LOWCOUNTRY, S.C. (WCIV) — Election Day is quickly approaching! Polls are open on Tuesday, Nov. 5, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. As long as you’re in line by 7 p.m., you can vote.
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U.S. House of Representatives
District 1 – U.S. House Representatives(Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, Jasper)
Nancy Mace (R)*
Michael B. Moore (D)
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District 6 – U.S. House Representatives (Allendale, Bamberg, Calhoun, Charleston, Clarendon, Colleton, Dorchester, Florence, Hampton, Jasper, Orangeburg, Richland, Sumter, Williamsburg)
James E. Clyburn (D)*
Duke Buckner (R)
Gregg Marcel Dixon (United Citizens)
Joseph Oddo (Alliance)
Michael Simpson (Libertarian)
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District 7 – U.S. House Representatives (Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Marion, Marlboro)
Russell Fry (R)*
Mal Hyman (D)
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State Senate
State Senate District 20 (Charleston, new)
Ed Sutton (D)
Kendall Ludden (L)
State Senate District 32 (Berkeley, Charleston, Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Williamsburg)
Ronnie A. Sabb (D)*
State Senate District 34 (Georgetown, Horry)
Stephen Goldfinch (R)*
State Senate District 37 (Berkeley, Charleston)
Larry Grooms (R)*
State Senate District 38 (Charleston, Dorchester)
Sean Bennett (R)*
State Senate District 39 (Berkeley, Charleston, Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Williamsburg)
Vernon Stephens (D)*
Tom Fernandez (R)
State Senate District 40 (Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Colleton, Orangeburg)
Brad Hutto (D)*
Sharon Carter (R)
State Senate District 41 (Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester)
Matt Leber (R)
Rita Adkins (D)
State Senate District 42 (Charleston, Dorchester)
Deon Tedder (D)*
State Senate District 43 (Beaufort, Charleston, Colleton)
Chip Campsen (R)*
Julie Cofer Hussey (D)
State Senate District 44 (Berkeley, Charleston)
Brian Adams (R)*
Vicky Wynn (D)
State Senate District 45 (Allendale, Beaufort, Charleston, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper)
Margie Bright Matthews (D)*
State Senate District 46 (Beaufort, Jasper)
Tom Davis (R)*
Gwyneth J. Saunders (D)
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S.C. House of Representatives
State House District 15 (Berkeley, Charleston)
JA Moore (D)*
Carlton Walker (R)
State House District 57 (Horry, Marion, Williamsburg)
Lucas Atkinson (D)*
Kevin Taylor Coleridge (R)
State House District 80(Charleston)
Kathy Landing (R)*
Donna Brown Newton (D)
State House District 90 (Bamberg, Colleton, Dorchester, Orangeburg)
Justin Bamberg (D)*
H. Frank Dickson (R)
State House District 92 (Berkeley)
Brandon Cox (R)*
State House District 93 (Calhoun, Lexington, Orangeburg)
Krista Hassell (R)
Jerry Govan (D)
Harold Geddings (W)
State House District 94 (Charleston, Dorchester)
Gil Gatch (R)*
State House District 95 (Dorchester, Orangeburg)
Gilda Cobb-Hunter (D)*
State House District 97 (Colleton, Dorchester)
Robby Robbins (R)*
State House District 98 (Dorchester)
Chris Murphy (R)*
Sonja Ogletree Satani (D)
State House District 99 (Berkeley)
Mark Smith (R)*
State House District 100 (Berkeley)
Sylleste Davis (R)*
State House District 101 (Berkeley, Florence, Williamsburg)
Roger K. Kirby (D)*
State House District 102 (Berkeley, Dorchester)
Joe Jefferson (D)*
Harriet Holman (R)
State House District 103 (Berkeley, Georgetown, Horry)
Carl L. Anderson (D)*
State House District 108 (Charleston, Georgetown)
Lee Hewitt (R)*
State House District 109 (Charleston, Dorchester)
Tiffany Spann-Wilder (D)*
State House District 110 (Charleston)
Tom Hartnett (R)*
John Moffett (D)
State House District 111 (Charleston)
Wendell G. Gilliard (D)*
Joe Jernigan (L)
State House District 112 (Charleston)
Joe Bustos (R)*
Peter Brennan (D)
State House District 113 (Charleston)
Marvin Pendarvis (D)*
Marvin Pendarvis resigned from his seat on Sept. 16, 2024 afterfacing accusations of legal malpractice from clients of his, as well as having his law license suspended by the Supreme Court of South Carolina in May. His name, however, remains on the ballot.
