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Mark Powell (South Carolina)
Mark Powell was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 4 of the South Carolina State Senate. He was not certified for the Democratic primary. He previously ran for the same seat as a Republican special election candidate in 2016.
Elections
2016
General election
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 Michael Gambrell ran unopposed in the South Carolina State Senate District 4 general election.[1][2]
| South Carolina State Senate, District 4 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Michael Gambrell Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 28,064 | |
| Total Votes | 28,064 | |||
| Source: South Carolina State Election Commission | ||||
Incumbent Michael Gambrell defeated Rockey Burgess in the South Carolina State Senate District 4 Republican primary.[3][4]
| South Carolina State Senate, District 4 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Michael Gambrell Incumbent |
64.95% | 6,075 | |
| Republican | Rockey Burgess | 35.05% | 3,279 | |
| Total Votes | 9,354 | |||
| Source: South Carolina State Election Commission | ||||
Special election
A special election for the position of South Carolina State Senate District 4 was called for May 17. A primary took place on March 22. A primary runoff took place on April 5. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 1.[5]
The seat was vacant following William O'Dell's (R) death on January 7, 2016. He died at his home from an apparent heart condition.[6]
Rockey Burgess, Willie Day, Michael Gambrell, Tripp Padgett and Mark Powell faced off in the Republican primary. Since no candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote, the top two vote-getters, Burgess and Gambrell, faced off in the primary runoff, which Gambrell won.[7][8][9] Gambrell was unopposed in the special election.[10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Michael Gambrell |
91.8% | 1,246 | |
| Write-in | Write-in | 8.2% | 112 | |
| Total Votes | 1,358 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Michael Gambrell |
57.6% | 2,594 |
| Rockey Burgess | 42.4% | 1,913 |
| Total Votes | 4,507 | |
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Michael Gambrell (advanced to the runoff) |
45.5% | 2,150 |
| Rockey Burgess (advanced to the runoff) |
31.9% | 1,505 |
| Tripp Padgett | 14.1% | 667 |
| Willie Day | 6.2% | 294 |
| Mark Powell | 2.3% | 109 |
| Total Votes | 4,725 | |
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See also
- South Carolina State Senate
- South Carolina State Senate District 4
- State legislative special elections, 2016
- South Carolina State Senate elections, 2016
- South Carolina State Legislature
External links
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, "State Senate District 4 Special Election," accessed January 22, 2016
- ↑ ABC Columbia, "SC Senate remembers Senator O’Dell," accessed January 12, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina Election Commission, "State Senate District 4 Republican Primary Runoff," accessed April 5, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina Election Commission, "State Senate District 4 Republican Primary," accessed March 22, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina Election Commission, "Candidate Listing for the 5/17/2016 State Senate District 4 Special Election," accessed February 2, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina Election Commission, "State Senate District 4 Special Election," accessed May 17, 2016
