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Brian Alston
Brian L. Alston was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 50 of the South Carolina House of Representatives.[1]
Elections
2016
Elections for the South Carolina House of Representatives 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 Grady Brown (D) did not seek re-election.
Will Wheeler ran unopposed in the South Carolina House of Representatives District 50 general election.[2][3]
| South Carolina House of Representatives, District 50 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Will Wheeler (unopposed) |
100.00% | 11,983 | |
| Total Votes | 11,983 | |||
| Source: South Carolina State Election Commission | ||||
Will Wheeler defeated Tom Drayton in the South Carolina House of Representatives District 50 Democratic primary runoff.[4]
| South Carolina House of Representatives, District 50 Democratic Primary Runoff, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Will Wheeler |
73.93% | 2,770 | |
| Democratic | Tom Drayton | 26.07% | 977 | |
| Total Votes | 3,747 | |||
| Source: South Carolina State Election Commission | ||||
The following candidates ran in the South Carolina House of Representatives District 50 Democratic primary.[5][6]
| South Carolina House of Representatives, District 50 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Tom Drayton |
22.09% | 1,152 | |
| Democratic | Will Wheeler |
35.80% | 1,867 | |
| Democratic | Brian Alston | 16.18% | 844 | |
| Democratic | Crystal K. Cunningham | 6.58% | 343 | |
| Democratic | Keith Johnson | 3.37% | 176 | |
| Democratic | Demoine Kinney | 15.97% | 833 | |
| Total Votes | 5,215 | |||
| Source: South Carolina State Election Commission | ||||
2014
State House
Elections for all 124 seats in the South Carolina House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 10, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 30, 2014. Incumbent Grady Brown defeated Brian Alston in the Democratic primary. Brown was unchallenged in the general election.[7][8][1]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Grady Brown Incumbent |
57.6% | 2,027 |
| Brian L. Alston | 42.4% | 1,494 |
| Total Votes | 3,521 | |
Sumter School District
- See also: Sumter School District elections (2014)
The November 4, 2014, general election in the Sumter School District featured four seats up for election. In the District 1 race, five challengers sought the seat held by Larry Addison since he did not file for re-election. They were Brian L. Alston, Linda V. Alston, Daniel Cook, Caleb M. Kershaw Jr. and Philip Marlowe. District 2 incumbent Karen Michalik faced challenger Jeremiah Sumpter. In the District 3 race, incumbent Patty L. Wilson faced three challengers, Lamar Atkins, Lucille S. McQuilla and Michele Reese. Incumbent Keith Schultz faced challenger Johnny Hilton for the District 4 seat.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Linda V. Alston |
37.4% | 1,263 | |
| Nonpartisan | Brian L. Alston | 24.4% | 824 | |
| Nonpartisan | Caleb M. Kershaw Jr. | 16.1% | 543 | |
| Nonpartisan | Daniel Cook | 11% | 373 | |
| Nonpartisan | Philip Marlowe | 11% | 371 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.2% | 7 | |
| Total Votes | 3,381 | |||
| Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "2014 General Election Official Results," accessed December 22, 2014 | ||||
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See also
- South Carolina House of Representatives
- South Carolina House of Representatives District 50
- South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2016
- South Carolina State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 South Carolina State Election Commission, "2014 Election Information," accessed March 31, 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 State Election Commission, "2016 Republican and Democratic Primary Runoff," accessed June 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 State Election Commission, "Election Results," accessed June 10, 2014
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed November 13, 2014
