Live updates: Unofficial results show SC primary winners in York, Lancaster, Chester
Voters across South Carolina headed to the polls Tuesday for the statewide primary to determine the respective Democratic and Republican candidates for November’s general election.
The primaries included contests for governor, secretary of state, attorney general, state superintendent of education, along with S.C. House seats and several local races in York, Lancaster and Chester counties.
Voters also cast ballots for seats in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives, including the state’s 5th Congressional District.
Tuesday’s winners will go on to the general election.
Before election day, more than 100,000 South Carolinians voted early in the primaries during the state’s first ever early voting period.
Polls closed Tuesday at 7 p.m. As of 10:30 p.m., 70% of South Carolina precincts had reported in. All precincts in York, Lancaster and Chester counties had reported in.
York County precincts had about 11% voter turnout. Lancaster County precincts had about 13% voter turnout. And Chester County had 22%
Official runoff results won’t be available until the board of elections certifies the votes, which is expected later this week.
Here are the unofficial results:
U.S. Congress
District 5 - Democratic Party (results include more than York, Chester, Lancaster counties)
▪ Kevin Eckert - 8,261 votes, 42%
▪ Evangeline Hundley - 11,222 votes, 57%
Hundley will face Republican Ralph Norman and Larry Gaither, a Green Party member, in November.
South Carolina House of Representatives
District 43 — Republican Party (results include Chester and York counties)
▪ Mark Corral - 1,743 votes, 48%
▪ Incumbent Randy Ligon - 1,884 votes, 52%
Ligon will not face a Democratic challenger in November.
District 44 — Republican Party (results include Lancaster County)
▪ Solomon Goldiamond - 1,570 votes, 45%
▪ Mike Neese - 1,949 votes, 55%
Neese will face Independent Aaron McKinney and Democrat Katie Crosby in November.
District 46 — Republican Party (results include York County)
▪ Barry Baker - 352 votes, 15%
▪ Heath Sessions - 2,001 votes, 85%
Sessions will not face a Democratic challenger in November.
District 48 — Republican Party (results include York County)
▪ Elizabeth Enns - 1,011 votes, 34%
▪ Brandon Guffey - 1,293 votes, 43%
▪ Jamie Michelle Henrickson - 697 votes, 23%
Enns and Guffey will head to a runoff on June 28. The winner will face Democrat Andrew Russell in November.
York County
County Council District 3 — Republican Party
▪ Tommy Adkins - 1,471 votes, 63%
▪ Steve Brown - 481 votes, 20%
▪ Brad Lessmeister - 396 votes, 17%
Adkins will face Democrat Michael Schonfeld in November.
County Council District 7 — Republican Party
▪ Debi Cloninger - 1,594 votes, 61%
▪ Patrick White - 1,022 votes, 39%
Cloninger will not face a Democratic challenger in November.
Lancaster County
Probate Judge — Republican Party
▪ Crystal Johnson - 1,673 votes, 26%
▪ Incumbent Mary Rathel - 4,781 votes, 74%
Rathel will not face a Democratic challenger in November.
County Council District 4 — Republican Party
▪ Rev Johnson - 198 votes, 30%
▪ Jose Luis - 459 votes, 70%
Luis will not face a Democratic challenger in November.
Chester County
County Council At Large — Democratic Party
▪ William King - 966 votes, 52%
▪ Alex Oliphant - 892 votes, 48%
King will face Libertarian David Beverley Sr. and Republican Erin Mosley in November.
County Council District 1 — Republican Party
▪ John Agee - 382 votes, 64%
▪ Nathan Smith - 217 votes, 36%
Agee will not face a Democratic challenger in November.
County Council District 5 — Democratic Primary
▪ Corey Guy - 268 votes, 51%
▪ Tammy Williams - 254 votes, 49%
Guy will not face a Republican challenger in November.
Check back for updates.
This story was originally published June 14, 2022 at 10:40 PM.
