Jackson County School District elections (2017)
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Two of five seats on the Jackson County School District school board in Mississippi were up for by-district general election on November 7, 2017. One incumbent filed to retain his seat. District 1 incumbent Glenn Dickerson won his bid for re-election unopposed. Newcomer Amy Dobson defeated fellow newcomer Dino Ray Vecchio for the open District 2 seat.[1][2]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Jackson County School District school board consists of five members elected by district to staggered six-year terms. The general election for Districts 1 and 2 was November 7, 2017.[3]
Candidates were required to file for election by September 8, 2017.[4]
To cast a ballot in the election, citizens had to register to vote by October 7, 2017. For information on the voter identification requirements in Mississippi, please click here.
Candidates and results
District 1
Results
| Jackson County School District, District 1 General Election, 6-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Glenn Dickerson Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 128 |
| Total Votes | 128 | |
| Source: Mississippi Secretary of State, "2017 General Election - Jackson, Official Recapitulation," accessed November 13, 2017 | ||
Candidates
| Glenn Dickerson | |
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District 2
Results
| Jackson County School District, District 2 General Election, 6-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Amy Dobson |
52.20% | 214 |
| Dino Ray Vecchio | 47.80% | 196 |
| Total Votes | 410 | |
| Source: Mississippi Secretary of State, "2017 General Election - Jackson, Official Recapitulation," accessed November 13, 2017 | ||
Candidates
| Amy Dobson |
Dino Ray Vecchio | ||
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Additional elections
- See also: Mississippi elections, 2017
The Jackson County School District school board did not share the ballot with any other election.
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Jackson County School District election in 2017:[4]
| Deadline | Event |
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| August 9, 2017 | First day for candidates to file nomination documents |
| September 8, 2017 | Last day for candidates to file nomination documents |
| October 7, 2017 | Last day to register to vote in the general election |
| November 7, 2017 | Election Day |
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Past elections
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What was at stake?
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About the district
Jackson County School District is located in southern Mississippi in Jackson County. The county seat is Pascagoula. The county was home to an estimated 141,241 residents from 2010 to 2016, according to the United States Census Bureau.[5] The district was the seventh-largest school district in the state in the 2014-2015 school year and served 9,383 students.[6]
Demographics
Jackson County underperformed in comparison to the rest of Mississippi in terms of higher education achievement from 2011 to 2015. The United States Census Bureau found that 20.1 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 20.7 percent of Mississippi residents. The median household income in Jackson County was $48,406, while it was $39,665 for Mississippi. The county poverty rate was 16.1 percent, compared to the Mississippi's 20.8 percent.[5]
| Racial Demographics, 2010-2016[5] | ||
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| Race | Jackson County (%) | Mississippi (%) |
| White | 73.3 | 59.3 |
| Black or African American | 21.9 | 37.7 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| Asian | 2.3 | 1.1 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Two or More Races | 1.9 | 1.2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6.2 | 3.1 |
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
| Jackson County School District | Mississippi | School Boards |
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Marielle Bricker, "Email communication with Randy Carney," September 11, 2017
- ↑ WLOX, "Polls close in Moss Point, new school board members elected," November 7, 2017
- ↑ Jackson County School District, "School Board," accessed September 26, 2017
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Mississippi Secretary of State, "2017 Elections Calendar," accessed September 26, 2017
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 United States Census Bureau, "Jackson County, Mississippi," accessed September 26, 2017
- ↑ U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "Common Core of Data, file ccd_lea_052_1414_w_0216161a, 2014-2015," accessed November 16, 2016
| Jackson County School District elections in 2017 | |
| Jackson County, Mississippi | |
| Election date: | November 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | District 1: Incumbent, Glenn Dickerson District 2: Amy Dobson • Dino Ray Vecchio |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
