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Michelle Goodwin-Calwile
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2016 - Present
2028
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Michelle Goodwin-Calwile is a member of the Greenville County School District school board in South Carolina, representing Area 25. She assumed office in 2016. Her current term ends in 2028.
Goodwin-Calwile ran for re-election to the Greenville County School District school board to represent Area 25 in South Carolina. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Goodwin-Calwile (Democratic Party) also ran for election to the South Carolina State Senate to represent District 7. She lost in the Democratic primary on June 11, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: South Carolina State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for South Carolina State Senate District 7
Incumbent Karl Allen won election in the general election for South Carolina State Senate District 7 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Karl Allen (D) | 97.1 | 29,967 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.9 | 906 | ||
| Total votes: 30,873 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for South Carolina State Senate District 7
Incumbent Karl Allen defeated Michelle Goodwin-Calwile in the Democratic primary for South Carolina State Senate District 7 on June 11, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Karl Allen | 68.0 | 2,576 |
| Michelle Goodwin-Calwile | 32.0 | 1,211 | ||
| Total votes: 3,787 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Goodwin-Calwile in this election.
2020
See also: Greenville County School District, South Carolina, elections (2020)
General election
General election for Greenville County School District school board, Area 25
Incumbent Michelle Goodwin-Calwile defeated Tabatha Crawford and Jennifer Tanner in the general election for Greenville County School District school board, Area 25 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Michelle Goodwin-Calwile (Nonpartisan) | 46.7 | 4,816 | |
| Tabatha Crawford (Nonpartisan) | 26.3 | 2,716 | ||
| Jennifer Tanner (Nonpartisan) | 25.7 | 2,648 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.3 | 137 | ||
| Total votes: 10,317 | |||
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2016
Six of the 12 seats on the Greenville County School District board of trustees were up for by-district general election on November 8, 2016. Area 17 incumbent Joy Grayson filed for re-election and ran unopposed, winning another term on the board. In Area 19, incumbent Debi Bush successfully defended her seat against challengers Myra Gallagher, Charles Winfield, and Monica Wofford. Area 21 incumbent Danna Rohleder filed for re-election and defeated challenger Michael Stewart. Area 23 saw incumbent Glenda Fair file unopposed and gain another term on the board. In Area 25, board incumbent Kenneth Baxter Sr. filed for re-election and faced Michelle Calwile and Justin Stoddard. Calwile succeeded in ousting the incumbent from the board. Area 27 incumbent Crystal O'Connor filed for an additional term on the board and won it, as she was unopposed in her bid. There was no primary.[1][2]
Results
| Greenville County School District, Area 25 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Michelle Calwile |
47.33% | 3,293 |
| Kenneth Baxter Sr. Incumbent | 36.81% | 2,561 |
| Justin Stoddard | 14.89% | 1,036 |
| Write-in votes | 0.98% | 68 |
| Total Votes (100) | 6,958 | |
| Source: South Carolina Election Commission, "Official Results," accessed December 1, 2016 | ||
Funding
Calwile reported no contributions or expenditures to the South Carolina State Ethics Commission as of October 28, 2016.[3]
The following are the guidelines provided by the South Carolina State Ethics Commission for campaign finance reporting:[4]
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.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Michelle Goodwin-Calwile did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Michelle Goodwin-Calwile did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate South Carolina State Senate District 7 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ South Carolina Election Commission, "Candidate Listing for the 11/8/2016 Statewide General Election," accessed August 18, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina Election Commission, "Election Results," accessed November 8, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina State Ethics Commission, "Individual Reports," accessed October 28, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina State Ethics Commission, "Campaign Practices," accessed October 6, 2016
