Fort Mill Schools elections (2014)

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2014 Fort Mill Schools 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 Fort Mill Schools York County, South Carolina ballot measures Local ballot measures, South Carolina

Four seats on the Fort Mill Board of Trustees were up for general election on November 4, 2014. The seats up for re-election were all at-large positions.

Incumbents Wayne Bouldin, Diane Dasher and Patrick White faced challengers Terrin Boddie, Brian Boyd, Michele Branning and John Petzel for the four available seats. Incumbent Wyndie Havnaer did not file for re-election.

All three incumbents were returned to their seats, while Michele Branning won her first term in office.

About the district

See also: Fort Mill Schools, South Carolina

Fort Mill Schools is located in York County, South Carolina

Fort Mill Schools is located in York County, South Carolina. The county seat of York County is York. York County was home to 226,073 residents in 2014, according to the United States Census Bureau. In the 2011-2012 school year, Fort Mill Schools was the 18th-largest school district in South Carolina and served 10,742 students.

Demographics

York County overperformed in comparison to the rest of South Carolina in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 27.8 percent of York 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 York County was $52,571 compared to $44,623 for the state of South Carolina. The poverty rate in York County was 13.2 percent compared to 17.6 percent for the entire state.

Racial Demographics, 2013
Race	York County (%)	South Carolina (%)
White	76.1	68.3
Black or African American	19.4	27.9
American Indian and Alaska Native	0.9	0.5
Asian	1.7	1.5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0.1	0.1
Two or More Races	1.8	1.7
Hispanic or Latino	4.9	5.3

Presidential Voting Pattern, York County
Year	Democratic Vote	Republican Vote
2012	39,131	59,546
2008	37,918	54,500
2004	24,226	45,234
2000	19,251	33,776

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 Fort Mill Board of Trustees consists of seven members elected to four-year terms that serve at large. 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.

Elections

2014

Candidates

• Terrin Boddie
• Wayne Bouldin
  • Incumbent
• Brian Boyd
• Michele Branning
• Diane Dasher
  • Incumbent
• John Petzel
• Patrick White
  • Incumbent

Election results

Fort Mill Schools, At-large General Election, 4-year term, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Diane Dasher Incumbent	19.2%	7,683
	Nonpartisan	Patrick White Incumbent	18.8%	7,516
	Nonpartisan	Michele Branning	18.2%	7,273
	Nonpartisan	Wayne Bouldin Incumbent	15.8%	6,302
	Nonpartisan	Brian Boyd	10.6%	4,232
	Nonpartisan	John Petzel	9.6%	3,853
	Nonpartisan	Terrin Boddie	7.4%	2,970
	Nonpartisan	Write-in	0.3%	117
Total Votes				39,946
Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "2014 York 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 may 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 Fort Mill Schools, At-large General Election, 4-year term, 2012 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Scott Patterson 20% 9,276      Nonpartisan Pam Martin 16.2% 7,487      Nonpartisan Tom Audette 15.4% 7,110      Nonpartisan Michele Branning 14.6% 6,747      Nonpartisan Jennifer Greene 11.9% 5,491      Nonpartisan Chantay Bouler 11.7% 5,416      Nonpartisan Brian Boyd 10.1% 4,672      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.2% 102 Total Votes 46,301 Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "Presidential General Election - November 6, 2012," accessed August 15, 2014 2010 Fort Mill Schools, At-large General Election, 4-year term, 2010 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Patrick White 28.8% 8,993      Nonpartisan Diane Dasher 28.6% 8,901      Nonpartisan Wyndie Havnaer 23.4% 7,282      Nonpartisan Bryan Smith 18.7% 5,840      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.5% 157 Total Votes 31,173 Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "2010 General Election," accessed October 27, 2014

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for the Fort Mill Schools 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
• Fort Mill Schools, South Carolina
• South Carolina school board elections, 2014
• List of school board elections in 2014
• School board elections, 2014
• York County, South Carolina ballot measures
• Local ballot measures, South Carolina

External links

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• Fort Mill Schools
• York County, South Carolina
• South Carolina State Election Commission
• South Carolina State Ethics Commission