State School Superintendent
Unofficial result: Won — Lydia Powell (Democratic)
Source: results.sos.ga.gov
Georgia
My vote power: Average
What does this office do?
- Setting learning standards and testing in public schools
- Dividing state money among school districts
- Reporting to the public on how schools are doing
Affects: Government Efficiency, Government Spending Reduction, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties,
Candidates:
Lydia Powell
WonDemocratic
Assistant principal at Hampton High School and longtime Georgia educator. She has worked as a teacher, administrator, and culture-and-inclusion trainer and teaches educational leadership as an adjunct professor.
Richard Woods
LostRepublican
Georgia’s elected State School Superintendent and former educator. Leads statewide K–12 policy, school accountability, and federal education-fund distribution.
Records: Public Education Quality 3 for
Sources: sos.ga.gov · wabe.org