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John White (South Carolina)
John White was a 2016 Republican candidate for District 5 of the South Carolina State Senate.
Campaign themes
2016
White's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[1]
Education
- Excerpt: "Future job growth is directly tied to a well-educated and trained workforce. While a government-mandated one-size-fits-all approach continues to leave some of our children behind, increasing school choice options and opting out of federally mandated education systems such as Common Core are both good first steps."
Personal Income Taxes
- Excerpt: "I’ll vote for a 1% income tax reduction my first year in office, sending $180 million back to taxpayers and double the current $15,000 deduction for seniors 65 and older to $30,000. Reducing the tax burden on families and seniors removes unnecessary burdens and makes our state competitive regionally."
Jobs/Economy
- Excerpt: "I’ll seek and support every opportunity to reduce government red tape and over-regulation currently stifling small business owners."
Roads, Bridges & Dams (Infrastructure)
- Excerpt: "First we must restructure DOT. Next, we must develop a plan to fairly prioritize our existing funds, ending the practice whereby a handful of powerful senators funnel infrastructure monies to their pet projects. Finally, we must look at our funding model to determine how we can find additional money for roads, bridges and dams without raising taxes."
Elections
2016
Elections for the South Carolina State Senate 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 Tom Corbin ran unopposed in the South Carolina State Senate District 5 general election.[2][3]
| South Carolina State Senate, District 5 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Tom Corbin Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 39,364 | |
| Total Votes | 39,364 | |||
| Source: South Carolina State Election Commission | ||||
Incumbent Tom Corbin defeated John White in the South Carolina State Senate District 5 Republican primary.[4][5]
| South Carolina State Senate, District 5 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Tom Corbin Incumbent |
51.54% | 5,442 | |
| Republican | John White | 48.46% | 5,116 | |
| Total Votes | 10,558 | |||
| Source: South Carolina State Election Commission | ||||
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See also
- South Carolina State Senate
- South Carolina State Senate District 5
- South Carolina State Senate elections, 2016
- South Carolina State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ johnwhitesc.com, "Issues," accessed June 14, 2016
- ↑ 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
