Metropolitan School District of Perry Township, Indiana, elections (2020)

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Metropolitan School District of Perry Township elections

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Filing deadline
August 21, 2020
General election date
November 3, 2020
Enrollment ('17-'18)
16,608 students

Four seats on the Metropolitan School District of Perry Township school board in Indiana were up for general election on November 3, 2020. The filing deadline for this election was August 21, 2020.

## Contents

* 1 Election procedure changes in 2020
* 2 Elections
* 3 Candidates and results
* 4 Additional elections on the ballot
* 4.1 What was at stake?
* 4.1.1 Report a story for this election
* 4.1.2 Candidate survey
* 4.2 About the district
* 4.3 Pivot Counties
* 4.3.1 Presidential results by legislative district
* 4.4 See also
* 4.5 External links
* 4.6 Footnotes

## Election procedure changes in 2020[edit]

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

Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.

Indiana did not modify any procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election.

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## Elections[edit]

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# Candidates and results[edit]

Incumbent Charles Mercer did not file for re-election. Since only three candidates filed for the four seats on the ballot, the last seat was filled by the board.

General election

##### General election for Metropolitan School District of Perry Township school board At-large (4 seats)

Incumbent Emily Hartman, incumbent Steven Johnson, and incumbent Kenneth Mertz won election in the general election for Metropolitan School District of Perry Township school board At-large on November 3, 2020.

Candidate

Votes

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| Emily Hartman (Nonpartisan)  |

39.8

| 18,261
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| Steven Johnson (Nonpartisan)  |

32.3

| 14,807
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| Kenneth Mertz (Nonpartisan)  |

27.9

| 12,784

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 45,852

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## What was at stake?[edit]

### Report a story for this election[edit]

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## About the district[edit]

See also: Metropolitan School District of Perry Township, Indiana

Metropolitan School District of Perry Township is located in Marion County, Indiana. The district served 16,608 students during the 2017-2018 school year.[1]

## Pivot Counties[edit]

See also: Pivot Counties by state

Five of 92 Indiana counties—5 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
Delaware County, Indiana | 13.43% | 3.12% | 14.98%
LaPorte County, Indiana | 6.33% | 12.57% | 22.04%
Perry County, Indiana | 18.55% | 11.59% | 22.84%
Porter County, Indiana | 6.59% | 3.90% | 7.20%
Vigo County, Indiana | 14.97% | 0.86% | 15.83%

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Indiana with 56.9 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 37.8 percent. Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R) was Trump's running mate. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Indiana voted Republican 83.33 percent of the time and Democratic 16.67 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, Indiana voted Republican four times and Democratic once when it voted for Barack Obama in 2008.

#### Presidential results by legislative district[edit]

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Indiana. 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.[2][3]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 28 out of 100 state House districts in Indiana with an average margin of victory of 32.8 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 25 out of 100 state House districts in Indiana with an average margin of victory of 32.9 points. Clinton won one district controlled by a Republican heading into the 2018 elections.

In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 72 out of 100 state House districts in Indiana with an average margin of victory of 25.3 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 75 out of 100 state House districts in Indiana with an average margin of victory of 34.3 points. Trump won six districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.

