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Alex Thornton
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Alex Thornton (Libertarian Party) ran for election to the South Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 119. She lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Thornton was a 2013 Libertarian candidate for District 42 of the South Carolina State Senate.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 119
Incumbent Leonidas Stavrinakis defeated Alex Thornton in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 119 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Leonidas Stavrinakis (D) | 69.5 | 16,842 |
 | Alex Thornton (L) | 29.8 | 7,225 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 156 | ||
| Total votes: 24,223 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Leonidas Stavrinakis advanced from the Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 119.
2013
Thornton ran in a special election for South Carolina State Senate District 42. The seat was vacant following Sen. Robert Ford's (D) resignation on May 31, 2013, amidst an ethics investigation. Thornton was defeated by Marlon Kimpson (D) in the special election, which took place on October 10.[2][1]
| South Carolina State Senate, District 42, Special Election, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Marlon Kimpson |
79.6% | 6,255 | |
| Republican | Billy Shuman | 19% | 1,496 | |
| Libertarian | Alex Thornton | 1.2% | 98 | |
| Libertarian | Rodney Travis (Write-in) | 0.1% | 5 | |
| Total Votes | 7,854 | |||
Campaign themes
2020
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
Current members of the South Carolina House of Representatives
Leadership
Speaker of the House:G. Murrell Smith
Majority Leader:Davey Hiott
Minority Leader:James Rutherford
Representatives
District 1
Bill Whitmire (R)
District 2
Adam Duncan (R)
District 3
Phillip Bowers (R)
District 4
Davey Hiott (R)
District 5
Neal Collins (R)
District 6
April Cromer (R)
District 7
Lee Gilreath (R)
District 8
Don Chapman (R)
District 9
Blake Sanders (R)
District 10
Thomas Beach (R)
District 11
Craig Gagnon (R)
District 12
Daniel Gibson (R)
District 13
John McCravy (R)
District 14
Luke Rankin (R)
District 15
JA Moore (D)
District 16
Mark Willis (R)
District 17
Mike Burns (R)
District 18
Alan Morgan (R)
District 19
Patrick Haddon (R)
District 20
Stephen Frank (R)
District 21
Vacant
District 22
Paul Wickensimer (R)
District 23
Chandra Dillard (D)
District 24
Bruce Bannister (R)
District 25
Wendell Jones (D)
District 26
David Martin (R)
District 27
David Vaughan (R)
District 28
Chris Huff (R)
District 29
Dennis Moss (R)
District 30
Brian Lawson (R)
District 31
Rosalyn Myers (D)
District 32
Scott Montgomery (R)
District 33
Travis Moore (R)
District 34
Sarita Edgerton (R)
District 35
Bill Chumley (R)
District 36
Robert Harris (R)
District 37
Steven Long (R)
District 38
Josiah Magnuson (R)
District 39
Cal Forrest (R)
District 40
Joe White (R)
District 41
Annie McDaniel (D)
District 42
Doug Gilliam (R)
District 43
Randy Ligon (R)
District 44
Mike Neese (R)
District 45
Brandon Newton (R)
District 46
Heath Sessions (R)
District 47
Tommy Pope (R)
District 48
Brandon Guffey (R)
District 49
John King (D)
District 50
Keishan Scott (D)
District 51
J. Weeks (D)
District 52
Jermaine Johnson (D)
District 53
Richie Yow (R)
District 54
Jason Luck (D)
District 55
Jackie Hayes (D)
District 56
Tim McGinnis (R)
District 57
Lucas Atkinson (D)
District 58
Jeff Johnson (R)
