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Melinda Butler
Melinda Butler (Republican Party) ran for election to the South Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 42. She lost in the Republican primary on June 14, 2022.
Elections
2022
See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 42
Incumbent Doug Gilliam won election in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 42 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Doug Gilliam (R) | 94.6 | 8,905 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 5.4 | 511 | ||
| Total votes: 9,416 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 42
Incumbent Doug Gilliam defeated Melinda Butler in the Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 42 on June 14, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Doug Gilliam | 77.5 | 1,856 | |
| Melinda Butler | 22.5 | 538 | ||
| Total votes: 2,394 | |||
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2020
See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 42
Incumbent Doug Gilliam won election in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 42 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Doug Gilliam (R) | 98.0 | 13,087 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.0 | 265 | ||
| Total votes: 13,352 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 42
Incumbent Doug Gilliam defeated Melinda Butler in the Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 42 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Doug Gilliam | 77.0 | 2,305 | |
| Melinda Butler | 23.0 | 687 | ||
| Total votes: 2,992 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Melinda Butler did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Melinda Butler did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
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Footnotes
