Charleston County School District, South Carolina, elections (2022)

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Charleston County School District elections

General election date
November 8, 2022
Enrollment ('21-'22)
49,331 students

Nine seats on the Charleston County School District school board in South Carolina were up for general election on November 8, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was August 15, 2022.

Elections

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Candidates and results

District 1

General election

General election for Charleston County School District school board, District 1

Keith Grybowski defeated Doyle Costello in the general election for Charleston County School District school board, District 1 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Keith Grybowski (Nonpartisan)
 
61.7
 
8,853
Doyle Costello (Nonpartisan)
 
37.9
 
5,438
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
69

Total votes: 14,360
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District 2

General election

General election for Charleston County School District school board, District 2

The following candidates ran in the general election for Charleston County School District school board, District 2 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Ed Kelley (Nonpartisan)
 
32.6
 
5,173
Image of Sarah Shad Johnson
Sarah Shad Johnson (Nonpartisan)
 
21.9
 
3,469
Image of Grace Cowan
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20.7
 
3,276
Elizabeth Moffly (Nonpartisan)
 
14.0
 
2,225
Image of Seana Flynn
Seana Flynn (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
5.4
 
852
Ej Milligan (Nonpartisan)
 
5.1
 
804
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
61

Total votes: 15,860
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District 3

General election

General election for Charleston County School District school board, District 3

Pam McKinney defeated Ashley Peele, Chris Collins, and Thomas Ravenell in the general election for Charleston County School District school board, District 3 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Pam McKinney (Nonpartisan)
 
42.9
 
4,523
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Ashley Peele (Nonpartisan)
 
31.2
 
3,289
Image of Chris Collins
Chris Collins (Nonpartisan)
 
17.3
 
1,824
Thomas Ravenell (Nonpartisan)
 
8.2
 
865
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
34

Total votes: 10,535
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District 4

General election

General election for Charleston County School District school board, District 4

Incumbent Courtney Waters defeated Kevin Hollinshead in the general election for Charleston County School District school board, District 4 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Courtney Waters (Nonpartisan)
 
63.8
 
3,641
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Kevin Hollinshead (Nonpartisan)
 
35.7
 
2,035
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
30

Total votes: 5,706
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District 5

General election

General election for Charleston County School District school board, District 5

Carlotte Bailey defeated Vivian Sheppard Pettigrew and Melissa Couture in the general election for Charleston County School District school board, District 5 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Carlotte Bailey (Nonpartisan)
 
37.5
 
1,776
Vivian Sheppard Pettigrew (Nonpartisan)
 
37.4
 
1,769
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Melissa Couture (Nonpartisan)
 
24.5
 
1,160
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
28

Total votes: 4,733
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District 6

General election

General election for Charleston County School District school board, District 6

Incumbent Erica Cokley (Unofficially withdrew) defeated Lee Runyon, Eric Thome, and Samuel Whatley II in the general election for Charleston County School District school board, District 6 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Erica Cokley
Erica Cokley (Nonpartisan) (Unofficially withdrew)
 
34.4
 
3,453
Lee Runyon (Nonpartisan)
 
30.9
 
3,098
Image of Eric Thome
Eric Thome (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
27.5
 
2,757
Samuel Whatley II (Nonpartisan)
 
6.5
 
650
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.7
 
68

Total votes: 10,026
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District 7

General election

General election for Charleston County School District school board, District 7

Leah Whatley defeated Jen Mieras, Joy Brown, and Sydney van Bulck in the general election for Charleston County School District school board, District 7 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Leah Whatley (Nonpartisan)
 
32.6
 
4,227
Jen Mieras (Nonpartisan)
 
26.7
 
3,464
Joy Brown (Nonpartisan)
 
22.8
 
2,960
Sydney van Bulck (Nonpartisan)
 
17.5
 
2,270
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
64

Total votes: 12,985
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District 8

General election

General election for Charleston County School District school board, District 8

Darlene Dunmeyer-Roberson defeated Travis Bedson, incumbent Helen Davis Frazier, and Doris Johnson in the general election for Charleston County School District school board, District 8 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Darlene Dunmeyer-Roberson (Nonpartisan)
 
34.2
 
4,858
Travis Bedson (Nonpartisan)
 
33.5
 
4,753
Helen Davis Frazier (Nonpartisan)
 
21.5
 
3,052
Doris Johnson (Nonpartisan)
 
10.5
 
1,485
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
61

Total votes: 14,209
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District 9

General election

General election for Charleston County School District school board, District 9

Carol Tempel defeated Forrest Bjork and Graham Smith in the general election for Charleston County School District school board, District 9 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Carol Tempel
Carol Tempel (Nonpartisan)
 
46.7
 
8,061
Forrest Bjork (Nonpartisan)
 
26.6
 
4,596
Graham Smith (Nonpartisan)
 
26.4
 
4,565
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
44

Total votes: 17,266
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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 49,331 students during the 2021-2022 school year.[1]

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