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Josh Stokes
Josh Stokes (Republican Party) ran in a special election to the South Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 115. He lost in the special general election on August 11, 2020.
Stokes also ran for election to the South Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 115. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Stokes completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Stokes was born on March 19, 1989. He graduated from Presbyterian College with a bachelor's degree in 2003. He went on to obtain his J.D. from the Charleston School of Law in 2007.[1]
Elections
2020
Regular election
See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 115
Incumbent Spencer Wetmore defeated Josh Stokes in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 115 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Spencer Wetmore (D) | 50.8 | 13,382 |
 | Josh Stokes (R)  | 49.2 | 12,962 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 23 | ||
| Total votes: 26,367 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for South Carolina House of Representatives District 115
Incumbent Spencer Wetmore defeated Carol Tempel in the Democratic primary runoff for South Carolina House of Representatives District 115 on June 23, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Spencer Wetmore | 50.1 | 1,424 |
 | Carol Tempel | 49.9 | 1,416 | |
| Total votes: 2,840 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 115
Carol Tempel and incumbent Spencer Wetmore advanced to a runoff. They defeated Eileen Dougherty in the Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 115 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Carol Tempel | 38.0 | 1,770 |
| ✔ | | Spencer Wetmore | 34.0 | 1,587 |
 | Eileen Dougherty | 28.0 | 1,305 | |
| Total votes: 4,662 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 115
Josh Stokes defeated Kathleen Wilson in the Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 115 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Josh Stokes | 52.2 | 2,213 |
| Kathleen Wilson | 47.8 | 2,024 | ||
| Total votes: 4,237 | |||
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Special election
See also: South Carolina state legislative special elections, 2020
General election
Special general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 115
Spencer Wetmore defeated Josh Stokes and Eugene Platt in the special general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 115 on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Spencer Wetmore (D) | 59.5 | 3,699 |
| Josh Stokes (R) | 39.3 | 2,444 | |
 | Eugene Platt (G) | 1.1 | 71 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 6 | ||
| Total votes: 6,220 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Special Democratic primary runoff for South Carolina House of Representatives District 115
Spencer Wetmore defeated Carol Tempel in the special Democratic primary runoff for South Carolina House of Representatives District 115 on June 23, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Spencer Wetmore | 50.1 | 1,438 |
| Carol Tempel | 49.9 | 1,433 | |
| Total votes: 2,871 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 115
Carol Tempel and Spencer Wetmore advanced to a runoff. They defeated Eileen Dougherty in the special Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 115 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Carol Tempel | 37.6 | 1,729 |
| ✔ | | Spencer Wetmore | 34.1 | 1,567 |
| Eileen Dougherty | 28.4 | 1,305 | |
| Total votes: 4,601 | |||
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Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 115
Josh Stokes defeated Kathleen Wilson in the special Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 115 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Josh Stokes | 52.2 | 2,213 |
| Kathleen Wilson | 47.8 | 2,024 | ||
| Total votes: 4,237 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Josh Stokes completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Stokes' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- I will work to preserve and protect our environment and natural resources.
- I will work to support and fully fund our public schools and limit government bureaucracy and wasteful spending that prevent our tax dollars from making it to our classrooms and teachers where it is needed the most.
- I will work to protect your tax dollars and make sure your money is spent wisely. I will also work to promote and bolster the Lowcountry's economy, and South Carolina's economy as a whole, as we continue to deal with the impacts and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 22, 2020
