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School District 27J elections

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General election date
November 5, 2019 (canceled)
Enrollment ('16-'17)
17,138 students

Four seats on the School District 27J school board in Colorado were scheduled to be up for general election on November 5, 2019. Due to lack of opposition, however, the election was canceled and the candidates who filed to run won election by default.[1] The filing deadline for this election was August 30, 2019.

Thomas Green won the District 1 seat, incumbent Lloyd Worth won the District 3 seat, Mary Vigil won the District 6 seat, and incumbent Gregory Piotraschke won the District 7 seat.

## Contents

* 1 Elections
* 2 District 1
* 3 District 3
* 4 District 6
* 5 District 7
* 6 Endorsements
* 7 Additional elections on the ballot
* 7.1 What was at stake?
* 7.1.1 Report a story for this election
* 7.1.2 Candidate survey
* 7.2 About the district
* 7.3 State profile
* 7.3.1 Partisan data
* 7.4 Pivot Counties
* 7.4.1 Presidential results by legislative district
* 7.5 See also
* 7.6 External links
* 7.7 Footnotes

## Elections[edit]

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# District 1[edit]

Note: Thomas Green was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.

General election candidates

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

* Thomas Green (Nonpartisan) ✔

# District 3[edit]

Note: Incumbent Lloyd Worth was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.

General election candidates

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

* Lloyd Worth (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔

# District 6[edit]

Note: Mary Vigil was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.

General election candidates

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

* Mary Vigil (Nonpartisan) ✔

# District 7[edit]

Note: Incumbent Gregory Piotraschke was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.

General election candidates

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

* Gregory Piotraschke (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔

# Endorsements[edit]

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# Additional elections on the ballot[edit]

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## What was at stake?[edit]

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## About the district[edit]

See also: School District 27J, Colorado

The School District 27J is located in Adams County, Colorado. The district served 17,138 students during the 2016-2017 school year.[2]

## State profile[edit]

See also: Colorado and Colorado elections, 2019

### Partisan data[edit]

The information in this section was current as of May 7, 2019

Presidential voting pattern

* Colorado voted for the Democratic candidate in four out of the six presidential elections between 2000 and 2020.

Congressional delegation

* Following the 2018 elections, one U.S. Senator from Colorado was a Democrat and one was a Republican.
* Colorado had four Democratic and three Republican U.S. Representatives.

State executives

* Democrats held 11 and Republicans held five of Colorado's 25 state executive offices. Elections for the other offices are nonpartisan.
* Colorado's governor was Democrat Jared Polis.

State legislature

* Democrats controlled the Colorado State Senate with a 19-16 majority.
* Democrats controlled the Colorado House of Representatives with a 41-24 majority.

Colorado Party Control: 1992-2022
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Demographic data for Colorado

| Colorado| U.S.
Total population:| 5,448,819| 316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):| 103,642| 3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:| 84.2%| 73.6%
Black/African American:| 4%| 12.6%
Asian:| 2.9%| 5.1%
Native American:| 0.9%| 0.8%
Pacific Islander:| 0.1%| 0.2%
Two or more:| 3.5%| 3%
Hispanic/Latino:| 21.1%| 17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:| 90.7%| 86.7%
College graduation rate:| 38.1%| 29.8%
Income
Median household income:| $60,629| $53,889
Persons below poverty level:| 13.5%| 11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
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**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.

## Pivot Counties[edit]

See also: Pivot Counties by state

Four of 64 Colorado 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
Conejos County, Colorado | 3.56% | 9.22% | 12.93%
Huerfano County, Colorado | 6.61% | 8.27% | 11.23%
Las Animas County, Colorado | 15.60% | 2.65% | 7.04%
Pueblo County, Colorado | 0.50% | 13.99% | 14.97%

In the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton (D) won Colorado with 48.2 percent of the vote. Donald Trump (R) received 43.3 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Colorado voted Republican 63.3 percent of the time and Democratic 36.7 percent of the time. Colorado voted Republican in the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections, but voted Democratic in the 2008, 2012, and 2016 elections.

