Carl Whetsel
Carl Whetsel (Democratic Party) ran in a special election to the South Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 50. He lost in the special Democratic primary on April 1, 2025.
Elections
2025
See also: South Carolina state legislative special elections, 2025
General election
Special general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 50
Keishan Scott defeated William Oden in the special general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 50 on June 3, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Keishan Scott (D) | 70.6 | 2,596 |
| William Oden (R) | 29.3 | 1,079 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 4 | ||
| Total votes: 3,679 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 50
Keishan Scott defeated Carl Whetsel in the special Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 50 on April 1, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Keishan Scott | 50.2 | 1,436 |
| Carl Whetsel | 49.8 | 1,425 | ||
| Total votes: 2,861 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. William Oden advanced from the special Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 50.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Whetsel in this election.
Campaign themes
2025
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2025 Elections
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