ELECTION DAY: Links and info for Sumter school board areas’ race coverage
Tuesday is Election Day in Sumter, Clarendon and Lee counties and here is a quick voter guide to the Sumter school board races, including how to find your school board area. All The Sumter Item’s election coverage is free.
Many hold the belief that Sumter’s school board races are some of the most important locally in every election, and the direction of Sumter’s public schools greatly impacts the entire community.
Five of the nine school board seats are up for election in this cycle.
HOW TO FIND YOUR SCHOOL BOARD AREA
The seats for board areas -- also called "districts" -- 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8 are up for election for the residents who live in those areas. If you are a Sumter County resident and want to find if you live in one of these areas, simply follow these steps here …
- Go to Sumter School District's website, Sumterschools.net.
- To find an address locator, click on the "Board" tab on the front page of the site and then click on "Areas."
- Next an interactive map will appear with an address locator box in top left-hand corner. Type in your home address, and it will appear in one of the nine board areas. Zoom out and you can see if you live in Areas 3, 4, 5, 6 or 8.
Provided below is our election race coverage for all five races.
Additionally, a story on "Straight Ticket" or "Straight Party" is provided. If you vote "Straight Party," you will still need to make selections for all nonpartisan races to include school board, Sumter City Council and in the Town of Pinewood mayor race, if you live in any of those areas.
THE ITEM’S SUMTER SCHOOL BOARD RACE COVERAGE
When voting straight party, selections must still be made for nonpartisan races, official says
Incumbent Canty faces 3 challengers for school board Area 3 seat - The Sumter Item
Johnson faces familiar challenger for Sumter school board Area 4 seat
Without Ragin running, Sumter school board Area 5 is 3-way race of political newcomers
McLeod faces 2 challengers in Sumter school board Area 6 race - The Sumter Item
Incumbent Leventis faces 2 challengers for Sumter school board Area 8 seat