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State House District 114 (Charleston, Dorchester)
Gary Brewer (R)*
Adrienne Lett (D)
State House District 115 (Charleston)
Spencer Wetmore (D)*
J. Warren Sloane (R)
State House District 116 (Charleston, Colleton)
Charlie Murray (D)
James Teeple (R)
State House District 117 (Berkeley)
Jordan Pace (R)*
State House District 118 (Beaufort)
Bill Herbkersman (R)*
Charity Owens (D)
State House District 119 (Charleston)
Leon Stavrinakis (D)*
Brendan R. Magee (R)
State House District 120 (Beaufort, Jasper)
Weston Newton (R)*
Kate Creech (D)
State House District 121 (Beaufort, Colleton)
Michael F. Rivers Sr. (D)*
Shelley Gay Yuhas (R)
State House District 122 (Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper)
Bill Hager (R)*
Audrey Hopkins Williams (D)
State House District 123 (Beaufort, Jasper)
Jeff Bradley (R)*
Lisette Cifaldi (D)
State House District 124 (Beaufort)
Shannon Erickson (R)*
Melinda Henrickson (D)
Sheriff races
Charleston County Sheriff
Kristin R. Graziano (D)*
Carl Ritchie (R)
Alan Ali (write-in)
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Colleton County Sheriff
Guerry Buddy Hill (R)*
Alyssa Bodison (D)
Dorchester County Sheriff
Charles T. Frederick III (D)
Sam Richardson (R)
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Georgetown County Sheriff
Carter Weaver Sr. (R)*
Birt K. Adams (D)
Orangeburg County Sheriff
Leroy Ravenel (D)*
Williamsburg County Sheriff
Stephen R. Gardner (D)*
Solicitors
1st Circuit Solicitor (Calhoun, Dorchester, Orangeburg)
David M Pascoe (D)*
9th Circuit Solicitor (Berkeley, Charleston)
Scarlett A. Wilson (R)*
David Osborne (D)
14th Circuit Solicitor (Allendale, Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper)
Duffie Stone (R)*
Coroners
Beaufort County Coroner
Deborah Ann Youmans (R)
Charleston County Coroner
Bobbi Jo O’Neal l (R)*
Frank Broccolo (D)
Colleton County Coroner
Richard M. Harvey (R)*
Dorchester County Coroner
Paul Brouthers (R)*
Georgetown County Coroner
Chase Ridgeway (R)*
Orangeburg County Coroner
Sean Fogle (D)
Williamsburg County Coroner
Ivori L. Henryhand (D)*
Treasurers
Berkeley County Treasurer
Lori Fiddie Glover (R)
Charleston County Treasurer
Mary Tinkley (D)*
Mike Van Horn Sr. (R)
Georgetown County Treasurer
Miriam E Mace (R)*
Auditors
Berkeley County Auditor
Wilson Baggett (R)
Charleston County Auditor
Peter J. Tecklenburg (D)*
Georgetown County Auditor
Ken Baker (R)*
School Board at Large
Berkeley
David W. Barrow
Cindy Coats
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Orangeburg
Teresa O. Hinnant
Williamsburg
Carletta Scott Isreal*
Mary Woods McClam
School Board of Trustees
School Board of Trustees District 2 (Charleston)
Carolina D. Jewett
Ed Kelley*
Shawn Lovely
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School Board of Trustees District 4 (Charleston)
Craig Logan*
Kevin D. Hollinshead
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School Board of Trustees District 6 (Charleston)
Daron Lee Calhoun II*
Michelle Leber
Samuel Whatley II
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School Board of Trustees District 8 (Charleston)
Darlene Dunmeyer-Roberson*
Michelle Faust
Charles Glover
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School Board District
School Board District 1 (Beaufort)
Isaac Gordon III
Tradd C. Williams
School Board District 1 (Berkeley)
Michael Ramsey
Lee Westberry
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School Board District 1 (Colleton)
Bill Burdick
Charles Murdaugh
School Board District 1 (Georgetown)
Patti Hammel
School Board District 1 (Williamsburg)
Jerry L. Dicks
School Board District 2 (Orangeburg)
Sylvia Bruce-Stephens
Dan Hassell
School Board District 3 (Berkeley)
Joe Baker
Randy Smalls
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School Board District 3 (Colleton)
Jalacy Green
Sharon Hazel Witkin
School Board District 3 (Georgetown)
Eileen S. Johnson
Sandra Johnson
School Board District 3 (Williamsburg)
Alfred Darby
School Board District 4 (Georgetown)
Randy Walker
School Board District 4 (Orangeburg)
Lorraine Peeples
School Board District 5 (Berkeley)
Angelian Davenport
Dan Froemel
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School Board District 5 (Colleton)
Glenn Nixon
School Board District 5 (Georgetown)
Fallon S. Bordner
School Board District 6 (Beaufort)
Alphonso Small Jr.
