Shalah Hendrix was a candidate for District 1 representative on the Bulloch County Board of Education in Georgia. Hendrix lost in the general election on May 24, 2016.[1]
Four of the eight seats on the Bulloch County Board of Education were up for general election on May 24, 2016. There was no primary. District 3 challenger Stuart Tedders and District 8 incumbent Maurice Hill won without opposition. District 1 incumbent Cheri Wagner defeated challengers H. Lee Jones and Shalah Hendrix. Heather Mims defeated Josh Mattos in the race to replace Mike Herndon in District 7.[1]
Bulloch County Schools, District 1 General Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
Cheri Wagner Incumbent | 56.39% | 1,227 |
Shalah Hendrix | 26.01% | 566 |
H. Lee Jones | 17.60% | 383 |
Total Votes | 2,176 | |
Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election May 24, 2016," accessed December 14, 2016 |
Bulloch County Schools is located in Bulloch County, Georgia. The county seat of Bulloch County is Statesboro. Bulloch County was home to 72,651 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[2] The district was the 39th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 9,991 students.[3]
Bulloch County underperformed in comparison to the rest of Georgia in terms of higher education achievement and median household income in 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 28.0 percent of Bulloch County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 29.3 percent for Georgia as a whole. The median household income in Bulloch County was $35,642, compared to $53,482 for the state of Georgia. The poverty rate in Bulloch County was 31.4 percent, compared to 14.8 percent for the entire state.[2]
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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.
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2016 Bulloch County Schools Elections | |
Bulloch County Schools, Georgia | |
Election date: | May 24, 2016 |
Candidates: | District 1: Incumbent, Cheri Wagner • H. Lee Jones • Shalah Hendrix District 3: Stuart Tedders |
Important information: | What was at stake? |