Lexington-Richland School District Five Board of Trustees (Richland County)
Lexington School District 5, South Carolina
My vote power
High
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election · 2 seats
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: High · 68 out of 100
This district is a small slice of its state, so each vote here carries much more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 103,759 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 ÷ 103,759) ÷ ln(50,000) = 68.17, 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.
High representation → My vote power: High.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information and capped at "High".
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
Parent of three Lexington-Richland Five students. Priorities include the creative and performing arts, magnet program pathways and a safe, well-resourced setting for teachers and families.
Nonpartisan · declared
Operations director at Ameriprise Financial for 19 years, formerly of WIS News, and a Chapin parent married to a longtime district teacher. Priorities include listening to educators and supporting special education.
Nonpartisan · declared
Vice president at Optus Bank, founder and pastor of Inspired Ministries, and a Midlands Fatherhood Coalition volunteer whose three sons graduated from Dutch Fork High School.
Source: vrems.scvotes.sc.gov