Horry County Schools elections (2018)
- General election: Nov. 6
- Voter registration deadline: Oct. 17
- Early voting: N/A
- Absentee voting deadline: Nov. 6
- Online registration: Yes
- Same-day registration: No
- Voter ID: Photo ID required
- Poll times: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
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Six seats on the Horry County Schools school board in South Carolina were up for general election on November 6, 2018. The regular primary election was held June 12, 2018, and a special primary election for the Chair seat was held July 17, 2018.
Candidates and results
Chair
General election
Special general election for Horry County Schools school board chair
Ken Richardson won election in the special general election for Horry County Schools school board chair on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Ken Richardson (R) | 98.5 | 82,891 |
Other/Write-in votes | 1.5 | 1,265 |
Total votes: 84,156 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Heather Johnson (D)
Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Heather Johnson advanced from the special Democratic primary for Horry County Schools school board chair.
Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for Horry County Schools school board chair
Ken Richardson defeated Janice Morreale and Patricia Milley in the special Republican primary for Horry County Schools school board chair on July 17, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Ken Richardson | 71.2 | 3,386 |
![]() | Janice Morreale | 20.1 | 953 | |
Patricia Milley | 8.7 | 414 |
Total votes: 4,753 | ||||
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District 1
General election
General election for Horry County Schools school board, District 1
Incumbent Holly Heniford defeated Micah Paul Gore in the general election for Horry County Schools school board, District 1 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Holly Heniford (R) | 70.7 | 9,163 |
![]() | Micah Paul Gore (D) | 29.3 | 3,794 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 11 |
Total votes: 12,968 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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District 2
General election
General election for Horry County Schools school board, District 2
Incumbent Sherrie Todd won election in the general election for Horry County Schools school board, District 2 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Sherrie Todd (R) | 98.1 | 9,014 |
Other/Write-in votes | 1.9 | 176 |
Total votes: 9,190 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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District 3
General election
General election for Horry County Schools school board, District 3
Incumbent Ray H. Winters won election in the general election for Horry County Schools school board, District 3 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Ray H. Winters (R) | 98.0 | 4,564 |
Other/Write-in votes | 2.0 | 94 |
Total votes: 4,658 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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District 6
General election
General election for Horry County Schools school board, District 6
Helen Mason Smith won election in the general election for Horry County Schools school board, District 6 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Helen Mason Smith (R) | 98.3 | 5,902 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 1.7 | 104 |
Total votes: 6,006 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Horry County Schools school board, District 6
Helen Mason Smith defeated incumbent Pamela Clardy Timms in the Republican primary for Horry County Schools school board, District 6 on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Helen Mason Smith | 63.4 | 1,074 | |
![]() | Pamela Clardy Timms | 36.6 | 619 |
Total votes: 1,693 | ||||
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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 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Janet P. Graham (D) | 96.7 | 5,234 |
Other/Write-in votes | 3.3 | 181 |
Total votes: 5,415 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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District 10
General election
General election for Horry County Schools school board, District 10
Incumbent Neil James defeated Shakedra Jenerette in the general election for Horry County Schools school board, District 10 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Neil James (R) | 74.1 | 6,130 |
Shakedra Jenerette (D) | 25.8 | 2,137 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 8 |
Total votes: 8,275 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: South Carolina elections, 2018
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About the district
- See also: Horry County Schools, South Carolina
Horry County Schools is located in South Carolina. The district was the third-largest school district in the state in the 2014–2015 school year and served 42,222 students.[1]
Pivot Counties
- See also: Pivot Counties by state
Five of 46 South Carolina counties—10.9 percent—are Pivot Counties. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.
Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008 | |||||||
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County | Trump margin of victory in 2016 | Obama margin of victory in 2012 | Obama margin of victory in 2008 | ||||
Barnwell County, South Carolina | 5.16% | 5.33% | 1.65% | ||||
Calhoun County, South Carolina | 2.83% | 4.31% | 3.55% | ||||
Chester County, South Carolina | 4.83% | 10.58% | 8.30% | ||||
Colleton County, South Carolina | 8.49% | 0.19% | 0.53% | ||||
McCormick County, South Carolina | 3.32% | 3.60% | 6.08% |
In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won South Carolina with 54.9 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 40.7 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, South Carolina cast votes for the winning presidential candidate 53.3 percent of the time. In that same time frame, South Carolina supported Democratic candidates for president more often than Republican candidates, 53.3 to 43.3 percent. South Carolina favored Republicans in every presidential election between 2000 and 2016.
