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School Board, District 3

Aiken County School District, South Carolina

My vote power

Below average

Election date

November 3, 2026 · General 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 176,650 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 ÷ 176,650) ÷ ln(50,000) = 65.71, 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: None · only 1 candidate

One candidate is running unopposed, so votes can't change the outcome.

Above average representation + an uncontested race → My vote power: Below average.

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 · Incumbent · declared

Lifelong Midland Valley resident and 1988 University of South Carolina biology graduate who works in procedures and training at Savannah River National Laboratory. Focused on making Aiken County Public Schools the best in the state.

Sources: aikencountysc.gov · vrems.scvotes.sc.gov · acpsd.net