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Tony Lewis (South Carolina)
Tony Lewis ran for election to the Charleston County School District school board to represent Peninsula District in South Carolina. Lewis lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Lewis was a candidate for the Peninsula seat on the Charleston County School District school board in South Carolina. Lewis was defeated in the by-district general election on November 8, 2016.
In August 2016, Lewis stepped down as chairman of the District 20 Constituent School Board after an investigation into blackmail allegations. Click here to learn more.
Elections
2020
See also: Charleston County School District, South Carolina, elections (2020)
General election
General election for Charleston County School District Peninsula (Historical)
Lauren Herterich defeated Regina Duggins, Lee Bennett Jr., and Tony Lewis in the general election for Charleston County School District Peninsula (Historical) on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lauren Herterich (Nonpartisan)  | 35.0 | 49,012 |
 | Regina Duggins (Nonpartisan) | 27.9 | 39,034 | |
| Lee Bennett Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 20.3 | 28,445 | ||
| Tony Lewis (Nonpartisan) | 15.9 | 22,312 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 1,227 | ||
| Total votes: 140,030 | |||
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2016
Five of the nine seats on the Charleston County School District school board were up for at-large general election on November 8, 2016. Two seats representing West Ashley, two seats representing North Area, and one seat representing Peninsula (Downtown Charleston) were up for election. West Ashley incumbent Michael Miller filed for re-election and faced challengers Priscilla Jeffery and Gary Leonard. The incumbent was successful in his bid for another term and was joined in his victory by Jeffery. Incumbent Chris Collins filed for re-election to one of the two North Area seats. He was joined on the ballot by Kevin Hollinshead, Russ Patterson, and Louis Smith. Collins and Hollinshead secured the seats. The Peninsula seat saw incumbent Todd Garrett file for an additional term on the board, defeating challenger Tony Lewis. There was no primary.[1][2]
Results
| Charleston County School District, Peninsula General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Todd Garrett Incumbent |
66.01% | 59,156 |
| Tony Lewis | 33.42% | 29,949 |
| Write-in votes | 0.56% | 505 |
| Total Votes (100) | 89,610 | |
| Source: South Carolina Election Commission, "Official Election Results," accessed November 30, 2016 | ||
Funding
Lewis did not file a campaign finance report with the South Carolina State Ethics Commission as of October 27, 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
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Tony Lewis did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ South Carolina Election Commission, "Candidate Listing for the 11/8/2016 Statewide General Election," accessed August 17, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina Election Commission, "Election Results," accessed November 8, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina State Ethics Commission, "Individual Reports," accessed October 27, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina State Ethics Commission, "Campaign Practices," accessed October 6, 2016
| 2016 Charleston County School District Elections | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | West Ashley: Incumbent, Michael Miller • Priscilla Jeffery • Gary Leonard North Area: Incumbent, Chris Collins • Kevin Hollinshead • Russ Patterson • Louis Smith |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
