Lubbock Independent School District, Texas, elections (2020)

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Lubbock Independent School District elections

Filing deadline
February 14, 2020
General election date
November 3, 2020
Enrollment ('17-'18)
27,998 students

Four seats on the Lubbock Independent School District school board in Texas were up for general election on November 3, 2020. The filing deadline for this election was February 14, 2020.

This election was originally scheduled on May 2, 2020, but was moved to November 3, 2020, amid concerns about the coronavirus pandemic.[1] In a proclamation made on March 18, 2020, Gov. Greg Abbott (R) suspended Sections 41.0052(a) and (b) of the Texas election code. This allowed local governments to move elections scheduled on May 2, 2020, to the next uniform state election date, which fell on November 3, 2020. This suspension only applied to elections occurring in 2020.[2]

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.

Texas modified its absentee/mail-in voting, candidate filing, and early voting procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:

  • Absentee/mail-in voting: Local election officials could not reject an absentee ballot due to a perceived signature mismatch unless the voter was given a pre-rejection notice of this finding and a "meaningful opportunity to cure his or her ballot's rejection." Return locations for absentee/mail-in ballots were limited to one per county.
  • Candidate filing procedures: The petition deadline for independent candidates for non-presidential office was extended to August 13, 2020.
  • Early voting: Early voting began on October 13, 2020.

For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.

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Elections[edit]

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At-large[edit]

General election

The general election was canceled. Zach Brady (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

District 1[edit]

General election
General election for Lubbock Independent School District school board District 1

Incumbent Lala Chavez defeated Gwen Reyna in the general election for Lubbock Independent School District school board District 1 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Lala Chavez (Nonpartisan)
 
69.3
 
4,788

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Gwen Reyna (Nonpartisan)
 
30.7
 
2,125

Total votes: 6,913
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District 2[edit]

General election
General election for Lubbock Independent School District school board District 2

Incumbent Bill Stubblefield defeated Mary Ann Lawson in the general election for Lubbock Independent School District school board District 2 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Bill Stubblefield (Nonpartisan)
 
52.9
 
3,762

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Mary Ann Lawson (Nonpartisan)
 
47.1
 
3,347

Total votes: 7,109
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District 5[edit]

General election

The general election was canceled. Scot Mayfield (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Additional elections on the ballot[edit]

See also: Texas elections, 2020

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About the district[edit]

See also: Lubbock Independent School District, Texas

The Lubbock Independent School District is located in Lubbock County, Texas. The district served 27,998 students during the 2017-2018 school year.[3]

Pivot Counties[edit]

See also: Pivot Counties by state

One of 254 Texas counties—0.4 percent—is a Pivot County. 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
Jefferson County, Texas 0.48% 1.61% 2.25%

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Texas with 52.2 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 43.2 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Texas cast votes for the winning presidential candidate 66.7 percent of the time. In that same time frame, Texas supported Democratic candidates slightly more often than Republicans, 53.3 to 46.7 percent. The state, however, favored Republicans in every presidential election between 2000 and 2016.

Presidential results by legislative district[edit]

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Texas. 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.[4][5]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 54 out of 150 state House districts in Texas with an average margin of victory of 37.4 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 65 out of 150 state House districts in Texas with an average margin of victory of 36.4 points. Clinton won 10 districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 96 out of 150 state House districts in Texas with an average margin of victory of 36.2 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 85 out of 150 state House districts in Texas with an average margin of victory of 34.5 points.


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