Unofficial runoff results: Johnson, Audette, Guffey winners in York, Lancaster races
Voters in York and Lancaster counties headed to the polls again on Tuesday for several 2020 primary run off races.
South Carolinians voted on June 9 in several contested county, state and federal primary elections that determined the respective Democratic and Republican candidates for the November election. But candidates in three Republican races did not secure a majority of the vote and ended up in runoffs.
Two seats on the York County Council and the S.C. Senate District 16 seat, which represents parts of York and Lancaster counties, were on the ballot again Tuesday.
Unofficial results late Tuesday showed S.C. Senate candidate Michael Johnson, and York County Council candidates Tom Audette and Brandon Guffey as the winners.
Tuesday, Lancaster County, which has 63,712 registered voters, precincts had about 7% voter turnout. And York County reported about 9% turnout.
Polls closed at 7 p.m. and as of 9:30 p.m, 100% of precincts in York and Lancaster counties had been reported.
The final results won’t be available until the board of elections certifies them. Incumbents are marked by an asterisk.
South Carolina Senate
District 16 - Republican Party (results include Lancaster and York counties)
Michael Johnson - 4,686
Tom Nichols - 3,864
Johnson will face Democrat Ram Mammadov in November.
York County Council
District 1 - Republican Party
Tom Audette - 1,784
Debi Cloninger - 1,629
Audette will face Democrat Kristin Thomas in November.
District 6 - Republican Party
Britt Blackwell* - 1,110
Brandon Guffey - 1,651
Guffey will not face a Democratic challenger in November.
This story was originally published June 23, 2020 at 9:01 PM.
