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Ernest Carson
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Ernest Carson (Democratic Party) ran for election to the South Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 68. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Carson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Ernest Carson was born in Birmingham, Alabama. He served in the U.S. Army from 1965 to 1968. His career experience includes working as a real estate broker.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 68
Incumbent Heather Ammons Crawford defeated Ernest Carson in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 68 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Heather Ammons Crawford (R) | 71.9 | 10,910 |
 | Ernest Carson (D)  | 28.0 | 4,243 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 11 | ||
| Total votes: 15,164 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Ernest Carson advanced from the Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 68.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Heather Ammons Crawford advanced from the Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 68.
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Ernest Carson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Carson's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Ernest Carson was born and raised in Birmingham, AL. Upon graduating high school, he enlisted in the Army and served from 1965 to 1968. He then attended Burlington County College in New Jersey, double majoring in Accounting and Liberal Arts. In 1974, after a short stint in public education, he pursued a career with the NJ Department of Corrections where he spent the next 20 years. In 2002, Ernest and his family moved to South Carolina where he worked in Real Estate for ten years. Ernest and his late wife Saundra became active members of the Horry County Democratic Party, with Ernest serving as President of the South Enders Democratic Club and Saundra becoming Treasurer of the County Party. Ernest and Saundra also represented the interests of children in the foster care system as part of the Guardian ad Litem program in SC. Ernest is a proud member of Grand Strand Action Together, an organization dedicated to education, outreach, and advocacy in SC’s coastal region.
- Being accountable to the people in the district.
- Bringing government back to the people.
- I’m the messenger. You’re running, not me.
Highway, roads and infrastructure development. During every session of the Legislature our representatives talk about the proposed I-73 interstate highway and yet the money is never there to finally build it. My district is filled with areas that regularly flood and it's especially vulnerable to hurricanes. Having more road and highway access is vital for evacuations, even aside from it's effects on tourism and local business.
I believe State House Representatives should represent and be accountable to all people in the district including both the haves and have-nots. They should bring to the floor ideas that will improve their districts and work to make them so.
I want to give District 68 back to the people!
When I was a young man, I can't remember exactly how old I was, my mother sent me out to pick up some items from the store for her. This was in Birmingham, AL where we lived and I stumbled into a Civil Rights demonstration led by Martin Luther King. The demonstrators, including children were being attacked by fire hoses. Not too long after that I remember the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church.
"Wake Up Everybody” by Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes. It's my favorite song and I've taken it on as my campaign slogan. I'm particularly inspired by the lyrics, “The world won't get no better if we just let it be, the world won't get no better, we gotta change it yeah, just you and me.”
The environment. Climate change is a huge concern for us on the coast, not only from the rise in sea level, but also the increase in major storms hitting there area. My district is very vulnerable to flooding and not enough is being done to alleviate that. Also, at the level of the state we are being asked to take on too much when it comes to disposal of nuclear waste. We need to get rid of the NIMBY mentality about this and find other sites and methods to dispose of this rather than sending the bulk of it to SC.
I do not. I think it's more important that they know the people they represent. Far too often we find ourselves with only rich people going into government and once they win their election, they no longer have to be in touch with the have-nots. This is especially true were they have the ability to draw and gerrymander their own districts.