School Board District 6 (Georgetown)
Kristie Baxley
School Board District 6 (Orangeburg)
Ruby Edwards*
Theodore V. Reed
Jeffrey H. Whisenhunt
School Board District 7 (Berkeley)
Yvonne Bradley*
Joan Peters
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School Board District 7 (Colleton)
Roman Cunningham
Hiram E.M. Davis
School Board District 7 (Williamsburg)
Tawan B. Alston
Michael L. Floyd
School Board District 9 (Beaufort)
Leah K. Frazier
School Board District 11 (Beaufort)
Ingrid Boatright
School Board District 21 (Dorchester)
Justin Farnsworth*
Eric Unger
Sabrina Ferguson Edwards
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School Board District 22 (Dorchester)
Bethanny King
School Board District 23 (Dorchester)
Kellie Bates
School Board District 24 (Dorchester)
Evan Guthrie
School Board District 25 (Dorchester)
Cynthia Powell
Glenn A. Zingarino
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School Board District 26 (Dorchester)
Ashley Wimberly
School Board District 27 (Dorchester)
Patrick Davidson
Jim Lee
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School Board District 41 (Dorchester)
James L. Hodges
Brenson Ravenel
Katina Singletary Way
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School Board District 42 (Dorchester)
Jenny Infinger
Ken Jenkins
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School Board District 43 (Dorchester)
Tony Folk
Joseph W. Mackey III
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Clerk of Court
Beaufort County Clerk of Court
Jerri Roseneau (R)
Charleston County Clerk of Court
Julie J. Armstrong (R)
Colleton County Clerk of Court
Sherry Akins-Robinson (D)
Gary A. Hale Jr. (R)
Georgetown County Clerk of Court
Alma White (D)
Orangeburg County Clerk of Court
Winnifa Brown Clark (D)
Williamsburg County Clerk of Court
Deitra M. Johnson (D)
Probate Judge
Dorchester
Mary Blunt (R)*
Georgetown
Leigh Powers Boan (R)*
Williamsburg
Betty F. Matthews (D)*
Ballot Questions
Statewide
Must Section 4, Article II of the Constitution of this State, relating to voter qualifications, be amended so as to provide that only a citizen of the United States and of this State of the age of eighteen and upwards who is properly registered is entitled to vote as provided by law?
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Charleston County Special Sales and Use Tax Question 1
I approve a special sales and use tax in the amount of one-half( 1/2) of one percent to be imposed in Charleston County for not more than twenty-five (25) years, or until a total of $5,400,000,000 in resulting revenue has been collected, whichever occurs first. The sales tax proceeds will be used to fund the following projects:
Project (I) For financing the costs of highways, roads, streets, bridges, and other transportation-related projects facilities, and drainage facilities related thereto, and mass transit systems operated by Charleston County or jointly operated by the County and other governmental entities. $4,968,000,000.
Project (2) For financing the costs of greenbelts. $432,000,000. Instructions to Voters: All qualified electors desiring to vote in favor of levying the special sales and use tax shall vote “YES;” and All qualified electors opposed to levying the special sales and use tax shall vote “NO.”
Charleston County Special Sales and Use Tax Question 2
I approve the issuance of not exceeding $1,000,000,000 of general obligation bonds of Charleston County, payable from the special sales and use tax described in Question 1 above, maturing over a period not to exceed twenty-five (25) years, to fund completion of projects from among the categories described in
Question 1 above. Instructions to Voters: All qualified electors desiring to vote in favor of the issuance of bonds for the stated purposes shall vote “YES;” and All qualified electors opposed to the issuance of bonds for the stated purposes shall vote “NO.”
Georgetown County Question 1
Must a one percent (1%) sales and use tax be levied in Georgetown County for the purpose of allowing a credit against a taxpayer’s county and municipal ad valorem tax liability and for the purpose of funding county and municipal operations in the Georgetown County area?
INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS:
All qualified electors desiring to vote in favor of imposing the tax to allow for credit against a taxpayer’s county and municipal ad valorem tax liability and for the purpose of funding county and municipal operations in Georgetown County shall vote “YES,” and all qualified electors opposed to imposing the tax shall vote “NO.”
CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS ON THE USE OF TAX REVENUE COLLECTED FROM THE LOCAL OPTION SALES AND USE TAX:
If approved, the total revenue collected shall be applied as a credit against the payment of any costs charged by the South Carolina Department of Revenue in connection with the collection and administration of such tax, then for the purpose of funding county and municipal operations, and against a taxpayer’s county and municipal ad valorem tax liability.
Explanation:
The purpose of the Referendum is to allow the qualified electors of Georgetown County to determine whether or not a one percent sales and use tax should be levied in Georgetown County for the purpose of allowing a credit against a taxpayer’s county and municipal ad valorem tax liability (property taxes) and for the purpose of funding county and municipal operations in the Georgetown County area. If this sales and use tax is approved, State law provides that 71% of the revenue received by a county and municipality may be used to provide a credit against the property tax liability of taxpayers in the county and municipality and that 29% may be used specifically for the purpose of funding county and municipal operations inthe Georgetown County area.
