member) 1.71% 14,521
Nicole Latrice Vaughn 1.66% 14,034
Kevin Turman 1.61% 13,641
Mary Brenda Smith 1.59% 13,510
Markita Meeks 1.33% 11,313
Tonya Renay Wells 1.28% 10,827
Phillip Caldwell II 1.24% 10,548
Charmaine Johnson 1.24% 10,534
Annie Pearl Carter (former DPS member) 1.24% 10,522
Valerie Elaine Massey 1.22% 10,332
Andrew Jackson Jr. 1.20% 10,202
Betty Alexander 1.16% 9,834
Mary Kovari 1.11% 9,399
Valencia Robin Grier 1.07% 9,068
Victor Gibson 1.05% 8,898
Kathy Montgomery 1.05% 8,885
Juvette Hawkins-Williams (former DPS member) 1.03% 8,722
Phyllis Berry 1.03% 8,712
Joann Jackson 0.99% 8,362
Steven Miller 0.98% 8,295
Theresa Mattison 0.93% 7,889
Brandon Brice 0.93% 7,862
Rita McFadden Carpenter 0.93% 7,854
Victor Robinson 0.92% 7,801
Gwendolyn Britt 0.89% 7,518
Ryan Townsend 0.81% 6,898
Ben Washburn 0.81% 6,885
Charles Hale 0.78% 6,630
Miriam Keyes 0.73% 6,228
Willetta Ann Ramey 0.66% 5,633
Tamara Perrin 0.66% 5,621
Stephen Czapski 0.66% 5,590
Carol Pratt Farver 0.64% 5,386
Norma Galvan 0.61% 5,156
Ryan Williams 0.57% 4,853
Aaron Renaldo Smith 0.56% 4,747
Ingrid Walton 0.56% 4,708
Anthony Zander 0.53% 4,505
Renae Micou 0.53% 4,463
Christopher Pompey 0.53% 4,458
Ronald Diebel 0.44% 3,743
Write-in votes 0.51% 4,343
Total Votes 843,123
Source: Wayne County, Michigan, "Elections Division-Results," November 22, 2016

2014

See also: Detroit Public Schools Community District elections (2014)
Detroit Public Schools, At-large General Election, 4-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngLaMar Lemmons Incumbent 11.9% 42,112
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngReverend David Murray Incumbent 10.8% 38,242
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngIda Carol Short Incumbent 9.5% 33,453
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngPatricia Johnson Singleton 8.5% 30,130
     Nonpartisan Arlyssa Heard 7.3% 25,959
     Nonpartisan Kerry Sanders 7.2% 25,514
     Nonpartisan Dennis M. Bryant 7.1% 24,963
     Nonpartisan Sharon Render-Johnson 6.8% 23,975
     Nonpartisan Victor B. Gibson 5.2% 18,456
     Nonpartisan Georgia Lemmons 4.8% 16,913
     Nonpartisan Wytrice Harris 4.6% 16,255
     Nonpartisan Gregory White 4.5% 15,952
     Nonpartisan Robin Paul 3.2% 11,321
     Nonpartisan Ramon J. Patrick 3.2% 11,175
     Nonpartisan James W. Williams IV 2.8% 9,984
     Nonpartisan Ulice Sherman Jr. 1.7% 5,844
     Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.9% 3,094
Total Votes 353,342
Source: Wayne County Clerk, "Elections Division - Results," accessed January 5, 2015

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See also

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