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

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Colorado. 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 37 out of 65 state House districts in Colorado with an average margin of victory of 27.3 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 40 out of 65 state House districts in Colorado with an average margin of victory of 24.8 points. Clinton won four districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.

In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 28 out of 65 state House districts in Colorado with an average margin of victory of 21.2 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 25 out of 65 state House districts in Colorado with an average margin of victory of 25.8 points. Trump won one district controlled by a Democrat heading into the 2018 elections.

2016 presidential results by state House district

District | Obama | Romney | 2012 Margin | Clinton | Trump | 2016 Margin | Party Control
1 | 63.79% | 34.04% | D+29.8 | 59.82% | 32.28% | D+27.5 | D
2 | 72.48% | 24.78% | D+47.7 | 75.22% | 16.32% | D+58.9 | D
3 | 52.36% | 45.33% | D+7 | 53.90% | 37.16% | D+16.7 | D
4 | 79.17% | 18.39% | D+60.8 | 76.84% | 15.60% | D+61.2 | D
5 | 76.41% | 21.06% | D+55.3 | 74.82% | 16.97% | D+57.9 | D
6 | 66.55% | 31.98% | D+34.6 | 70.34% | 23.22% | D+47.1 | D
7 | 82.54% | 16.11% | D+66.4 | 79.82% | 14.64% | D+65.2 | D
8 | 84.00% | 13.75% | D+70.2 | 83.59% | 9.56% | D+74 | D
9 | 63.82% | 33.80% | D+30 | 64.82% | 26.84% | D+38 | D
10 | 79.29% | 17.98% | D+61.3 | 80.62% | 12.47% | D+68.2 | D
11 | 58.66% | 38.84% | D+19.8 | 58.25% | 33.00% | D+25.3 | D
12 | 65.33% | 32.47% | D+32.9 | 66.50% | 25.52% | D+41 | D
13 | 68.88% | 28.33% | D+40.5 | 66.61% | 25.99% | D+40.6 | D
14 | 29.31% | 68.47% | R+39.2 | 28.41% | 61.02% | R+32.6 | R
15 | 35.17% | 62.29% | R+27.1 | 30.23% | 59.27% | R+29 | R
16 | 38.44% | 58.69% | R+20.3 | 33.98% | 55.52% | R+21.5 | R
17 | 58.28% | 38.66% | D+19.6 | 46.07% | 43.39% | D+2.7 | D
18 | 55.69% | 41.03% | D+14.7 | 50.76% | 39.01% | D+11.8 | D
19 | 23.20% | 74.75% | R+51.5 | 21.00% | 70.64% | R+49.6 | R
20 | 36.90% | 61.07% | R+24.2 | 36.13% | 54.67% | R+18.5 | R
21 | 44.76% | 52.44% | R+7.7 | 33.08% | 56.35% | R+23.3 | R
22 | 43.22% | 54.92% | R+11.7 | 41.43% | 49.83% | R+8.4 | R
23 | 56.59% | 40.48% | D+16.1 | 53.37% | 37.35% | D+16 | D
24 | 56.97% | 40.27% | D+16.7 | 54.87% | 35.95% | D+18.9 | D
25 | 45.68% | 52.27% | R+6.6 | 46.55% | 44.77% | D+1.8 | R
26 | 56.52% | 41.35% | D+15.2 | 55.34% | 36.27% | D+19.1 | D
27 | 47.59% | 50.20% | R+2.6 | 45.58% | 45.51% | D+0.1 | R
28 | 56.14% | 41.40% | D+14.7 | 52.88% | 38.13% | D+14.7 | D
29 | 55.15% | 41.90% | D+13.3 | 49.23% | 40.65% | D+8.6 | D
30 | 58.12% | 39.53% | D+18.6 | 50.98% | 40.69% | D+10.3 | D
31 | 57.57% | 39.68% | D+17.9 | 49.47% | 41.26% | D+8.2 | D
32 | 68.41% | 28.79% | D+39.6 | 59.50% | 32.00% | D+27.5 | D
