Brent Powers
Brent Powers was an at-large representative on the Lexington School District One school board in South Carolina. Powers lost a re-election bid in the general election on November 8, 2016. He was first elected to the board in 2012.
Elections
2016
Four of the seven seats on the Lexington School District One school board were up for at-large general election on November 8, 2016. Board incumbents Jean Haggard, Brent Powers, and Cynthia Smith filed for re-election and faced challengers Mike Anderson, Grady Harmon, and Anne Green. Smith won re-election and was joined in her victory by Green, Harmon, and Anderson. There was no primary.[1][2]
Results
| Lexington School District One, At-Large General Election, 4-year terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Cynthia Smith Incumbent |
17.59% | 22,992 |
| Anne Green |
17.37% | 22,715 |
| Grady Harmon |
16.57% | 21,668 |
| Mike Anderson |
16.17% | 21,144 |
| Brent Powers Incumbent | 15.93% | 20,821 |
| Jean Haggard Incumbent | 15.88% | 20,761 |
| Write-in votes | 0.49% | 643 |
| Total Votes (100) | 130,744 | |
| Source: South Carolina Election Commission, "Official Results," accessed December 1, 2016 | ||
Funding
Powers reported $500.00 in contributions and $75.00 in expenditures to the South Carolina State Ethics Commission, leaving his campaign with $425.00 cash on hand as of October 28, 2016.[3]
The following are the guidelines provided by the South Carolina State Ethics Commission for campaign finance reporting:[4]
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.
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Footnotes
- ↑ South Carolina Election Commission, "Candidate Listing for the 11/8/2016 Statewide General Election," accessed August 18, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina Election Commission, "Election Results," accessed November 8, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina State Ethics Commission, "Individual Reports," accessed October 28, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina State Ethics Commission, "Campaign Practices," accessed October 6, 2016
| 2016 Lexington School District One Elections | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-Large: Incumbent, Jean Haggard • Incumbent, Brent Powers • Incumbent, Cynthia Smith • Grady Harmon • Mike Anderson • Anne Green |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
