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Betsy Lamb

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Betsy Lamb
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June 11, 2024

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Betsy Lamb (Republican Party) ran for election to the South Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 81. She lost in the Republican primary on June 11, 2024.

Lamb completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Betsy Lamb attended Virginia Tech. Her career experience includes working as a business owner.[1]

Elections

2024

See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 81

Charles Hartz defeated Jensen Jennings in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 81 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Charles Hartz
Charles Hartz (R)
 
68.0
 
16,290
Image of Jensen Jennings
Jensen Jennings (D) Candidate Connection
 
31.9
 
7,630
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
29

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 23,949
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Jensen Jennings advanced from the Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 81.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 81

Charles Hartz defeated Betsy Lamb, Mack Morris, and John Lewis in the Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 81 on June 11, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Charles Hartz
Charles Hartz
 
66.6
 
2,572
Image of Betsy Lamb
Betsy Lamb Candidate Connection
 
19.1
 
738
Image of Mack Morris
Mack Morris Candidate Connection
 
11.5
 
443
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John Lewis
 
2.9
 
111

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 3,864
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Lamb in this election.

2022

See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 81

Incumbent Bart Blackwell won election in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 81 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Bart Blackwell
Bart Blackwell (R)
 
97.4
 
13,180
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.6
 
351

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 13,531
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 81

Incumbent Bart Blackwell defeated Betsy Lamb in the Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 81 on June 14, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Bart Blackwell
Bart Blackwell
 
62.7
 
2,282
Image of Betsy Lamb
Betsy Lamb Candidate Connection
 
37.3
 
1,359

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 3,641
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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Betsy Lamb completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Lamb's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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I’M BETSY LAMB, THE AMERICA FIRST-FREEDOM CAUCUS CANDIDATE FOR DISTRICT 81 STATE HOUSE

I’m just an ordinary woman who wants better for us, our kids and our grandkids.

I want better than pornographic books in our libraries to normalize pedophilia.

I want better than diversity, equity, and inclusion telling us we’re racist for wanting people hired based on merit.

I want better than being coerced to take a toxic bioweapon vaccine to “save grandma.”

I want better than kids being led to believe that changing genders is the cool thing to do.

I want better than 15 minute cities where we ‘ll own nothing and eat bugs.

I want better than illegal invaders pouring into our state to destroy our values, our opportunities and the freedoms we stand for.

I WANT BETTER FOR US. The Elites in Columbia don’t want me there. The smear campaign against me is horrific. They’re afraid of America First-Freedom Caucus Candidates who speak the truth and standup for the people. I am not their chosen candidate. I will stand up, speak out and protect you from the swamp in Columbia. VOTE BETTER. VOTE BETSY LAMB!

EARLY VOTING STARTS MAY 28TH AND ELECTION DAY IS JUNE 11TH
  • Diversity, equity and Inclusion are promoted by the Chamber of Commerce in SC and are not what the Civil Rights Movement fought so hard for. Martin Luther King died for his belief that people are not judged by their skin color, but by the person within. DEI is racist and will not be tolerated.
  • Medical freedom to never be locked down, masked or jabbed with a bioweapon, or have effective treatments for any virus or disease be vilified or banned ever again.
  • Digital Currency and a cashless society is paramount to slavery. We will not be harassed, canceled, tracked. watched or our freedoms taken from us by the government for going against the government agenda.
Election integrity. We need to go back to paper ballots, with the ability to see how our ballots were counted like the Commonwealth of Virginia does.
Honesty, openness, personal integrity and putting the people that you represent first.
I have a unwavering sense of fairness and truth. I cannot be bought and paid for and will never give my allegiance to any special interest group at the expense of my constituents. I have to look at myself in the mirror in the morning and like what I see.
Not to succumb to lobbyist pressure and to know the hearts and minds of your constituents and to represent THEIR interests to the fullest extent of my ability. To pass legislation that doesn't fund special interests, lowers taxes and helps the elderly stay in their homes. To bring state government back to the people and not to big business.
Lord of the Flies. It's indicative of where we are now.
Checks and balances are essential in any government. The Governor should be a balancer between the people's needs and business needs.
Water, infrastructure and staying RED. The influx of Democrats into the state does not bode well.
No. Term limits should be implemented all across the land. There is way too much power in long term incumbent legislators and it corrupts.
Yes. I plan on joining the Freedom Caucus if elected.
Chip Limehouse. He was effective, but remained a patriot.
No. If we had decent people running now that I felt would have the people's interests at heart, I wouldn't be running. My opponent is Chamber of Commerce all the way. They brought us masking, employer mandated jabs, DEI and now are pushing for Hate Crime/Speech legislation. That can't happen. It's being used as a weapon all across America to throttle free speech.
I advocated for a woman on a ventilator dying from lack of effective treatment for Covid. Ascertaining that the "treatment" mandated by the CDC was killing people as intended, while hospitals banned the use of effective drugs like Ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine for lack of "FDA-approval" for Covid, I demanded and received a favorable Attorney General Opinion on the off-label use of Ivermectin for Covid. I brought the use of Ivermectin for Covid to SC. Doctors could not be threatened with the loss of their license for prescribing it. Pharmacies can no longer demand diagnostic codes and refuse to fill Ivermectin prescriptions for Covid. It is one of my proudest accomplishments.
Within very specific limits and not without a mandated end date.
Closing our primaries and going back to paper ballots for elections.
Medical affairs.
We should be an open book. The bureaucracy should be trimmed wherever possible and some of the State government's programs should be turned over to local government. DSS in particular. Local governments are far more understanding of the needs of the poor than the State government. Charity should start at home.
It could do some good. It would get things done a lot faster based on what the people want.

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2022

Candidate Connection

Betsy Lamb completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Lamb's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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I'm a tough, MAGA Republican that believes in promises made, promises kept. I believe it's time to turn SC away from corporate-driven legislation and back to citizen-owned government. I refuse to accept special interest PAC money because I represent the people and I'm tired of big business and the Chambers of Commerce ruling this State. I'm a wise choice for District 81.
  • I will fight to stop censorship of conservative voices by the federal government and Big Tech. We are still a free country and I aim to keep it that way.
  • ESG, CRT, digital currency, mandates will not be tolerated in my state. I will promote, push, stand up and have a hissy fit until we get this stopped.
  • Let me be clear. The Federal government will NEVER take SC's guns. An armed citizenry makes government nervous.
Vaccine & mask mandates. NEVER again in my state. We are a FREE country with freedom of choice and we will NEVER bow down to brainwashing rhetoric to coerce a bioweapon in the arms of the citizens of SC or a face diaper on their faces.

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Campaign finance summary

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Betsy Lamb campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* South Carolina House of Representatives District 81Lost primary$250 $3,254
2022South Carolina House of Representatives District 81Lost primary$21,480 $13,894
Grand total$21,730 $17,148
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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    1. ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 14, 2024


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