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Connie Banks
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Connie Banks is an at-large representative on the Spartanburg School District 2 school board in South Carolina. Banks won a first term in the at-large general election on November 7, 2017.
Banks made an unsuccessful bid for a seat on the board in the general election on November 3, 2015.
Elections
2017
Five of the ten seats on the Spartanburg School District 2 school board in South Carolina were up for general election on November 7, 2017. Board incumbents Jack Mabry, Craig Sims, and Connie Smith and challengers Jason Seay and Connie Banks won election. They defeated newcomer Mike Morin in the general election.[1][2]
Results
| Spartanburg School District 2, At-Large General Election, 4-year terms, 2017 |
||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Jason Seay |
19.36% | 3,093 |
| Jack Mabry Incumbent |
19.03% | 3,040 |
| Connie Banks |
16.83% | 2,689 |
| Craig Sims Incumbent |
16.66% | 2,661 |
| Connie Smith Incumbent |
15.35% | 2,452 |
| Mike Morin | 12.77% | 2,040 |
| Total Votes | 15,975 | |
| Source: Fox Carolina, "Local Election Results," accessed November 7, 2017 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available. | ||
2015
Five of the ten seats on the Spartanburg School District 2 Board of Trustees were up for election on November 3, 2015.
Incumbents Angie Horton, Sarah Simmons, and David Sereque won re-election to their seats. Rachel Yelton won the seat previously held by Gordan Ray. David Garner won a seat representing Cherokee County residents left empty by Rusty Tucker. Along with Ray, candidates Brian Walker and Connie Banks were defeated in the election.[3][4][5]
Four of the seats were at-large seats. One seat was voted on by the residents in Cherokee County that reside within the boundaries of Spartanburg School District 2. The Cherokee County voters voted on the entire slate of candidates. All other voters in the district voted for four seats.
Results
| Spartanburg School District 2, At-Large, General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Angie Horton Incumbent |
17.7% | 1,191 |
| Rachel Yelton |
17.3% | 1,165 |
| Sarah Simmons Incumbent |
15.0% | 1,007 |
| David Sereque Incumbent |
14.9% | 1,005 |
| Connie Banks | 14.0% | 940 |
| Brian Walker | 12.7% | 858 |
| Gordon Ray Incumbent | 7.9% | 534 |
| Write-in votes | 0.45% | 30 |
| Total Votes | 6,730 | |
| Source: 'Tiffany Rouse, "Email correspondence with Spartanburg County's Office of Registration and Elections Karmilla Brannon Williams," January 11, 2016 | ||
Funding
Banks reported no contributions or expenditures to the South Carolina State Ethics Commission as of October 29, 2015.[6]
Endorsements
Banks received no official endorsements in this election.
See also
- Spartanburg School District 2, South Carolina
- Spartanburg School District 2 elections (2017)
- Spartanburg School District 2 elections (2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Elisabeth Moore, "Email exchange with Henry Laye, Spartanburg County Director of Registration and Elections," July 24, 2017
- ↑ Fox Carolina, "Local Election Results," November 7, 2017
- ↑ Tiffany Rouse, "Email correspondence with Spartanburg County Office of Registration and Elections Henry Laye," August 28, 2015
- ↑ Spartanburg County School District 2, "Board of Trustees," accessed August 12, 2015
- ↑ FOX Carolina, "You Decide 2015," Novmeber 4, 2015
- ↑ South Carolina State Ethics Commission, "Public Disclosure and Accountability Reporting System," accessed October 29, 2015
| Spartanburg School District 2 elections in 2017 | |
| Spartanburg County, South Carolina | |
| Election date: | November 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-Large: Incumbent, Jack Mabry • Incumbent, Craig Sims • Incumbent, Connie Smith • Connie Banks • Mike Morin • Jason Seay |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
