Aiken County Public School District special elections (2017)
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One of the nine seats on the Aiken County Public School District school board in South Carolina was up for by-district special election on October 24, 2017. Sandra Shealey was the only candidate who filed for the District 1 seat. Due to the lack of opposition, the election was canceled and Shealey was automatically elected to the seat. The special election for District 1 was triggered after former board member Ronnie West resigned in May 2017.[1][2]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Aiken County school board is a nonpartisan board that consists of nine members elected to four-year terms. Members are elected by district to four-year terms on a staggered basis.
In order to get on the ballot for a South Carolina school board election, candidates had to be 18 years old, residents of the county and/or district at the time of the election, and registered to vote. The filing deadline for this school board election was August 14, 2017.[3]
To vote in South Carolina, one must be a citizen of the United States, a resident of South Carolina, and at least 18 years old by the time of the next election. Citizens may register to vote in person at a county board of voter registration or by downloading and completing a form and mailing, faxing, or emailing it to a county voter registration office. The deadline to register to vote in this election was September 22, 2017.[4]
- See also: Voting in South Carolina and Voter identification laws by state
Candidates and results
District 1
Results
Shealey was automatically elected.
Candidates
Sandra Shealey 
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: South Carolina elections, 2017
This school board election shared the ballot with an election for the Aiken County Council Chair.[5]
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for this South Carolina school board election in 2017:[5]
| Deadline | Event |
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| August 14, 2017 | Candidate filing deadline |
| September 22, 2017 | Voter registration deadline |
| October 24, 2017 | Election day |
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Past elections
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What was at stake?
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About the district
Aiken County Public School District is located in Aiken County, South Carolina. The city of the same name is the seat of government. Aiken County was home to an estimated 167,458 residents between 2010 and 2016, according to the United States Census Bureau.[6] The district was the 10th-largest school district in the state in the 2014-2015 school year and served 24,534 students.[7]
Demographics
Aiken County slightly underperformed in comparison to South Carolina as a whole in terms of higher education attainment from 2011 to 2015. The United States Census Bureau found that 25.3 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree or higher, compared to 25.8 percent for all state residents. The median household income in the county was $45,759, compared to $45,483 for the state. County residents lived below the poverty level at a rate of 18.1 percent, while that rate was 16.6 percent for all state residents.[6]
| Racial Demographics, 2016[6] | ||
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| Race | Aiken County (%) | South Carolina (%) |
| White | 71.3 | 68.5 |
| Black or African American | 25.1 | 27.5 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| Asian | 1.0 | 1.6 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Two or More Races | 2.0 | 1.8 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5.7 | 5.5 |
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.
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See also
| Aiken County Public School District | South Carolina | School Boards |
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ South Carolina Election Commission, "Candidate Tracking System," accessed August 22, 2017
- ↑ Aiken Standard, "Shealey is only candidate for District 1 School Board seat," August 27, 2017
- ↑ South Carolina Votes, "Candidate Qualifications," accessed August 2, 2017
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "South Carolina Voter Registration Information," accessed June 10, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Aiken Standard, "Filing for School Board District 1 special election opens Aug. 4," July 26, 2017
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 United States Census Bureau, "Aiken County, South Carolina," accessed September 5, 2017
- ↑ U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "Common Core of Data, file ccd_lea_052_1414_w_0216161a, 2014-2015," accessed November 16, 2016
| Aiken County Public School District elections in 2017 | |
| Aiken County, South Carolina | |
| Election date: | October 24, 2017 |
| Candidates: | District 1: Sandra Shealey |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
