4 candidates are tracked for Charleston County School Board of Trustees District 7 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Francis Marion Beylotte, Joy Brown, Darryl Ray Griffin and Leah A Whatley. Candidate information follows official Charleston County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Francis Marion Beylotte (Nonpartisan), Joy Brown (Nonpartisan), Darryl Ray Griffin (Nonpartisan), Leah A Whatley (Nonpartisan) meet on the November 3 ballot for Charleston County School Board of Trustees District 7, per the SC Election Commission's Candidate Tracking System (filing location Charleston County). Nonpartisan office: no primary; the November 3 vote decides.
School board member. The school board is the governing body of a public school district. It hires and evaluates the superintendent, adopts the district budget, sets policies on curriculum, discipline, attendance boundaries and facilities, and approves contracts and collective bargaining agreements. Day-to-day operations belong to the superintendent; the board sets direction and holds the administration accountable.
This race. Nonpartisan: candidates appear without party labels.
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Nonpartisan
Francis Marion Beylotte appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Charleston County School Board of Trustees District 7, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026; the official roster and election filing is the only verifiable source for Francis Marion Beylotte.
Nonpartisan
Per the campaign site.
Joy Brown has served as vice chair of the CCSD District 10 Constituent School Board and as South Carolina PTA vice president of advocacy, per her campaign site. She has also served as director of education for the Charleston League of Women Voters and the Charleston NAACP, and has volunteered as a reading tutor, mentor and band booster president, per the same source.
Nonpartisan
Darryl Ray Griffin appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Charleston County School Board of Trustees District 7, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026; the official roster and election filing is the only verifiable source for Darryl Ray Griffin.
Nonpartisan
Leah A Whatley appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Charleston County School Board of Trustees District 7, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026; the official roster and election filing is the only verifiable source for Leah A Whatley.
Who is running for Charleston County School Board of Trustees District 7 in 2026?
4 candidates are tracked for Charleston County School Board of Trustees District 7 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Francis Marion Beylotte, Joy Brown, Darryl Ray Griffin and Leah A Whatley. Candidate information follows official Charleston County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Charleston County School Board of Trustees District 7 election in South Carolina?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for South Carolina are on the South Carolina election hub at theballotbrief.com.
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Candidate roster from official Charleston County and state election office filings, last verified September 27, 2026. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.
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