Florence Public School District One elections (2014)

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2014 Florence Public School District One Elections
General Election date:
November 4, 2014
Table of Contents
About the district Method of election Elections Key deadlines Additional elections External links
See also
South Carolina Florence Public School District One Florence County, South Carolina ballot measures Local ballot measures, South Carolina

Four seats on the Florence County Board of Trustees were up for general election on November 4, 2014. Districts 3, 6, 8 and 9 were on the ballot.

District 3 incumbent E. J. McIver, District 6 incumbent Trisha C. Caulder and District 8 incumbent Terry B. Law Sr. each faced, and defeated, one challenger. Incumbent John W. McLeod won unopposed in District 9.

About the district

See also: Florence Public School District One, South Carolina

Florence Public School District One is located in Florence County, South Carolina

Florence Public School District One is located in Florence County, South Carolina. The county seat of Florence County is Florence. Florence County was home to 136,885 residents in 2014, according to the United States Census Bureau. In the 2011-2012 school year, Florence Public School District One was the 15th-largest school district in South Carolina and served 16,027 students.

Demographics

Florence County underperformed in comparison to the rest of South Carolina in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 21.0 percent of Florence County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 24.6 percent for South Carolina as a whole. The median household income in Florence County was $41,738 compared to $44,623 for the state of South Carolina. The poverty rate in Florence County was 19.9 percent compared to 17.6 percent for the entire state.

Racial Demographics, 2013
Race	Florence County (%)	South Carolina (%)
White	54.9	68.3
Black or African American	42.0	27.9
American Indian and Alaska Native	0.4	0.5
Asian	1.4	1.5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0.0	0.1
Two or More Races	1.2	1.7
Hispanic or Latino	2.4	5.3

Presidential Voting Pattern, Florence County
Year	Democratic Vote	Republican Vote
2012	28,614	28,961
2008	28,012	29,861
2004	21,442	27,689
2000	17,157	23,678

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Voter and candidate information

The Florence County Board of Trustees consists of nine members elected to four-year terms that serve by specific geographic district. There was no primary election, and the general election was held on November 4, 2014. Four seats were up for election in 2014.

Candidates began filing nominating petitions on March 16, 2014. The filing deadline for school board candidates to get on the ballot in the general election was August 15, 2014.

District 3

• E. J. McIver
  • Incumbent
• Thurmond L. Becote

District 6

• Trisha C. Caulder
  • Incumbent
• Charles L. Durant Sr.

District 8

• Bryan Chapman
• Terry B. Law Sr.
  • Incumbent

District 9

• John W. McLeod
  • Incumbent

Election results

Florence Public School District One, District 3 General Election, 4-year term, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	E. J. McIver Incumbent	51.5%	868
	Nonpartisan	Thurmond L. Becote	47.6%	802
	Nonpartisan	Write-In	0.8%	14
Total Votes				1,684
Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "2014 Florence County General Election Results," accessed December 20, 2014

Florence Public School District One, District 6 General Election, 4-year term, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Trisha C. Caulder Incumbent	81.5%	2,152
	Nonpartisan	Charles L. Durant Sr.	17.8%	471
	Nonpartisan	Write-In	0.6%	17
Total Votes				2,640
Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "2014 Florence County General Election Results," accessed December 20, 2014

Florence Public School District One, District 8 General Election, 4-year term, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Bryan Chapman	52.3%	971
	Nonpartisan	Terry B. Law Sr. Incumbent	47.4%	880
	Nonpartisan	Write-In	0.3%	6
Total Votes				1,857
Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "2014 Florence County General Election Results," accessed December 20, 2014

Florence Public School District One, District 9 General Election, 4-year term, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Will McLeod Incumbent	97.4%	1,129
	Nonpartisan	Write-In	2.6%	30
Total Votes				1,159
Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "2014 Florence County General Election Results," accessed December 20, 2014

Endorsements

No candidate publicly received an endorsement in this election.

Campaign finance

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 was due after the campaign has closed. Candidates for local school boards could not accept more than $1,000 from individuals and $5,000 from political parties.

Past elections

Information about earlier elections can be found by clicking [show] at the right.

2012 Florence Public School District One, District 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2012 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Barry Townsend 69.7% 1,999      Nonpartisan Raleigh Tramaine Rush 29.9% 856      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.4% 12 Total Votes 2,867 Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "Presidential General Election - November 6, 2012," accessed August 15, 2014 Florence Public School District One, District 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2012 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Pat Gibson-Hye Moore 56.5% 1,305      Nonpartisan Warren Fox 42.7% 987      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.8% 18 Total Votes 2,310 Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "Presidential General Election - November 6, 2012," accessed August 15, 2014 Florence Public School District One, District 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2012 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Alexis Demetrious Pipkins Sr. 99.3% 2,168      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.7% 15 Total Votes 2,183 Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "Presidential General Election - November 6, 2012," accessed August 15, 2014 Florence Public School District One, District 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2012 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Glenn Odom 99.4% 2,937      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.6% 19 Total Votes 2,956 Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "Presidential General Election - November 6, 2012," accessed August 15, 2014 Florence Public School District One, District 7 General Election, 4-year term, 2012 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Porter Stewart 99.6% 3,589      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.4% 13 Total Votes 3,602 Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "Presidential General Election - November 6, 2012," accessed August 15, 2014 Florence Public School District One, District 8 General Election, 2-year term, 2012 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Terry B. Law Sr. 52.5% 1,428      Nonpartisan Allicyn Fleck Steverson 26.5% 722      Nonpartisan Richard Sojourner 20.5% 558      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.5% 14 Total Votes 2,722 Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "Presidential General Election - November 6, 2012," accessed August 15, 2014 2010 Florence Public School District One, District 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2010 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan E. J. McIver 51.1% 830      Nonpartisan Thurmond L. Becote 48.5% 788      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.4% 7 Total Votes 1,625 Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "2010 General Election," accessed October 27, 2014 Florence Public School District One, District 6 General Election, 4-year term, 2010 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Willard Dorriety Jr. 99.1% 2,422      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.9% 21 Total Votes 2,443 Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "2010 General Election," accessed October 27, 2014 Florence Public School District One, District 8 General Election, 4-year term, 2010 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Jim Canup 60.5% 1,079      Nonpartisan Terry B. Law Sr. 39.2% 700      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.3% 5 Total Votes 1,784 Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "2010 General Election," accessed October 27, 2014 Florence Public School District One, District 9 General Election, 4-year term, 2010 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan John W. McLeod 53.1% 919      Nonpartisan Terry L. James 26.5% 459      Nonpartisan Maggie Smith 19.9% 345      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.5% 8 Total Votes 1,731 Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "2010 General Election," accessed October 27, 2014

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for the Florence Public School District One election in 2014:

Deadline	Event
March 16, 2014	Candidate filing for primary begins
March 30, 2014	Candidate filing for primary closes
June 10, 2014	Primary election day
June 24, 2014	Primary runoff (if required)
August 15, 2014	Last day for nonpartisan candidates to file for general election
October 4, 2014	Voter registration deadline
November 4, 2014	Election day

Additional elections on the ballot

See also: South Carolina elections, 2014

This election shared the ballot with general elections for U.S. House seats and South Carolina state executive offices. It also shared the ballot with other county and municipal elections.

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See also

• South Carolina
• Florence Public School District One, South Carolina
• South Carolina school board elections, 2014
• List of school board elections in 2014
• School board elections, 2014
• Florence County, South Carolina ballot measures
• Local ballot measures, South Carolina

External links

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• Florence Public School District One
• Florence County, South Carolina
• South Carolina State Election Commission
• South Carolina State Ethics Commission