Mark Powell (South Carolina)

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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

See also: South Carolina State Senate 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 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 Green check mark transparent.png 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 Green check mark transparent.png 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

See also: South Carolina state legislative special elections, 2016

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]

South Carolina State Senate, District 4, Special Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Gambrell 91.8% 1,246
     Write-in Write-in 8.2% 112
Total Votes 1,358
South Carolina State Senate, District 4, Runoff Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Gambrell 57.6% 2,594
Rockey Burgess 42.4% 1,913
Total Votes 4,507
South Carolina State Senate, District 4 Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Gambrell (advanced to the runoff) 45.5% 2,150
Green check mark transparent.pngRockey 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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