Kate Darby
Kate Darby was a member of the Charleston County School District school board in South Carolina, representing East Cooper District. Darby assumed office in 2014. Darby left office on November 18, 2022.
Darby ran for re-election to the Charleston County School District school board to represent East Cooper District in South Carolina. Darby won in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Charleston County School District East Cooper (Historical) (2 seats)
Incumbent Kate Darby and Joyce Green defeated Jake Rambo and Sarah Shad Johnson in the general election for Charleston County School District East Cooper (Historical) on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kate Darby (Nonpartisan) | 32.5 | 57,996 |
| ✔ | Joyce Green (Nonpartisan) | 26.1 | 46,525 | |
| Jake Rambo (Nonpartisan) | 25.2 | 45,025 | ||
 | Sarah Shad Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 15.9 | 28,372 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 524 | ||
| Total votes: 178,442 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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2014
The November 4, 2014, general election in Charleston County School District featured five seats up for election. In the East Cooper election, three challengers — Kate Darby, Sarah Shad Johnson and Chris Staubes — faced off for the seats occupied by Craig Ascue and Chris Fraser since they did not file for re-election. Incumbent Cindy Bohn Coats faced two challengers, Kelvin Curtis and Shante Ellis, for the North Area seat. In the West Ashley race for a four-year term, challengers Edward Fennell and Eric Mack faced off for the seat held by Moffly since she did not file for re-election. The term for the West Ashley seat held by appointed member Tripp Wiles was for an unexpired term. He ran unopposed.
Kate Darby and Chris Staubes won in East Cooper, incumbent Cindy Bohn Coats was returned for another term in North Area, Eric Mack won the regular seat in West Ashley and Tripp Wiles took the unexpired term in West Ashley.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Kate Darby |
42% | 38,657 | |
| Nonpartisan | Chris Staubes |
30.9% | 28,472 | |
| Nonpartisan | Sarah Shad Johnson | 26.6% | 24,506 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-In | 0.5% | 421 | |
| Total Votes | 92,056 | |||
| Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "2014 Charleston County General Election Results," accessed December 20, 2014 | ||||
Funding
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 is due after the campaign has closed. Candidates for local school boards may not accept more than $1,000 from individuals and $5,000 from political parties.[1]
Endorsements
Darby did not receive any endorsements during the election.
See also
- Charleston County School District, South Carolina
- Charleston County School District elections (2014)
- Charleston County School District elections (2018)
External links
Footnotes
| Charleston County School District elections in 2018 | |
| Charleston County, South Carolina | |
| Election date: | November 6, 2018 |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
