Galena Park Independent School District, Texas, elections (2019)

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Galena Park Independent School District elections

General election date
May 4, 2019
Enrollment ('16-'17)
22,784 students

Two seats on the Galena Park 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 Jeff Miller won election in the general election for Galena Park Independent School District, Position 3.

Incumbent Ramon Garza won election in the general election for Galena Park Independent School District, Position 4.

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Position 3

General election

General election for Galena Park Independent School District, Position 3

Incumbent Jeff Miller defeated Randy Orr and Herbert Sanchez in the general election for Galena Park Independent School District, Position 3 on May 4, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Jeff Miller (Nonpartisan)
 
64.3
 
408
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Randy Orr (Nonpartisan)
 
18.9
 
120
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Herbert Sanchez (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
16.9
 
107

Total votes: 635
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Position 4

General election

General election for Galena Park Independent School District, Position 4

Incumbent Ramon Garza defeated Kristina Zatopek and Andrea Henry in the general election for Galena Park Independent School District, Position 4 on May 4, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Ramon Garza (Nonpartisan)
 
71.0
 
454
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Kristina Zatopek (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
22.8
 
146
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Andrea Henry (Nonpartisan)
 
6.1
 
39

Total votes: 639
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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About the district

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The Galena Park Independent School District is located in Texas. The district served 22,784 students during the 2016-2017 school year.[1]

State profile

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Partisan data

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Texas Party Control: 1992-2024
Three years of Democratic trifectas  •  Twenty-two years of Republican trifectas
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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
  • U.S. senators: 2
  • U.S. representatives: 36

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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%
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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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**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

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

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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