Horry County Schools, South Carolina, elections (2022)

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Horry County Schools elections
Primary date
June 14, 2022
Primary runoff date
June 28, 2022
General election date
November 8, 2022
Special election date
November 8, 2022
Enrollment ('21-'22)
46,551 students

Eight seats on the Horry County Schools school board in South Carolina were up for general election on November 8, 2022, including the District 3 and District 8 seats, which were up in a special election. The primary election was held on June 14, 2022, and a primary runoff on June 28, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was March 30, 2022.

Elections

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Candidates and results

Chair

General election

General election for Horry County Schools school board chair

Incumbent David Cox won election in the general election for Horry County Schools school board chair on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Cox (R)	99.0	105,137
		Other/Write-in votes	1.0	1,011

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 106,148
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for Horry County Schools school board chair

Incumbent David Cox defeated incumbent Helen Mason Smith in the Republican primary runoff for Horry County Schools school board chair on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Cox	56.8	12,072
	Submit photo	Helen Mason Smith	43.2	9,167

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 21,239
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Horry County Schools school board chair

Incumbent David Cox and incumbent Helen Mason Smith advanced to a runoff. They defeated Darrell Ricketts in the Republican primary for Horry County Schools school board chair on June 14, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Cox	41.6	18,057
✔	Submit photo	Helen Mason Smith	34.4	14,927
	Submit photo	Darrell Ricketts	24.0	10,439

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 43,423
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District 1

General election

General election for Horry County Schools school board, District 1

David Koch won election in the general election for Horry County Schools school board, District 1 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Koch (R)	99.5	13,400
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	71

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 13,471
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. David Koch advanced from the Republican primary for Horry County Schools school board, District 1.

District 2

General election

General election for Horry County Schools school board, District 2

Debbie Edmonds won election in the general election for Horry County Schools school board, District 2 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Debbie Edmonds (R)	98.6	8,754
		Other/Write-in votes	1.4	125

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,879
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Horry County Schools school board, District 2

Debbie Edmonds defeated incumbent Sherrie Todd in the Republican primary for Horry County Schools school board, District 2 on June 14, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Debbie Edmonds	52.9	2,204
		Sherrie Todd	47.1	1,960

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,164
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District 3 (unexpired term)

General election

Special general election for Horry County Schools school board, District 3

Incumbent Tracy Winters won election in the special general election for Horry County Schools school board, District 3 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tracy Winters (R)	99.1	9,029
		Other/Write-in votes	0.9	86

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,115
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Republican primary election

Special Republican primary for Horry County Schools school board, District 3

Incumbent Tracy Winters defeated Lorraine Mallon in the special Republican primary for Horry County Schools school board, District 3 on June 14, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tracy Winters	53.5	1,643
	Submit photo	Lorraine Mallon	46.5	1,428

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,071
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District 6

General election

General election for Horry County Schools school board, District 6

Pam Dawson defeated Steve Witt in the general election for Horry County Schools school board, District 6 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Pam Dawson (R)	85.2	8,395
	Submit photo	Steve Witt (L)	14.5	1,432
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	26

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,853
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Horry County Schools school board, District 6

Pam Dawson defeated Lyn Bondi in the Republican primary for Horry County Schools school board, District 6 on June 14, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Pam Dawson	70.9	2,358
	Submit photo	Lyn Bondi	29.1	966

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,324
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District 7

General election

General election for Horry County Schools school board, District 7

Incumbent Janet P. Graham won election in the general election for Horry County Schools school board, District 7 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Janet P. Graham (D)	96.0	4,395
		Other/Write-in votes	4.0	183

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,578
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Janet P. Graham advanced from the Democratic primary for Horry County Schools school board, District 7.

District 8 (unexpired term)

General election

Special general election for Horry County Schools school board, District 8

Incumbent Melanie Wellons won election in the special general election for Horry County Schools school board, District 8 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Melanie Wellons (R)	98.8	8,738
		Other/Write-in votes	1.2	104

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,842
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Republican primary election

Special Republican primary for Horry County Schools school board, District 8

Incumbent Melanie Wellons defeated James Berry in the special Republican primary for Horry County Schools school board, District 8 on June 14, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Melanie Wellons	63.0	2,403
	Submit photo	James Berry	37.0	1,412

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,815
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District 10

General election

General election for Horry County Schools school board, District 10

Incumbent Neil James won election in the general election for Horry County Schools school board, District 10 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Neil James (R)	99.2	9,197
		Other/Write-in votes	0.8	70

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,267
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Horry County Schools school board, District 10

Incumbent Neil James defeated David Warner in the Republican primary for Horry County Schools school board, District 10 on June 14, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Neil James	57.2	2,143
	Submit photo	David Warner	42.8	1,606

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,749
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Additional elections on the ballot

See also: South Carolina elections, 2022

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June 14, 2022

• United States Senate election in South Carolina, 2022
• South Carolina's 7th Congressional District election, 2022
• South Carolina Agriculture Commissioner election, 2022
• South Carolina Attorney General election, 2022
• South Carolina Comptroller election, 2022
• South Carolina gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
• South Carolina Secretary of State election, 2022
• South Carolina Superintendent of Education election, 2022
• South Carolina Treasurer election, 2022
• South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2022

June 28, 2022

• United States Senate election in South Carolina, 2022
• South Carolina Superintendent of Education election, 2022
• South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2022

November 8, 2022

• United States Senate election in South Carolina, 2022
• South Carolina's 7th Congressional District election, 2022
• South Carolina Agriculture Commissioner election, 2022
• South Carolina Attorney General election, 2022
• South Carolina Comptroller election, 2022
• South Carolina gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
• South Carolina Secretary of State election, 2022
• South Carolina Superintendent of Education election, 2022
• South Carolina Treasurer election, 2022
• South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2022
• South Carolina Amendment 1, General Reserve Fund Increase Measure (2022)
• South Carolina Amendment 2, Capital Reserve Fund Increase Measure (2022)

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About the district

See also: Horry County Schools, South Carolina

Horry County Schools is located in Horry County, South Carolina. The district served 46,551 students during the 2021-2022 school year.

See also

Horry County Schools	South Carolina	School Boards
Horry County Schools, South Carolina, elections (2020) List of school districts in South Carolina	South Carolina school board elections, 2022 Public education in South Carolina Local ballot measures, South Carolina	School board elections, 2022 School board elections, 2021 School board election data analysis, 2022 School board election data analysis, 2021

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