Politics & Government

Who's Running in the June 12 Primary?

Here's a list of all the candidates who will be on the ballot for St. Andrews voters.

St. Andrews voters won't have many choices to make in the June 12 primary. 

The only contested race is for S.C. Senate District 20. Two Democrats are running for the seat. The primary winner will face Republican John Courson in the Nov. 6 general election. 

Races with only one candidate from each party will not be on the June 12 primary ballot. 

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Here's the list of candidates based on reports from the S.C. Republican Party and S.C. Democrat Party. 

(A * denotes incumbent.)

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Richland County

Democrats

Sheriff: *Leon Lott 

Coroner: *Gary Watts 

Clerk of Court: *Jeanette McBride 

Council District 2: *Joyce Dickerson 

Republicans

Council District 2: Michael Koska 

 

S.C. Senate

Democrats

District 19: *John Scott

District 20: Norman Jackson, Robert Rikard 

Republicans

District 20: *John Courson 

 

S.C. House 

Democrats

District 72: *James Smith 

District 73: *Christopher Hart 

Republicans

District 71: *Nathan Ballentine


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