Presidential results by legislative district
The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in South Carolina. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns show the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns show the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[2][3]
In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 39 out of 124 state House districts in South Carolina with an average margin of victory of 32.8 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 38 out of 124 state House districts in South Carolina with an average margin of victory of 28.3 points. Clinton won one district controlled by a Republican heading into the 2018 elections. |
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 85 out of 124 state House districts in South Carolina with an average margin of victory of 28.7 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 86 out of 124 state House districts in South Carolina with an average margin of victory of 30.1 points. Trump won seven districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections. |
2016 presidential results by state House district | |||||||
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District | Obama | Romney | 2012 Margin | Clinton | Trump | 2016 Margin | Party Control |
1 | 23.28% | 75.15% | R+51.9 | 18.61% | 77.65% | R+59 | R |
2 | 31.79% | 66.50% | R+34.7 | 28.17% | 66.98% | R+38.8 | R |
3 | 35.60% | 61.95% | R+26.4 | 33.39% | 58.53% | R+25.1 | R |
4 | 17.87% | 80.08% | R+62.2 | 12.86% | 83.53% | R+70.7 | R |
5 | 23.85% | 74.46% | R+50.6 | 20.85% | 74.77% | R+53.9 | R |
6 | 30.99% | 67.41% | R+36.4 | 27.78% | 67.13% | R+39.3 | R |
7 | 32.32% | 66.10% | R+33.8 | 23.98% | 73.09% | R+49.1 | R |
8 | 33.75% | 64.76% | R+31 | 28.69% | 68.03% | R+39.3 | R |
9 | 35.55% | 63.02% | R+27.5 | 32.29% | 63.27% | R+31 | R |
10 | 22.06% | 76.34% | R+54.3 | 20.11% | 75.76% | R+55.6 | R |
11 | 41.13% | 57.49% | R+16.4 | 32.52% | 65.04% | R+32.5 | R |
12 | 59.39% | 39.69% | D+19.7 | 53.79% | 43.46% | D+10.3 | D |
13 | 32.85% | 65.84% | R+33 | 30.28% | 65.63% | R+35.3 | R |
14 | 36.82% | 61.80% | R+25 | 29.74% | 67.30% | R+37.6 | R |
15 | 48.83% | 49.47% | R+0.6 | 45.11% | 49.55% | R+4.4 | R |
16 | 41.69% | 56.82% | R+15.1 | 36.19% | 59.30% | R+23.1 | R |
17 | 21.18% | 76.65% | R+55.5 | 18.81% | 75.94% | R+57.1 | R |
18 | 25.25% | 72.79% | R+47.5 | 23.48% | 71.10% | R+47.6 | R |
19 | 35.02% | 62.85% | R+27.8 | 34.74% | 59.59% | R+24.9 | R |
20 | 27.09% | 70.82% | R+43.7 | 28.31% | 64.69% | R+36.4 | R |
21 | 25.57% | 72.91% | R+47.3 | 29.67% | 64.13% | R+34.5 | R |
22 | 32.91% | 65.01% | R+32.1 | 35.65% | 56.13% | R+20.5 | R |
23 | 64.77% | 33.12% | D+31.6 | 60.89% | 32.19% | D+28.7 | D |
24 | 35.96% | 62.42% | R+26.5 | 39.48% | 53.84% | R+14.4 | R |
25 | 71.10% | 27.86% | D+43.2 | 65.40% | 31.14% | D+34.3 | D |
26 | 35.32% | 62.83% | R+27.5 | 36.60% | 57.21% | R+20.6 | R |
27 | 36.38% | 62.10% | R+25.7 | 35.80% | 58.61% | R+22.8 | R |
28 | 34.06% | 64.37% | R+30.3 | 32.48% | 62.53% | R+30.1 | R |
29 | 33.75% | 64.90% | R+31.2 | 26.63% | 70.63% | R+44 | R |
30 | 34.61% | 64.30% | R+29.7 | 27.30% | 70.23% | R+42.9 | R |
