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Gary Burgess
Gary Burgess (Democratic Party) ran for election for South Carolina Superintendent of Education. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 14, 2022.
Burgess completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Gary Burgess was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina. He earned a bachelor's degree from Wofford College in 1979. He earned a graduate degree from Converse University in 1984. He earned a Ph.D. from the University of South Carolina, Columbia in 1999. Burgess' career experience includes working as an educator, college professor, and as a pastor.[1]
Burgess has served with the following organizations:[1]
- Invited Guest Lecturer, the University of Cincinnati, Ohio, 2019;
- Wofford College Black Alumni Association, board member, 2017-present
- Moving Forward Together: A National Summit of Schools, Communities and Law Enforcement, Statewide Planning Team, 2016, 2017
- The South Carolina Caucus of Black School Board Members, 2014-present
- Anderson County Board of Education, Secretary, 2010-present
- Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence, Inc, Board of Directors, 2005-present
- Education Issues, Editorial Review Board, 2005-2007
- National Dropout Center, Program Assessment and Review Team, 2002
- National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), 2002
- The Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Research, Controversy, and Practices, Consulting Editor, 1999-2008
Elections
2022
See also: South Carolina Superintendent of Education election, 2022
General election
General election for South Carolina Superintendent of Education
Ellen Weaver defeated Lisa Ellis and Patricia Mickel in the general election for South Carolina Superintendent of Education on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ellen Weaver (R)  | 55.5 | 937,493 |
 | Lisa Ellis (D / Alliance Party) | 42.8 | 722,013 | |
| Patricia Mickel (G) | 1.6 | 27,468 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 1,744 | ||
| Total votes: 1,688,718 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for South Carolina Superintendent of Education
Ellen Weaver defeated Kathy Maness in the Republican primary runoff for South Carolina Superintendent of Education on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ellen Weaver | 63.9 | 111,643 |
| Kathy Maness | 36.1 | 63,080 | ||
| Total votes: 174,723 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for South Carolina Superintendent of Education
Lisa Ellis defeated Gary Burgess and Jerry Govan Jr. in the Democratic primary for South Carolina Superintendent of Education on June 14, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lisa Ellis | 50.1 | 87,529 |
 | Gary Burgess | 31.2 | 54,464 | |
 | Jerry Govan Jr. | 18.7 | 32,665 | |
| Total votes: 174,658 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for South Carolina Superintendent of Education
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for South Carolina Superintendent of Education on June 14, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kathy Maness | 30.6 | 103,608 | |
| ✔ | | Ellen Weaver | 23.3 | 79,077 |
| Travis Bedson | 13.9 | 47,241 | ||
| Bryan Chapman | 12.5 | 42,498 | ||
 | Kizzi Gibson | 11.1 | 37,743 | |
 | Lynda Leventis-Wells | 8.5 | 28,755 | |
| Total votes: 338,922 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Cindy Bohn Coats (R)
- Sheri Few (R)
Alliance Party convention
Alliance Party convention for South Carolina Superintendent of Education
Lisa Ellis advanced from the Alliance Party convention for South Carolina Superintendent of Education on April 23, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Lisa Ellis (Alliance Party) |
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Green convention
Green convention for South Carolina Superintendent of Education
Patricia Mickel advanced from the Green convention for South Carolina Superintendent of Education on May 7, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Patricia Mickel (G) | |
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2014
Burgess ran for election to the office of South Carolina Superintendent of Education. Burgess failed to win the Republican nomination in the primary on June 10.
Primary results
| South Carolina Superintendent, Republican Primary, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
 Molly Mitchell Spearman |
22.4% | 64,992 | ||
| Sally Atwater |
22% | 63,584 | ||
| Sheri Few | 19.4% | 56,044 | ||
| Gary Burgess | 10.7% | 31,091 | ||
| Amy Cofield | 7.2% | 20,720 | ||
| Charmeka Childs | 6.7% | 19,436 | ||
| Elizabeth Moffly | 6% | 17,421 | ||
| Don Jordan | 5.6% | 16,246 | ||
| Total Votes | 289,534 | |||
| Election results via South Carolina State Elections Commission. | ||||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Gary Burgess completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Burgess' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I am running as a father, as a person whose faith and life experiences has uniquely qualified him to be the next South Carolina Superintendent of Education. I am not running as a Black candidate, I am not running as male candidate, I am not running as a candidate from the upstate, I am running as a South Carolinian.
My experience as a product of South Carolina’s public education system- a classroom teacher, assistant principal, principal, assistant superintendent, superintendent of schools and as an elected board member has uniquely qualified me to be the next superintendent of education for the state of South Carolina.
- All children are our children
- The A.C.E. Platform- Academic Excellence, Community/Local Control of Schools, Educator/Teacher Pride
- American Democracy is on the ballot
• Pay teachers as the guardians of civilization and society
• Retain teachers in the profession by creating professional teaching environments
• Innovation must be expected of teachers, and environments created for teachers to be innovative
• Developing, advancing teachers in the profession
2. Ensuring that all children get a world-class education
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2022 Elections
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