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David Barrow
David Barrow was an at-large member of the Berkeley County School District school board in South Carolina. He assumed office on November 15, 2022. He left office on November 14, 2024.
Barrow ran for re-election for an at-large seat of the Berkeley County School District school board in South Carolina. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Barrow transitioned from District 5 representative to at-large member of the board in November 2022. A change in state law allowed Barrow as school board chairperson to serve as the at-large member of the Berkeley County School District school board from the 2022 election until the 2024 election, when the seat was scheduled to be up for election.[1][2][3]
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 Barrow in this election.
2020
See also: Berkeley County School District, South Carolina, elections (2020)
General election
General election for Berkeley County School District school board, District 5
Incumbent David Barrow defeated Gerald Stinson and Joshua Hollington in the general election for Berkeley County School District school board, District 5 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Barrow (Nonpartisan) | 57.0 | 4,449 |
| Gerald Stinson (Nonpartisan) | 27.7 | 2,164 | ||
| Joshua Hollington (Nonpartisan) | 14.3 | 1,118 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 70 | ||
| Total votes: 7,801 | |||
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2016
Five of the nine seats on the Berkeley County School District school board were up for by-district general election on November 8, 2016. Newcomer Michael Ramsey ran unopposed for the open District 1 seat and won the spot on the board. In District 3, newcomers Tim Davis and Laura Kelly competed for the open seat. Kelly won election to the board. District 5 saw two more newcomers filed for the open seat: Brian Adams and David Barrow, with Adams winning the seat. District 7 incumbent Julius Barnes filed for re-election and challenger Kelly Spann Jr. successfully ousted the incumbent. Finally, in District 9, incumbent Jim Hayes filed for an additional term but lost his seat to newcomer Ann Conder.[4][5]
Results
| Berkeley County School District, District 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Brian Adams |
58.64% | 3,630 |
| David Barrow | 40.71% | 2,520 |
| Write-in votes | 0.65% | 40 |
| Total Votes (100) | 6,190 | |
| Source: South Carolina Election Commission, "Official Results," accessed November 30, 2016 | ||
Funding
Barrow reported $1,667.00 in contributions and $370.00 in expenditures to the South Carolina State Ethics Commission, leaving his campaign with $1,297.00 cash on hand as of October 27, 2016.[6]
The following are the guidelines provided by the South Carolina State Ethics Commission for campaign finance reporting:[7]
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
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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David Barrow did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
David Barrow did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Berkeley County School District school board, At-large |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Count on News 2, "Berkeley County elections: Who is on the ballot," October 7, 2022
- ↑ Live 5 WCSC, "Minority leader positions at risk on the Berkeley Co. School Board," July 9, 2022
- ↑ South Carolina General Assembly - 124th Session, 2021-2022, "A251, R177, S910 - Act No. 251," effective date May 18, 2022
- ↑ South Carolina Election Commission, "Candidate Listing for the 11/8/2016 Statewide General Election," accessed August 17, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina Election Commission, "Unofficial Results," accessed November 9, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina State Ethics Commission, "Individual Reports," accessed October 27, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina State Ethics Commission, "Campaign Practices," accessed October 6, 2016
| 2016 Berkeley County School District Elections | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | District 1: Michael Ramsey District 3: Tim Davis • Laura Kelly |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