31 | 79.20% | 19.94% | D+59.3 | 72.36% | 24.44% | D+47.9 | D |
32 | 35.50% | 63.00% | R+27.5 | 32.93% | 62.60% | R+29.7 | R |
33 | 30.03% | 68.55% | R+38.5 | 25.34% | 71.30% | R+46 | R |
34 | 42.65% | 56.21% | R+13.6 | 41.00% | 54.57% | R+13.6 | R |
35 | 27.40% | 71.15% | R+43.8 | 27.02% | 67.92% | R+40.9 | R |
36 | 38.11% | 60.33% | R+22.2 | 31.58% | 64.35% | R+32.8 | R |
37 | 33.05% | 65.49% | R+32.4 | 29.64% | 65.82% | R+36.2 | R |
38 | 23.88% | 74.78% | R+50.9 | 18.90% | 77.70% | R+58.8 | R |
39 | 32.81% | 65.88% | R+33.1 | 27.32% | 69.52% | R+42.2 | R |
40 | 42.28% | 56.63% | R+14.4 | 36.99% | 59.60% | R+22.6 | R |
41 | 63.72% | 35.30% | D+28.4 | 61.23% | 35.98% | D+25.3 | D |
42 | 44.12% | 54.53% | R+10.4 | 37.44% | 59.80% | R+22.4 | D |
43 | 44.83% | 53.97% | R+9.1 | 35.08% | 61.58% | R+26.5 | R |
44 | 46.57% | 52.34% | R+5.8 | 38.98% | 58.42% | R+19.4 | D |
45 | 35.40% | 63.31% | R+27.9 | 34.76% | 60.44% | R+25.7 | R |
46 | 41.87% | 56.57% | R+14.7 | 40.05% | 53.52% | R+13.5 | R |
47 | 31.57% | 67.02% | R+35.4 | 26.48% | 68.76% | R+42.3 | R |
48 | 35.74% | 62.60% | R+26.9 | 35.12% | 59.40% | R+24.3 | R |
49 | 66.67% | 32.40% | D+34.3 | 61.82% | 34.84% | D+27 | D |
50 | 63.30% | 35.70% | D+27.6 | 58.24% | 39.47% | D+18.8 | D |
51 | 73.57% | 25.50% | D+48.1 | 71.54% | 26.14% | D+45.4 | D |
52 | 41.47% | 57.24% | R+15.8 | 37.04% | 59.07% | R+22 | D |
53 | 47.26% | 51.83% | R+4.6 | 39.48% | 58.10% | R+18.6 | R |
54 | 58.26% | 40.99% | D+17.3 | 53.53% | 44.66% | D+8.9 | D |
55 | 56.03% | 43.25% | D+12.8 | 48.68% | 49.42% | R+0.7 | D |
56 | 41.06% | 57.56% | R+16.5 | 32.30% | 64.06% | R+31.8 | R |
57 | 62.48% | 36.64% | D+25.8 | 57.73% | 40.44% | D+17.3 | D |
58 | 33.03% | 66.09% | R+33.1 | 28.08% | 69.29% | R+41.2 | R |
59 | 70.58% | 28.54% | D+42 | 67.55% | 30.01% | D+37.5 | D |
60 | 38.35% | 60.80% | R+22.5 | 34.96% | 62.74% | R+27.8 | R |
61 | 51.91% | 47.23% | D+4.7 | 45.72% | 52.23% | R+6.5 | D |
62 | 65.60% | 33.61% | D+32 | 61.45% | 36.39% | D+25.1 | D |
63 | 34.43% | 64.43% | R+30 | 35.35% | 60.23% | R+24.9 | R |
64 | 58.22% | 40.98% | D+17.2 | 53.18% | 45.00% | D+8.2 | D |
65 | 31.75% | 67.08% | R+35.3 | 27.25% | 69.53% | R+42.3 | R |
66 | 72.57% | 26.70% | D+45.9 | 68.93% | 29.57% | D+39.4 | D |
67 | 37.94% | 61.07% | R+23.1 | 35.62% | 60.53% | R+24.9 | R |
68 | 33.20% | 65.40% | R+32.2 | 28.04% | 68.23% | R+40.2 | R |
69 | 31.53% | 66.96% | R+35.4 | 30.88% | 62.14% | R+31.3 | R |
70 | 73.89% | 25.16% | D+48.7 | 70.02% | 27.11% | D+42.9 | D |
71 | 34.78% | 63.68% | R+28.9 | 34.96% | 58.73% | R+23.8 | R |
72 | 68.08% | 29.85% | D+38.2 | 69.16% | 24.22% | D+44.9 | D |
73 | 80.11% | 18.83% | D+61.3 | 77.42% | 18.47% | D+58.9 | D |
74 | 81.27% | 17.11% | D+64.2 | 78.82% | 16.24% | D+62.6 | D |
75 | 42.45% | 55.85% | R+13.4 | 47.88% | 45.26% | D+2.6 | R |
76 | 77.22% | 21.70% | D+55.5 | 76.59% | 19.75% | D+56.8 | D |
77 | 69.65% | 29.43% | D+40.2 | 67.21% | 29.11% | D+38.1 | D |
78 | 49.92% | 48.75% | D+1.2 | 52.86% | 41.64% | D+11.2 | D |
79 | 72.59% | 26.57% | D+46 | 70.85% | 24.80% | D+46.1 | D |
80 | 59.84% | 38.87% | D+21 | 55.10% | 40.89% | D+14.2 | D |
81 | 29.68% | 68.58% | R+38.9 | 29.88% | 64.05% | R+34.2 | R |
