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Horry County Schools elections (2018)

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Horry County Schools elections

Primary election date
June 12, 2018
General election date
November 6, 2018
Enrollment ('15-'16)
43,188 students

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
Image of Ken Richardson
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

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
Image of Ken Richardson
Ken Richardson
 
71.2
 
3,386
Image of Janice Morreale
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
Image of Holly Heniford
Holly Heniford (R)
 
70.7
 
9,163
Image of Micah Paul Gore
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
Image of Sherrie Todd
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
Image of Ray H. Winters
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
Image of Pamela Clardy Timms
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
Image of Janet P. Graham
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
Image of Neil James
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
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.


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