With 97.14 percent of precincts reporting, here are the tentative results of this year’s Spartanburg County School Board election. In a few cases, the results were a little too close to call definitively, particularly in the event that a recount is called for. Final, confirmed results should be available on Friday, and if there are any changes, we’ll post about it.
School Trustee District 1
(Total of 5 seats to fill)
Hugh Burnett: 477 (17.68%)
Henry T. Gramling: 462 (17.12%)
Harry McMillan: 484 (17.94%)
Joel Pack: 368 (13.64%)
Mark C. Rollins: 465 (17.23%)
Michael D. Smith: 418 (15.49%)
WRITE-IN: 24 (0.89%)
School Trustee District 2
(Total of 5 seats to fill)
Tom Bogan: 225 (1.72%)
Chris Byrd: 805 (6.15%)
Douglas Campsen: 725 (5.54%)
Mike Coggins: 1,113 (8.51%)
Terrence R. Dover: 676 (5.17%)
Jim Hardin: 705 (5.39%)
Harriette Jolley Hipp: 1,386 (10.59%)
Chris Hood: 573 (4.38%)
Jack A. Mabry, Jr.: 1,574 (12.03%)
Rick McCraw: 662 (5.06%)
Craig Sims: 1,625 (12.42%)
Connie J. Smith: 1,201 (9.18%)
Joyce M. Wright: 1,246 (9.52%)
Kevin R. Wyatt: 535 (4.09%)
WRITE-IN: 34 (0.26%)
School Trustee District 3
(Total of 5 seats to fill)
Ann Brown: 406 (18.42%)
Eddie Dearybury: 349 (15.83%)
Sterling Farr, Sr.: 359 (16.29%)
Shannon Gault: 374 (16.97%)
Tracy Schultz: 386 (17.51%)
H. Jack Story: 323 (14.66%)
WRITE-IN: 7 (0.32%)
School Trustee District 4
(Total of 5 seats to fill)
Melvin Brewton: 172 (20.62%)
Charles Molly Hembree: 170 (20.38%)
James A. McBeth: 155 (18.59%)
Joni S. Phillips: 167 (20.02%)
Randy Williams: 158 (18.94%)
WRITE-IN: 12 (1.44%)
School Trustee District 5 at Large
(One seat to fill)
Gerald Cook: 802 (56.28%)
Thomas McNamara: 603 (42.32%)
WRITE-IN: 20 (1.40%)
School Trustee District 6
(Total of 5 seats to fill)
David Bettencourt: 912 (6.91%)
Charles I. Boyd: 1,014 (7.68%)
Michael Crook: 1,514 (11.47%)
Dale Evans: 1,738 (13.16%)
Michael Forrester: 1,371 (10.38%)
Kevin Harrison: 2,186 (16.56%)
Mary Lou Hightower: 1,439 (10.90%)
Shelley Roehrs: 1,014 (7.68%)
Billy Webber: 992 (7.51%)
Mark West: 996 (7.54%)
WRITE-IN: 27 (0.20%)
School Trustee District 5-3
(Total of 4 seats to fill)
Melba Banton: 605 (13.12%)
Steve Brockman: 741 (16.07%)
Butch Coan: 572 (12.41%)
Bo Corne: 669 (14.51%)
Rick Eitel: 648 (14.05%)
Suzanne Flynn: 533 (11.56%)
Julie McMakin: 817 (17.72%)
WRITE-IN: 26 (0.56%)
School Trustee District 7-5
(Total of 3 seats to fill)
Larry Flynn: 1,775 (22.12%)
Julie Lonon: 2,683 (33.43%)
William Eddie Richardson: 1,794 (22.36%)
Bob Tillotson: 1,738 (21.66%)
WRITE-IN: 35 (0.44%)
School Trustee District 7-7
(Total of 1 seat to fill)
Sharon D. Porter (unopposed): 196 (98.99%)
WRITE-IN: 2 (1.01%)
School Trustee District 7-8
(Total of 1 seat to fill)
Vernon David Beatty (unopposed): 146 (99.32%)
WRITE-IN: 1 (0.68%)
Congratulations to the winners. We’ll be posting the results of the other races shortly.
Steve Shanafelt
