Six seats on the Horry County Board of Education were up for general election on November 4, 2014. Districts 1, 2, 3, 6, 7 and 10 were up for re-election. There was a primary election on June 10, 2014 to decide candidates for Districts 1, 2 and 3.

In Districts 1 and 2, both challengers defeated the incumbent. Holly Heniford (R) defeated Harvey Eisner (R) in District 1, and Sherrie Todd (R) defeated Karen McIlrath (R). They both ran unopposed in the general election. In the District 3 primary, Ray H. Winters (R) defeated fellow challenger Keith VanWinkle (R). Winters defeated incumbent Jimmy Washington (D) in the general election.

About the district

See also: Horry County Schools, South Carolina

Horry County Schools is located in Horry County, South Carolina

Horry County Schools is located in Horry County, South Carolina. The county seat of Horry County is Horry. Horry County was home to 269,291 residents in 2014, according to the United States Census Bureau.^[1] In the 2011-2012 school year, Horry County Schools was the third-largest school district in South Carolina and served 38,957 students.^[2]

Demographics

Horry 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 22.2 percent of Horry 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 Horry County was $42,183 compared to $44,623 for the state of South Carolina. The poverty rate in Horry County was 20.8 percent compared to 18.0 percent for the entire state.^[1]

Racial Demographics, 2013^[1]
Race	Horry County (%)	South Carolina (%)
White	82.5	68.3
Black or African American	13.7	27.9
American Indian and Alaska Native	0.6	0.5
Asian	1.2	1.5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0.2	0.1
Two or More Races	1.8	1.7
Hispanic or Latino	6.1	5.3

Presidential Voting Pattern, Horry County^[3]
Year	Democratic Vote	Republican Vote
2012	38,885	72,127
2008	38,879	64,609
2004	29,547	50,447
2000	29,113	40,300

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 Horry County Board of Education consists of 12 members elected to four-year terms. Eleven members are elected on a partisan ticket by geographic district, and the chairman is elected at large. There was a primary election on June 10, 2014, to decide candidates for three district seats, and the general election was held on November 4, 2014. Six seats were up for election in 2014.^[4]

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.^[5]

Elections

2014

Candidates

District 1

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	2014 Horry County Schools Elections
Primary Election date:
	June 10, 2014
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 ; Horry County Schools ; Horry County, South Carolina ballot measures ; Local ballot measures, South Carolina

Holly Heniford

Candidates defeated in the primary
Harvey Eisner

Incumbent

District 2

Sherrie Todd

Candidates defeated in the primary
Karen McIlrath

Incumbent

District 3

Jimmy Washington

Incumbent

Ray H. Winters

Candidates defeated in the primary
Keith VanWinkle

District 6

Pamela Clardy Timms

Incumbent

District 7

Janet P. Graham

Incumbent

District 10

Neil James

Incumbent

Election results

General election

**Horry County Schools, District 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2014**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Holly Heniford	99.5%	6,511
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.5%	35
Total Votes				6,546
Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "2014 General Election Official Results," accessed December 22, 2014

**Horry County Schools, District 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2014**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Sherrie Todd	99.2%	5,782
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.8%	46
Total Votes				5,828
Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "2014 General Election Official Results," accessed December 22, 2014

**Horry County Schools, District 3 General Election, 4-year term, 2014**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Ray H. Winters	57.6%	2,213
	Democratic	Jimmy Washington Incumbent	42.4%	1,629
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.1%	3
Total Votes				3,845
Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "2014 General Election Official Results," accessed December 22, 2014

**Horry County Schools, District 6 General Election, 4-year term, 2014**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Pamela Clardy Timms	99.3%	3,775
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.7%	27
Total Votes				3,802
Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "2014 General Election Official Results," accessed December 22, 2014

**Horry County Schools, District 7 General Election, 4-year term, 2014**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Janet P. Graham	97.9%	4,014
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	2.1%	87
Total Votes				4,101
Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "2014 General Election Official Results," accessed December 22, 2014

**Horry County Schools, District 10 General Election, 4-year term, 2014**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Neil James	99.1%	4,314
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.9%	38
Total Votes				4,352
Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "2014 General Election Official Results," accessed December 22, 2014

Primary election

**Horry County Schools, District 1 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2014**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Holly Heniford	54.2%	1,463
	Republican	Harvey Eisner Incumbent	45.8%	1,237
Total Votes				2,700
Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "Official Primary Election Results," accessed December 22, 2014

**Horry County Schools, District 2 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2014**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Sherrie Todd	52.1%	1,010
	Republican	Karen McIlrath Incumbent	47.9%	928
Total Votes				1,938
Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "Official Primary Election Results," accessed December 22, 2014

