Lorelei Graye
Lorelei Graye (Republican Party) ran in a special election to the South Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 88. She lost in the special Republican primary on October 21, 2025.
Elections
2025
See also: South Carolina state legislative special elections, 2025
General election
Special general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 88
J. Chuck Hightower and John Lastinger are running in the special general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 88 on December 23, 2025.
Candidate | ||
| J. Chuck Hightower (D) | ||
| John Lastinger (R) | ||
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Republican primary runoff election
Special Republican primary runoff for South Carolina House of Representatives District 88
John Lastinger defeated Brian Duncan in the special Republican primary runoff for South Carolina House of Representatives District 88 on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Lastinger | 52.4 | 1,370 | |
| Brian Duncan | 47.6 | 1,243 | ||
| Total votes: 2,613 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. J. Chuck Hightower advanced from the special Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 88.
Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 88
John Lastinger and Brian Duncan advanced to a runoff. They defeated Lorelei Graye and Darren Rogers Sr. in the special Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 88 on October 21, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Lastinger | 40.1 | 596 | |
| ✔ | Brian Duncan | 38.0 | 565 | |
| Lorelei Graye | 15.1 | 225 | ||
| Darren Rogers Sr. | 6.9 | 102 | ||
| Total votes: 1,488 | |||
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Endorsements
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2024
See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 88
Incumbent RJ May won election in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 88 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | RJ May (R) | 92.2 | 13,020 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 7.8 | 1,104 | ||
| Total votes: 14,124 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jeremy Jones (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 88
Incumbent RJ May defeated Lorelei Graye in the Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 88 on June 11, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | RJ May | 68.2 | 2,513 |
| Lorelei Graye | 31.8 | 1,172 | ||
| Total votes: 3,685 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2024
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2025 Elections
External links
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