Kershaw County School District elections (2014)
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Four seats on the Kershaw County School District school board were up for general election on June 10, 2014.
Incumbents Shirley L. Halley and Kim Horton DuRant were unopposed in Seats 4 and 6, respectively. Both incumbents Nissary Wood and Donald Copley in Seats 2 and 8 were defeated by their respective challengers.
About the district
Kershaw County School District is located in Kershaw County, South Carolina. The county seat of Kershaw County is Camden. According to the United States Census Bureau, Kershaw County had a population of 62,516 residents in 2014.[1]
Demographics
Kershaw County underperformed in comparison to the rest of South Carolina in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 18.6 percent of Kershaw County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 24.6 percent for South Carolina as a whole. The median household income in Kershaw County was $44,068 compared to $44,623 for the state of South Carolina. The poverty rate in Kershaw County was 16.1 percent compared to 17.6 percent for the entire state.[1]
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Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.
Voter and candidate information
As of the 2014 election, the Kershaw County School District School Board consisted of nine members elected to four-year terms in geographic district elections. There was no primary election and the general election was scheduled to be held on June 10, 2014.[2] Four seats were on the ballot in 2014.[3]
Candidates began to file affidavits of candidacy on March 16, 2014. The filing deadline for school board candidates to get on the ballot in the general election was March 30, 2014.[4]
Elections
2014
Candidates
Seat 2
- Mark Sury
- Information technology officer, National Association for Campus Activities
- Nissary Wood
- Incumbent
- Event coordinator, BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina
Seat 4
- Shirley L. Halley
- Incumbent
Seat 6
- Kim Horton DuRant
- Incumbent
Seat 8
- Donald Copley
- Incumbent
- Charles King
- Associate superintendent of curriculum and instruction, Chester School District
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Nonpartisan | Mark Sury |
57.2% | 573 | |
| Nonpartisan | Nissary Wood Incumbent | 42.8% | 428 | |
| Total Votes | 1,001 | |||
| Source: Tiffany Rouse, "Email communication with Kershaw County Director of Elections John Caughman," March 9, 2015 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Charles King |
64.6% | 779 | |
| Nonpartisan | Donald Copley Incumbent | 35.4% | 426 | |
| Total Votes | 1,205 | |||
| Source: Tiffany Rouse, "Email communication with Kershaw County Director of Elections John Caughman," March 9, 2015 | ||||
Campaign finance
No candidates filed a campaign finance report with the South Carolina Ethics Commission.[5]
Past elections
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2012Mara Horton Jones, L Derrick Proctor, Matthew C. Irick, and Ron Blackmon were unopposed for their respective seats. Louis S Clyburn defeated G. Kenneth Gary for the Seat 5 seat on the Kershaw County School Board.
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Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Kershaw County School District election in 2014:[6]
| Deadline | Event |
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| March 16, 2014 | First day to file affidavits of candidacy |
| March 30, 2014 | Last day to file affidavits of candidacy |
| April 25, 2014 | Final day absentee ballots are mailed |
| May 10, 2014 | Deadline to register to vote in June 10 Primaries |
| June 10, 2014 | Primary Election day |
Additional elections on the ballot
June 10, 2014, was the primary election day for the state of South Carolina. Primary elections were held for the following positions:[4]
- Governor
- Lieutenant Governor
- Secretary of State
- State Treasurer
- Attorney General
- Comptroller General
- State Superintendent of Education
- Adjutant General
- Commissioner of Agriculture
- U.S. Senate
- U.S. Senate (to fill unexpired term)
- U.S. House of Representatives
- State House of Representatives
See also
- South Carolina
- Kershaw County School District, South Carolina
- South Carolina school board elections, 2014
- List of school board elections in 2014
- School board elections, 2014
- Kershaw County, South Carolina ballot measures
- Local ballot measures, South Carolina
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 United States Census Bureau, "Kershaw County, South Carolina," accessed April 7, 2014
- ↑ Kershaw.sc.gov, "Kershaw County Election Dates," accessed April 7, 2014
- ↑ Kershaw County School District, "Board of Education," accessed March 21, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 SC Votes.org, "2014 Election Calendar," accessed April 7, 2014
- ↑ South Carolina State Ethics Commission, "Individual Reports," accessed April 7, 2014
- ↑ SC Votes.org, "2014 Election Calendar," accessed April 7, 2014
| 2014 Kershaw County School District Elections | |
| Camden, South Carolina | |
| Election date: | June 10, 2014 |
| Candidates: | Seat 2: • Mark Sury • Incumbent, Nissary Wood Seat 4: • Incumbent, Shirley L. Halley |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
