Five seats on the Aiken County Board of Education were up for general election on November 4, 2014. Districts 2, 3, 5, 6, and 7 were on the ballot.

Incumbents Levi Green, Wesley Hightower, and Rosemary English in Districts 2, 3, and 7, respectively, ran and won re-election unopposed. Candidate Cecil S. Atchley won unopposed as well in District 6; incumbent Dwight Smith did not file for re-election. District 5 did not have a candidate since incumbent Ray Fleming did not file for re-election.

About the district

See also: Aiken County Public School District, South Carolina

Aiken County Public School District is located in Aiken County, South Carolina

Aiken County Public School District is located in Aiken County, South Carolina. The county seat of Aiken County is Aiken. Aiken County had a population of 160,099 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau in 2014.^[1] In the 2011-2012 school year, Aiken County Public School District was the sixth-largest school district in South Carolina and served 24,729 students.^[2]

Demographics

Aiken County underperformed in comparison to the rest of South Carolina in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 23.9 percent of Aiken County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 24.6 percent for South Carolina as a whole. The median household income in Aiken County was $44,399 compared to $44,623 for the state of South Carolina. The poverty rate in Aiken County was 18.9 percent compared to 17.6 percent for the entire state.^[1]

Racial Demographics, 2013^[1]
Race	Aiken County (%)	South Carolina (%)
White	71.5	68.3
Black or African American	25.1	27.9
American Indian and Alaska Native	0.5	0.5
Asian	0.9	1.5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0.1	0.1
Two or More Races	1.9	1.7
Hispanic or Latino	5.2	5.3

Presidential Voting Pattern, Aiken County^[3]
Year	Democratic Vote	Republican Vote
2012	25,322	44,042
2008	26,101	42,849
2004	19,799	39,077
2000	16,409	33,203

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.

Voter and candidate information

As of the 2014 election, the Aiken County Board of Education consisted of nine members elected to four-year terms by specific geographic district. There was no primary election, and the general election was held on November 4, 2014. Five seats were up for election in 2014.^[4]

Candidates began filing nominating petitions on March 16, 2014. The filing deadline for school board candidates to get on the ballot in the general election was August 15, 2014.^[5]

Elections

2014

Candidates

District 2

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General Election date:
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Levi Green
- Incumbent
- Retired human resources professional

District 3

Wesley Hightower
- Incumbent
- Graduate, University of South Carolina-Aiken and University of South Carolina-Columbia
- Training manager, Savannah River Remediation

District 5

No candidate filed for this seat.

District 6

Cecil S. Atchley

District 7

Rosemary English
- Incumbent
- Retired educator and administrator

Election results

District 2

**Aiken County Public School District, District 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2014**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Levi Green Incumbent	98.2%	3,444
	Nonpartisan	Write-In	1.8%	64
Total Votes				3,508
Source: Aiken County Government, "2014 General Election Results," accessed December 20, 2014

District 3

**Aiken County Public School District, District 3 General Election, 4-year term, 2014**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Wesley Hightower Incumbent	97.8%	2,839
	Nonpartisan	Write-In	2.2%	63
Total Votes				2,902
Source: Aiken County Government, "2014 General Election Results," accessed December 20, 2014

District 5

**Aiken County Public School District, District 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2014**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Write-In	100%	487
Total Votes				487
Source: Aiken County Government, "2014 General Election Results," accessed November 5, 2014

District 6

**Aiken County Public School District, District 6 General Election, 4-year term, 2014**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Cecil S. Atchley	98.2%	2,550
	Nonpartisan	Write-In	1.8%	46
Total Votes				2,596
Source: Aiken County Government, "2014 General Election Results," accessed December 22, 2014

District 7

**Aiken County Public School District, District 7 General Election, 4-year term, 2014**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Rosemary English Incumbent	98.6%	2,255
	Nonpartisan	Write-In	1.4%	32
Total Votes				2,287
Source: Aiken County Government, "2014 General Election Results," accessed December 22, 2014

Campaign finance

Candidates were required to file a quarterly finance report with the South Carolina State Ethics Commission for the November general election by October 10, 2014. This report covered the period of July 1, 2014, through September 30, 2014. Candidates were also required to file a pre-election report no later than 15 days before the election. A final report was due after the campaign had closed. Candidates for local school boards could not accept more than $1,000 from individuals and $5,000 from political parties.^[6]

Past elections

Information about earlier elections can be found by clicking [show] at the right.