2016 Presidential Results by state House District '

District | Obama | Romney | 2012 Margin | Clinton | Trump | 2016 Margin | Party Control
1 | 74.02% | 24.38% | D+49.6 | 69.13% | 26.57% | D+42.6 | D
2 | 91.24% | 8.20% | D+83 | 86.86% | 10.81% | D+76.1 | D
3 | 85.10% | 14.01% | D+71.1 | 76.56% | 20.48% | D+56.1 | D
4 | 46.94% | 51.38% | R+4.4 | 44.02% | 50.44% | R+6.4 | R
5 | 43.96% | 54.42% | R+10.5 | 42.04% | 52.89% | R+10.8 | R
6 | 65.56% | 32.91% | D+32.6 | 62.43% | 32.71% | D+29.7 | D
7 | 49.21% | 49.37% | R+0.2 | 42.98% | 52.50% | R+9.5 | D
8 | 50.73% | 47.97% | D+2.8 | 48.45% | 46.84% | D+1.6 | D
9 | 60.14% | 37.95% | D+22.2 | 51.04% | 43.89% | D+7.1 | D
10 | 58.94% | 39.04% | D+19.9 | 48.29% | 45.87% | D+2.4 | D
11 | 41.85% | 56.39% | R+14.5 | 32.04% | 62.83% | R+30.8 | R
12 | 53.19% | 45.32% | D+7.9 | 51.20% | 44.04% | D+7.2 | D
13 | 34.43% | 63.03% | R+28.6 | 25.19% | 69.21% | R+44 | R
14 | 83.05% | 16.18% | D+66.9 | 77.49% | 19.96% | D+57.5 | D
15 | 46.17% | 52.52% | R+6.4 | 42.67% | 53.12% | R+10.5 | R
16 | 38.06% | 59.58% | R+21.5 | 24.96% | 70.45% | R+45.5 | R
17 | 33.98% | 64.01% | R+30 | 25.85% | 69.06% | R+43.2 | R
18 | 26.77% | 71.19% | R+44.4 | 20.36% | 74.88% | R+54.5 | R
19 | 47.78% | 50.75% | R+3 | 42.72% | 52.73% | R+10 | R
20 | 47.61% | 50.07% | R+2.5 | 34.89% | 59.54% | R+24.7 | R
21 | 39.78% | 58.56% | R+18.8 | 33.73% | 61.94% | R+28.2 | R
22 | 23.30% | 74.84% | R+51.5 | 19.91% | 75.20% | R+55.3 | R
23 | 36.08% | 61.21% | R+25.1 | 24.21% | 70.73% | R+46.5 | R
24 | 31.59% | 66.93% | R+35.3 | 40.35% | 53.30% | R+13 | R
25 | 36.30% | 61.32% | R+25 | 27.19% | 67.54% | R+40.3 | R
26 | 49.86% | 47.78% | D+2.1 | 50.02% | 43.22% | D+6.8 | R
27 | 51.92% | 45.41% | D+6.5 | 48.64% | 44.84% | D+3.8 | D
28 | 27.16% | 71.07% | R+43.9 | 24.52% | 69.75% | R+45.2 | R
29 | 30.84% | 67.12% | R+36.3 | 32.24% | 61.50% | R+29.3 | R
30 | 44.78% | 52.78% | R+8 | 32.84% | 61.89% | R+29.1 | R
31 | 40.25% | 57.59% | R+17.3 | 28.83% | 66.42% | R+37.6 | R
32 | 31.06% | 66.81% | R+35.7 | 23.91% | 70.93% | R+47 | R
33 | 39.69% | 58.25% | R+18.6 | 25.55% | 69.80% | R+44.2 | R
34 | 61.63% | 35.68% | D+25.9 | 52.44% | 41.78% | D+10.7 | D
35 | 41.75% | 56.04% | R+14.3 | 30.87% | 64.18% | R+33.3 | D
36 | 52.89% | 44.86% | D+8 | 41.75% | 53.32% | R+11.6 | D
37 | 35.26% | 63.23% | R+28 | 40.95% | 53.05% | R+12.1 | R
38 | 33.79% | 64.07% | R+30.3 | 23.90% | 71.40% | R+47.5 | R
39 | 32.92% | 65.53% | R+32.6 | 40.88% | 53.34% | R+12.5 | R
40 | 36.23% | 62.08% | R+25.8 | 35.50% | 58.61% | R+23.1 | R
41 | 29.51% | 67.92% | R+38.4 | 22.67% | 71.80% | R+49.1 | R
42 | 39.22% | 58.41% | R+19.2 | 26.29% | 69.50% | R+43.2 | R
43 | 55.30% | 42.73% | D+12.6 | 45.56% | 49.83% | R+4.3 | D
44 | 31.50% | 66.22% | R+34.7 | 21.02% | 74.48% | R+53.5 | R
45 | 36.84% | 61.06% | R+24.2 | 24.84% | 71.19% | R+46.4 | R
46 | 38.55% | 59.25% | R+20.7 | 31.57% | 63.54% | R+32 | R
47 | 29.10% | 68.87% | R+39.8 | 24.16% | 70.65% | R+46.5 | R
48 | 38.56% | 59.90% | R+21.3 | 32.75% | 62.92% | R+30.2 | R
49 | 33.11% | 65.49% | R+32.4 | 32.54% | 63.39% | R+30.9 | R
50 | 33.14% | 65.13% | R+32 | 27.01% | 68.02% | R+41 | R
51 | 34.00% | 63.93% | R+29.9 | 24.48% | 70.78% | R+46.3 | R
52 | 31.00% | 67.27% | R+36.3 | 24.47% | 70.89% | R+46.4 | R
53 | 30.23% | 67.35% | R+37.1 | 23.85% | 70.13% | R+46.3 | R
54 | 38.63% | 58.47% | R+19.8 | 24.91% | 69.53% | R+44.6 | R
55 | 33.15% | 64.51% | R+31.4 | 22.12% | 73.36% | R+51.2 | R
56 | 42.11% | 55.91% | R+13.8 | 33.19% | 62.25% | R+29.1 | R
57 | 30.69% | 67.09% | R+36.4 | 23.49% | 71.18% | R+47.7 | R
