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Jimmy Bales
Jimmy Bales (Democratic Party) was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives, representing District 80. He assumed office in 1998. He left office on November 8, 2020.
Bales (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the South Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 80. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 9, 2020.
Biography
Bales earned his B.A. from Columbia College in 1960. He went on to receive his M.A. from East Tennessee State University in 1966. He then earned his E.Ed. from the University of South Carolina in 1975. He worked as a Probation Officer for the Richland County Family Court from 1960 to 1963. He also worked as Director of Career Education/Teacher/Principal for Richland School District 1 from 1959 to 1960 and again from 1963 to 1991. He also worked as a Residential Home Builder, Farmer, and Educator. Bales served in the United States Army from 1955 to 1956.
Bales was Chairman of the Richland County Council from 1983 to 1984 and again in 1990. He also served on the Richland County Council from 1977 to 1984 and from 1986 to 1990.
Elections
2020
See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 80
Jermaine Johnson defeated Vincent Wilson in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 80 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jermaine Johnson (D)  | 60.5 | 11,540 |
 | Vincent Wilson (R) | 39.5 | 7,531 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 12 | ||
| Total votes: 19,083 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 80
Jermaine Johnson defeated incumbent Jimmy Bales in the Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 80 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jermaine Johnson | 75.6 | 3,574 |
 | Jimmy Bales | 24.4 | 1,156 | |
| Total votes: 4,730 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Vincent Wilson advanced from the Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 80.
2018
General election
General election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 80
Incumbent Jimmy Bales won election in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 80 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jimmy Bales (D) | 97.9 | 9,722 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.1 | 204 | ||
| Total votes: 9,926 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 80
Incumbent Jimmy Bales advanced from the Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 80 on June 12, 2018.
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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 Jimmy Bales ran unopposed in the South Carolina House of Representatives District 80 general election.[1][2]
| South Carolina House of Representatives, District 80 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Jimmy Bales Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 12,248 | |
| Total Votes | 12,248 | |||
| Source: South Carolina State Election Commission | ||||
Incumbent Jimmy Bales defeated Brian Burke and Lawrence Moore in the South Carolina House of Representatives District 80 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| South Carolina House of Representatives, District 80 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Jimmy Bales Incumbent |
64.08% | 1,809 | |
| Democratic | Brian Burke | 13.07% | 369 | |
| Democratic | Lawrence Moore | 22.85% | 645 | |
| Total Votes | 2,823 | |||
| 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 Jimmy Bales ran unopposed in the Democratic primary and was unchallenged in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 80.[5][6][7]
2012
Bales ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on June 12, as well as the general election on November 6.[8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Jimmy Bales Incumbent |
98.9% | 11,770 | |
| Other | Write-Ins | 1.1% | 131 | |
| Total Votes | 11,901 | |||
2010
Bales defeated Neal Jones in the June 8 Democratic primary for District 80 of the South Carolina House of Representatives by a margin of 1,840-1,201. Bales won, after running unopposed, in the general election on November 2.[10]
| South Carolina House of Representatives, District 80, Democratic Primary (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Jimmy Bales(Incumbent)
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1,840 | |||
| Neal Jones | 1,201 | |||
| South Carolina House of Representatives, District 80 (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Jimmy Bales (D)
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8,363 | 99.02% | ||
| Write-In | 83 | 0.98% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Bales won re-election, after running unopposed, to the South Carolina House of Representatives with 11,758 votes, representing District 80.
Bales raised $70,839 for his campaign.[11]
| South Carolina House of Representatives, District 80 (2008) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Jimmy Bales (D)
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11,758 | |||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Committee assignments
2019-2020
Bales was assigned to the following committees:
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| South Carolina committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Invitations and Memorial Resolutions, Chair |
| • Ways and Means |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Bales served on the following committees:
| South Carolina committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Invitations and Memorial Resolutions, Chair |
| • Ways and Means |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Bales served on the following committees:
| South Carolina committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Labor, Commerce and Industry |
| • Operations and Management, Vice Chair |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Bales served on the following committees:
| South Carolina committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Labor, Commerce and Industry |
| • Operations and Management, Vice Chair |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Bales served on the following committees:
| South Carolina committee assignments, 2009 |
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| • Labor, Commerce and Industry |
| • Operations and Management |
Sponsored legislation
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2020
In 2020, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 14 to June 25. The state Senate reconvened September to September 3. Both chambers reconvened September 15 to September 24.
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2019
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In 2019, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 8 through May 21.
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2018
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In 2018, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 9 through May 10.
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2017
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In 2017, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 10 through May 11.
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2016
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In 2016, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 12 through June 2.
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2015
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In 2015, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 13 through June 4.
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2014
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In 2014, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 14 through June 6.
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2013
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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.[12] 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.[13] The legislature re-convened July 26.[14]
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The Palmetto Liberty PAC Scorecard
The Palmetto Liberty Political Action Committee, a conservative, pro-limited government think tank in South Carolina, releases its scorecard for South Carolina representatives and senators once a year. The scorecard gives each legislator a score based on how he or she voted in the two-year legislative term prior to the election on specific issues that the Palametto Liberty PAC thinks are anti-limited government. "Most of the votes shown on the score card are votes that we lost. Now we can identify the Legislators that caused us to lose these votes. These Legislators are the ones who need to be replaced if we are to achieve the vision of having the most free state in the nation."[15]
2012
Jimmy Bales received a score of 13% in the 2012 scorecard, ranking 80th out of all 124 South Carolina House of Representatives members.[16] His score was followed by representatives Nathan Ballentine (13%), James Battle, Jr. (13%), and William Bowers (13%).[17]
Personal
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Bales and his wife, Lynn, have five children.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
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- Biography from Project Vote Smart
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Footnotes
- ↑ 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 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 24, 2012
- ↑ www.enr-scvotes.org, "2010 General Election Results," accessed May 1, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "2008 campaign contributions," accessed May 15, 2014
- ↑ 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
- ↑ The Palmetto Liberty Political Action Committee, "Voting Records," accessed April 11, 2014
- ↑ Palmetto Liberty Political Action Committee, "South Carolina Senate Score Card 2012," accessed April 11, 2014
- ↑ Palmetto Liberty Political Action Committee, "South Carolina Senate Score Card 2012," accessed May 15, 2014
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| Preceded by - |
South Carolina House of Representatives District 80 1998–2020 |
Succeeded by Jermaine Johnson (D) |
