Greenville County School District elections (2018)
- General election: Nov. 6
- Voter registration deadline: Oct. 17
- Early voting: N/A
- Absentee voting deadline: Nov. 6
- Online registration: Yes
- Same-day registration: No
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- Poll times: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
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Seven seats on the Greenville County School District school board in South Carolina were up for general election on November 6, 2018.
Candidates and results
District 18
General election
General election for Greenville County School District school board, Area 18
Incumbent Patrick Sudduth defeated Bob Cotter in the general election for Greenville County School District school board, Area 18 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Patrick Sudduth (Nonpartisan) | 55.8 | 3,917 |
 | Bob Cotter (Nonpartisan) | 43.3 | 3,042 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 64 | ||
| Total votes: 7,023 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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District 20
General election
General election for Greenville County School District school board, Area 20
Incumbent Charles Saylors won election in the general election for Greenville County School District school board, Area 20 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Charles Saylors (Nonpartisan) | 97.8 | 8,883 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.2 | 199 | ||
| Total votes: 9,082 | |||
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District 21
General election
Special general election for Greenville County School District school board, Area 21
Roy Chamlee defeated Lafonda Mika Dillard in the special general election for Greenville County School District school board, Area 21 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Roy Chamlee (Nonpartisan) | 69.7 | 7,225 |
| Lafonda Mika Dillard (Nonpartisan) | 29.2 | 3,021 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.1 | 113 | ||
| Total votes: 10,359 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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District 22
General election
General election for Greenville County School District school board, Area 22
Incumbent Lynda Leventis-Wells defeated Rob Kendrick in the general election for Greenville County School District school board, Area 22 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lynda Leventis-Wells (Nonpartisan) | 65.0 | 7,362 |
| Rob Kendrick (Nonpartisan) | 34.1 | 3,862 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 100 | ||
| Total votes: 11,324 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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District 24
General election
General election for Greenville County School District school board, Area 24
Incumbent Derek Lewis won election in the general election for Greenville County School District school board, Area 24 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Derek Lewis (Nonpartisan) | 98.6 | 11,436 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.4 | 167 | ||
| Total votes: 11,603 | |||
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District 26
General election
General election for Greenville County School District school board, Area 26
