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Pickerington Local School District elections

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General election date
November 5, 2019
Enrollment ('16-'17)
10,224 students

Two seats on the Pickerington Local School District school board in Ohio were up for general election on November 5, 2019. The filing deadline for this election was August 7, 2019.

Incumbent Keith Kristoff and Cathy Olshefski won election in the general election for Pickerington Local School District Board of Education At-large.

## Contents

* 1 Elections
* 2 Candidates and results
* 3 Endorsements
* 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 State profile
* 4.3.1 Partisan data
* 4.4 Pivot Counties
* 4.4.1 Presidential results by legislative district
* 4.5 See also
* 4.6 External links
* 4.7 Footnotes

## Elections[edit]

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# Candidates and results[edit]

General election

##### General election for Pickerington Local School District Board of Education At-large (2 seats)

Incumbent Keith Kristoff and Cathy Olshefski defeated Christian Johnson, Barry Sutherland, and Tezlyn Reardon in the general election for Pickerington Local School District Board of Education At-large on November 5, 2019.

Candidate

Votes

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| Keith Kristoff (Nonpartisan)  |

25.6

| 2,754
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| Cathy Olshefski (Nonpartisan)  |

21.2

| 2,279

| Christian Johnson (Nonpartisan) |

20.1

| 2,162

| Barry Sutherland (Nonpartisan)  |

19.2

| 2,064

| Tezlyn Reardon (Nonpartisan) |

13.9

| 1,493

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| Total votes: 10,752

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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: Pickerington Local School District, Ohio

The Pickerington Local School District is located in Fairfield County, Ohio. The district served 10,224 students during the 2016-2017 school year.[1]

## State profile[edit]

See also: Ohio and Ohio elections, 2019

### Partisan data[edit]

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

Presidential voting pattern

* Ohio voted Republican in four out of the six presidential elections between 2000 and 2020.

Congressional delegation

* Following the 2018 elections, the U.S. Senators from Ohio were one Democrat and one Republican.
* Ohio had four Democratic and 12 Republican U.S. Representatives.

State executives

* A Democrat held one, Republicans held eleven, and an independent held one of Ohio's 37 state executive offices. Elections for the other offices are nonpartisan.
* Ohio's governor was Republican Mike DeWine.

State legislature

* Republicans controlled the Ohio State Senate with a 23-9 majority.
* Republicans controlled the Ohio House of Representatives with a 60-38 majority.

Ohio Party Control: 1992-2022
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Ohio quick stats

* Became a state in 1803
* 17th state admitted to the United States
* Ohio was the first non-colonial free state admitted to the union.
* Members of the Ohio State Senate: 33
* Members of the Ohio House of Representatives: 99
* U.S. senators: 2
* U.S. representatives: 16

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Demographic data for Ohio

| Ohio| U.S.
Total population:| 11,605,090| 316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):| 40,861| 3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:| 82.4%| 73.6%
Black/African American:| 12.2%| 12.6%
Asian:| 1.9%| 5.1%
Native American:| 0.2%| 0.8%
Pacific Islander:| 0%| 0.2%
Two or more:| 2.5%| 3%
Hispanic/Latino:| 3.4%| 17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:| 89.1%| 86.7%
College graduation rate:| 26.1%| 29.8%
Income
Median household income:| $49,429| $53,889
Persons below poverty level:| 19.6%| 11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
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## Pivot Counties[edit]

See also: Pivot Counties by state

Nine of 88 Ohio counties—10.2 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
Ashtabula County, Ohio | 18.80% | 12.78% | 13.54%
Erie County, Ohio | 9.48% | 12.29% | 13.86%
Montgomery County, Ohio | 0.73% | 4.62% | 6.22%
Ottawa County, Ohio | 19.51% | 4.30% | 6.24%
Portage County, Ohio | 9.87% | 5.52% | 8.99%
Sandusky County, Ohio | 22.58% | 2.71% | 4.64%
Stark County, Ohio | 17.17% | 0.47% | 5.46%
Trumbull County, Ohio | 6.22% | 23.00% | 22.43%
Wood County, Ohio | 7.99% | 4.84% | 7.13%

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Ohio with 51.7 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 43.6 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Ohio cast votes for the winning presidential candidate 93.3 percent of the time (28 out of 30 elections), more than any other state in the country. In that same time frame, Ohio supported Republican candidates for president more often than Democratic candidates, 60 to 40 percent. Between 2000 and 2016, Ohio voted for the winning presidential candidate in every election.

