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Mary Lou Hightower
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Mary Lou Hightower is an at-large representative on the Spartanburg County School District 6 Board of Trustees in South Carolina. Hightower won a new term in the at-large general election on November 7, 2017.
Elections
2017
Five of the nine seats on the Spartanburg County School District 6 Board of Trustees in South Carolina were up for at-large general election on November 7, 2017. All five incumbents filed for re-election. Board members Mike Crook, Michael Forrester, Mary Lou Hightower, Kevin Harrison, and Christie Johnson ran for the seats unopposed. Newcomers J. Lynn Harrill and Deonn Yates II originally filed for the board, but both withdrew their candidacies.[1]
Results
Ballotpedia will publish vote totals here after they become available.
| Spartanburg County School District 6, At-Large General Election, 4-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
 Mike Crook Incumbent | ||
| Michael Forrester Incumbent | ||
| Mary Lou Hightower Incumbent | ||
| Kevin Harrison Incumbent | ||
| Christie Johnson Incumbent | ||
2013
Hightower, Dale Evans, Michael Forrester, Kevin Harrison, and Mike Crook all ran unopposed for the five at-large seats.
Results
| Spartanburg County School District 2, At-large General Election, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Michael Forrester Incumbent |
18.1% | 957 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mary Lou Hightower Incumbent |
17.9% | 948 | |
| Nonpartisan | Dale Evans Incumbent |
17.7% | 934 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kevin Harrison Incumbent |
17.5% | 925 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mike Crook Incumbent |
16.7% | 884 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 11.1% | 584 | |
| Nonpartisan | 1% | 51 | ||
| Total Votes | 5,283 | |||
| Source: Spartanburg County, "Office of Registration and Election, accessed December 17, 2013 | ||||
Funding
Hightower reported $1,200.00 in contributions and $1,200.00 in expenditures to the South Carolina State Ethics Commission in this election.[2]
Endorsements
Hightower did not receive any official endorsements in this election.
Recent news
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See also
- Spartanburg County School District 6, South Carolina
- Spartanburg County School District 6 elections (2017)
- Spartanburg County School District 6 elections (2013)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Elisabeth Moore, "Email exchange with Henry Laye, Spartanburg County Director of Registration and Elections," July 24 and September 18, 2017
- ↑ State Ethics Commission," "Public Disclosure and Accountability Reporting," accessed December 26, 2013
| Spartanburg County School District 6 elections in 2017 | |
| Spartanburg County, South Carolina | |
| Election date: | November 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-Large: Incumbent, Mike Crook • Incumbent, Michael Forrester • Incumbent, Mary Lou Hightower • Incumbent, Kevin Harrison • Incumbent, Christie Johnson |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