Incumbent Roger Meek won election in the general election for Greenville County School District school board, Area 26 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Roger Meek (Nonpartisan) | 97.0 | 5,444 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 3.0 | 169 | ||
| Total votes: 5,613 | |||
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District 28
General election
General election for Greenville County School District school board, Area 28
Incumbent Lisa Hannah Wells defeated Darryl Imperati in the general election for Greenville County School District school board, Area 28 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lisa Hannah Wells (Nonpartisan) | 57.7 | 6,427 |
 | Darryl Imperati (Nonpartisan) | 41.4 | 4,608 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 101 | ||
| Total votes: 11,136 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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About the district
The Greenville County School District is located in South Carolina. The district was the largest school district in the state in the 2014–2015 school year and served 75,508 students.[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 | |||||||
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| 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. |
| 2016 presidential results by state House district | |||||||
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| District | Obama | Romney | 2012 Margin | Clinton | Trump | 2016 Margin | Party Control |
| 1 | 23.28% | 75.15% | R+51.9 | 18.61% | 77.65% | R+59 | R |
| 2 | 31.79% | 66.50% | R+34.7 | 28.17% | 66.98% | R+38.8 | R |
| 3 | 35.60% | 61.95% | R+26.4 | 33.39% | 58.53% | R+25.1 | R |
| 4 | 17.87% | 80.08% | R+62.2 | 12.86% | 83.53% | R+70.7 | R |
| 5 | 23.85% | 74.46% | R+50.6 | 20.85% | 74.77% | R+53.9 | R |
| 6 | 30.99% | 67.41% | R+36.4 | 27.78% | 67.13% | R+39.3 | R |
| 7 | 32.32% | 66.10% | R+33.8 | 23.98% | 73.09% | R+49.1 | R |
| 8 | 33.75% | 64.76% | R+31 | 28.69% | 68.03% | R+39.3 | R |
| 9 | 35.55% | 63.02% | R+27.5 | 32.29% | 63.27% | R+31 | R |
| 10 | 22.06% | 76.34% | R+54.3 | 20.11% | 75.76% | R+55.6 | R |
| 11 | 41.13% | 57.49% | R+16.4 | 32.52% | 65.04% | R+32.5 | R |
| 12 | 59.39% | 39.69% | D+19.7 | 53.79% | 43.46% | D+10.3 | D |
| 13 | 32.85% | 65.84% | R+33 | 30.28% | 65.63% | R+35.3 | R |
| 14 | 36.82% | 61.80% | R+25 | 29.74% | 67.30% | R+37.6 | R |
| 15 | 48.83% | 49.47% | R+0.6 | 45.11% | 49.55% | R+4.4 | R |
| 16 | 41.69% | 56.82% | R+15.1 | 36.19% | 59.30% | R+23.1 | R |
| 17 | 21.18% | 76.65% | R+55.5 | 18.81% | 75.94% | R+57.1 | R |
| 18 | 25.25% | 72.79% | R+47.5 | 23.48% | 71.10% | R+47.6 | R |
| 19 | 35.02% | 62.85% | R+27.8 | 34.74% | 59.59% | R+24.9 | R |
| 20 | 27.09% | 70.82% | R+43.7 | 28.31% | 64.69% | R+36.4 | R |
| 21 | 25.57% | 72.91% | R+47.3 | 29.67% | 64.13% | R+34.5 | R |
| 22 | 32.91% | 65.01% | R+32.1 | 35.65% | 56.13% | R+20.5 | R |
| 23 | 64.77% | 33.12% | D+31.6 | 60.89% | 32.19% | D+28.7 | D |
| 24 | 35.96% | 62.42% | R+26.5 | 39.48% | 53.84% | R+14.4 | R |
| 25 | 71.10% | 27.86% | D+43.2 | 65.40% | 31.14% | D+34.3 | D |
| 26 | 35.32% | 62.83% | R+27.5 | 36.60% | 57.21% | R+20.6 | R |
| 27 | 36.38% | 62.10% | R+25.7 | 35.80% | 58.61% | R+22.8 | R |
| 28 | 34.06% | 64.37% | R+30.3 | 32.48% | 62.53% | R+30.1 | R |
