Chris Collins (South Carolina)
Chris Collins was a member of the Charleston County School District school board in South Carolina, representing North Area District. Collins assumed office in 2008. Collins left office on November 16, 2020.
Collins ran for election to the Charleston County School District school board to represent District 3 in South Carolina. Collins lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Collins was a 2017 Democratic special election candidate for District 113 of the South Carolina House of Representatives.
Elections
2022
See also: Charleston County School District, South Carolina, elections (2022)
General election
General election for Charleston County School District school board, District 3
Pam McKinney defeated Ashley Peele, Chris Collins, and Thomas Ravenell in the general election for Charleston County School District school board, District 3 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Pam McKinney (Nonpartisan) | 42.9 | 4,523 | |
 | Ashley Peele (Nonpartisan) | 31.2 | 3,289 | |
 | Chris Collins (Nonpartisan) | 17.3 | 1,824 | |
| Thomas Ravenell (Nonpartisan) | 8.2 | 865 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 34 | ||
| Total votes: 10,535 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kristen French (Nonpartisan)
2020
See also: Charleston County School District, South Carolina, elections (2020)
General election
General election for Charleston County School District North Area (Historical) (2 seats)
Courtney Waters and Kristen French defeated incumbent Chris Collins, Charles Monteith, and incumbent Kevin Hollinshead in the general election for Charleston County School District North Area (Historical) on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Courtney Waters (Nonpartisan) | 27.6 | 63,872 |
| ✔ |  | Kristen French (Nonpartisan) | 24.0 | 55,666 |
| Chris Collins (Nonpartisan) | 19.2 | 44,401 | |
| Charles Monteith (Nonpartisan) | 15.9 | 36,869 | ||
 | Kevin Hollinshead (Nonpartisan) | 12.8 | 29,705 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 1,322 | ||
| Total votes: 231,835 | |||
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2017
A special election for the position of South Carolina House of Representatives District 113 was held on November 7, 2017. The primary election took place on September 5, 2017. The filing deadline for political parties to nominate their candidates to run in this election was July 15, 2017.[1]
The seat was vacant after Jackson Whipper (D) resigned to become a magistrate judge in Charleston County.[2]
Marvin Pendarvis (D) defeated Theron Sandy II (R) in the November 7 special election.[3]
Pendarvis defeated Chris Collins and Angela Hanyak in the Democratic primary.[4] Sandy defeated Rouzy Vafaie in the Republican primary.[5]
| South Carolina House of Representatives, District 113, Special Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Marvin Pendarvis |
80.9% | 1,463 | |
| Republican | Theron Sandy II | 19% | 343 | |
| Other | Write-ins | 0.1% | 2 | |
| Total Votes | 1,808 | |||
| Source: South Carolina Election Commission | ||||
| South Carolina House of Representatives, District 113 Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|
Marvin Pendarvis |
79.9% | 804 | ||
| Angela Hanyak | 11.9% | 120 | ||
| Chris Collins | 8.2% | 82 | ||
| Total Votes | 1,006 | |||
| Source: South Carolina Election Commission |
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| South Carolina House of Representatives, District 113 Republican Primary, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|
Theron Sandy II |
72.7% | 178 | ||
| Rouzy Vafaie | 27.3% | 67 | ||
| Total Votes | 245 | |||
| Source: South Carolina Election Commission |
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2016
Five of the nine seats on the Charleston County School District school board were up for at-large general election on November 8, 2016. Two seats representing West Ashley, two seats representing North Area, and one seat representing Peninsula (Downtown Charleston) were up for election. West Ashley incumbent Michael Miller filed for re-election and faced challengers Priscilla Jeffery and Gary Leonard. The incumbent was successful in his bid for another term and was joined in his victory by Jeffery. Incumbent Chris Collins filed for re-election to one of the two North Area seats. He was joined on the ballot by Kevin Hollinshead, Russ Patterson, and Louis Smith. Collins and Hollinshead secured the seats. The Peninsula seat saw incumbent Todd Garrett file for an additional term on the board, defeating challenger Tony Lewis. There was no primary.[6][7]
Results
| Charleston County School District, North Area General Election, 4-year terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Chris Collins Incumbent |
36.90% | 51,026 |
| Kevin Hollinshead Incumbent |
24.15% | 33,390 |
| Russ Patterson | 22.60% | 31,256 |
| Louis Smith | 15.90% | 21,994 |
| Write-in votes | 0.45% | 618 |
| Total Votes (100) | 138,284 | |
| Source: South Carolina Election Commission, "Official Election Results," accessed November 30, 2016 | ||
Funding
Collins reported $1,405.00 in contributions and $410.00 in expenditures to the South Carolina State Ethics Commission, leaving his campaign with $995.00 cash on hand as of October 27, 2016.[8]
The following are the guidelines provided by the South Carolina State Ethics Commission for campaign finance reporting:[9]
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.
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Chris Collins did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Chris Collins did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ South Carolina Election Commission, "House of Representatives District 113 Special Election," accessed August 25, 2017
- ↑ The Post and Courier, "North Charleston state Rep. Seth Whipper retiring from House to serve as magistrate judge," June 6, 2017
- ↑ South Carolina Election Commission, "State House of Representatives District 113 Special Election," accessed November 7, 2017
- ↑ South Carolina Election Commission, "State House of Representatives District 113 Democratic Primary," accessed September 6, 2017
- ↑ South Carolina Election Commission, "State House of Representatives District 113 Republican Primary," accessed September 6, 2017
- ↑ South Carolina Election Commission, "Candidate Listing for the 11/8/2016 Statewide General Election," accessed August 17, 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 Charleston County School District Elections | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | West Ashley: Incumbent, Michael Miller • Priscilla Jeffery • Gary Leonard North Area: Incumbent, Chris Collins • Kevin Hollinshead • Russ Patterson • Louis Smith |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
