Charleston County School District, South Carolina, elections (2020)

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Charleston County School District elections

Filing deadline
August 17, 2020
Primary date
N/A
Primary runoff date
N/A
General election date
November 3, 2020
Enrollment ('17-'18)
49,607 students

Five seats on the Charleston County School District school board in South Carolina were up for general election on November 3, 2020. The filing deadline for this election was August 17, 2020.

Election procedure changes in 2020

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South Carolina modified its absentee/mail-in and in-person voting procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:

  • Absentee/mail-in voting: Any eligible voter could request an absentee ballot for the general election. Return postage for all mailed absentee ballots was prepaid.
  • In-person voting: In-person absentee voting was authorized to begin on October 5, 2020.

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North Area

General election

General election for Charleston County School District North Area (Historical) (2 seats)

Courtney Waters and Kristen French defeated incumbent Chris Collins, Charles Monteith, and incumbent Kevin Hollinshead in the general election for Charleston County School District North Area (Historical) on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Courtney Waters (Nonpartisan)
 
27.6
 
63,872
Image of Kristen French
Kristen French (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
24.0
 
55,666
Image of Chris Collins
Chris Collins (Nonpartisan)
 
19.2
 
44,401
Charles Monteith (Nonpartisan)
 
15.9
 
36,869
Image of Kevin Hollinshead
Kevin Hollinshead (Nonpartisan)
 
12.8
 
29,705
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
1,322

Total votes: 231,835
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Peninsula

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
Image of Lauren Herterich
Lauren Herterich (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
35.0
 
49,012
Image of Regina Duggins
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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West Ashley

General election

General election for Charleston County School District West Ashley (Historical) (2 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Charleston County School District West Ashley (Historical) on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Erica Cokley
Erica Cokley (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
23.1
 
53,128
Helen Davis Frazier (Nonpartisan)
 
15.8
 
36,500
Image of Chris Fraser
Chris Fraser (Nonpartisan)
 
15.8
 
36,342
Image of Francis Beylotte III
Francis Beylotte III (Nonpartisan)
 
14.0
 
32,236
Image of Hunter Schimpff
Hunter Schimpff (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
13.2
 
30,421
John Prioleau Sr. (Nonpartisan)
 
9.0
 
20,650
Charles Glover Sr. (Nonpartisan)
 
8.6
 
19,878
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
1,236

Total votes: 230,391
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About the district

See also: Charleston County School District, South Carolina

The Charleston County School District is located in Charleston County, South Carolina. The district served 49,607 students during the 2017-2018 school year.[1]

Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

Five of 46 South Carolina counties—10.9 percent—are Pivot Counties. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
County Trump margin of victory in 2016 Obama margin of victory in 2012 Obama margin of victory in 2008
Barnwell County, South Carolina 5.16% 5.33% 1.65%
Calhoun County, South Carolina 2.83% 4.31% 3.55%
Chester County, South Carolina 4.83% 10.58% 8.30%
Colleton County, South Carolina 8.49% 0.19% 0.53%
McCormick County, South Carolina 3.32% 3.60% 6.08%

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won South Carolina with 54.9 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 40.7 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, South Carolina cast votes for the winning presidential candidate 53.3 percent of the time. In that same time frame, South Carolina supported Democratic candidates for president more often than Republican candidates, 53.3 to 43.3 percent. South Carolina favored Republicans in every presidential election between 2000 and 2016.

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in South Carolina. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns show the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns show the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[2][3]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 39 out of 124 state House districts in South Carolina with an average margin of victory of 32.8 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 38 out of 124 state House districts in South Carolina with an average margin of victory of 28.3 points. Clinton won one district controlled by a Republican heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 85 out of 124 state House districts in South Carolina with an average margin of victory of 28.7 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 86 out of 124 state House districts in South Carolina with an average margin of victory of 30.1 points. Trump won seven districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.


See also

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