Lexington School District One elections (2014)

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2014 Lexington School District One Elections
General Election date:
November 4, 2014
Table of Contents
About the district Method of election Elections Key deadlines Additional elections External links
See also
South Carolina Lexington School District One Lexington County, South Carolina ballot measures Local ballot measures, South Carolina

Three seats on the Lexington County Board of Education were up for general election on November 4, 2014. The seats up for re-election were all at-large positions.

Incumbents Sandra Backman, Debbie Knight and Brad Pitts faced challengers Rich Bolen and Janet Ballard Frazier. The incumbents swept this election, and were all re-elected to another four-year term.

About the district

See also: Lexington School District One, South Carolina

Lexington School District One is located in Lexington County, South Carolina

Lexington School District One is located in Lexington County, South Carolina. The county seat of Lexington County is Lexington. Lexington County was home to 262,391 residents in 2014, according to the United States Census Bureau. In the 2011-2012 school year, Lexington School District One was the ninth-largest school district in South Carolina and served 22,990 students.

Demographics

Lexington County overperformed in comparison to the rest of South Carolina in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 27.9 percent of Lexington 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 Lexington County was $53,644 compared to $44,623 for the state of South Carolina. The poverty rate in Lexington County was 12.4 percent compared to 17.6 percent for the entire state.

Racial Demographics, 2013
Race	Lexington County (%)	South Carolina (%)
White	80.9	68.3
Black or African American	15.1	27.9
American Indian and Alaska Native	0.5	0.5
Asian	1.7	1.5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0.1	0.1
Two or More Races	1.7	1.7
Hispanic or Latino	5.7	5.3

Presidential Voting Pattern, Lexington County
Year	Democratic Vote	Republican Vote
2012	34,148	76,662
2008	33,303	74,960
2004	25,393	67,132
2000	22,830	58,095

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

The Lexington County Board of Education consists of seven members elected to four-year terms. They serve at large. There was no primary election, and the general election was held on November 4, 2014. Three seats were up for election in 2014.

Candidates began filing nominating petitions on March 16, 2014. The filing deadline for school board candidates to get on the ballot in the general election was August 15, 2014.

Elections

2014

Candidates

• Sandra Backman
  • Incumbent
• Rich Bolen
• Janet Ballard Frazier
• Debbie Knight
  • Incumbent
• Brad Pitts
  • Incumbent

Election results

General election

Lexington School District One, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Brad Pitts Incumbent	26.9%	18,342
	Nonpartisan	Sandra Backman Incumbent	24.2%	16,488
	Nonpartisan	Debbie Knight Incumbent	21.5%	14,639
	Nonpartisan	Janet Ballard Frazier	14.8%	10,089
	Nonpartisan	Rich Bolen	12.2%	8,339
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.4%	245
Total Votes				68,142
Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "2014 General Election Official Results," accessed December 22, 2014

Endorsements

No candidate publicly received an endorsement in this election.

Campaign finance

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 was due after the campaign has closed. Candidates for local school boards could not accept more than $1,000 from individuals and $5,000 from political parties.

Past elections

Information about earlier elections can be found by clicking [show] at the right.

2012 Lexington School District One, At-large General Election, 4-year term, 2012 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Cindy Smith 15.1% 18,861      Nonpartisan Edwin Harmon 13.2% 16,567      Nonpartisan Brent M. Powers 12.9% 16,192      Nonpartisan Jean N. Haggard 12.3% 15,436      Nonpartisan Janet Ballard Frazier 10.4% 12,965      Nonpartisan Rhonda Wannamaker Gunter 7.5% 9,397      Nonpartisan Hazel Porth Duell 6.5% 8,163      Nonpartisan Deborah Kelderman 6% 7,477      Nonpartisan Ted Zee 5.2% 6,516      Nonpartisan Rutu Bhonsle 4.5% 5,580      Nonpartisan Anthony Feraci 3.3% 4,148      Nonpartisan Toyeka Campbell 2.7% 3,339      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.4% 470 Total Votes 125,111 Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "Presidential General Election - November 6, 2012," accessed August 18, 2014 2010 Lexington School District One, At-large General Election, 4-year term, 2010 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Brad Pitts 18.7% 14,596      Nonpartisan Debbie Knight 16.7% 13,096      Nonpartisan Sandra Backman 15.6% 12,214      Nonpartisan Grady Harmon Jr. 14% 10,912      Nonpartisan Scott R. Adams 12% 9,410      Nonpartisan Danny Cook 8.3% 6,492      Nonpartisan David R. Whetsell 5.9% 4,647      Nonpartisan Leonard Bliss 3.8% 2,972      Nonpartisan Joey Derby 2.4% 1,893      Nonpartisan James Jim Taft 2.3% 1,816      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.2% 174 Total Votes 78,222 Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "2010 General Election," accessed October 27, 2014

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for the Lexington School District One election in 2014:

Deadline	Event
March 16, 2014	Candidate filing for primary begins
March 30, 2014	Candidate filing for primary closes
June 10, 2014	Primary election day
June 24, 2014	Primary runoff (if required)
August 15, 2014	Last day for nonpartisan candidates to file for general election
October 4, 2014	Voter registration deadline
November 4, 2014	Election day

Additional elections on the ballot

This election shared the ballot with general elections for U.S. House seats and South Carolina state executive offices. It also shared the ballot with other county and municipal elections.

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See also

• South Carolina
• Lexington School District One, South Carolina
• South Carolina school board elections, 2014
• List of school board elections in 2014
• School board elections, 2014
• Lexington County, South Carolina ballot measures
• Local ballot measures, South Carolina

External links

Suggest a link

• Lexington School District One
• Lexington County, South Carolina
• South Carolina State Election Commission
• South Carolina State Ethics Commission