Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education election, 2021
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline: January 22, 2021 |
| Primary: March 20, 2021 General: April 24, 2021 Pre-election incumbent(s): Tony Davis (R) (District 4) |
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| Poll times: 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voting in Louisiana |
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Louisiana held a special election for one seat on the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education on April 24, 2021. The primary was scheduled for March 20, 2021. The filing deadline was January 22, 2021.
Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
Michael Melerine won election in the special general election for Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 4.
Candidates and election results
District 4
General election candidates
- Cassie Williams (Democratic Party)
- Michael Melerine (Republican Party) ✔
Primary candidates
- Shelly McFarland (Republican Party)
- Michael Melerine (Republican Party) ✔
- John Milkovich (Independent)
- Cody Whitaker (Independent)
- Cassie Williams (Democratic Party) ✔
Did not make the ballot:
About the offices
The Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education is an elected executive agency of the Louisiana state government, responsible for managing the state's public K-12 education. The board's mission is to "provide leadership and create policies for education that expand opportunities for children, empower families and communities, and advance Louisiana in an increasingly competitive global market."[1]
Authority
The Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education was established by the 1974 Louisiana Constitution.[2]
Louisiana Constitution, Article VIII, Section 3A:
| The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education is created as a body corporate. It shall supervise and control the public elementary and secondary schools and special schools under its jurisdiction and shall have budgetary responsibility for all funds appropriated or allocated by the state for those schools, all as provided by law. The board shall have other powers, duties, and responsibilities as provided by this constitution or by law, but shall have no control over the business affairs of a city, parish, or other local public school board or the selection or removal of its officers and employees; however, the board shall have the power to supervise, manage, and operate or provide for the supervision, management, and operation of a public elementary or secondary school which has been determined to be failing, including the power to receive, control, and expend state funds appropriated and allocated pursuant to Section 13(B) of this Article, any local contribution required by Section 13 of this Article, and any other local revenue available to a school board with responsibility for a school determined to be failing in amounts that are calculated based on the number of students in attendance in such a school, all in the manner provided by and in accordance with law. |
Duties
The duties of the board are laid out in Section 17:7 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes. Among the board's duties are oversight and planning responsibilities for the Louisiana Department of Education, the establishment of minimum funding levels for local schools and management of the state's educational funds, and the holding of administrative hearings to resolve education-related disputes. The board is also responsible for direct oversight of schools for the blind, deaf, and handicapped.[3][4]
Past elections
Louisiana elects members to four year terms on the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education in gubernatorial election years.
2019
Louisiana held primary elections for eight Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education seats on October 12, 2019. A general election occurred on November 16, 2019.[5]
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2015
Kira Orange Jones won re-election to the District 2 seat in the October 24, 2015, primary election, defeating Kara Tamara Washington.
Sandy LeBlanc Holloway won election to the District 3 seat in the October 24, 2015, primary election, defeating incumbent Lottie P. Beebe.
In the October 24, 2015, District 4 primary election, acting board member Mary Johnson Harris and Tony Davis advanced, while Glynis Johnston was eliminated. Davis defeated Harris in the November 21, 2015, general election.
Gary Jones won election to the District 5 seat in the October 24, 2015, primary election, defeating Johnny Fatheree.
In the October 24, 2015, District 6 primary election, Kathy Edmonston and Jason Engen advanced while Jason France, Ette S. Licciardi, and Laree LeJeune Taylor were eliminated. Edmonston defeated Engen in the November 21, 2015, general election.
Holly Boffy won re-election to the District 7 seat in the October 24, 2015, primary election, defeating Mike Kreamer.
Jada Lewis won election to the District 8 seat in the October 24, 2015, primary election, defeating incumbent Carolyn Hill.
2011
In the October 22, 2011, District 2 primary election, Kira Orange Jones and incumbent Louella Givens advanced while Pam Matus and Ferdinand Wallace, Jr. were eliminated. Jones defeated Givens in the November 19, 2011, general election.
Lottie Beebe won election to the District 3 seat in the October 22, 2011, primary election, defeating incumbent Glenny Lee Buquet.
No candidates filed to challenge incumbent Walter C. Lee (R) in the October 22, 2011, District 4 primary election. Lee won re-election by default. Jay Guillot won election to the District 5 seat in the October 22, 2011, primary election, defeating incumbent Keith Guice.
In the October 22, 2011, District 6 primary election, incumbent Chas Roemer, IV and Donald Songy advanced while Beth Meyers was eliminated. Roemer defeated Songy in the November 19, 2011, general election.
Holly Boffy won election to the District 7 seat in the October 22, 2011, primary election, defeating incumbent Dale Bayard.
In the October 22, 2011, District 8 primary election, Carolyn Hill and Jim Guillory advanced while Russell Armstrong and Domoine D. Rutledge were eliminated. Hill defeated Guillory in the November 19, 2011, general election.
2007 Louella Givens won re-election to the District 2 seat in the October 20, 2007, primary election, defeating Ernest Marcelle, Jr.
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State profile
| Demographic data for Louisiana | ||
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| Louisiana | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 4,668,960 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 43,204 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 62.8% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 32.1% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 1.7% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 0.6% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 1.8% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 4.7% | 17.1% |
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| High school graduation rate: | 83.4% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 22.5% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $45,047 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 23.3% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Louisiana. **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. | ||
Presidential voting pattern
- See also: Presidential voting trends in Louisiana
Louisiana voted Republican in all six presidential elections between 2000 and 2020.
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Footnotes
- ↑ Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, "BESE Mission Statement," accessed July 22, 2017
- ↑ Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, "BESE's History," accessed July 22, 2017
- ↑ Louisiana State Legislature, "RS17:7," accessed July 22, 2017
- ↑ Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, "Duties-Powers," accessed July 22, 2017
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate Inquiry: Election Date 10/12/2019," accessed August 22, 2019
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