Horry County Schools, South Carolina, elections (2024)
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Five seats on the Horry County Schools school board in South Carolina were up for general election on November 5, 2024. A primary was scheduled for June 11, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was April 1, 2024.
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Candidates and results
District 4
General election
General election for Horry County Schools school board, District 4
Incumbent Wendy Hodges won election in the general election for Horry County Schools school board, District 4 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Wendy Hodges (R) | 99.1 | 13,787 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 119 | ||
| Total votes: 13,906 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Wendy Hodges advanced from the Republican primary for Horry County Schools school board, District 4.
District 5
General election
General election for Horry County Schools school board, District 5
Incumbent Howard Barnard won election in the general election for Horry County Schools school board, District 5 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Howard Barnard (R) | 99.4 | 16,730 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 104 | ||
| Total votes: 16,834 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Howard Barnard advanced from the Republican primary for Horry County Schools school board, District 5.
District 8
General election
General election for Horry County Schools school board, District 8
Incumbent Melanie Wellons won election in the general election for Horry County Schools school board, District 8 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Melanie Wellons (R) | 99.2 | 12,987 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 105 | ||
| Total votes: 13,092 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Melanie Wellons advanced from the Republican primary for Horry County Schools school board, District 8.
District 9
General election
General election for Horry County Schools school board, District 9
Incumbent James Edwards defeated Michelle Green in the general election for Horry County Schools school board, District 9 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | James Edwards (R) | 64.5 | 13,849 | |
| Michelle Green (D) | 35.4 | 7,603 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 7 | ||
| Total votes: 21,459 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Michelle Green advanced from the Democratic primary for Horry County Schools school board, District 9.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent James Edwards advanced from the Republican primary for Horry County Schools school board, District 9.
District 11
General election
General election for Horry County Schools school board, District 11
Darrell Ricketts won election in the general election for Horry County Schools school board, District 11 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Darrell Ricketts (R) | 99.5 | 13,853 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 74 | ||
| Total votes: 13,927 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Horry County Schools school board, District 11
Darrell Ricketts defeated incumbent Shanda Allen and Jennifer Gaskins in the Republican primary for Horry County Schools school board, District 11 on June 11, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Darrell Ricketts | 62.9 | 1,691 | |
| Shanda Allen | 28.7 | 772 | ||
| Jennifer Gaskins | 8.3 | 224 | ||
| Total votes: 2,687 | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: South Carolina elections, 2024
June 11, 2024
- South Carolina's 7th Congressional District election, 2024
- South Carolina State Senate elections, 2024
- South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2024
November 5, 2024
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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 47,357 students during the 2022-2023 school year.[1]
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