| 29 | 33.75% | 64.90% | R+31.2 | 26.63% | 70.63% | R+44 | R |
| 30 | 34.61% | 64.30% | R+29.7 | 27.30% | 70.23% | R+42.9 | R |
| 31 | 79.20% | 19.94% | D+59.3 | 72.36% | 24.44% | D+47.9 | D |
| 32 | 35.50% | 63.00% | R+27.5 | 32.93% | 62.60% | R+29.7 | R |
| 33 | 30.03% | 68.55% | R+38.5 | 25.34% | 71.30% | R+46 | R |
| 34 | 42.65% | 56.21% | R+13.6 | 41.00% | 54.57% | R+13.6 | R |
| 35 | 27.40% | 71.15% | R+43.8 | 27.02% | 67.92% | R+40.9 | R |
| 36 | 38.11% | 60.33% | R+22.2 | 31.58% | 64.35% | R+32.8 | R |
| 37 | 33.05% | 65.49% | R+32.4 | 29.64% | 65.82% | R+36.2 | R |
| 38 | 23.88% | 74.78% | R+50.9 | 18.90% | 77.70% | R+58.8 | R |
| 39 | 32.81% | 65.88% | R+33.1 | 27.32% | 69.52% | R+42.2 | R |
| 40 | 42.28% | 56.63% | R+14.4 | 36.99% | 59.60% | R+22.6 | R |
| 41 | 63.72% | 35.30% | D+28.4 | 61.23% | 35.98% | D+25.3 | D |
| 42 | 44.12% | 54.53% | R+10.4 | 37.44% | 59.80% | R+22.4 | D |
| 43 | 44.83% | 53.97% | R+9.1 | 35.08% | 61.58% | R+26.5 | R |
| 44 | 46.57% | 52.34% | R+5.8 | 38.98% | 58.42% | R+19.4 | D |
| 45 | 35.40% | 63.31% | R+27.9 | 34.76% | 60.44% | R+25.7 | R |
| 46 | 41.87% | 56.57% | R+14.7 | 40.05% | 53.52% | R+13.5 | R |
| 47 | 31.57% | 67.02% | R+35.4 | 26.48% | 68.76% | R+42.3 | R |
| 48 | 35.74% | 62.60% | R+26.9 | 35.12% | 59.40% | R+24.3 | R |
| 49 | 66.67% | 32.40% | D+34.3 | 61.82% | 34.84% | D+27 | D |
| 50 | 63.30% | 35.70% | D+27.6 | 58.24% | 39.47% | D+18.8 | D |
| 51 | 73.57% | 25.50% | D+48.1 | 71.54% | 26.14% | D+45.4 | D |
| 52 | 41.47% | 57.24% | R+15.8 | 37.04% | 59.07% | R+22 | D |
| 53 | 47.26% | 51.83% | R+4.6 | 39.48% | 58.10% | R+18.6 | R |
| 54 | 58.26% | 40.99% | D+17.3 | 53.53% | 44.66% | D+8.9 | D |
| 55 | 56.03% | 43.25% | D+12.8 | 48.68% | 49.42% | R+0.7 | D |
| 56 | 41.06% | 57.56% | R+16.5 | 32.30% | 64.06% | R+31.8 | R |
| 57 | 62.48% | 36.64% | D+25.8 | 57.73% | 40.44% | D+17.3 | D |
| 58 | 33.03% | 66.09% | R+33.1 | 28.08% | 69.29% | R+41.2 | R |
| 59 | 70.58% | 28.54% | D+42 | 67.55% | 30.01% | D+37.5 | D |
| 60 | 38.35% | 60.80% | R+22.5 | 34.96% | 62.74% | R+27.8 | R |
| 61 | 51.91% | 47.23% | D+4.7 | 45.72% | 52.23% | R+6.5 | D |
| 62 | 65.60% | 33.61% | D+32 | 61.45% | 36.39% | D+25.1 | D |
| 63 | 34.43% | 64.43% | R+30 | 35.35% | 60.23% | R+24.9 | R |
| 64 | 58.22% | 40.98% | D+17.2 | 53.18% | 45.00% | D+8.2 | D |
| 65 | 31.75% | 67.08% | R+35.3 | 27.25% | 69.53% | R+42.3 | R |
| 66 | 72.57% | 26.70% | D+45.9 | 68.93% | 29.57% | D+39.4 | D |
| 67 | 37.94% | 61.07% | R+23.1 | 35.62% | 60.53% | R+24.9 | R |
| 68 | 33.20% | 65.40% | R+32.2 | 28.04% | 68.23% | R+40.2 | R |
| 69 | 31.53% | 66.96% | R+35.4 | 30.88% | 62.14% | R+31.3 | R |
| 70 | 73.89% | 25.16% | D+48.7 | 70.02% | 27.11% | D+42.9 | D |
| 71 | 34.78% | 63.68% | R+28.9 | 34.96% | 58.73% | R+23.8 | R |
| 72 | 68.08% | 29.85% | D+38.2 | 69.16% | 24.22% | D+44.9 | D |
| 73 | 80.11% | 18.83% | D+61.3 | 77.42% | 18.47% | D+58.9 | D |
| 74 | 81.27% | 17.11% | D+64.2 | 78.82% | 16.24% | D+62.6 | D |
| 75 | 42.45% | 55.85% | R+13.4 | 47.88% | 45.26% | D+2.6 | R |
| 76 | 77.22% | 21.70% | D+55.5 | 76.59% | 19.75% | D+56.8 | D |
| 77 | 69.65% | 29.43% | D+40.2 | 67.21% | 29.11% | D+38.1 | D |
| 78 | 49.92% | 48.75% | D+1.2 | 52.86% | 41.64% | D+11.2 | D |
| 79 | 72.59% | 26.57% | D+46 | 70.85% | 24.80% | D+46.1 | D |
| 80 | 59.84% | 38.87% | D+21 | 55.10% | 40.89% | D+14.2 | D |