Yes, In Favor of the Question
No, Opposed to the Question
Georgetown County Question 2
Must a special one percent sales and use tax be imposed in Georgetown County, South Carolina for 8 years to raise the amounts specified for the following purposes:
PRIMARY PROJECTS LIST IN ORDER OF PRIORITY
- Browns Ferry Water District – $3,068,000 for water system improvements.
- City of Georgetown – $1,040,000 (as grant match funding) for relocation of electric utility lines along Black River Road.
- Waccamaw Regional Transit Authority – $624,000 (as grant match funding) for a passenger transfer facility in the City of Georgetown.
- Town of Andrews – $2,332,070 for E. Cherry St., Rosemary Ave. and Georgetown Hwy. water system improvements.
- Town of Andrews – $652,426 (as grant match funding) for S. Rosemary, Morgan Ave, E. Cherry St. and system wide water and sewer system improvements.
- Town of Pawleys Island – $286,000 for north jetty improvements.
- Georgetown County – $832,000 for NW Regional Park at Pleasant Hill covered pavilion.
- Georgetown County – $572,000 for Waccamaw Regional Recreation Center multi-sport court project.
- Georgetown County Water and Sewer District – $13,302,650 for Sampit community sewer project.
- Town of Pawleys Island – $2,080,000 for stormwater drainage project.
- Georgetown County – $988,000 for Phase I of Wachesaw Park project.
- Town of Andrews – $1,352,000 for public works and fire equipment storage facility.
- Georgetown County Water and Sewer District – $2,325,866 for Jerusalem and Northwest Old Pee Dee region water project.
- Georgetown County -$988,000 for landfill maintenance facility.
- City of Georgetown – $1,040,000 for fire substation.
- City of Georgetown – $2,570,204 for S. Fraser and Emmanuel Streets (steel mill system) stormwater improvements.
- Georgetown County Water and Sewer District – $7,408,591 for Kilsock to Plantersville water connection Phases I and II.
- Georgetown County Water and Sewer District – $7,847,371 for Plantersville water system.
- Georgetown County – $10,000,000 for Emergency Operations and 911 facility.
- Georgetown County – $ 4,040,794 for Midway Fire & Rescue Station 83 replacement.
- Georgetown County – $5,720,633 for MLK Drive in Pawleys Island drainage and multi-modal path.
- Georgetown County Water and Sewer District – $5,282,496 for St. Luke Community sewer project.
CONTINGENCY PROJECT LIST IN ORDER OF PRIORITY
- Georgetown County – $1,000,000 (as grant match funding) for Murrells Inlet dredging.
- Georgetown County Water and Sewer District – $4,575,165 for Oatland sewer.
- Georgetown County Water and Sewer District – $2,597,265 for 701 sewer pump station.
- Georgetown County – $3,540,000 for Parkersville drainage and multi-modal path.
- Georgetown County – $3,022,269 (as grant match funds) for Brick Chimney Rd. phase II.
- Town of Andrews – $6,500,000 for stormwater improvements.
- Georgetown County Water and Sewer District – $3,899,890 for Brick Chimney sewer main.
- Georgetown County – $1,825,925 for airport water and sewer.
- Georgetown County – $2,437,500 for Petigru North drainage and multi-modal path.
- City of Georgetown – $3,308,550 for Church St. to Merriman Rd. stormwater project.
- City of Georgetown – $2,932,087 for Oak, Elizabeth, and Morrison Street water project.
- Georgetown County – $2,800,000 for a new Airport Drive Fire and EMS station.
- Georgetown County – $1,000,000 for emergency services training facility.
- Georgetown County – $2,000,000 for Garden City beach groins.
- Rural Community Water District – $4,819,650 for new elevated water tank.
- Georgetown County Water and Sewer District – $6,404,750 for Hwy 521 water main.
- City of Georgetown – $1,369,650 for Cannon street stormwater project.
- Georgetown County – $2,800,000 for Ringle Heights area Fire and EMS station.
- Georgetown County – $2,409,705 for Petigru South drainage and multi-modal path. Pending the receipt of such sales and use tax, must the County also be authorized to issue and sell, either as a single issue or as several separate issues, general obligation bonds (the “Bonds”) of the County in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding $25,000,000, to defray a portion of the costs of the Georgetown County sponsored projects listed above plus issuance costs, to be paid from the sales and use tax to be imposed as stated herein and pledged to the payment of the principal of and interest on the Bonds, and, in the event such sales and use tax is inadequate, such bonds shall be payable from a sufficient ad valorem tax imposed on all taxable property in the County.
INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS:
If the voter wishes to vote in favor of the question, select “Yes, in favor of the question”; if the voter wishes to vote against the question, “No, Opposed to the question.”
Yes, In Favor of the Question
No, Opposed to the Question
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