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Leon Winn
Leon Winn (Republican Party) ran for election to the South Carolina State Senate to represent District 36. He lost in the Republican primary on June 11, 2024.
Biography
Dr. Winn graduated from the Bradwell Institute of Hinesville, Georgia. After high school, Winn served in the U.S. Air Force Reserves and trained as a jet engine mechanic. Winn then worked as a police officer with the Columbia Police Department in Columbia, South Carolina. He then enrolled at the Fairfield School of Cosmetology and went on to own and operate three beauty salons for over twenty-five years. Winn is also a licensed and ordained Baptist preacher who graduated from Morris College with a bachelor's degree in theology and a Doctor of Divinity degree from the Overcoming Outreach School of Religion in Columbia, South Carolina. He has served as the first vice-chairman of the Sumter County Republican Party in Sumter, South Carolina.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: South Carolina State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for South Carolina State Senate District 36
Jeffrey Zell defeated incumbent Kevin Johnson in the general election for South Carolina State Senate District 36 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jeffrey Zell (R)  | 50.6 | 25,609 |
 | Kevin Johnson (D) | 49.3 | 24,943 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 61 | ||
| Total votes: 50,613 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for South Carolina State Senate District 36
Incumbent Kevin Johnson defeated Eleazer Carter in the Democratic primary for South Carolina State Senate District 36 on June 11, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kevin Johnson | 77.5 | 5,824 |
| Eleazer Carter | 22.5 | 1,689 | ||
| Total votes: 7,513 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for South Carolina State Senate District 36
Jeffrey Zell defeated Leon Winn in the Republican primary for South Carolina State Senate District 36 on June 11, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeffrey Zell | 78.3 | 3,068 |
 | Leon Winn | 21.7 | 850 | |
| Total votes: 3,918 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Winn in this election.
2020
See also: South Carolina State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for South Carolina State Senate District 36
Incumbent Kevin Johnson defeated Leon Winn in the general election for South Carolina State Senate District 36 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kevin Johnson (D) | 57.4 | 25,183 |
| Leon Winn (R) | 42.5 | 18,611 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 44 | ||
| Total votes: 43,838 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for South Carolina State Senate District 36
Incumbent Kevin Johnson defeated Eleazer Carter in the Democratic primary for South Carolina State Senate District 36 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kevin Johnson | 75.9 | 9,169 |
| Eleazer Carter | 24.1 | 2,911 | ||
| Total votes: 12,080 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Leon Winn advanced from the Republican primary for South Carolina State Senate District 36.
2016
Elections for the South Carolina State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 14, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The primary runoff election was held on June 28, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 30, 2016.
Incumbent Kevin Johnson defeated Leon Winn in the South Carolina State Senate District 36 general election.[2][3]
| South Carolina State Senate, District 36 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Kevin Johnson Incumbent |
62.20% | 24,725 | |
| Republican | Leon Winn | 37.80% | 15,024 | |
| Total Votes | 39,749 | |||
| Source: South Carolina State Election Commission | ||||
Incumbent Kevin Johnson ran unopposed in the South Carolina State Senate District 36 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| South Carolina State Senate, District 36 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Kevin Johnson Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Leon Winn ran unopposed in the South Carolina State Senate District 36 Republican primary.[6][7]
| South Carolina State Senate, District 36 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Leon Winn (unopposed) | |
2014
Winn ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent South Carolina's 6th District.[8] Anthony Culler defeated Winn in the Republican primary.[9]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Anthony Culler |
66.5% | 10,350 | ||
| Leon Winn | 33.5% | 5,225 | ||
| Total Votes | 15,575 | |||
| Source: Results via Associated Press |
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2012
Winn ran in the 2012 election for South Carolina State Senate District 36. He ran unopposed in the Republican primary on June 12. Incumbent John Land (D) did not run for re-election. Winn was defeated by Kevin L. Johnson (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[10][11][12][13]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kevin L. Johnson Incumbent |
59.5% | 25,637 | |
| Republican | Leon Winn | 28.1% | 12,111 | |
| Democratic | Eleazer Carter | 2.6% | 1,138 | |
| Independent | Shaun Kent | 9.6% | 4,136 | |
| Other | Write-Ins | 0.1% | 46 | |
| Total Votes | 43,068 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Leon Winn did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Leon Winn did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2014
Winn lists the following campaign themes on his website:[14]
- Jobs
- Education
- Economy
- Taxes
- International trade
- Energy
- Gun control
Campaign finance summary
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Personal
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Winn is married to Christine. He has three children and three grandchildren.[15]
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Leon Winn, "About," accessed May 30, 2014
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "Candidate listing for the 11/8/2016 statewide general election," accessed August 26, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "2016 Statewide General Election," accessed November 28, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina Election Commission, "Candidate Tracking," accessed March 31, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "Unofficial primary election results," accessed June 14, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina Election Commission, "Candidate Tracking," accessed March 31, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "Unofficial primary election results," accessed June 14, 2016
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "Official Primary Results"
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "2012 Candidates," accessed April 26, 2012
- ↑ SC Votes, "Primary Results," June 12, 2012
- ↑ Leon Winn, "Issues," accessed January 28, 2014
- ↑ Leon Winn, "About Winn-Personal," accessed December 2, 2013 (dead link)
