Tuesday is Election Day – Polls open from 7 a.m. ’til 7 p.m.
Tuesday (June 14) is Primary Day in Lexington County. There are lots of contested races, some with several candidates.
If there are runoff elections, those would be held June 28. The General Election is Nov. 8. Below is a list of candidates.
Democrat or other party affiliations are denoted. All others are Republican. “I” denotes incumbent.
The list of Lexington County candidates:
County Council
District 1: Jim Kinard (I) and Scotty Whetstone
District 3: Kent Collins (I), Darrell Hudson, Brad Matthews and Colin Thain
District 4: Debbie Summers (I) and Gene Wilbur
District 5: Brian Duncan and Bobby Keisler (I)
District 6: Erin Long Bergeson, Ronald Derrick, Benjamin Stitely and Dino Teppara
Auditor: Chris Harmon (I)
Clerk of Court: Lisa Comer, Emily Hinson and Mollie Taylor
Coroner: Margaret Fisher (I) and Glenn Ross, Constitution Party Frank Barron
Register of Deeds: Rich Bolen, Mike Green, Dan Gregory, Tina Guerry and Joyce Munsch
Sheriff: Jay Koon (I)
11th Circuit Solicitor: Republicans Rick Hubbard, Candice Lively and Larry Wedekind
Treasurer: Jim Eckstrom (I)
U.S. House of Representatives
Second District: Democrats: Arik Bjorn and Phil Black, American Party Eddie McCain,
Joe Wilson (I)
S.C. Senate
District 23: Katrina Shealy (I), Michael Sturkie and Patricia Wheat
District 26: Democrat Nikki Setzler (I), Republican Brad Lindsey
S.C. House of Representatives
District 39: Cal Forrest and Ralph Kennedy (I), Democrat Tillman Gives
District 69: Ryan Holt and Rick Quinn (I), Democrat Michael Petrone
District 85: Bryan Clifton and Chip Huggins (I)
District 87: Todd Atwater (I)
District 88: David Busby and Mac Toole (I)
District 89: Bill Banning, Micah Caskey, Tem Miles and Billy Oswald, Democrat Rosemounda “Peggy” Butler, Constitution Party Robert Lampley
District 96: Perry Finch and Kit Spires (I), Democrat Robert Vanlue