I not only believe it's beneficial. I believe it's my obligation to do that. We’re all pulling the same wagon. We have to talk to each other in order to accomplish anything, else nothing will get done. If I'm elected to the State House I feel that I will need to speak with local city and county legislative bodies on a monthly basis so we can work in concert with each other and serve the will of the people.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 30, 2022
Current members of the South Carolina House of Representatives
Leadership
Speaker of the House:G. Murrell Smith
Majority Leader:Davey Hiott
Minority Leader:James Rutherford
Representatives
District 1
Bill Whitmire (R)
District 2
Adam Duncan (R)
District 3
Phillip Bowers (R)
District 4
Davey Hiott (R)
District 5
Neal Collins (R)
District 6
April Cromer (R)
District 7
Lee Gilreath (R)
District 8
Don Chapman (R)
District 9
Blake Sanders (R)
District 10
Thomas Beach (R)
District 11
Craig Gagnon (R)
District 12
Daniel Gibson (R)
District 13
John McCravy (R)
District 14
Luke Rankin (R)
District 15
JA Moore (D)
District 16
Mark Willis (R)
District 17
Mike Burns (R)
District 18
Alan Morgan (R)
District 19
Patrick Haddon (R)
District 20
Stephen Frank (R)
District 21
Vacant
District 22
Paul Wickensimer (R)
District 23
Chandra Dillard (D)
District 24
Bruce Bannister (R)
District 25
Wendell Jones (D)
District 26
David Martin (R)
District 27
David Vaughan (R)
District 28
Chris Huff (R)
District 29
Dennis Moss (R)
District 30
Brian Lawson (R)
District 31
Rosalyn Myers (D)
District 32
Scott Montgomery (R)
District 33
Travis Moore (R)
District 34
Sarita Edgerton (R)
District 35
Bill Chumley (R)
District 36
Robert Harris (R)
District 37
Steven Long (R)
District 38
Josiah Magnuson (R)
District 39
Cal Forrest (R)
District 40
Joe White (R)
District 41
Annie McDaniel (D)
District 42
Doug Gilliam (R)
District 43
Randy Ligon (R)
District 44
Mike Neese (R)
District 45
Brandon Newton (R)
District 46
Heath Sessions (R)
District 47
Tommy Pope (R)
District 48
Brandon Guffey (R)
District 49
John King (D)
District 50
Keishan Scott (D)
District 51
J. Weeks (D)
District 52
Jermaine Johnson (D)
District 53
Richie Yow (R)
District 54
Jason Luck (D)
District 55
Jackie Hayes (D)
District 56
Tim McGinnis (R)
District 57
Lucas Atkinson (D)
District 58
Jeff Johnson (R)
District 59
Terry Alexander (D)
District 60
Phillip Lowe (R)
District 61
Carla Schuessler (R)
District 62
Robert Williams (D)
District 63
Jay Jordan (R)
District 64
Fawn Pedalino (R)
District 65
Cody Mitchell (R)
District 66
Jackie Terribile (R)
District 67
G. Murrell Smith (R)
District 68
Heather Crawford (R)
District 69
Chris Wooten (R)
District 70
Robert Reese (D)
District 71
District 72
Seth Rose (D)
District 73
Christopher Hart (D)
District 74
James Rutherford (D)
District 75
Heather Bauer (D)
District 76
Leon Howard (D)
District 77
Kambrell Garvin (D)
District 78
Beth Bernstein (D)
District 79
Hamilton Grant (D)
District 80
Kathy Landing (R)
District 81
Charles Hartz (R)
District 82
William Clyburn (D)
District 83
Bill Hixon (R)
District 84
Melissa Oremus (R)
District 85
Jay Kilmartin (R)
District 86
Bill Taylor (R)
District 87
Paula Calhoon (R)
District 88
Vacant
District 89
Micah Caskey (R)
District 90
Justin Bamberg (D)
District 91
Lonnie Hosey (D)
District 92
Brandon Cox (R)
District 93
Jerry Govan (D)
District 94
Gil Gatch (R)
District 95
District 96
D. McCabe (R)
District 97
Robby Robbins (R)
District 98
Chris Murphy (R)
District 99
Mark Smith (R)
District 100
Sylleste Davis (R)
District 101
Roger Kirby (D)
District 102
Harriet Holman (R)
District 103
Carl Anderson (D)
District 104
William Bailey (R)
District 105
Kevin Hardee (R)
District 106
Val Guest (R)
District 107
Case Brittain (R)
District 108
Lee Hewitt (R)
District 109
District 110
Tom Hartnett (R)
District 111
Wendell Gilliard (D)
District 112
Joe Bustos (R)
District 113
Courtney Waters (D)
District 114
Gary Brewer (R)
District 115
Spencer Wetmore (D)
District 116
James Teeple (R)
District 117
Jordan Pace (R)
District 118
Bill Herbkersman (R)
District 119
District 120
Weston Newton (R)
District 121
Michael Rivers (D)
District 122
Bill Hager (R)
District 123
Jeff Bradley (R)
District 124
Shannon Erickson (R)
Republican Party (86)
Democratic Party (36)
Vacancies (2)
