Become part of the movement for unbiased, accessible election information. Donate today.
Maurice Washington, South Carolina
Maurice Washington was a 2013 Democratic candidate for District 42 of the South Carolina State Senate.[1]
Elections
2013
Washington ran in a special election for South Carolina State Senate District 42. The seat was vacant following Sen. Robert Ford's (D) resignation on May 31, 2013 amidst an ethics investigation. A special election was called for October 10. Washington advanced to a primary runoff with Marlon Kimpson, defeating Herbert S. Fielding, Margaret Rush and Bob Thompson in the August 13 Democratic primary. Washington lost the runoff against Kimpson on August 27.[2][1][3][4][5]
| South Carolina State Senate, District 42 Runoff Democratic Primary, 2013 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Marlon Kimpson |
69.7% | 3,085 |
| Maurice Washington | 30.3% | 1,340 |
| Total Votes | 4,425 | |
| South Carolina State Senate, District 42 Democratic Primary, 2013 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|
Marlon Kimpson |
44.3% | 2,102 |
| Maurice Washington |
21.7% | 1,032 |
| Herbert S. Fielding | 6% | 285 |
| Margaret Rush | 20.6% | 976 |
| Bob Thompson | 0.6% | 28 |
| Emmanuel Ferguson | 6.9% | 326 |
| Total Votes | 4,749 | |
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Maurice + Washington + South Carolina + Senate"
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 scvotes.org, "State Senate District 42 Special Election," accessed July 2, 2013
- ↑ scnow.com, "Special election set for former Sen. Ford's seat," June 5, 2013
- ↑ live5news.com, "Marlon Kimpson wins District 42 Senate runoff," August 27, 2013
- ↑ scvotes.org, "Official Democratic primary results," accessed November 19, 2013
- ↑ scvotes.org, "Official Democratic primary runoff results," accessed November 19, 2013