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

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Ohio. 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 39 out of 99 state House districts in Ohio with an average margin of victory of 35.7 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 33 out of 99 state House districts in Ohio with an average margin of victory of 34 points. Clinton won seven districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.

In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 60 out of 99 state House districts in Ohio with an average margin of victory of 17.4 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 66 out of 99 state House districts in Ohio with an average margin of victory of 28.3 points. Trump won seven 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 | 38.79% | 59.24% | R+20.5 | 30.29% | 65.04% | R+34.7 | R
2 | 39.31% | 58.68% | R+19.4 | 29.22% | 66.46% | R+37.2 | R
3 | 51.29% | 46.45% | D+4.8 | 42.61% | 50.69% | R+8.1 | R
4 | 37.14% | 61.16% | R+24 | 29.02% | 66.54% | R+37.5 | R
5 | 43.04% | 54.83% | R+11.8 | 26.99% | 68.78% | R+41.8 | R
6 | 47.63% | 51.35% | R+3.7 | 49.34% | 47.10% | D+2.2 | R
7 | 47.89% | 50.80% | R+2.9 | 43.80% | 52.04% | R+8.2 | R
8 | 81.58% | 17.75% | D+63.8 | 81.13% | 16.64% | D+64.5 | D
9 | 85.23% | 14.11% | D+71.1 | 86.73% | 10.91% | D+75.8 | D
10 | 89.62% | 9.61% | D+80 | 85.79% | 11.52% | D+74.3 | D
11 | 88.72% | 10.64% | D+78.1 | 83.99% | 13.93% | D+70.1 | D
12 | 84.03% | 15.46% | D+68.6 | 82.01% | 15.91% | D+66.1 | D
13 | 76.21% | 22.24% | D+54 | 72.94% | 22.56% | D+50.4 | D
14 | 63.03% | 35.54% | D+27.5 | 53.61% | 42.03% | D+11.6 | D
15 | 59.18% | 39.28% | D+19.9 | 48.53% | 46.89% | D+1.6 | D
16 | 49.37% | 49.54% | R+0.2 | 50.78% | 45.09% | D+5.7 | R
17 | 61.41% | 36.78% | D+24.6 | 53.34% | 41.75% | D+11.6 | D
18 | 70.04% | 27.78% | D+42.3 | 73.61% | 20.76% | D+52.8 | D
19 | 47.99% | 50.56% | R+2.6 | 51.84% | 42.94% | D+8.9 | R
20 | 57.45% | 41.22% | D+16.2 | 54.13% | 41.35% | D+12.8 | D
21 | 48.03% | 50.52% | R+2.5 | 54.17% | 40.64% | D+13.5 | R
22 | 65.70% | 32.50% | D+33.2 | 67.15% | 27.74% | D+39.4 | D
23 | 48.63% | 49.65% | R+1 | 44.07% | 50.55% | R+6.5 | R
24 | 48.32% | 50.18% | R+1.9 | 52.82% | 42.02% | D+10.8 | R
25 | 84.94% | 13.90% | D+71 | 82.21% | 14.45% | D+67.8 | D
26 | 82.21% | 16.89% | D+65.3 | 78.59% | 18.45% | D+60.1 | D
27 | 37.72% | 60.95% | R+23.2 | 44.19% | 50.48% | R+6.3 | R
28 | 47.68% | 51.09% | R+3.4 | 49.74% | 45.54% | D+4.2 | R