**Horry County Schools, District 2 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2014**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Ray H. Winters	51.3%	430
	Republican	Keith VanWinkle	48.7%	408
Total Votes				838
Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "Official Primary Election Results," accessed December 22, 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.^[6]

Past elections

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

2012

**Horry County Schools, Chairman General Election, 4-year term, 2012**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Joe Defeo	99.4%	83,078
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.6%	467
Total Votes				83,545
Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "Presidential General Election - November 6, 2012," accessed August 18, 2014

**Horry County Schools, District 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2012**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Kay Loftus	99.6%	9,367
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.4%	40
Total Votes				9,407
Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "Presidential General Election - November 6, 2012," accessed August 18, 2014

**Horry County Schools, District 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2012**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Janice Morreale	99.6%	9,440
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.4%	37
Total Votes				9,477
Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "Presidential General Election - November 6, 2012," accessed August 18, 2014

**Horry County Schools, District 8 General Election, 4-year term, 2012**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	John Poston	99.5%	7,093
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.5%	35
Total Votes				7,128
Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "Presidential General Election - November 6, 2012," accessed August 18, 2014

**Horry County Schools, District 9 General Election, 4-year term, 2012**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	David E. Cox	52.1%	5,556
	Democratic	Ronald Bessant	47.8%	5,098
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0%	3
Total Votes				10,657
Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "Presidential General Election - November 6, 2012," accessed August 18, 2014

**Horry County Schools, District 11 General Election, 4-year term, 2012**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jeffrey L. Garland	57.8%	3,589
	Democratic	Levon Martin	41.9%	2,605
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.3%	20
Total Votes				6,214
Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "Presidential General Election - November 6, 2012," accessed August 18, 2014

2010

Horry County Schools, Chairman General Election, 4-year term, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Will Garland	71.5%	48,565
	Democratic	Subhash C. Saxena	28.4%	19,274
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.1%	48
Total Votes				67,887
Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "2010 General Election," accessed October 27, 2014

Horry County Schools, District 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Harvey Eisner	99.6%	6,231
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.4%	25
Total Votes				6,256
Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "2010 General Election," accessed October 27, 2014

Horry County Schools, District 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Karen McIlrath	53.7%	3,616
	Democratic	Maryellen Greene	23.7%	1,598
	Nonpartisan	Rivers Lynch	22.6%	1,523
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0%	2
Total Votes				6,739
Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "2010 General Election," accessed October 27, 2014

Horry County Schools, District 3 General Election, 4-year term, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Joe Defeo	64.1%	3,963
	Democratic	Johnny Evans	35.8%	2,213
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.2%	11
Total Votes				6,187
Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "2010 General Election," accessed October 27, 2014

Horry County Schools, District 6 General Election, 4-year term, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Pamela Clardy Timms	99.4%	4,817
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.6%	28
Total Votes				4,845
Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "2010 General Election," accessed October 27, 2014

Horry County Schools, District 7 General Election, 4-year term, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Paul B. Hudson	99.1%	3,541
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.9%	33
Total Votes				3,574
Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "2010 General Election," accessed October 27, 2014

Horry County Schools, District 10 General Election, 4-year term, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Neil James	73.5%	3,296
	Democratic	Lucian N. Norton Jr.	26.5%	1,188
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.1%	3
Total Votes				4,487
Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "2010 General Election," accessed October 27, 2014

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for the Horry County Schools election in 2014:^[5]

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.^[5]

Recent news

This section links to a Google news search for the term "Horry + County + Schools + South + Carolina"

Horry County Schools News Feed

External links

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Footnotes

[Census-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 United States Census Bureau, "Horry County, South Carolina," accessed July 29, 2014

[2] National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed July 29, 2014

[3] South Carolina State Election Commission, "Election Results," accessed August 19, 2014

[board-4] Horry County Schools, "Board of Education," accessed July 29, 2014

[deadlines-5] 5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 South Carolina Election Commission, "2014 Election Calendar," accessed July 29, 2014

[6] South Carolina State Ethics Commission, "Campaign Practices," accessed August 18, 2014

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2014 Horry County Schools Elections
Horry County, South Carolina
Election date:	November 4, 2014
Candidates:	District 1: • Incumbent, Harvey Eisner • Holly Heniford District 2: • Incumbent, Karen McIlrath • Sherrie Todd District 3: • Incumbent, Jimmy Washington • Ray H. Winters • Keith VanWinkle District 6: • Incumbent, Pamela Clardy Timms District 7: • Incumbent, Janet P. Graham District 10: • Incumbent, Neil James
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About the district

Demographics

Voter and candidate information

Elections

2014

Candidates

District 1

District 2

District 3

District 6

District 7

District 10

Election results

General election

Primary election

Endorsements

Campaign finance

Past elections

2012

2010

Key deadlines

Additional elections on the ballot

Recent news

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Footnotes

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