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August 27, 2013

State Senate District 42 Democratic Primary Runoff

August 27, 2013 – Charleston & Dorchester Counties OFFICIAL RESULTS Candidate Charleston Dorchester Total Percent Marlon Kimpson WINNER 3,085  26  3,111 69.7% Maurice Washington 1,340 15 1,355 […]

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August 16, 2013

New Candidate Filing Rules

Recent changes in state law have resulted in two major changes to the way candidates file for office. 1. Candidates for partisan office now file with election […]

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August 15, 2013

State Senate District 42 Democratic Primary

August 13, 2013 – Charleston & Dorchester Counties OFFICIAL RESULTS Candidate Charleston Dorchester Total Percent Emmanuel Ferguson 326  5  331 7.0% Herbert S. Fielding 285 0  285 […]

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March 15, 2013

U.S. House of Representatives District 1 Special Election

Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester Counties Special Election Results – May 7, 2013 Republican Primary Runoff Results – April 2, 2013 Republican Primary Recount Results – March […]

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March 12, 2013

State House District 17 Special Election

March 12, 2013 – Greenville County OFFICIAL RESULTS Candidate Total Percent Mike Burns, Republican WINNER  805 98.2% Write-in 15 1.8%   Republican Primary Results

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February 6, 2013

State House of Representatives District 17 Republican Primary Runoff

February 5, 2013 – Greenville County OFFICIAL RESULTS Candidate Total Percent Mike Burns WINNER  1,385 55.0% Chris Sullivan 1,134 45.0%   Republican Primary Results Special Election Results

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January 22, 2013

State House of Representatives District 17 Republican Primary

January 22, 2013 – Greenville County OFFICIAL RESULTS Candidate Total Percent Mike Burns RUNOFF  1,117 50.0% Roy Harmon  143 6.4% Tom Kolarik 75 3.4% Chris Sullivan RUNOFF […]

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November 21, 2012

2012 General Election Protests & Appeals

The following is a list of protests and appeals filed with the State Election Commission for the 2012 General Election.  Protests for countywide and less-than-countywide offices are […]

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November 20, 2012

SEC Certifies Remaining 2012 General Election Results

COLUMBIA, S.C. (November 19, 2012) – The State Election Commission (SEC) today certified the results of the following offices in the 2012 General Election: President and Vice […]

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November 16, 2012

SEC Sets Delayed Certification for November 19

COLUMBIA, S.C. (November 16, 2012) – The State Election Commission (SEC) has received certified results from the Richland County Election Commission and will certify the results for […]

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