South Carolina Primary Runoff Election Results 2020
South Carolina voters went to the polls on Tuesday to decide 11 primaries in runoffs that were forced due to the failure of any candidate to receive 50% +1 vote in the initial primary election held on June 8th.
You can view the full primary results from two weeks ago at this link.
I = Incumbent
X = Winner
Last updated: 10:30 PM EDT 6/23/2020
SC Senate Results
SC SENATE DISTRICT 16 |
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| REPUBLICAN PRIMARY | |||
| Michael Johnson | 54.81% | X | |
| Tom Nichols | 45.19% | ||
| Lancaster & York Counties |
Michael Johnson will face Ramin Mammadov in November for the seat vacated (again) by Greg Gregory. (Gregory retired from the Senate briefly and turned the seat over to Mick Mulvaney but returned to the Senate when Mulvaney was elected to Congress.)
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SC SENATE DISTRICT 33 |
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| REPUBLICAN PRIMARY | |||
| John Gallman | 41.59% | ||
| Luke A Rankin | 58.41% | I | X |
| Horry County | |||
Luke Rankin survives in a campaign only possible in Horry County. Tim Scott was kingmaker with a late endorsement of Rankin. No Democrat has filed.
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SC SENATE DISTRICT 39 |
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| DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY | |||
| Cindy Evans | 34.82% | ||
| Vernon Stephens | 65.18% | X | |
| Berkeley, Calhoun, Colleton, Dorchester & Orangeburg Counties | |||
Vernon Stephens will face Tom Connor (R) in November for the seat of retiring Senator John Matthews (elected 1984).
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SC House of Representatives Results
SC HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, DISTRICT 3 |
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| REPUBLICAN PRIMARY | |||
| Phillip Bowers | 38.04% | ||
| Jerry Carter | 61.96% | X | |
| Pickens County | |||
Jerry Carter will face Eunice Lehmacher (D) in November for the seat of retiring Rep. Gary Clary.
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SC HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, DISTRICT 5 |
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| REPUBLICAN PRIMARY | |||
| Neal Collins | 52.80% | I | X |
| Allan Quinn | 47.20% | ||
| Pickens County | |||
Neal Collins is elected to a fourth term.
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SC HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, DISTRICT 35 |
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| REPUBLICAN PRIMARY | |||
| Chris Bennett | 46.57% | ||
| Bill Chumley | 53.43% | I | X |
| Greenville & Spartanburg Counties | |||
Bill Chumley elected to a sixth term.
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SC HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, DISTRICT 88 |
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| REPUBLICAN PRIMARY | |||
| R.J. May | 53.25% | X | |
| Mike Sturkie | 46.75% | ||
| Lexington County | |||
R.J. May survives the original five candidate field for the seat of retiring Rep. Mac Toole (elected 2002).
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SC HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, DISTRICT 99 |
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| REPUBLICAN PRIMARY | |||
| David Herndon | 42.44% | ||
| Mark Smith | 57.56% | X | |
| Berkeley & Charleston Counties | |||
Mark Smith will face Jen Gibson in the fall for the seat of Nancy Mace, who received the GOP nomination for Congress.
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SC HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, DISTRICT 109 |
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| DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY | |||
| James Johnson | 43.80% | ||
| Deon Tedder | 56.20% | X | |
| Charleston & Dorchester Counties | |||
Tedder will face Libertarian Rodney Travis in November for the seat of retiring incumbent David Mack.
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SC HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, DISTRICT 115 |
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| DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY | |||
| Carol Tempel | 49.66% | ||
| Spencer Wetmore | 50.34% | X | |
| Charleston County | |||
Spencer Wetmore will face Republican Josh Stokes for the seat of Peter McCoy who was appointed US Attorney for South Carolina.
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SC HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, DISTRICT 115 (Unexpired Term of Peter McCoy.) |
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| DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY | |||
| Carol Tempel | 49.66% | ||
| Spencer Wetmore | 50.34% | X | |
| Charleston County | |||
Wetmore and Stokes will meet in November for the 2021-2022 term, but also on August 11 for the remaining months of McCoy’s term.
Source: SCvotes.org
