Cindy Bohn Coats
2024 - Present
2028
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Cindy Bohn Coats is an at-large member of the Berkeley County School District school board in South Carolina. She assumed office on November 14, 2024. Her current term ends in 2028.
Coats ran for election for an at-large seat of the Berkeley County School District school board in South Carolina. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: Berkeley County School District, South Carolina, elections (2024)
General election
General election for Berkeley County School District school board, At-large
Cindy Bohn Coats defeated incumbent David Barrow in the general election for Berkeley County School District school board, At-large on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Cindy Bohn Coats (Nonpartisan) | 54.3 | 41,362 |
 | David Barrow (Nonpartisan) | 45.0 | 34,247 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 541 | ||
| Total votes: 76,150 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Coats in this election.
2022
See also: South Carolina Superintendent of Education election, 2022
General election
General election for South Carolina Superintendent of Education
Ellen Weaver defeated Lisa Ellis and Patricia Mickel in the general election for South Carolina Superintendent of Education on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ellen Weaver (R) | 55.5 | 937,493 |
 | Lisa Ellis (D / Alliance Party) | 42.8 | 722,013 | |
| Patricia Mickel (G) | 1.6 | 27,468 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 1,744 | ||
| Total votes: 1,688,718 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for South Carolina Superintendent of Education
Ellen Weaver defeated Kathy Maness in the Republican primary runoff for South Carolina Superintendent of Education on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ellen Weaver | 63.9 | 111,643 |
| Kathy Maness | 36.1 | 63,080 | ||
| Total votes: 174,723 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for South Carolina Superintendent of Education
Lisa Ellis defeated Gary Burgess and Jerry Govan Jr. in the Democratic primary for South Carolina Superintendent of Education on June 14, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lisa Ellis | 50.1 | 87,529 |
 | Gary Burgess | 31.2 | 54,464 | |
 | Jerry Govan Jr. | 18.7 | 32,665 | |
| Total votes: 174,658 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for South Carolina Superintendent of Education
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for South Carolina Superintendent of Education on June 14, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kathy Maness | 30.6 | 103,608 | |
| ✔ | | Ellen Weaver | 23.3 | 79,077 |
| Travis Bedson | 13.9 | 47,241 | ||
| Bryan Chapman | 12.5 | 42,498 | ||
 | Kizzi Gibson | 11.1 | 37,743 | |
 | Lynda Leventis-Wells | 8.5 | 28,755 | |
| Total votes: 338,922 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Cindy Bohn Coats (R)
- Sheri Few (R)
Alliance Party convention
Alliance Party convention for South Carolina Superintendent of Education
Lisa Ellis advanced from the Alliance Party convention for South Carolina Superintendent of Education on April 23, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Lisa Ellis (Alliance Party) |
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Green convention
Green convention for South Carolina Superintendent of Education
Patricia Mickel advanced from the Green convention for South Carolina Superintendent of Education on May 7, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Patricia Mickel (G) | |
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2018
General election
General election for Charleston County School District North Area (Historical)
Incumbent Cindy Bohn Coats defeated Vivian Sheppard Pettigrew and Linda Mosley Lucas in the general election for Charleston County School District North Area (Historical) on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cindy Bohn Coats (Nonpartisan) | 43.8 | 41,377 |
| Vivian Sheppard Pettigrew (Nonpartisan) | 29.0 | 27,407 | ||
| Linda Mosley Lucas (Nonpartisan) | 26.9 | 25,434 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 310 | ||
| Total votes: 94,528 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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2014
The November 4, 2014, general election in Charleston County School District featured five seats up for election. In the East Cooper election, three challengers — Kate Darby, Sarah Shad Johnson and Chris Staubes — faced off for the seats occupied by Craig Ascue and Chris Fraser since they did not file for re-election. Incumbent Cindy Bohn Coats faced two challengers, Kelvin Curtis and Shante Ellis, for the North Area seat. In the West Ashley race for a four-year term, challengers Edward Fennell and Eric Mack faced off for the seat held by Moffly since she did not file for re-election. The term for the West Ashley seat held by appointed member Tripp Wiles was for an unexpired term. He ran unopposed.
Kate Darby and Chris Staubes won in East Cooper, incumbent Cindy Bohn Coats was returned for another term in North Area, Eric Mack won the regular seat in West Ashley and Tripp Wiles took the unexpired term in West Ashley.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Cindy Bohn Coats Incumbent |
49.8% | 28,728 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kelvin Curtis | 26.9% | 15,542 | |
| Nonpartisan | Shante Ellis | 22.9% | 13,203 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-In | 0.3% | 199 | |
| Total Votes | 57,672 | |||
| Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "2014 Charleston County General Election Results," accessed December 20, 2014 | ||||
Funding
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 prior to the election. A final report is due after the campaign has closed. Candidates for local school boards may not accept more than $1,000 from individuals and $5,000 from political parties.[1]
Endorsements
Coats did not receive any endorsements during the election.
2010
| Charleston County School District, North Area General Election, 4-year term, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Cindy Bohn Coats Incumbent |
99.1% | 43,555 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.9% | 402 | |
| Total Votes | 43,957 | |||
| Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "General Election 2010," accessed October 27, 2014 | ||||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Cindy Bohn Coats did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Cindy Bohn Coats did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
