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

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Greenville County School District elections

Filing deadline
August 17, 2020
Primary date
N/A
General election date
November 3, 2020
Enrollment ('17-'18)
75,499 students

Six seats on the Greenville 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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District 17

General election

General election for Greenville County School District school board, Area 17

Carolyn Styles defeated Dollie Collins in the general election for Greenville County School District school board, Area 17 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Carolyn Styles (Nonpartisan)
 
75.5
 
14,683
Dollie Collins (Nonpartisan)
 
23.7
 
4,606
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.8
 
157

Total votes: 19,446
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District 19

General election

General election for Greenville County School District school board, Area 19

Incumbent Debi Bush defeated Ashley Martin and Brandon Smith in the general election for Greenville County School District school board, Area 19 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Debi Bush
Debi Bush (Nonpartisan)
 
43.8
 
6,509
Ashley Martin (Nonpartisan)
 
38.3
 
5,691
Brandon Smith (Nonpartisan)
 
17.0
 
2,529
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.0
 
144

Total votes: 14,873
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District 21

General election

General election for Greenville County School District school board, Area 21

Angie Mosley defeated Kimberly Rieser Wooten and incumbent Roy Chamlee in the general election for Greenville County School District school board, Area 21 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Angie Mosley (Nonpartisan)
 
45.2
 
7,487
Kimberly Rieser Wooten (Nonpartisan)
 
28.0
 
4,638
Roy Chamlee (Nonpartisan)
 
25.9
 
4,297
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.9
 
155

Total votes: 16,577
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District 23

General election

General election for Greenville County School District school board, Area 23

Incumbent Glenda Morrison-Fair won election in the general election for Greenville County School District school board, Area 23 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Glenda Morrison-Fair
Glenda Morrison-Fair (Nonpartisan)
 
98.3
 
8,766
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.7
 
155

Total votes: 8,921
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District 25

General election

General election for Greenville County School District school board, Area 25

Incumbent Michelle Goodwin-Calwile defeated Tabatha Crawford and Jennifer Tanner in the general election for Greenville County School District school board, Area 25 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Michelle Goodwin-Calwile (Nonpartisan)
 
46.7
 
4,816
Tabatha Crawford (Nonpartisan)
 
26.3
 
2,716
Jennifer Tanner (Nonpartisan)
 
25.7
 
2,648
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.3
 
137

Total votes: 10,317
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District 27

General election

General election for Greenville County School District school board, Area 27

Sarah Dulin defeated Kori Hillson and Warner Bouzek in the general election for Greenville County School District school board, Area 27 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sarah Dulin
Sarah Dulin (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
58.5
 
11,174
Kori Hillson (Nonpartisan)
 
29.1
 
5,550
Warner Bouzek (Nonpartisan)
 
11.4
 
2,172
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.0
 
194

Total votes: 19,090
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About the district

See also: Greenville County School District, South Carolina

The Greenville County School District is located in Greenville County, South Carolina. The district served 75,499 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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