Jarrod Brooks
Jarrod Brooks was a 2018 Republican special election candidate for District 99 of the South Carolina House of Representatives.
Elections
2018
A special election for the position of South Carolina House of Representatives District 99 was held on January 16, 2018. The primary election took place on November 14, 2017. The filing deadline for political parties to nominate their candidates to run in this election was September 23, 2017.[1]
The seat was vacant following James Merrill's (R) resignation on September 1, 2017. On December 14, 2016, Merrill was indicted by a grand jury on 30 counts of ethics violations, including charges that Merrill took money for personal use from groups with a stake in state House legislation and failed to report it on state House disclosure records. Later that same day, he was suspended, effective immediately, by Jay Lucas, the Republican Speaker of the South Carolina State House. Merrill was ultimately convicted and sentenced to probation.[2][3]
Nancy Mace (R) defeated Cindy Boatwright (D) in the general election.[1]
Boatwright ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. Mace defeated Mark Smith in a November 28 Republican primary runoff.[4] Mace and Smith defeated Jarrod Brooks and Shawn Pinkston in the Republican primary.[1][5]
| South Carolina House, District 99, Special Election, 2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Nancy Mace |
56.5% | 2,071 | |
| Democratic | Cindy Boatwright | 43.3% | 1,587 | |
| Other | Write-in | 0.2% | 8 | |
| Total Votes | 3,666 | |||
| Source: South Carolina Election Commission | ||||
| South Carolina House of Representatives, District 99 Republican Primary, 2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|
Nancy Mace (won runoff) |
62.6% | 1,695 | ||
| Mark Smith | 37.4% | 1,012 | ||
| Total Votes | 2,707 | |||
| Source: South Carolina Election Commission |
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| South Carolina House of Representatives, District 99 Republican Primary, 2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|
Nancy Mace (advanced to runoff) |
49.5% | 1,290 | ||
| Mark Smith (advanced to runoff) |
27.4% | 714 | ||
| Shawn Pinkston | 14.3% | 373 | ||
| Jarrod Brooks | 8.8% | 228 | ||
| Total Votes | 2,605 | |||
| Source: South Carolina Election Commission |
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See also
- South Carolina House of Representatives
- South Carolina House of Representatives District 99
- South Carolina state legislative special elections, 2018
- South Carolina State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 South Carolina Election Commission, "House of Representatives District 99 Special Election," accessed September 1, 2017
- ↑ Post and Courier, "Rep. Jim Merrill indicted in S.C. Statehouse probe; suspended from office", December 14, 2016
- ↑ The State, "Corrupt politician gets off easy? What’s behind the latest conviction in SC probe," September 2, 2017
- ↑ South Carolina Election Commission, "State House of Representatives District 99 Republican Primary Runoff," accessed November 28, 2017
- ↑ South Carolina Election Commission, "State House of Representatives District 99 Republican Primary," accessed November 14, 2017
