Eric Thome
Eric Thome ran for election to the Charleston County School District school board to represent District 6 in South Carolina. Thome lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Thome completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2022
See also: Charleston County School District, South Carolina, elections (2022)
General election
General election for Charleston County School District school board, District 6
Incumbent Erica Cokley (Unofficially withdrew) defeated Lee Runyon, Eric Thome, and Samuel Whatley II in the general election for Charleston County School District school board, District 6 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Erica Cokley (Nonpartisan) (Unofficially withdrew) | 34.4 | 3,453 |
| Lee Runyon (Nonpartisan) | 30.9 | 3,098 | ||
 | Eric Thome (Nonpartisan)  | 27.5 | 2,757 | |
| Samuel Whatley II (Nonpartisan) | 6.5 | 650 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 68 | ||
| Total votes: 10,026 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Eric Thome completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Thome's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Eric believes the future of the lowcountry is dependent on a quality, equitable education for all children and understands the pressures on local companies to hire and attract the best employees. Knowing the disparities in the current school system and hungry for change, he feels the highest impact for him at this moment is to serve on the school board.
With the selection of the next superintendent, this school board has the opportunity to set a new course with a visionary leader that has the energy to help transform the school system.
- Eric Thome is running to select a visionary Superintendent to lead positive changes within the school district.
- Eric wants to develop a collaborative school board to set a vision for the District, then empower administrators and hold them accountable for results.
- Eric believes the school board's focus should be on the primary mission to improve educational outcomes for all children and to engage community stakeholders in that mission.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The South Carolina Election Commission certified Erica Cokley as the winner of this election. However, since Cokley decided not to accept the position, a new special election was held on February 7, 2023. Daron Lee Calhoun II won the special election.