| 81 | 29.68% | 68.58% | R+38.9 | 29.88% | 64.05% | R+34.2 | R |
| 82 | 59.20% | 39.93% | D+19.3 | 54.84% | 42.65% | D+12.2 | D |
| 83 | 28.62% | 69.81% | R+41.2 | 29.03% | 66.20% | R+37.2 | R |
| 84 | 34.77% | 64.20% | R+29.4 | 31.33% | 65.32% | R+34 | R |
| 85 | 30.93% | 67.51% | R+36.6 | 31.43% | 62.49% | R+31.1 | R |
| 86 | 38.58% | 60.04% | R+21.5 | 34.38% | 61.86% | R+27.5 | R |
| 87 | 20.64% | 78.04% | R+57.4 | 20.68% | 73.42% | R+52.7 | R |
| 88 | 27.08% | 71.09% | R+44 | 25.84% | 68.79% | R+42.9 | R |
| 89 | 38.55% | 59.55% | R+21 | 38.45% | 55.10% | R+16.6 | R |
| 90 | 52.50% | 46.54% | D+6 | 46.55% | 51.10% | R+4.5 | D |
| 91 | 63.50% | 35.77% | D+27.7 | 58.70% | 39.27% | D+19.4 | D |
| 92 | 36.52% | 61.43% | R+24.9 | 34.38% | 59.77% | R+25.4 | R |
| 93 | 59.26% | 39.77% | D+19.5 | 53.51% | 44.10% | D+9.4 | D |
| 94 | 36.52% | 61.86% | R+25.3 | 34.95% | 58.59% | R+23.6 | R |
| 95 | 71.56% | 27.77% | D+43.8 | 68.97% | 29.07% | D+39.9 | D |
| 96 | 29.83% | 68.33% | R+38.5 | 24.42% | 71.46% | R+47 | R |
| 97 | 42.47% | 56.02% | R+13.5 | 37.05% | 58.73% | R+21.7 | D |
| 98 | 40.02% | 58.27% | R+18.3 | 38.80% | 54.78% | R+16 | R |
| 99 | 32.05% | 66.30% | R+34.3 | 35.35% | 58.14% | R+22.8 | R |
| 100 | 33.71% | 64.76% | R+31 | 30.44% | 64.82% | R+34.4 | R |
| 101 | 66.78% | 32.31% | D+34.5 | 62.75% | 35.67% | D+27.1 | D |
| 102 | 60.06% | 38.77% | D+21.3 | 54.07% | 43.50% | D+10.6 | D |
| 103 | 62.63% | 36.59% | D+26 | 58.02% | 39.82% | D+18.2 | D |
| 104 | 33.50% | 65.34% | R+31.8 | 28.73% | 68.55% | R+39.8 | R |
| 105 | 32.43% | 66.37% | R+33.9 | 27.34% | 69.47% | R+42.1 | R |
| 106 | 31.29% | 67.43% | R+36.1 | 26.95% | 69.91% | R+43 | R |
| 107 | 37.67% | 60.99% | R+23.3 | 35.21% | 61.33% | R+26.1 | R |
| 108 | 35.01% | 63.87% | R+28.9 | 33.02% | 62.98% | R+30 | R |
| 109 | 71.24% | 27.67% | D+43.6 | 68.57% | 27.36% | D+41.2 | D |
| 110 | 37.37% | 60.72% | R+23.3 | 43.15% | 48.70% | R+5.5 | R |
| 111 | 78.60% | 19.54% | D+59.1 | 75.33% | 18.53% | D+56.8 | D |
| 112 | 35.27% | 63.41% | R+28.1 | 38.92% | 54.10% | R+15.2 | R |
| 113 | 73.23% | 25.55% | D+47.7 | 67.01% | 27.72% | D+39.3 | D |
| 114 | 38.05% | 60.14% | R+22.1 | 38.63% | 53.60% | R+15 | R |
| 115 | 40.78% | 57.26% | R+16.5 | 44.68% | 47.55% | R+2.9 | R |
| 116 | 53.66% | 45.16% | D+8.5 | 49.15% | 46.69% | D+2.5 | D |
| 117 | 48.43% | 49.82% | R+1.4 | 45.56% | 47.89% | R+2.3 | R |
| 118 | 42.55% | 56.44% | R+13.9 | 40.94% | 54.97% | R+14 | R |
| 119 | 48.34% | 49.63% | R+1.3 | 48.31% | 43.53% | D+4.8 | D |
| 120 | 36.27% | 62.73% | R+26.5 | 36.77% | 59.01% | R+22.2 | R |
| 121 | 64.89% | 34.33% | D+30.6 | 60.68% | 36.22% | D+24.5 | D |
| 122 | 61.99% | 37.22% | D+24.8 | 56.78% | 41.26% | D+15.5 | D |
| 123 | 34.41% | 64.63% | R+30.2 | 39.14% | 56.59% | R+17.5 | R |
| 124 | 37.53% | 61.16% | R+23.6 | 38.63% | 56.17% | R+17.5 | R |
| Total | 44.09% | 54.56% | R+10.5 | 40.67% | 54.94% | R+14.3 | - |
| Source: Daily Kos | |||||||
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "Common Core of Data, file ccd_lea_052_1414_w_0216161a, 2014-2015," accessed November 16, 2016
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017
| Greenville County School District elections in 2018 | |
| Greenville County, South Carolina | |
| Election date: | November 6, 2018 |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
