Beth Hutchison
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Beth Hutchison is a Lexington representative on the District 5 of Lexington and Richland Counties board of trustees in South Carolina. Hutchison won re-election in the general election on November 8, 2016. Hutchison served on the board from 1996 to 2002, and was re-elected in 2008.
Elections
2016
Three of the seven seats on the District 5 of Lexington and Richland Counties board of trustees were up for general election on November 8, 2016. Two seats representing Lexington County and one representing Richland County were up for election. Incumbent Beth Hutchison filed for re-election to one of the Lexington seats. She was joined on the ballot by newcomers Michael Cates and Barb Waldman. Hutchison secured another term on the board and was joined in her victory by Cates. Board incumbent Robert Gantt filed for re-election to the Richland seat and originally faced challenger Kim Murphy. However, when a judge ruled that she was ineligible to run for the seat because she was not a resident of Richland County, she was disqualified from the race. In response, Murphy launched a write-in campaign and continued to rally support leading up to the general election. She did not receive enough votes to win the race, and Gantt won another term on the board. There was no primary.[1][2][3]
Results
| District 5 of Lexington and Richland Counties, Lexington General Election, 4-year terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Beth Hutchison Incumbent |
46.01% | 13,799 |
| Michael Cates |
27.09% | 8,124 |
| Barb Waldman | 24.96% | 7,486 |
| Write-in votes | 1.94% | 581 |
| Total Votes (100) | 29,990 | |
| Source: South Carolina Election Commission, "Official Results," accessed December 1, 2016 | ||
Funding
Hutchison reported $7,940.00 in contributions and $2,408.28 in expenditures to the South Carolina State Ethics Commission, leaving her campaign with $5,531.72 cash on hand as of October 27, 2016.[4]
The following are the guidelines provided by the South Carolina State Ethics Commission for campaign finance reporting:[5]
Initial report: School board candidates were required to file this report within 10 days of spending or receiving the first $500 of campaign funds. A subsequent report was not required until additional funds were raised.
Pre-election report: This report had to be filed by all candidates, whether or not there was any financial campaign activity. The report had to be filed no later than 15 days, and no earlier than 20 days, prior to the general election. The pre-election report was due on October 24, 2016.
Quarterly report: All candidates with contributions on hand were required to file this report. It was required of all candidates once they had begun to file, whether or not there was financial activity. The fourth quarter campaign finance report was due on October 10, 2016.
Final report: This was due after the campaign account was closed.
Recent news
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See also
- District 5 of Lexington and Richland Counties, South Carolina
- District 5 of Lexington and Richland Counties elections (2016)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Elisabeth Moore, "Email conversation with Courtney Williams," September 13, 2016
- ↑ Free Times, "Kim Murphy to Mount Write-In Campaign for School Board," October 14, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina Election Commission, "Election Results," accessed November 8, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina State Ethics Commission, "Individual Reports," accessed October 27, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina State Ethics Commission, "Campaign Practices," accessed October 6, 2016
| 2016 District 5 of Lexington and Richland Counties Elections | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | Lexington: Incumbent, Beth Hutchison • Michael Cates • Barb Waldman Richland: Incumbent, Robert Gantt |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
