It’s time to vote again: Here’s who filed for 2022 races in York, Lancaster, Chester

Election season is back, and dozens of candidates filed this month to run in countywide and statewide races in York, Lancaster and Chester counties.

A handful of county council seats are up for election this year in the three counties, along with probate judge seats.

Voters in the three counties also will need to decide several S.C. House of Representatives seats. In York County, some longtime incumbents are not seeking reelection, including, state House Majority Leader Gary Simrill and Rep. Bruce Bryant.

And for the first time, some York County residents will have the chance to vote for S.C. House District 66, which was shifted from Orangeburg to the Fort Mill and Tega Cay area as part of the once-a-decade redistricting process.

Filing for partisan races in 2022 closed Wednesday. Filing for nonpartisan races will open in August. Races with more than one party candidate will be decided in the statewide primary on June 14. The winners will go on to the general election in November.

Here’s who filed to run in York County:

Probate Judge

▪ Incumbent Carolyn Rogers (R)

County Council District 3

▪ Tommy Adkins (R)

▪ Steve Brown (R)

▪ Brad Lessmeister (R)

▪ Michael Schonfeld (D)

County Council District 4

▪ Incumbent William “Bump” Roddey (D)

▪ Jonathan Moreno (R)

County Council District 7

▪ Debi Cloninger (R)

▪ Patrick White (R)

Here’s who filed to run in Lancaster County:

Probate Judge

▪ Incumbent Mary Rathel (R)

▪ Crystal Johnson (R)

County Council District 2

▪ Incumbent Charlene McGriff (D)

County Council District 4

▪ Rev Johnson (R)

▪ Jose Luis (R)

County Council District 6

▪ Allen Blackmon (R)

Here’s who filed to run in Chester County:

Probate Judge

▪ Incumbent Terri Zion (R)

County Council District 1

▪ John Agee (R)

▪ Nathan Smith (R)

County Council District 2

▪ Incumbent Mike Vaughn (D)

County Council District 5

▪ Corey Guy (D)

▪ Tammy Williams (D)

County Council At Large

▪ David Beverley, Sr. (L)

▪ William King (D)

▪ Erin Mosley (R)

▪ Alex Oliphant (D)

Statewide elections

Voters in York, Lancaster and Chester counties will have an array of statewide races to decide, including those for the S.C. House, governor, secretary of state, state treasurer, attorney general, state superintendent of education and commissioner of agriculture.

Voters also will need to fill seats open in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives, including the state’s 5th Congressional District. U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman is running for reelection in that district. Democrats Kevin Eckert and Evangeline Hundley, and Larry Gaither, a Green Party member, also filed for the seat.

S.C. House of Representatives District 26 (includes York)

▪ Incumbent Raye Felder (R)

▪ Matt Vilardebo (D)

S.C. House of Representatives District 29 (includes Cherokee, Spartanburg and York)

▪ Incumbent Dennis Moss (R)

S.C. House of Representatives District 41 (includes Chester, Fairfield and Richland)

▪ Incumbent Annie McDaniel (D)

▪ Jennifer Brecheisen (R)

S.C. House of Representatives District 43 (includes Chester and York)

▪ Incumbent Randy Ligon (R)

▪ Mark Corral (R)

S.C. House of Representatives District 44 (includes Lancaster)

▪ Katie Crosby (D)

▪ Solomon Goldiamond (R)

▪ Aaron McKinney (I)

▪ Mike Neese (R)

S.C. House of Representatives District 45 (includes Kershaw and Lancaster)

▪ Incumbent Brandon Newton (R)

▪ Keith Grey Sr. (D)

S.C. House of Representatives District 46 (includes York)

▪ Barry Baker (R)

▪ Heath Sessions (R)

S.C. House of Representatives District 47 (includes York)

▪ Incumbent Tommy Pope (R)

S.C. House of Representatives District 48 (includes York)

▪ Elizabeth Enns (R)

▪ Brandon Guffey (R)

▪ Jamie Michelle Henrickson (R)

▪ Andrew Russell (D)

S.C. House of Representatives District 49 (includes York)

▪ Incumbent John King (D)

▪ Thomas Hardin (R)

S.C. House of Representatives District 53 (includes Chesterfield, Darlington and Lancaster)

▪ Incumbent Richie Yow (R)

S.C. House of Representatives District 65 (includes Chesterfield, Darlington, Kershaw and Lancaster)

▪ Cody Mitchell (R)

S.C. House of Representatives District 66 (includes York)

▪ Carla Litrenta (D)

▪ David O’Neal (R)

6th Circuit Solicitor (includes Chester, Fairfield and Lancaster)

▪ Incumbent Randy Newman, Jr. (R)

This story was originally published March 31, 2022 at 10:54 AM.

Cailyn Derickson

The Herald

Cailyn Derickson is a city government and politics reporter for The Herald, covering York, Chester and Lancaster counties. Cailyn graduated from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has previously worked at The Pilot and The News and Observer.