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Chris Bennett (South Carolina)
Chris Bennett (Republican Party) ran for election to the South Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 35. He lost in the Republican primary runoff on June 23, 2020.
Bennett completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2020
See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 35
Incumbent Bill Chumley defeated Helen Pendarvis in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 35 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Bill Chumley (R) | 68.0 | 19,296 |
| Helen Pendarvis (D) | 31.9 | 9,053 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 48 | ||
| Total votes: 28,397 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for South Carolina House of Representatives District 35
Incumbent Bill Chumley defeated Chris Bennett in the Republican primary runoff for South Carolina House of Representatives District 35 on June 23, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bill Chumley | 53.4 | 1,441 |
 | Chris Bennett | 46.6 | 1,257 | |
| Total votes: 2,698 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Helen Pendarvis advanced from the Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 35.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 35
Incumbent Bill Chumley and Chris Bennett advanced to a runoff. They defeated Garey Collins in the Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 35 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bill Chumley | 46.4 | 2,943 |
| ✔ | | Chris Bennett | 32.3 | 2,046 |
| Garey Collins | 21.3 | 1,350 | ||
| Total votes: 6,339 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Chris Bennett completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Bennett's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- One of my goals once elected will be to eliminate wasteful government spending and ensure our tax payers see their dollars at work in their community with infrastructure such as broadband access for all of district 35.
- I will continue the pro-life fight for the unborn and extend this fight to support foster and adoptive families.
- I will uphold and defend the rights of all citizens to bear arms and support constitutional carry.
- As a Christian, I will always fight for the rights of the unborn.
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See also
2020 Elections
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