Berkeley Ballot Update: No Candidates in New District

There is no party candidates in the race for the new S.C. House District 15, but there will be a GOP primary race in County Council District 3.

On Wednesday, the S.C. Supreme Court called for  that went unmet by many first-time candidates when they filed to run in March.

Earlier today, the parties provided who properly filed a statement of economic interest with their campaign filing forms. Others were exempt from the requirement.

Incumbent Bob Call and challenger Ken Gunn have been cleared to run in the Republican Primary for County Council District 3.

There will be a rematch in the District 100 race that went to Republican Eddy Southard in a special election last year. Democrat Tonia Aiken-Taylor already files the economic interest forms as a member of the Moncks Corner City Council.

Republican Allen Weiss, who is set to challenge Democratic Rep. Joe Jefferson for the S.C. House District 102 seat, also will appear on the ballot.

But the three candidates for S.C. House District 15, representing portions of Goose Creek, Hanahan and North Charleston, are out of the race. Republicans Charles Davis and Samuel Rivers and Democrat Marian Redish did not file the paperwork correctly, leaving the ballot empty — for now.

There is still time for an independent petition candidate to file for the seat. That deadline isn't until July.

Also off the ballot, according to the list provided by Democratic Party officials, is Barbara McGowin, who had expected to challenge S.C. Sen. Paul Campbell in District 44. She could also file a petition campaign to get on the ballot.