John Griffith
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John Griffith is the Area 7 representative on the Anderson School District Five school board in South Carolina. Griffith won re-election in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Biography
Griffith works as an attorney. He graduated from The Citadel with a B.S. in business administration and earned his J.D. from Loyola University. He was elected to the Anderson Five board in 2012.[1]
Elections
2016
Six of the nine seats on the Anderson School District Five school board were up for by-district general election and one seat was up for at-large general election on November 8, 2016. Area 1 incumbent Ann Huitt, Area 2 incumbent Johnny Donald Jr., Area 3 incumbent Tommy Price, and Area 4 incumbent Paul Zugg were all filed unopposed and won re-election. Area 7 incumbent John Griffith filed for re-election and successfully defended his seat against challenger Connley Skeen. Two newcomers filed for the at-large seat: Beverly McAdams and John Wright Jr. Wright Jr. won the seat. There was no primary.[2][3]
Results
| Anderson School District Five, Area 7 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 John Griffith Incumbent |
61.81% | 2,206 |
| Connley Skeen | 37.46% | 1,337 |
| Write-in votes | 0.73% | 26 |
| Total Votes (100) | 3,569 | |
| Source: South Carolina Election Commission, "Official Results," accessed November 30, 2016 | ||
Funding
Griffith did not file a campaign finance report with the South Carolina State Ethics Commission as of October 26, 2016.[4]
The following are the guidelines provided by the South Carolina State Ethics Commission for campaign finance reporting:[5]
Initial report: School board candidates were required to file this report within 10 days of spending or receiving the first $500 of campaign funds. A subsequent report was not required until additional funds were raised.
Pre-election report: This report had to be filed by all candidates, whether or not there was any financial campaign activity. The report had to be filed no later than 15 days, and no earlier than 20 days, prior to the general election. The pre-election report was due on October 24, 2016.
Quarterly report: All candidates with contributions on hand were required to file this report. It was required of all candidates once they had begun to file, whether or not there was financial activity. The fourth quarter campaign finance report was due on October 10, 2016.
Final report: This was due after the campaign account was closed.
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See also
- Anderson School District Five, South Carolina
- Anderson School District Five elections (2016)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Anderson School District Five, "Mr. John Griffith," accessed October 26, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina Election Commissioner, "Candidate Listing for the 11/8/2016 Statewide General Election," accessed August 17, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina Election Commission, "Unofficial Results," accessed November 8, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina State Ethics Commission, "Individual Reports," accessed October 26, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina State Ethics Commission, "Campaign Practices," accessed October 6, 2016
