Carlton Boyd
Carlton Boyd (Democratic Party) ran for election for Governor of South Carolina. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 14, 2022.
Biography
Carlton Boyd's career experience includes working as a harm reduction counselor with local nonprofits and an early intervention services professional. Boyd has served on the board of a hospital system in the state of South Carolina.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: South Carolina gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
General election
General election for Governor of South Carolina
Incumbent Henry McMaster defeated Joe Cunningham and Morgan Bruce Reeves in the general election for Governor of South Carolina on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Henry McMaster (R) | 58.0 | 988,501 |
 | Joe Cunningham (D) | 40.7 | 692,691 | |
 | Morgan Bruce Reeves (L) | 1.2 | 20,826 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 1,174 | ||
| Total votes: 1,703,192 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jokie Beckett Jr. (Independence Party)
- Michael Copland (Independence Party)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of South Carolina
Joe Cunningham defeated Mia McLeod, Carlton Boyd, William Williams, and Calvin McMillan in the Democratic primary for Governor of South Carolina on June 14, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joe Cunningham | 56.4 | 102,473 |
 | Mia McLeod | 31.1 | 56,406 | |
 | Carlton Boyd | 5.3 | 9,579 | |
 | William Williams | 3.8 | 6,829 | |
 | Calvin McMillan | 3.5 | 6,303 | |
| Total votes: 181,590 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Governor of South Carolina
Incumbent Henry McMaster defeated Harrison Musselwhite in the Republican primary for Governor of South Carolina on June 14, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Henry McMaster | 83.3 | 306,543 |
 | Harrison Musselwhite | 16.7 | 61,462 | |
| Total votes: 368,005 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Al BellaVance (R)
- Mindy Steele (R)
Independence Party convention
Independence Party convention for Governor of South Carolina
Jokie Beckett Jr. and Michael Copland advanced from the Independence Party convention for Governor of South Carolina on May 27, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Jokie Beckett Jr. (Independence Party) | |
| ✔ |  | Michael Copland (Independence Party) |
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Labor Party convention
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Gary Votour (Labor Party)
Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Governor of South Carolina
Morgan Bruce Reeves advanced from the Libertarian convention for Governor of South Carolina on June 18, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Morgan Bruce Reeves (L) |
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Carlton Boyd did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
Boyd's campaign website stated the following:
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Improving Healthcare Carlton believes Healthcare is a right that ALL should have, and that healthcare should include but not limited to: ⁃ Access with a patient centered approach - Natural and Holistic Care Options ⁃ Prevention, Monitoring and Follow-up (reasonably cost-effective routine testing and primary care) ⁃ Research & Development (more collaboratives to include women and diverse ethnic communities) - Expanded options for natural births and last but not least; the expansion of Medicaid.
Carlton believes in improving relationships with residents of South Carolina and Law Enforcement in order to strengthen communities. Boyd also believes in engagement with street level organizations to improve public safety for all living in and visiting the state of South Carolina. Boyd subscribes to a philosophical idea that is embedded in the belief that funding the arts enhances the lives of everyone. This endeavor will promote and allow opportunities for residents of South Carolina to build creative outlets for curators to display, distribute, sell, and enlighten others with such a creative outlet.
Carlton has envisioned strengthening South Carolina’s competitiveness for several years. Securing the gubernatorial win will allow Carlton Boyd to bring this prophecy into a reality for South Carolinians. Improving trade schools and enhancing two-year technical colleges with tools needed to prepare graduates for the workforce will assist in lowering poverty rates in many counties.
Boyd’s vision is to expand student loan forgiveness for first responders, teachers, graduates of South Carolina based technical colleges, 4-year institutions, and HBCUs that will remain gainfully employed. The graduates of this program will allow South Carolina talent to contribute to South Carolina’s workforce while remaining enrolled in South Carolina based institutions of higher education with a part-time or full-time status as they pursue post graduate degrees. The student loan forgiveness would aid first responders in filling accumulated vacancies that have been detrimental to South Carolina’s cities and counties while creating jobs and expanding South Carolina’s workforce.
For too long, many have accepted the minimally adequate education narrative for K-12 public school systems. Carlton Boyd believes a minimally adequate education is ground zero for success. It has a hazardous underpinning that is overdue for repairs and in need of a thorough inspection before public schools are deemed as being out of order as a result of neglect and abandonment from responsible parties. Carlton favors changes in standardized testing that is fair for administrators. K-12 educators have learned to manage average classroom self-contained ratios of 20+ students. Boyd proposes partnerships with colleges and local school districts that will allow undergrad students to earn wages while earning classroom hours under the guidance of certified teachers.
Create a program that aids South Carolinians with disabilities and pre-existing conditions that require access to service animals, by minimizing their monthly out-of-pocket expenses; this would improve individuals’ quality of life. Such pre-existing conditions are not limited to South Carolinians that have been clinically diagnosed as living with diabetes or epilepsy. Retired service members would be eligible for similar benefits. This assistance for service animals would include discounts or reduced costs for such things as food and/or grooming.
Welcoming the motion picture industry into South Carolina creates opportunities for local talent to gain experience while building a stronger media presence for us. Motion pictures and television series that are filmed in South Carolina expand opportunities for local companies to join in the experience of making the magic happen on the silver screen. A few of the opportunities offered to local businesses include security, catering, opportunities, food truck vending, location rentals, make up artist services and a hodgepodge of local talent that make the production come to life.[2] |
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| —Carlton Boyd's campaign website (2022)[3] | ||
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Carlton Boyd for Governor, "Meet Carlton," accessed June 21, 2022
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Carlton Boyd for Governor, “Concerns,” accessed June 16, 2022
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