Simple Civics: Greenville County

Who's running for Greenville County School Board in Area 20? Meet Robert Giles and Chuck Saylors, the candidates on the ballot in the November 3, 2026 general election. Hear where they stand on the issues facing our schools, then share this episode with your neighbors before Election Day.

How the interviews worked:
All candidates received the same question at the time of their invitation to join us, and they were given 10 minutes for their interview. Candidates were allowed to bring along a companion, such as a campaign manager, family member, or friend, and to record our session themselves. There were no edits made to the interview.

Candidate links:
Robert Giles
Chuck Saylors
Sample Ballot
Resources:
Greenville Federal Credit Union
Public Education Partners
Greenville First Steps
Simple Civics:
Simple Civics: Greenville County is a project of Greater Good Greenville
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Who's running for Greenville County Council in District 28? Meet Kyle Long and Thomas Sanders, the candidates on the ballot in the November 3, 2026 general election. Hear where they stand on the issues facing voters, then share this episode with your neighbors before Election Day.

How the interviews worked:
All candidates received the same question at the time of their invitation to join us, and they were given 10 minutes for their interview. Candidates were allowed to bring along a companion, such as a campaign manager, family member, or friend, and to record our session themselves. There were no edits made to the interview.

Candidate links:
Kyle Long
Thomas Sanders
Sample Ballot
Simple Civics:
Simple Civics: Greenville County is a project of Greater Good Greenville
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Simple Civics: Greenville County is produced by Podcast Studio X.

Who's running for Greenville County Council in District 19? Meet Benton Blount and Cody Dean, the candidates on the ballot in the November 3, 2026 general election. Hear where they stand on the issues facing voters, then share this episode with your neighbors before Election Day.

How the interviews worked:
All candidates received the same question at the time of their invitation to join us, and they were given 10 minutes for their interview. Candidates were allowed to bring along a companion, such as a campaign manager, family member, or friend, and to record our session themselves. There were no edits made to the interview.

Candidate links:
Benton Blount
Cody Dean
Sample Ballot
Simple Civics:
Simple Civics: Greenville County is a project of Greater Good Greenville
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Simple Civics: Greenville County is produced by Podcast Studio X.

Who's running for Greenville County School Board in Area 18? Meet Becky McLaughlin and Ann Marie Middleton, the candidates on the ballot in the November 3, 2026 general election. Hear where they stand on the issues facing our schools, then share this episode with your neighbors before Election Day.

How the interviews worked:
All candidates received the same question at the time of their invitation to join us, and they were given 10 minutes for their interview. Candidates were allowed to bring along a companion, such as a campaign manager, family member, or friend, and to record our session themselves. There were no edits made to the interview.

Candidate links:
Becky McLaughlin
Ann Marie Middleton
Sample Ballot
Resources:
Greenville Federal Credit Union
Public Education Partners
Greenville First Steps
Simple Civics:
Simple Civics: Greenville County is a project of Greater Good Greenville
Get in touch
Support Simple Civics with a tax-deductible contribution
Sign up for the Simple Civics newsletter.
View our entire catalogue
Simple Civics: Greenville County is produced by Podcast Studio X.

Greenville County needs 2,000 poll workers to run the November 2026 election. Dennis Stone of the county elections board explains what poll managers actually do, who can serve, and the simple steps to sign up at scvotes.gov.
Episode Resources:
Apply to be a poll worker (statewide, any SC county)
Greenville County Elections: sign up, training, and polling locations
Simple Civics:
Simple Civics: Greenville County is a project of Greater Good Greenville
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Support Simple Civics with a tax-deductible contribution
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Simple Civics: Greenville County is produced by Podcast Studio X.