Don Bowen
Don Bowen (Republican Party) was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives, representing District 8.
Bowen (Republican Party) ran for election to the South Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 8. Bowen lost in the Republican primary on June 12, 2018.
Bowen served in the South Carolina House of Representatives, representing District 8 from 2006 to 2014.
Biography
Bowen earned his B.S. from the University of South Carolina in 1971. He served in the Williamston National Guard and is now retired.
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Bowen served on the following committees:
| South Carolina committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Judiciary |
| • Invitations and Memorial Resolutions, Vice Chair |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Bowen served on the following committees:
| South Carolina committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Education and Public Works, Vice Chair |
| • Invitations and Memorial Resolutions, Vice Chair |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Bowen served on the following committees:
| South Carolina committee assignments, 2009 |
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| • Education and Public Works |
| • Invitations and Memorial Resolutions |
Elections
2018
General election
General election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 8
Incumbent Jonathon Hill won election in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 8 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jonathon Hill (R) | 98.1 | 10,186 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.9 | 192 | ||
| Total votes: 10,378 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 8
Incumbent Jonathon Hill defeated Don Bowen in the Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 8 on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jonathon Hill | 58.7 | 2,152 |
 | Don Bowen | 41.3 | 1,513 | |
| Total votes: 3,665 | |||
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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 | ||||
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| 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 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 Jonathon Hill defeated Barbara Jo Mullis in the South Carolina House of Representatives District 8 general election.[5][6]
| South Carolina House of Representatives, District 8 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Jonathon Hill Incumbent |
68.39% | 10,751 | |
| Democratic | Barbara Jo Mullis | 31.61% | 4,969 | |
| Total Votes | 15,720 | |||
| Source: South Carolina State Election Commission | ||||
Barbara Jo Mullis ran unopposed in the South Carolina House of Representatives District 8 Democratic primary.[7][8]
| South Carolina House of Representatives, District 8 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Barbara Jo Mullis (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Jonathon Hill defeated Don Bowen and Albert M. Howard in the South Carolina House of Representatives District 8 Republican primary.[9][10]
| South Carolina House of Representatives, District 8 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Jonathon Hill Incumbent |
51.34% | 2,758 | |
| Republican | Don Bowen | 41.03% | 2,204 | |
| Republican | Albert M. Howard | 7.63% | 410 | |
| Total Votes | 5,372 | |||
| Source: South Carolina State Election Commission | ||||
2014
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 Don Bowen was defeated by Jonathon Hill in the Republican primary. Hill ran unchallenged in the general election.[11][12][13]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Jonathon Hill |
57.3% | 2,002 |
| Don Bowen Incumbent | 42.7% | 1,493 |
| Total Votes | 3,495 | |
2012
Bowen was unopposed in the Republican primary on June 12 and won in the general election on November 6, 2012.[14][15]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Don Bowen Incumbent |
52.8% | 6,852 | |
| Republican | Ted W. Luckadoo | 47% | 6,104 | |
| Other | Write-Ins | 0.2% | 31 | |
| Total Votes | 12,987 | |||
2010
Bowen ran unopposed in the June 8 Republican primary for District 8 of the South Carolina House of Representatives. Bowen defeated Tom Dobbins (D,WF) and Michael Carmany (L) in the general election on November 2[16].
| South Carolina House of Representatives, District 8 (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Don Bowen (R)
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5,242 | 54.63% | ||
| Tom Dobbins (D, WF) | 4156 | 43.31% | ||
| Michael Carmany (L) | 191 | 1.99% | ||
| Write-In | 7 | 0.07% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Bowen won re-election to the District 8 seat in the South Carolina House of Representatives, defeating Tom Dobbins (D).
Bowen raised $39,658 for his campaign, while Dobbins raised $28,751.[17]
| South Carolina House of Representatives, District 8 (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Don Bowen (R)
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7,574 | |||
| Tom Dobbins (D) | 6,626 | |||
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Endorsements
Presidential preference
2012
Don Bowen endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.[18]
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2013
In 2013, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 8 to June 20.
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2012
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In 2012, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 11 through June 7.
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2011
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In 2011, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 11 through June 2. On June 2, 2011, Governor Nikki Haley (R) attempted to call the legislature into an "emergency" special session to begin on June 7 to create the new South Carolina Department of Administration. A lawsuit was filed by Senate President Pro Tem Glenn McConnell (R), in which he contended that Haley's call for a special session was unconstitutional, and that it violated the state Constitution's requirement of separation of powers among the governor, legislature and courts.[19] On June 6, the South Carolina Supreme Court ruled 3-2 against Governor Haley, stating that her order violated the Legislature's ability to set its calendar and agenda. The legislature met in a special redistricting session from June 14 - July 1.[20] The legislature re-convened July 26.[21]
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Personal
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Bowen and his wife, Tomilyn, have three children.
See also
- State legislative elections, 2018
- South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2018
- South Carolina State Senate
- South Carolina State Senate District 3
- South Carolina state legislative special elections, 2017
- South Carolina State Legislature
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Profile from Open States
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006
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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "2014 Election Information," accessed March 31, 2014
- ↑ AP.org, "South Carolina State Senate and State House Election Results," accessed November 7, 2012
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "2012 Candidates," accessed April 19, 2012
- ↑ www.enr-scvotes.org, "2010 General Election Results," accessed May 1, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "2008 campaign contributions," accessed May 15, 2014
- ↑ Mitt Romney for President, "Mitt Romney Announces Support of South Carolina Leaders," January 17, 2012
- ↑ The State, "High court rules against Haley," June 6, 2011
- ↑ The Sun News, "S.C. House to have special session in June," May 6, 2011
- ↑ The Island Packet, "S.C. Senate OKs new congressional districted anchored in Beaufort County," June 29, 2011
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| Preceded by - |
South Carolina House of Representatives District 8 2006–2014 |
Succeeded by Jonathon Hill (R) |
