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Josiah Magnuson
2016 - Present
2026
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Josiah Magnuson (Republican Party) is a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives, representing District 38. He assumed office on November 14, 2016. His current term ends on November 9, 2026.
Magnuson (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the South Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 38. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Magnuson was assigned to the following committees:
- Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Committee, 2nd Vice Chair
- House Legislative Oversight Committee
2021-2022
Magnuson was assigned to the following committees:
- House Legislative Oversight Committee
- Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Committee
2019-2020
Magnuson 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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| • Medical, Military, Public, and Municipal Affairs |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 38
Incumbent Josiah Magnuson defeated JR Taylor in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 38 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Josiah Magnuson (R) | 81.6 | 18,163 |
| JR Taylor (D) | 18.2 | 4,052 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 40 | ||
| Total votes: 22,255 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. JR Taylor advanced from the Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 38.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 38
Incumbent Josiah Magnuson defeated Jason Shamis in the Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 38 on June 11, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Josiah Magnuson | 64.3 | 3,591 |
| Jason Shamis | 35.7 | 1,994 | ||
| Total votes: 5,585 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2022
See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 38
Incumbent Josiah Magnuson won election in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 38 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Josiah Magnuson (R) | 98.4 | 12,875 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.6 | 215 | ||
| Total votes: 13,090 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Josiah Magnuson advanced from the Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 38.
2020
See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 38
Incumbent Josiah Magnuson won election in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 38 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Josiah Magnuson (R) | 97.6 | 18,526 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.4 | 461 | ||
| Total votes: 18,987 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Josiah Magnuson advanced from the Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 38.
2018
General election
General election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 38
Incumbent Josiah Magnuson won election in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 38 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Josiah Magnuson (R) | 98.0 | 11,106 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.0 | 222 | ||
| Total votes: 11,328 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 38
Incumbent Josiah Magnuson defeated Joan Clyborne in the Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 38 on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Josiah Magnuson | 69.0 | 3,078 |
| Joan Clyborne | 31.0 | 1,381 | ||
| Total votes: 4,459 | |||
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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.
Josiah Magnuson ran unopposed in the South Carolina House of Representatives District 38 general election.[1][2]
| South Carolina House of Representatives, District 38 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Josiah Magnuson (unopposed) |
100.00% | 13,956 | |
| Total Votes | 13,956 | |||
| Source: South Carolina State Election Commission | ||||
Josiah Magnuson defeated incumbent Doug Brannon in the South Carolina House of Representatives District 38 Republican primary.[3][4]
| South Carolina House of Representatives, District 38 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Josiah Magnuson |
57.67% | 2,034 | |
| Republican | Doug Brannon Incumbent | 42.33% | 1,493 | |
| Total Votes | 3,527 | |||
| Source: South Carolina State Election Commission | ||||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Josiah Magnuson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
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Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
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In 2024, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 9 to May 9.
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2023
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In 2023, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 10 to May 11.
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2022
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In 2022, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 11 to May 12.
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2021
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In 2021, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 12 to May 13.
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2020
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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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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate South Carolina House of Representatives District 38 |
Officeholder South Carolina House of Representatives District 38 |
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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
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South Carolina House of Representatives District 38 2016-Present |
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