Carol Burdette
Carol Burdette was a 2017 Republican special election candidate for District 3 of the South Carolina State Senate.
Elections
2017
A special election for the position of South Carolina State Senate District 3 was held on May 30, 2017. The primary election took place on April 11, 2017. A primary runoff election took place on April 25, 2017. The filing deadline for political parties to nominate their candidates to run in this election was February 21, 2017.[1]
The seat was vacant following Kevin Bryant's (R) succession as lieutenant governor.
Carol Burdette and Richard Cash defeated Dean Allen, Corey Bott, Don Bowen, James Galyean, Brad Johnson, and John Tucker in the Republican primary. Burdette and Cash advanced to a primary election runoff, which was held on April 25, 2017.[2][3] Cash defeated Burdette in the primary runoff and thus won election to the district.[4]
| South Carolina State Senate, District 3, Special Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Richard Cash |
81.7% | 3,035 | |
| Write-in | 18.3% | 680 | ||
| Total Votes | 3,715 | |||
| Source: South Carolina Election Commission | ||||
2016
Elections for the South Carolina State Senate 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 Kevin Bryant ran unopposed in the South Carolina State Senate District 3 general election.[5][6]
| South Carolina State Senate, District 3 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Kevin Bryant Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 40,287 | |
| Total Votes | 40,287 | |||
| Source: South Carolina State Election Commission | ||||
Incumbent Kevin Bryant defeated Carol Burdette in the South Carolina State Senate District 3 Republican primary.[7][8]
| South Carolina State Senate, District 3 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Kevin Bryant Incumbent |
51.20% | 7,874 | |
| Republican | Carol Burdette | 48.80% | 7,504 | |
| Total Votes | 15,378 | |||
| Source: South Carolina State Election Commission | ||||
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See also
- South Carolina State Senate
- South Carolina State Senate District 3
- South Carolina state legislative special elections, 2017
- South Carolina State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ scvotes.org, "State Senate District 3 Special Election," accessed March 11, 2017
- ↑ scvotes.org, "State Senate District 3 Republican Primary," accessed April 11, 2017
- ↑ South Carolina Election Commission, "Candidate Listing for the 5/30/2017 State Senate District 3 Special Election," accessed March 11, 2017
- ↑ South Carolina Election Commission, "State Senate District 3 Republican Primary Runoff," accessed April 25, 2017
- ↑ 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 Election Commission, "Candidate Tracking," accessed March 31, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "Unofficial primary election results," accessed June 14, 2016