82 | 59.20% | 39.93% | D+19.3 | 54.84% | 42.65% | D+12.2 | D |
83 | 28.62% | 69.81% | R+41.2 | 29.03% | 66.20% | R+37.2 | R |
84 | 34.77% | 64.20% | R+29.4 | 31.33% | 65.32% | R+34 | R |
85 | 30.93% | 67.51% | R+36.6 | 31.43% | 62.49% | R+31.1 | R |
86 | 38.58% | 60.04% | R+21.5 | 34.38% | 61.86% | R+27.5 | R |
87 | 20.64% | 78.04% | R+57.4 | 20.68% | 73.42% | R+52.7 | R |
88 | 27.08% | 71.09% | R+44 | 25.84% | 68.79% | R+42.9 | R |
89 | 38.55% | 59.55% | R+21 | 38.45% | 55.10% | R+16.6 | R |
90 | 52.50% | 46.54% | D+6 | 46.55% | 51.10% | R+4.5 | D |
91 | 63.50% | 35.77% | D+27.7 | 58.70% | 39.27% | D+19.4 | D |
92 | 36.52% | 61.43% | R+24.9 | 34.38% | 59.77% | R+25.4 | R |
93 | 59.26% | 39.77% | D+19.5 | 53.51% | 44.10% | D+9.4 | D |
94 | 36.52% | 61.86% | R+25.3 | 34.95% | 58.59% | R+23.6 | R |
95 | 71.56% | 27.77% | D+43.8 | 68.97% | 29.07% | D+39.9 | D |
96 | 29.83% | 68.33% | R+38.5 | 24.42% | 71.46% | R+47 | R |
97 | 42.47% | 56.02% | R+13.5 | 37.05% | 58.73% | R+21.7 | D |
98 | 40.02% | 58.27% | R+18.3 | 38.80% | 54.78% | R+16 | R |
99 | 32.05% | 66.30% | R+34.3 | 35.35% | 58.14% | R+22.8 | R |
100 | 33.71% | 64.76% | R+31 | 30.44% | 64.82% | R+34.4 | R |
101 | 66.78% | 32.31% | D+34.5 | 62.75% | 35.67% | D+27.1 | D |
102 | 60.06% | 38.77% | D+21.3 | 54.07% | 43.50% | D+10.6 | D |
103 | 62.63% | 36.59% | D+26 | 58.02% | 39.82% | D+18.2 | D |
104 | 33.50% | 65.34% | R+31.8 | 28.73% | 68.55% | R+39.8 | R |
105 | 32.43% | 66.37% | R+33.9 | 27.34% | 69.47% | R+42.1 | R |
106 | 31.29% | 67.43% | R+36.1 | 26.95% | 69.91% | R+43 | R |
107 | 37.67% | 60.99% | R+23.3 | 35.21% | 61.33% | R+26.1 | R |
108 | 35.01% | 63.87% | R+28.9 | 33.02% | 62.98% | R+30 | R |
109 | 71.24% | 27.67% | D+43.6 | 68.57% | 27.36% | D+41.2 | D |
110 | 37.37% | 60.72% | R+23.3 | 43.15% | 48.70% | R+5.5 | R |
111 | 78.60% | 19.54% | D+59.1 | 75.33% | 18.53% | D+56.8 | D |
112 | 35.27% | 63.41% | R+28.1 | 38.92% | 54.10% | R+15.2 | R |
113 | 73.23% | 25.55% | D+47.7 | 67.01% | 27.72% | D+39.3 | D |
114 | 38.05% | 60.14% | R+22.1 | 38.63% | 53.60% | R+15 | R |
115 | 40.78% | 57.26% | R+16.5 | 44.68% | 47.55% | R+2.9 | R |
116 | 53.66% | 45.16% | D+8.5 | 49.15% | 46.69% | D+2.5 | D |
117 | 48.43% | 49.82% | R+1.4 | 45.56% | 47.89% | R+2.3 | R |
118 | 42.55% | 56.44% | R+13.9 | 40.94% | 54.97% | R+14 | R |
119 | 48.34% | 49.63% | R+1.3 | 48.31% | 43.53% | D+4.8 | D |
120 | 36.27% | 62.73% | R+26.5 | 36.77% | 59.01% | R+22.2 | R |
121 | 64.89% | 34.33% | D+30.6 | 60.68% | 36.22% | D+24.5 | D |
122 | 61.99% | 37.22% | D+24.8 | 56.78% | 41.26% | D+15.5 | D |
123 | 34.41% | 64.63% | R+30.2 | 39.14% | 56.59% | R+17.5 | R |
124 | 37.53% | 61.16% | R+23.6 | 38.63% | 56.17% | R+17.5 | R |
Total | 44.09% | 54.56% | R+10.5 | 40.67% | 54.94% | R+14.3 | - |
Source: Daily Kos |
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Footnotes
- ↑ U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "Common Core of Data, file ccd_lea_052_1414_w_0216161a, 2014-2015," accessed November 16, 2016
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017
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Election date: | November 6, 2018 |
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