29 | 36.38% | 61.99% | R+25.6 | 32.63% | 63.29% | R+30.7 | R
30 | 29.86% | 68.57% | R+38.7 | 29.47% | 65.80% | R+36.3 | R
31 | 68.65% | 29.81% | D+38.8 | 69.01% | 26.01% | D+43 | D
32 | 77.38% | 21.44% | D+55.9 | 76.98% | 19.40% | D+57.6 | D
33 | 74.59% | 24.41% | D+50.2 | 74.33% | 22.24% | D+52.1 | D
34 | 77.67% | 21.29% | D+56.4 | 74.56% | 22.10% | D+52.5 | D
35 | 65.71% | 32.53% | D+33.2 | 54.68% | 40.82% | D+13.9 | D
36 | 51.22% | 47.16% | D+4.1 | 43.84% | 51.40% | R+7.6 | R
37 | 48.21% | 50.59% | R+2.4 | 48.22% | 47.58% | D+0.6 | R
38 | 45.12% | 53.31% | R+8.2 | 39.47% | 56.20% | R+16.7 | R
39 | 83.01% | 15.69% | D+67.3 | 77.40% | 18.70% | D+58.7 | D
40 | 42.26% | 56.01% | R+13.7 | 37.44% | 58.22% | R+20.8 | R
41 | 41.76% | 56.43% | R+14.7 | 41.26% | 53.19% | R+11.9 | R
42 | 37.30% | 61.04% | R+23.7 | 34.78% | 60.50% | R+25.7 | R
43 | 52.03% | 46.30% | D+5.7 | 44.83% | 51.71% | R+6.9 | R
44 | 85.18% | 13.57% | D+71.6 | 78.27% | 17.63% | D+60.6 | D
45 | 67.48% | 30.35% | D+37.1 | 54.70% | 38.87% | D+15.8 | D
46 | 61.17% | 36.89% | D+24.3 | 51.98% | 42.46% | D+9.5 | D
47 | 44.22% | 54.03% | R+9.8 | 39.17% | 55.41% | R+16.2 | R
48 | 45.37% | 52.95% | R+7.6 | 38.85% | 56.51% | R+17.7 | R
49 | 63.88% | 33.96% | D+29.9 | 50.58% | 44.46% | D+6.1 | D
50 | 42.15% | 56.06% | R+13.9 | 32.22% | 63.32% | R+31.1 | R
51 | 39.52% | 58.86% | R+19.3 | 34.67% | 60.85% | R+26.2 | R
52 | 32.15% | 66.62% | R+34.5 | 34.41% | 61.10% | R+26.7 | R
53 | 37.68% | 60.48% | R+22.8 | 31.90% | 64.04% | R+32.1 | R
54 | 33.88% | 64.77% | R+30.9 | 35.15% | 59.94% | R+24.8 | R
55 | 54.00% | 44.36% | D+9.6 | 46.06% | 49.11% | R+3 | R
56 | 66.42% | 31.87% | D+34.5 | 56.04% | 39.48% | D+16.6 | D
57 | 45.16% | 52.88% | R+7.7 | 33.67% | 61.31% | R+27.6 | R
58 | 77.98% | 20.84% | D+57.1 | 63.99% | 32.77% | D+31.2 | D
59 | 51.32% | 47.23% | D+4.1 | 39.03% | 57.44% | R+18.4 | D
60 | 53.77% | 44.35% | D+9.4 | 43.53% | 51.59% | R+8.1 | D
61 | 44.47% | 54.03% | R+9.6 | 37.08% | 58.60% | R+21.5 | R
62 | 27.91% | 70.65% | R+42.7 | 24.13% | 71.55% | R+47.4 | R
63 | 60.72% | 37.58% | D+23.1 | 44.17% | 51.91% | R+7.7 | D
64 | 59.27% | 38.87% | D+20.4 | 44.19% | 51.55% | R+7.4 | D
65 | 31.46% | 66.93% | R+35.5 | 28.92% | 66.19% | R+37.3 | R
66 | 33.65% | 64.53% | R+30.9 | 23.17% | 73.04% | R+49.9 | R
67 | 38.37% | 60.33% | R+22 | 39.82% | 55.21% | R+15.4 | R
68 | 36.74% | 61.59% | R+24.9 | 34.19% | 61.06% | R+26.9 | R
69 | 41.18% | 57.12% | R+15.9 | 35.30% | 60.15% | R+24.9 | R
70 | 39.57% | 58.40% | R+18.8 | 28.98% | 66.22% | R+37.2 | R