2012

**Aiken County Public School District, District 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2012**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Ronald West	98.6%	3,020
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	1.4%	42
Total Votes				3,062
Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "Presidential General Election - November 6, 2012," accessed August 15, 2014

**Aiken County Public School District, District 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2012**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Keith Liner	98.9%	3,986
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	1.1%	43
Total Votes				4,029
Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "Presidential General Election - November 6, 2012," accessed August 15, 2014

**Aiken County Public School District, District 8 General Election, 4-year term, 2012**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Tad Barber	50.7%	3,114
	Nonpartisan	Wes Funderberg	24.2%	1,487
	Nonpartisan	Bruce N. Wheelon	24.2%	1,487
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.9%	54
Total Votes				6,142
Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "Presidential General Election - November 6, 2012," accessed August 15, 2014

**Aiken County Public School District, District 9 General Election, 4-year term, 2012**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Richard Hazen	97.1%	6,400
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	2.9%	194
Total Votes				6,594
Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "Presidential General Election - November 6, 2012," accessed August 15, 2014

2010

Aiken County Public School District, District 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Levi Green Incumbent	55.6%	2,299
	Nonpartisan	David Didimamoff	44%	1,818
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.4%	18
Total Votes				4,135
Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "2010 General Election," accessed October 15, 2014

Aiken County Public School District, District 3 General Election, 4-year term, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Wesley Hightower Incumbent	97.3%	2,262
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	2.7%	62
Total Votes				2,324
Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "2010 General Election," accessed October 15, 2014

Aiken County Public School District, District 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Ray Fleming	64.2%	2,767
	Nonpartisan	Eddie T. Watkins Jr.	35.1%	1,514
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.6%	27
Total Votes				4,308
Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "2010 General Election," accessed October 15, 2014

Aiken County Public School District, District 6 General Election, 4-year term, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Dwight Smith	51.6%	1,588
	Nonpartisan	Robert G Gossett	47.9%	1,476
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.5%	16
Total Votes				3,080
Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "2010 General Election," accessed October 15, 2014

Aiken County Public School District, District 7 General Election, 4-year term, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Rosemary English Incumbent	75.4%	2,073
	Nonpartisan	James Matthews	24.2%	666
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.4%	10
Total Votes				2,749
Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "2010 General Election," accessed October 15, 2014

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for the Aiken County Public School District election in 2014:^[5]

Deadline	Event
March 16, 2014	Candidate filing for primary begins
March 30, 2014	Candidate filing for primary closes
June 10, 2014	Primary election day
June 24, 2014	Primary runoff (if required)
August 15, 2014	Last day for nonpartisan candidates to file for general election
October 4, 2014	Voter registration deadline
November 4, 2014	Election day

Additional elections on the ballot

See also: South Carolina elections, 2014

This election shared the ballot with general elections for U.S. House seats and South Carolina state executive offices. It also shared the ballot with other county and municipal elections.^[5]

External links

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Footnotes

[Census-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 United States Census Bureau, "Aiken County, South Carolina," accessed July 25, 2014

[2] National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed July 25, 2014

[3] South Carolina State Election Commission, "Election Results," accessed August 19, 2014

[board-4] Aiken County Public School District, "Board of Education," accessed July 25, 2014

[deadlines-5] 5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 South Carolina Election Commission, "2014 Election Calendar," accessed July 25, 2014

[6] South Carolina State Ethics Commission, "Campaign Practices," accessed August 18, 2014

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2014 Aiken County Public School District Elections
Aiken County, South Carolina
Election date:	November 4, 2014
Candidates:	District 2: • Incumbent, Levi Green District 3: • Incumbent, Wesley Hightower District 5: • No candidate filed for this seat. District 6: • Cecil S. Atchley District 7: • Incumbent, Rosemary English
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Aiken County Public School District elections (2014)

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About the district

Demographics

Voter and candidate information

Elections

2014

Candidates

District 2

District 3

District 5

District 6

District 7

Election results

District 2

District 3

District 5

District 6

District 7

Campaign finance

Past elections

2012

2010

Key deadlines

Additional elections on the ballot

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