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Billy Garrett (South Carolina)
Billy Garrett (Republican Party) is a member of the South Carolina State Senate, representing District 10. He assumed office on November 9, 2020. His current term ends on November 13, 2028.
Garrett (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the South Carolina State Senate to represent District 10. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Billy Garrett was born in Williamston, South Carolina. Garrett earned a B.A. from Lander University in 1978 and a J.D. from the University of South Carolina in 1983. His career experience includes working with The Garrett Law Firm and a circuit and family court mediator with The Greenwood Mediation Center.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Garrett was assigned to the following committees:
- Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
- Banking and Insurance Committee
- Corrections and Penology Committee
- Senate Judiciary Committee
- Medical Affairs Committee
2021-2022
Garrett was assigned to the following committees:
- Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
- Banking and Insurance Committee
- Corrections and Penology Committee
- Senate Judiciary Committee
- Medical Affairs Committee
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2024
See also: South Carolina State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for South Carolina State Senate District 10
Incumbent Billy Garrett defeated Francie Kleckley in the general election for South Carolina State Senate District 10 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Billy Garrett (R) | 69.1 | 38,994 |
 | Francie Kleckley (D)  | 30.7 | 17,349 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 99 | ||
| Total votes: 56,442 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for South Carolina State Senate District 10
Incumbent Billy Garrett defeated Charles Bumgardner in the Republican primary runoff for South Carolina State Senate District 10 on June 25, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Billy Garrett | 56.2 | 4,933 |
 | Charles Bumgardner | 43.8 | 3,849 | |
| Total votes: 8,782 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for South Carolina State Senate District 10
Francie Kleckley defeated Brandon Best in the Democratic primary for South Carolina State Senate District 10 on June 11, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Francie Kleckley | 51.0 | 1,019 |
 | Brandon Best | 49.0 | 979 | |
| Total votes: 1,998 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for South Carolina State Senate District 10
Incumbent Billy Garrett and Charles Bumgardner advanced to a runoff. They defeated Troy Simpson and Taylor Bell in the Republican primary for South Carolina State Senate District 10 on June 11, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Billy Garrett | 41.1 | 5,292 |
| ✔ | | Charles Bumgardner | 23.1 | 2,969 |
| Troy Simpson | 19.4 | 2,500 | ||
| Taylor Bell | 16.4 | 2,118 | ||
| Total votes: 12,879 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Garrett received the following endorsements.
Pledges
Garrett signed the following pledges.
2020
See also: South Carolina State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for South Carolina State Senate District 10
Billy Garrett defeated incumbent Floyd Nicholson in the general election for South Carolina State Senate District 10 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Billy Garrett (R) | 56.0 | 23,989 |
 | Floyd Nicholson (D) | 43.9 | 18,841 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 40 | ||
| Total votes: 42,870 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Floyd Nicholson advanced from the Democratic primary for South Carolina State Senate District 10.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for South Carolina State Senate District 10
Billy Garrett defeated J. Bryan Hope in the Republican primary for South Carolina State Senate District 10 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Billy Garrett | 53.5 | 5,410 |
| J. Bryan Hope | 46.5 | 4,699 | ||
| Total votes: 10,109 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
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Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
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In 2024, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 9 to May 9.
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2023
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In 2023, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 10 to May 11.
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2022
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In 2022, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 11 to May 12.
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2021
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In 2021, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 12 to May 13.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate South Carolina State Senate District 10 |
Officeholder South Carolina State Senate District 10 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Floyd Nicholson (D) |
South Carolina State Senate District 10 2020-Present |
Succeeded by - |
