Kershaw County voters headed to the polls Tuesday for South Carolina’s primary elections, with several local and statewide races drawing strong turnout. Officials stress these are unofficial Kershaw County vote totals only and do not reflect statewide results.
On the Republican side, Pam Evette led local voting in the governor’s race with 1,998 votes, followed by Alan Wilson and Ralph Norman. Stephen Goldfinch was the top vote-getter in Kershaw County for Attorney General, while Cody Simpson led the Republican field for Commissioner of Agriculture. Incumbent U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham received more than 4,200 votes from Kershaw County Republicans.
In local Republican contests, Jonathan Proctor defeated Marc Wood in the County Council District 4 race, Russell Brazell topped Brandon Newton in the State House District 45 contest, and Cody T. Mitchell defeated Barbara Arthur in the State House District 65 race. Republican voters also overwhelmingly approved both statewide party ballot questions.
Among Democrats, Jermaine Johnson carried Kershaw County in the governor’s race with 3,164 votes, followed by Billy Webster and Mullins McLeod. Jason Belton led the Secretary of State race locally, while Vincent Coe received the most Kershaw County votes for State Treasurer.
Tiffany Boozer won the county’s Democratic vote for Comptroller General, and Sylvia Wright led the Superintendent of Education contest. Annie Andrews topped the Democratic U.S. Senate primary locally, while Mallory Dittmer narrowly outpolled Andrew Clough in the Fifth Congressional District race.
One of the closest contests of the night came in the Democratic State House District 70 race, where Eve Carlin, Robert Reese, and Noah Barker were separated by just 30 votes. In District 52, Malcolm Taylor led local Democratic voting.
Again, these unofficial numbers reflect Kershaw County results only. Final outcomes will be determined by certified vote totals from across South Carolina and the affected legislative districts.