Richland School District One School Board, Seat 2
Richland School District 1, South Carolina
My vote power
Above average
Election date
November 3, 2026 · Special election
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: Above average · 65 out of 100
This district is a good deal smaller than its state, so each vote here carries more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 203,161 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(5,296,225 ÷ 203,161) ÷ ln(50,000) = 65.07, measured against a statewide vote in SC (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
Above average representation → My vote power: Above average.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information.
About this office
- Deciding how school district money is spent
- Picking the superintendent
- Choosing curriculum, within state rules
Affects: Government Efficiency, Government Spending Reduction, Public Safety and Crime Control,
Candidates
Nonpartisan · declared
Small-business owner who has worked as an educator in South Carolina Corrections, with the South Carolina Army National Guard and at Columbia College. Emphasizes transparent management of the district budget and trade skills that ready graduates for work, college or the military.
Nonpartisan · declared
Katherine Myers is a candidate for Richland School District One School Board, Seat 2. Election materials document the candidacy; reviewed sources identify her as an attorney and civic volunteer, not a current or prior officeholder.
Nonpartisan · declared
Nick Outen is a nonpartisan candidate for a Richland School District One school-board seat. The reviewed official election materials did not document a prior or current public office.
Nonpartisan · declared
Marine Corps veteran and Purple Heart recipient who has worked as a financial advisor and human resources director, and is a Richland One parent. Emphasizes fiscal responsibility that directs resources into classrooms and stronger academic standards.
Sources: richlandcountysc.gov · vrems.scvotes.sc.gov