Anderson School District Five elections (2014)

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2014 Anderson School District Five 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 Anderson School District Five Anderson County, South Carolina ballot measures Local ballot measures, South Carolina

Four seats on the Anderson County Board of Trustees were up for general election on November 4, 2014. Districts 2, 5, and 6, in addition to one at-large position, were on the ballot.

The incumbents in Districts 2 and 6, Margaret Adger Mack and Rick Bradshaw, respectively, both won unopposed. District 5 incumbent Al Norris Jr. did not file for re-election. Former board member Harold R. Kay II won the District 5 seat. Incumbent Sandy Addis defeated Corie Cullins for the at-large position.

About the district

See also: Anderson School District Five, South Carolina

Anderson School District Five is located in Anderson County, South Carolina

Anderson School District Five is located in Anderson County, South Carolina. The county seat of Anderson County is Anderson. Anderson County had a population of 187,126 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau in 2014. In the 2011-2012 school year, Anderson School District Five was the 16th-largest school district in South Carolina and served 12,559 students.

Demographics

Anderson County underperformed in comparison to the rest of South Carolina in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 18.5 percent of Anderson 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 Anderson County was $42,659 compared to $44,623 for the state of South Carolina. The poverty rate in Anderson County was 16.2 percent compared to 17.6 percent for the entire state.

Racial Demographics, 2013
Race	Anderson County (%)	South Carolina (%)
White	80.7	68.3
Black or African American	16.5	27.9
American Indian and Alaska Native	0.3	0.5
Asian	0.9	1.5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0.0	0.1
Two or More Races	1.5	1.7
Hispanic or Latino	3.3	5.3

Presidential Voting Pattern, Anderson County
Year	Democratic Vote	Republican Vote
2012	12,427	21,774
2008	24,132	48,690
2004	20,697	43,355
2000	22,405	48,709

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

As of the 2014 election, the Anderson County Board of Trustees consisted of nine members serving four-year terms, with seven members representing specific geographic districts and two members elected at-large. There was no primary election, and the general election was held on November 4, 2014. Four 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.

District 2

• Margaret Adger Mack
  • Incumbent

District 5

• Harold R. Kay II

District 6

• Rick Bradshaw
  • Incumbent

At-large

• Sandy Addis
  • Incumbent
• Corie Cullins

Election results

District 2

Anderson School District Five, District 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Margaret Adger Mack Incumbent	98.8%	1,076
	Nonpartisan	Write-In	1.2%	13
Total Votes				1,089
Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "2014 Anderson County General Election Results," accessed December 20, 2014

District 5

Anderson School District Five, District 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Harold R. Kay II	99.2%	708
	Nonpartisan	Write-In	0.8%	6
Total Votes				714
Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "2014 Anderson County General Election Results," accessed December 20, 2014

District 6

Anderson School District Five, District 6 General Election, 4-year term, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Rick Bradshaw Incumbent	98.8%	2,342
	Nonpartisan	Write-In	1.2%	28
Total Votes				2,370
Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "2014 Anderson County General Election Results," accessed December 20, 2014

At-large

Anderson School District Five, At-large General Election, 4-year term, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Sandy Addis Incumbent	77.4%	9,716
	Nonpartisan	Corie Cullins	21.9%	2,748
Total Votes				12,560
Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "2014 Anderson County General Election Results," accessed December 20, 2014

Endorsements

Corie Cullins received an endorsement from the 501(c)(4) advocacy group, Anderson 5 Citizens for Quality Education.

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 had 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 Anderson School District Five, District 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2012 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Ann Huitt 99.4% 2,651      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.6% 15 Total Votes 2,666 Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "Presidential General Election - November 6, 2012," accessed August 15, 2014 Anderson School District Five, District 3 General Election, 4-year term, 2012 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Tommy Price 99.3% 2,156      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.7% 15 Total Votes 2,171 Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "Presidential General Election - November 6, 2012," accessed August 15, 2014 Anderson School District Five, District 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2012 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Paul Zugg 99.5% 2,765      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.5% 13 Total Votes 2,778 Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "Presidential General Election - November 6, 2012," accessed August 15, 2014 Anderson School District Five, District 7 General Election, 4-year term, 2012 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan John P. Griffith 62.2% 2,585      Nonpartisan Dan W. Powell 37.2% 1,546      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.6% 23 Total Votes 4,154 Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "Presidential General Election - November 6, 2012," accessed August 15, 2014 Anderson School District Five, At-large General Election, 4-year term, 2012 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Jay Blankenship 53.3% 10,084      Nonpartisan John W. Caldwell, Sr. 46.1% 8,728      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.6% 109 Total Votes 18,921 Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "Presidential General Election - November 6, 2012," accessed August 15, 2014 2010 Anderson School District Five, District 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2010 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Margaret Adger Mack 99.7% 1,147      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.3% 4 Total Votes 1,151 Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "General Election - November 2010," accessed October 20, 2014 Anderson School District Five, District 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2010 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Al Norris Jr. 99.3% 608      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.7% 4 Total Votes 612 Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "General Election - November 2010," accessed October 20, 2014 Anderson School District Five, District 6 General Election, 4-year term, 2010 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Rick Bradshaw 99.1% 2,618      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.9% 24 Total Votes 2,642 Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "General Election - November 2010," accessed October 20, 2014 Anderson School District Five, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2010 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Dick Smith 28.8% 4,321      Nonpartisan Larry R. Knighton 23.5% 3,537      Nonpartisan Reed Cole 15.6% 2,340      Nonpartisan R. Scott Parker 12% 1,804      Nonpartisan Dan W. Powell 9% 1,359      Nonpartisan Jhan Nixon 7.2% 1,083      Nonpartisan Bob Cornesky 3.4% 509      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.5% 74 Total Votes 15,027 Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "General Election - November 2010," accessed October 20, 2014

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for the Anderson School District Five 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

See also: South Carolina elections, 2014

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.

See also

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

External links

Suggest a link

• Anderson School District Five
• Anderson County, South Carolina
• South Carolina State Election Commission
• South Carolina State Ethics Commission