33 | 54.04% | 43.63% | D+10.4 | 54.79% | 35.90% | D+18.9 | D
34 | 58.24% | 38.92% | D+19.3 | 50.21% | 40.46% | D+9.8 | D
35 | 56.93% | 40.57% | D+16.4 | 53.11% | 37.98% | D+15.1 | D
36 | 58.93% | 39.04% | D+19.9 | 53.58% | 37.59% | D+16 | D
37 | 46.74% | 51.56% | R+4.8 | 48.68% | 42.60% | D+6.1 | R
38 | 45.32% | 52.68% | R+7.4 | 46.96% | 43.84% | D+3.1 | R
39 | 33.46% | 64.72% | R+31.3 | 31.36% | 61.02% | R+29.7 | R
40 | 57.39% | 40.16% | D+17.2 | 53.06% | 37.39% | D+15.7 | D
41 | 62.83% | 34.95% | D+27.9 | 60.91% | 31.42% | D+29.5 | D
42 | 72.27% | 25.31% | D+47 | 66.99% | 25.31% | D+41.7 | D
43 | 40.49% | 58.15% | R+17.7 | 42.44% | 48.85% | R+6.4 | R
44 | 37.59% | 60.64% | R+23 | 37.16% | 53.68% | R+16.5 | R
45 | 32.91% | 65.51% | R+32.6 | 32.80% | 58.30% | R+25.5 | R
46 | 55.76% | 42.01% | D+13.8 | 45.78% | 46.05% | R+0.3 | D
47 | 47.31% | 50.40% | R+3.1 | 37.98% | 54.19% | R+16.2 | R
48 | 37.53% | 60.27% | R+22.7 | 30.35% | 61.19% | R+30.8 | R
49 | 41.56% | 56.12% | R+14.6 | 36.54% | 54.81% | R+18.3 | R
50 | 55.50% | 41.23% | D+14.3 | 45.81% | 43.71% | D+2.1 | D
51 | 43.13% | 54.07% | R+10.9 | 36.83% | 53.48% | R+16.7 | R
52 | 57.53% | 39.81% | D+17.7 | 55.70% | 34.08% | D+21.6 | D
53 | 61.38% | 35.23% | D+26.1 | 59.03% | 29.59% | D+29.4 | D
54 | 28.39% | 69.43% | R+41 | 22.69% | 70.10% | R+47.4 | R
55 | 36.10% | 61.61% | R+25.5 | 32.32% | 59.26% | R+26.9 | R
56 | 40.95% | 56.94% | R+16 | 36.37% | 55.99% | R+19.6 | R
57 | 38.90% | 58.78% | R+19.9 | 34.52% | 58.25% | R+23.7 | R
58 | 36.91% | 60.52% | R+23.6 | 31.94% | 61.10% | R+29.2 | R
59 | 50.62% | 46.33% | D+4.3 | 47.02% | 43.47% | D+3.5 | D
60 | 39.26% | 57.98% | R+18.7 | 31.71% | 60.43% | R+28.7 | R
61 | 55.13% | 42.35% | D+12.8 | 52.90% | 39.28% | D+13.6 | D
62 | 58.86% | 38.59% | D+20.3 | 47.77% | 43.64% | D+4.1 | D
63 | 40.61% | 56.65% | R+16 | 33.06% | 58.29% | R+25.2 | R
64 | 31.01% | 66.64% | R+35.6 | 22.78% | 70.74% | R+48 | R
65 | 29.29% | 68.33% | R+39 | 20.30% | 74.27% | R+54 | R
Total | 51.49% | 46.13% | D+5.4 | 48.16% | 43.25% | D+4.9 | \-
Source: Daily Kos

## See also[edit]

School District 27J | Colorado | School Boards

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* School District 27J elections (2017)

* List of school districts in Colorado

* Colorado school board elections, 2019
* Public education in Colorado
* Local ballot measures, Colorado

* School board elections, 2019
* School board elections, 2018

## External links[edit]

* Search Google News for this topic
* School District 27J

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ 27J Schools, "27J Schools Board of Education 2019 Candidate Information," accessed September 10, 2019
2. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Local Education Agency (School District) Universe Survey Data," accessed February 4, 2019
3. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
4. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017

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