District 59
Terry Alexander (D)
District 60
Phillip Lowe (R)
District 61
Carla Schuessler (R)
District 62
Robert Williams (D)
District 63
Jay Jordan (R)
District 64
Fawn Pedalino (R)
District 65
Cody Mitchell (R)
District 66
Jackie Terribile (R)
District 67
G. Murrell Smith (R)
District 68
Heather Crawford (R)
District 69
Chris Wooten (R)
District 70
Robert Reese (D)
District 71
District 72
Seth Rose (D)
District 73
Christopher Hart (D)
District 74
James Rutherford (D)
District 75
Heather Bauer (D)
District 76
Leon Howard (D)
District 77
Kambrell Garvin (D)
District 78
Beth Bernstein (D)
District 79
Hamilton Grant (D)
District 80
Kathy Landing (R)
District 81
Charles Hartz (R)
District 82
William Clyburn (D)
District 83
Bill Hixon (R)
District 84
Melissa Oremus (R)
District 85
Jay Kilmartin (R)
District 86
Bill Taylor (R)
District 87
Paula Calhoon (R)
District 88
Vacant
District 89
Micah Caskey (R)
District 90
Justin Bamberg (D)
District 91
Lonnie Hosey (D)
District 92
Brandon Cox (R)
District 93
Jerry Govan (D)
District 94
Gil Gatch (R)
District 95
District 96
D. McCabe (R)
District 97
Robby Robbins (R)
District 98
Chris Murphy (R)
District 99
Mark Smith (R)
District 100
Sylleste Davis (R)
District 101
Roger Kirby (D)
District 102
Harriet Holman (R)
District 103
Carl Anderson (D)
District 104
William Bailey (R)
District 105
Kevin Hardee (R)
District 106
Val Guest (R)
District 107
Case Brittain (R)
District 108
Lee Hewitt (R)
District 109
District 110
Tom Hartnett (R)
District 111
Wendell Gilliard (D)
District 112
Joe Bustos (R)
District 113
Courtney Waters (D)
District 114
Gary Brewer (R)
District 115
Spencer Wetmore (D)
District 116
James Teeple (R)
District 117
Jordan Pace (R)
District 118
Bill Herbkersman (R)
District 119
District 120
Weston Newton (R)
District 121
Michael Rivers (D)
District 122
Bill Hager (R)
District 123
Jeff Bradley (R)
District 124
Shannon Erickson (R)
Republican Party (86)
Democratic Party (36)
Vacancies (2)
Current members of the South Carolina State Senate
Leadership
Senate President:Thomas Alexander
Majority Leader:Shane Massey
Minority Leader:Brad Hutto
Senators
District 1
Thomas Alexander (R)
District 2
Rex Rice (R)
District 3
Richard Cash (R)
District 4
Michael Gambrell (R)
District 5
Tom Corbin (R)
District 6
Jason Elliott (R)
District 7
Karl Allen (D)
District 8
Ross Turner (R)
District 9
Daniel Verdin (R)
District 10
Billy Garrett (R)
District 11
Josh Kimbrell (R)
District 12
Vacant
District 13
Shane Martin (R)
District 14
Harvey Peeler (R)
District 15
Wes Climer (R)
District 16
Michael Johnson (R)
District 17
Everett Stubbs (R)
District 18
Ronnie Cromer (R)
District 19
District 20
Ed Sutton (D)
District 21
Darrell Jackson (D)
District 22
Overture Walker (D)
District 23
Carlisle Kennedy (R)
District 24
Tom Young (R)
District 25
Shane Massey (R)
District 26
Russell Ott (D)
District 27
Allen Blackmon (R)
District 28
Greg Hembree (R)
District 29
J.D. Chaplin (R)
District 30
Kent Williams (D)
District 31
Mike Reichenbach (R)
District 32
Ronnie Sabb (D)
District 33
Luke Rankin (R)
District 34
District 35
Jeffrey Graham (D)
District 36
Jeffrey Zell (R)
District 37
Lawrence Grooms (R)
District 38
Sean Bennett (R)
District 39
Tom Fernandez (R)
District 40
Brad Hutto (D)
District 41
Matthew Leber (R)
District 42
Deon Tedder (D)
District 43
George Campsen (R)
District 44
Brian Adams (R)
District 45
Margie Matthews (D)
District 46
Tom Davis (R)
Republican Party (33)
Democratic Party (12)
Vacancies (1)
