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2014 Beaufort County School District Elections
General Election date:
November 4, 2014
Table of Contents
About the district
Method of election
Elections
Key deadlines
Additional elections
External links
See also
South Carolina
Beaufort County School District
Beaufort County, South Carolina ballot measures
Local ballot measures, South Carolina
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Seven seats on the Beaufort County Board of Education were up for general election on November 4, 2014. Districts 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, and 10 were on the ballot.

Incumbents in Districts 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, and 10—Bill Evans, Michael Rivers, Geri Kinton, Evva Anderson, Mary Cordray, and Bill Payne—were unopposed and won re-election. No candidate filed for the District 4 seat occupied by Jim Beckert. Joseph Dunkle won the District 4 seat as a write-in candidate.[1]

About the district

See also: Beaufort County School District, South Carolina
Beaufort County School District is located in Beaufort County, South Carolina

Beaufort County School District is located in Beaufort County, South Carolina. The county seat of Beaufort County is Beaufort. Beaufort County had a population of 162,233 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau in 2014.[2] In the 2011-2012 school year, Beaufort County School District was the tenth-largest school district in South Carolina and served 19,992 students.[3]

Demographics

Beaufort County overperformed in comparison to the rest of South Carolina in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 37.0 percent of Beaufort 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 Beaufort County was $56,581 compared to $44,623 for the state of South Carolina. The poverty rate in Beaufort County was 11.6 percent compared to 17.6 percent for the entire state.[2]

Racial Demographics, 2013[2]
Race Beaufort County (%) South Carolina (%)
White 77.1 68.3
Black or African American 19.3 27.9
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4 0.5
Asian 1.3 1.5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 1.8 1.7
Hispanic or Latino 11.5 5.3

Presidential Voting Pattern, Beaufort County[4]
Year Democratic Vote Republican Vote
2012 29,848 42,687
2008 30,396 37,821
2004 21,505 33,331
2000 17,487 25,561

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 Beaufort County Board of Education consisted of eleven members elected to four-year terms by specific geographic districts. There was no primary election, and the general election was held on November 4, 2014. Seven seats were up for election in 2014.[5]

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.[6]

Elections

2014

Candidates

District 2

District 3

District 4

Note: Dunkle and Baker ran as write-in candidates after no candidates filed for the election.

District 5

District 7

District 8

District 10

Election results

District 2
Beaufort County School District, District 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngBill Evans Incumbent 91.1% 2,692
     Nonpartisan Write-In 8.9% 262
Total Votes 2,954
Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "2014 Beaufort County General Election Results," accessed December 20, 2014
District 3
Beaufort County School District, District 3 General Election, 4-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Rivers Incumbent 96.8% 1,883
     Nonpartisan Write-In 3.2% 62
Total Votes 1,945
Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "2014 Beaufort County General Election Results," accessed December 20, 2014
District 4
Beaufort County School District, District 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngJoseph Dunkle (write-in) 62.8% 358
     Nonpartisan Lundy Baker (write-in) 19.5% 111
     Nonpartisan Other write-in votes 17.7% 101
Total Votes 570
Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "2014 Beaufort County General Election Results," accessed December 20, 2014
District 5
Beaufort County School District, District 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngGeri Kinton Incumbent 97.3% 1,583
     Nonpartisan Write-In 2.7% 44
Total Votes 1,627
Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "2014 Beaufort County General Election Results," accessed December 20, 2014
District 7
Beaufort County School District, District 7 General Election, 4-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngEvva Anderson Incumbent 98.7% 1,920
     Nonpartisan Write-In 1.3% 26
Total Votes 1,946
Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "2014 Beaufort County General Election Results," accessed December 20, 2014
District 8
Beaufort County School District, District 8 General Election, 4-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngMary Cordray Incumbent 99.2% 3,363
     Nonpartisan Write-In 0.8% 28
Total Votes 3,391
Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "2014 Beaufort County General Election Results," accessed December 20, 2014
District 10
Beaufort County School District, District 10 General Election, 4-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngBill Payne Incumbent 99.4% 1,856
     Nonpartisan Write-In 0.6% 11
Total Votes 1,867
Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "2014 Beaufort County General Election Results," accessed December 20, 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.[7]

Past elections

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for the Beaufort County School District election in 2014:[6]

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.[6]

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Island Packet, "Write-in Dunkle wins seat on Beaufort County school board," November 6, 2014
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 United States Census Bureau, "Beaufort County, South Carolina," accessed July 25, 2014
  3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed July 25, 2014
  4. ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "Election Results," accessed August 19, 2014
  5. ↑ Beaufort County School District, "Board of Education," accessed July 25, 2014
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 South Carolina Election Commission, "2014 Election Calendar," accessed July 25, 2014
  7. ↑ South Carolina State Ethics Commission, "Campaign Practices," accessed August 18, 2014
2014 Beaufort County School District Elections
Beaufort County, South Carolina
Election date:November 4, 2014
Candidates:District 2: • Incumbent, Bill Evans • Terry Thomas

District 3: • Incumbent, Michael Rivers
District 4: • Joseph Dunkle (write-in) • Lundy Baker (write-in)
District 5: • Incumbent, Geri Kinton
District 7: • Incumbent, Evva Anderson
District 8: • Incumbent, Mary Cordray

District 10: • Incumbent, Bill Payne
Important information:Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot
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