Spring Branch Independent School District, Texas, elections (2019)

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2018
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Spring Branch Independent School District elections

General election date
May 4, 2019
Enrollment ('16-'17)
35,079 students

Three seats on the Spring Branch Independent School District school board in Texas were up for general election on May 4, 2019. The filing deadline for this election was February 15, 2019.

Incumbent Carter Breed won election in the general election for Spring Branch Independent School District school board Position 5.

Incumbent Pam Goodson won election in the general election for Spring Branch Independent School District school board Position 6.

Incumbent Karen Peck won election in the general election for Spring Branch Independent School District school board Position 7.

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Position 5[edit]

General election
General election for Spring Branch Independent School District school board Position 5

Incumbent Carter Breed defeated David E. Lopez in the general election for Spring Branch Independent School District school board Position 5 on May 4, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Carter Breed (Nonpartisan)
 
67.5
 
989

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David E. Lopez (Nonpartisan)
 
32.5
 
476

Total votes: 1,465
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Position 6[edit]

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General election for Spring Branch Independent School District school board Position 6

Incumbent Pam Goodson won election in the general election for Spring Branch Independent School District school board Position 6 on May 4, 2019.

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%
Votes

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Pam Goodson (Nonpartisan)
 
100.0
 
1,144

Total votes: 1,144
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Position 7[edit]

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General election for Spring Branch Independent School District school board Position 7

Incumbent Karen Peck won election in the general election for Spring Branch Independent School District school board Position 7 on May 4, 2019.

Candidate
%
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Karen Peck (Nonpartisan)
 
100.0
 
1,130

Total votes: 1,130
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About the district[edit]

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The Spring Branch Independent School District is located in Texas. The district served 35,079 students during the 2016-2017 school year.[1]

State profile[edit]

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Texas quick stats
  • Became a state in 1845
  • 28th state admitted to the United States
  • Texas was an independent republic from 1836 to 1845
  • Members of the Texas State Senate: 31
  • Members of the Texas House of Representatives: 150
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Demographic data for Texas
 TexasU.S.
Total population:27,429,639316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):261,2323,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:74.9%73.6%
Black/African American:11.9%12.6%
Asian:4.2%5.1%
Native American:0.5%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0.1%0.2%
Two or more:2.5%3%
Hispanic/Latino:38.4%17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:81.9%86.7%
College graduation rate:27.6%29.8%
Income
Median household income:$53,207$53,889
Persons below poverty level:19.9%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

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.[2][3]

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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