South Carolina elections, 2015

2016 → ← 2014 The state of South Carolina held elections in 2015. Races to watch School Boards More information available here: South Carolina school board elections, 2015 Elections by type School boards See also: School board elections, 2015 and South Carolina school board elections, 2015 A total of two South Carolina school districts among America's largest school districts by enrollment held elections for nine seats on November 3, 2015. Here are several quick facts about South Carolina's school board elections in 2015: The largest school district by enrollment with an election in 2015 was Spartanburg County School District 6 with 11,023 K-12 students. The smallest school district by enrollment with an election in 2015 was Spartanburg School District 2 with 10,074 K-12 students. Spartanburg School District 2 had the most seats on the ballot in 2015 with five seats up for election. Spartanburg County School District 6 had the fewest seats on the ballot in 2015 with four seats up for election. The districts listed below served 21,097 K-12 students during the 2012-2013 school year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Click on the district names for more information on the district and its school board elections. 2015 South Carolina School Board Elections District Date Seats up for election Total board seats Student enrollment Spartanburg County School District 6 11/3/2015 4 9 11,023 Spartanburg School District 2 11/3/2015 5 10 10,074 Voting information Links related to voting in South Carolina: For an overview and information on deadlines and updates to voting laws, please visit voting in South Carolina. For information on ballot access and signature requirements, please visit our page on ballot access requirements for political candidates in South Carolina. For information about absentee eligibility and military and overseas voting, please visit our absentee voting by state page. For information on early voting (if applicable), please visit our page on early voting by state. For information on online voter registration (if applicable), please visit our page on online voter registration in the 50 states. Primary information A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. South Carolina utilizes an open primary system, in which registered voters do not have to be members of a party to vote in that party's primary. Voters must take an oath affirming that they have not voted in another party's primary. For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article. Historical voter turnout 2014 In 2014, South Carolina saw 35.2 percent of eligible voters turn out to vote in the November general election. 2012 In 2012, South Carolina saw 56.8 percent of eligible voters turn out to vote in the November general election. See also Elections portal Elections and events calendar Voter guides State Blue Books State Poll Opening and Closing Times State Election Result Canvassing State voter ID laws Voting in South Carolina Absentee voting Early voting Online voter registration Election terms and definitions Recent news This section links to a Google news search for the term "South Carolina + elections + 2015" All stories may not be relevant to this page due to the nature of the search engine. South Carolina elections news feed Footnotes