71 | 44.17% | 53.76% | R+9.6 | 36.24% | 58.84% | R+22.6 | R
72 | 41.74% | 56.02% | R+14.3 | 26.53% | 69.18% | R+42.6 | R
73 | 38.72% | 59.60% | R+20.9 | 37.58% | 56.86% | R+19.3 | R
74 | 39.24% | 59.00% | R+19.8 | 29.26% | 66.33% | R+37.1 | R
75 | 55.14% | 42.80% | D+12.3 | 45.12% | 49.88% | R+4.8 | D
76 | 40.16% | 58.30% | R+18.1 | 36.58% | 59.26% | R+22.7 | R
77 | 42.94% | 55.55% | R+12.6 | 36.83% | 58.45% | R+21.6 | R
78 | 43.27% | 54.75% | R+11.5 | 27.72% | 67.97% | R+40.3 | R
79 | 50.25% | 48.15% | D+2.1 | 39.71% | 55.79% | R+16.1 | R
80 | 30.58% | 67.60% | R+37 | 23.49% | 72.12% | R+48.6 | R
81 | 36.13% | 61.79% | R+25.7 | 23.47% | 71.04% | R+47.6 | R
82 | 35.40% | 62.61% | R+27.2 | 23.64% | 71.47% | R+47.8 | R
83 | 35.44% | 62.41% | R+27 | 25.53% | 68.92% | R+43.4 | R
84 | 22.84% | 75.48% | R+52.6 | 15.84% | 80.56% | R+64.7 | R
85 | 34.91% | 63.23% | R+28.3 | 23.23% | 72.46% | R+49.2 | R
86 | 40.44% | 57.59% | R+17.2 | 29.69% | 64.99% | R+35.3 | R
87 | 37.79% | 59.89% | R+22.1 | 23.50% | 71.42% | R+47.9 | R
88 | 48.08% | 49.40% | R+1.3 | 33.72% | 59.59% | R+25.9 | R
89 | 53.82% | 44.44% | D+9.4 | 40.79% | 54.12% | R+13.3 | R
90 | 45.61% | 52.45% | R+6.8 | 28.10% | 68.50% | R+40.4 | R
91 | 37.47% | 60.53% | R+23.1 | 23.48% | 72.83% | R+49.3 | R
92 | 44.40% | 54.02% | R+9.6 | 30.49% | 65.30% | R+34.8 | R
93 | 38.50% | 59.36% | R+20.9 | 22.81% | 73.57% | R+50.8 | R
94 | 52.86% | 44.54% | D+8.3 | 41.52% | 53.47% | R+12 | R
95 | 39.50% | 58.11% | R+18.6 | 24.30% | 71.52% | R+47.2 | R
96 | 47.46% | 50.40% | R+2.9 | 29.81% | 66.31% | R+36.5 | D
97 | 45.24% | 52.60% | R+7.4 | 29.04% | 66.33% | R+37.3 | R
98 | 40.54% | 57.23% | R+16.7 | 27.38% | 67.61% | R+40.2 | R
99 | 52.60% | 45.25% | D+7.4 | 37.09% | 58.30% | R+21.2 | D
Total | 50.67% | 47.69% | D+3 | 43.69% | 51.84% | R+8.2 | \-
Source: Daily Kos

## See also[edit]

Pickerington Local School District | Ohio | School Boards

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* Pickerington Local School District elections (2017)

* List of school districts in Ohio

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

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

## External links[edit]

* Search Google News for this topic
* Pickerington Local School District

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Local Education Agency (School District) Universe Survey Data," accessed February 4, 2019
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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