Melissa Weeks-Richardson

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Melissa Weeks-Richardson (Democratic Party) ran for election to the South Carolina State Senate to represent District 35. She was disqualified from the Democratic primary scheduled on June 11, 2024.

Elections

2024

See also: South Carolina State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for South Carolina State Senate District 35

Jeffrey Graham defeated Mike Jones in the general election for South Carolina State Senate District 35 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jeffrey Graham
Jeffrey Graham (D)
 
52.2
 
25,284
Image of Mike Jones
Mike Jones (R) Candidate Connection
 
47.7
 
23,095
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
77

Total votes: 48,456
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Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for South Carolina State Senate District 35

Jeffrey Graham defeated Austin Floyd Jr. in the Democratic primary runoff for South Carolina State Senate District 35 on June 25, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jeffrey Graham
Jeffrey Graham
 
50.3
 
1,791
Image of Austin Floyd Jr.
Austin Floyd Jr.
 
49.7
 
1,767

Total votes: 3,558
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for South Carolina State Senate District 35

Mike Jones defeated Lindsay Agostini in the Republican primary runoff for South Carolina State Senate District 35 on June 25, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mike Jones
Mike Jones Candidate Connection
 
70.8
 
1,923
Lindsay Agostini
 
29.2
 
794

Total votes: 2,717
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for South Carolina State Senate District 35

Jeffrey Graham and Austin Floyd Jr. advanced to a runoff. They defeated Lucy Mahon in the Democratic primary for South Carolina State Senate District 35 on June 11, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jeffrey Graham
Jeffrey Graham
 
47.0
 
2,416
Image of Austin Floyd Jr.
Austin Floyd Jr.
 
37.8
 
1,941
Image of Lucy Mahon
Lucy Mahon Candidate Connection
 
15.2
 
784

Total votes: 5,141
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for South Carolina State Senate District 35

Mike Jones and Lindsay Agostini advanced to a runoff. They defeated Christina Allard and Jerry Chivers in the Republican primary for South Carolina State Senate District 35 on June 11, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mike Jones
Mike Jones Candidate Connection
 
49.5
 
1,939
Lindsay Agostini
 
30.4
 
1,189
Image of Christina Allard
Christina Allard Candidate Connection
 
16.6
 
650
Jerry Chivers
 
3.5
 
138

Total votes: 3,916
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Campaign finance

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Campaign themes

2024

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Campaign finance summary


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Melissa Weeks-Richardson campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* South Carolina State Senate District 35Disqualified primary$416 $416
Grand total$416 $416
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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Current members of the South Carolina State Senate
Leadership
Senate President:Thomas Alexander
Majority Leader:Shane Massey
Minority Leader:Brad Hutto
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Ed Sutton (D)
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Tom Young (R)
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Tom Davis (R)
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