Updates: Unofficial results for York, Lancaster, Chester primary races
Voters in York, Lancaster and Chester counties cast their ballot Tuesday in several contested county, state and federal primary elections that will determine the respective Democratic and Republican candidates in November.
Concern for the coronavirus did not stop voters from participating in contests for S.C. House and Senate races, U.S. House seats and several local county races. Even before Tuesday, the York County voter registration office had received a record high number of absentee ballots, officials said
The final results won’t be available until the board of elections certifies them.
Tuesday, Lancaster County precincts had about 21% voter turnout. Chester County, which has 20,657 registered voters, had 24% voter turnout. And York County reported about 18% turnout.
Earlier in the night, the Associated Press declared former University of South Carolina Gamecocks wide receiver Moe Brown winner of the 5th District Democratic primary against challenger Sidney Moore, a former York County Council member.
Brown will face incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman in November.
As of 8 a.m. Wednesday 100% of precincts in York, Chester and Lancaster counties, and South Carolina had reported in. Incumbents are marked by an asterisk.
U.S. Congress
District 5 - Democratic Party (results include more than York, Chester, Lancaster counties)
- Moe Brown - 31,922
- Sidney Moore - 15,101
Brown will face Republican Ralph Norman in November.
South Carolina Senate
District 16 - Republican Party (results include Lancaster and York counties)
Michael Johnson - 3,580
Mike Neese - 1,921
Kristen Blanchard - 3,481
Tom Nichols - 4,200
Johnson and Nichols will go to a runoff on June 23. The winner will face Democrat Ram Mammadov in November.
District 17 - Democratic Party (results include Chester, Fairfield and York counties)
Mike Fanning* - 7,823
MaryGail Douglas - 3,694
Fanning will face Republican Erin Mosley in November.
State House of Representatives
District 41 - Democratic Party (results include Chester, Fairfield and Richland counties)
Annie McDaniel* - 4,811
Charlene Herring - 1,964
McDaniel will face Republican Jennifer Brecheisen in November.
York County Council
District 1 - Republican Party
Tom Audette - 1,888
Chuck Ledford - 538
Debi Cloninger - 1,946
Audette and Cloninger will go to a runoff on June 23. The winner will face Democrat Kristin Thomas in November.
District 6 - Republican Party
Britt Blackwell* - 1,675
Joe Cox - 262
Brandon Guffey - 1,613
Blackwell and Guffey will go to a runoff on June 23. The winner will not face a Democratic challenger in November.
Chester County Council
District 6 - Democratic Party
Alex Oliphant* - 357
William “Budda” Killian - 487
Killian will not face a Republican challenger in November.
Elected Officials
Lancaster County Auditor - Republican Party
Susan D. Hunter Wallace* - 3,161
Suzette Connell Murphy - 5,887
Murphy will not face a Democratic challenger in November.
This story was originally published June 10, 2020 at 6:19 AM.