58 | 31.41% | 66.58% | R+35.2 | 27.77% | 66.87% | R+39.1 | R
59 | 37.11% | 60.82% | R+23.7 | 31.83% | 62.16% | R+30.3 | R
60 | 39.41% | 58.45% | R+19 | 34.82% | 60.63% | R+25.8 | R
61 | 69.90% | 27.39% | D+42.5 | 75.00% | 20.08% | D+54.9 | D
62 | 40.31% | 57.59% | R+17.3 | 34.37% | 60.99% | R+26.6 | R
63 | 30.08% | 67.97% | R+37.9 | 22.31% | 72.84% | R+50.5 | R
64 | 32.42% | 65.53% | R+33.1 | 24.93% | 70.82% | R+45.9 | R
65 | 34.17% | 63.45% | R+29.3 | 25.48% | 69.95% | R+44.5 | R
66 | 43.12% | 54.94% | R+11.8 | 30.53% | 65.36% | R+34.8 | D
67 | 33.59% | 63.85% | R+30.3 | 20.50% | 75.70% | R+55.2 | R
68 | 28.25% | 69.83% | R+41.6 | 19.20% | 77.08% | R+57.9 | R
69 | 36.52% | 60.78% | R+24.3 | 22.82% | 72.40% | R+49.6 | R
70 | 36.18% | 61.71% | R+25.5 | 27.10% | 68.70% | R+41.6 | R
71 | 50.92% | 47.20% | D+3.7 | 44.56% | 50.60% | R+6 | D
72 | 42.89% | 55.41% | R+12.5 | 38.96% | 56.02% | R+17.1 | R
73 | 36.02% | 61.42% | R+25.4 | 22.93% | 72.72% | R+49.8 | R
74 | 44.73% | 53.00% | R+8.3 | 31.06% | 63.50% | R+32.4 | R
75 | 37.34% | 60.55% | R+23.2 | 28.95% | 66.32% | R+37.4 | R
76 | 39.60% | 58.59% | R+19 | 32.85% | 62.36% | R+29.5 | R
77 | 57.50% | 40.60% | D+16.9 | 52.56% | 42.87% | D+9.7 | D
78 | 37.34% | 61.05% | R+23.7 | 35.16% | 60.59% | R+25.4 | R
79 | 28.95% | 69.22% | R+40.3 | 21.65% | 73.97% | R+52.3 | R
80 | 78.11% | 20.64% | D+57.5 | 74.22% | 22.20% | D+52 | D
81 | 44.14% | 53.80% | R+9.7 | 40.62% | 53.82% | R+13.2 | R
82 | 30.25% | 67.78% | R+37.5 | 21.96% | 73.57% | R+51.6 | R
83 | 31.27% | 67.18% | R+35.9 | 29.98% | 65.17% | R+35.2 | R
84 | 34.51% | 63.98% | R+29.5 | 33.23% | 62.10% | R+28.9 | R
85 | 31.58% | 66.88% | R+35.3 | 27.71% | 67.59% | R+39.9 | R
86 | 57.98% | 40.35% | D+17.6 | 64.62% | 29.75% | D+34.9 | D
87 | 49.95% | 48.31% | D+1.6 | 55.89% | 38.06% | D+17.8 | D
88 | 34.66% | 63.88% | R+29.2 | 37.37% | 57.03% | R+19.7 | R
89 | 47.75% | 50.14% | R+2.4 | 43.77% | 50.93% | R+7.2 | R
90 | 34.68% | 63.24% | R+28.6 | 32.08% | 62.11% | R+30 | R
91 | 37.73% | 59.66% | R+21.9 | 31.71% | 62.40% | R+30.7 | R
92 | 51.81% | 46.05% | D+5.8 | 49.25% | 45.19% | D+4.1 | D
93 | 34.28% | 63.70% | R+29.4 | 32.89% | 61.93% | R+29 | R
94 | 82.54% | 16.46% | D+66.1 | 82.29% | 14.31% | D+68 | D
95 | 77.93% | 21.08% | D+56.8 | 75.26% | 21.28% | D+54 | D
96 | 84.99% | 13.71% | D+71.3 | 83.70% | 12.01% | D+71.7 | D
97 | 53.11% | 44.02% | D+9.1 | 48.46% | 45.17% | D+3.3 | D
98 | 82.27% | 16.60% | D+65.7 | 78.54% | 18.32% | D+60.2 | D
99 | 83.25% | 15.77% | D+67.5 | 80.80% | 15.76% | D+65 | D
100 | 61.83% | 35.60% | D+26.2 | 59.68% | 34.20% | D+25.5 | D
Total | 43.94% | 54.15% | R+10.2 | 37.92% | 57.16% | R+19.2 | \-
Source: Daily Kos

## See also[edit]

Metropolitan School District of Perry Township | Indiana | School Boards

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* Metropolitan School District of Perry Township elections (2018)

* List of school districts in Indiana

* Indiana school board elections, 2020
* Public education in Indiana
* Local ballot measures, Indiana

* School board elections, 2020
* School board elections, 2019

## External links[edit]

* Search Google News for this topic
* Metropolitan School District of Perry Township

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Local Education Agency (School District) Universe Survey Data," accessed January 28, 2020
2. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
3. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017

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