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Israel Romero
Israel Romero (Democratic Party) ran for election for South Carolina Superintendent of Education. Romero did not appear on the ballot for the general election on November 6, 2018.
Romero unofficially withdrew from the race before the general election. His name still appeared on the ballot, but the State Election Commission stated that it would remove his name from the results page on election night.[1]
Elections
2018
Israel Romero unofficially withdrew from the race after ballots had been finalized. His name still appeared on the ballot.[1]
General election
General election for South Carolina Superintendent of Education
Incumbent Molly Mitchell Spearman won election in the general election for South Carolina Superintendent of Education on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Molly Mitchell Spearman (R) | 98.1 | 998,057 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.9 | 18,866 | ||
| Total votes: 1,016,923 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- James Robbins (Independent)
- Israel Romero (D)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for South Carolina Superintendent of Education
Israel Romero advanced from the Democratic primary for South Carolina Superintendent of Education on June 12, 2018.
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| ✔ | Israel Romero | |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for South Carolina Superintendent of Education
Incumbent Molly Mitchell Spearman advanced from the Republican primary for South Carolina Superintendent of Education on June 12, 2018.
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| ✔ | | Molly Mitchell Spearman |
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2012
Romero ran in the 2012 election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 20. He would have been unopposed in the Democratic primary on June 12, but he was decertified from the ballot.[2] Incumbent Dan Hamilton (R) ran unopposed in the Republican primary. The general election took place on November 6, 2012.[3]
See also
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- South Carolina Superintendent of Education
- South Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2018
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Post and Courier, "SC Democrats’ education superintendent candidate withdraws after conviction reports," October 17, 2018
- ↑ Palmetto Public Record, "200 candidates kicked off SC ballots after court challenge," May 4, 2012. Retrieved July 18, 2012
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "2012 Candidates," accessed July 18, 2012
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