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Michelle Brandt
Michelle Brandt (Democratic Party) ran in a special election to the South Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 113. She lost in the special Democratic primary on January 21, 2025.
Biography
Michelle Brandt earned a bachelor's degree from Towson University in 2010. She has experience working as the commissioner for Charleston County Parks and Recreation. She also has experience working as an environmental health and safety specialist and an environmental noise specialist.
Brandt has been affiliated with the following organizations:[1]
- Charleston Area Justice Ministry
- Charleston Area Urban League
- Charleston County Democrats
- Pink House Neighborhood Resource Center
- Cosmos United States Pageants
Elections
2025
See also: South Carolina state legislative special elections, 2025
General election
Special general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 113
Courtney Waters won election in the special general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 113 on March 25, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Courtney Waters (D) | 98.0 | 389 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.0 | 8 | ||
| Total votes: 397 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 113
Courtney Waters defeated Michelle Brandt and Kim Clark in the special Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 113 on January 21, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Courtney Waters | 69.9 | 561 |
 | Michelle Brandt | 28.4 | 228 | |
| Kim Clark | 1.7 | 14 | ||
| Total votes: 803 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Brandt in this election.
2022
See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 114
Gary Brewer defeated Michelle Brandt in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 114 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Gary Brewer (R) | 58.9 | 9,683 |
| Michelle Brandt (D) | 41.1 | 6,760 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 6 | ||
| Total votes: 16,449 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Michelle Brandt advanced from the Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 114.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 114
Gary Brewer defeated incumbent Lin Bennett in the Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 114 on June 14, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gary Brewer | 54.0 | 1,802 |
 | Lin Bennett | 46.0 | 1,532 | |
| Total votes: 3,334 | |||
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Endorsements
To view Brandt's endorsements in the 2022 election, please click here.
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Michelle Brandt did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Michelle Brandt completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Brandt's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- I will listen to the people. I will always evaluate all relevant information before making a decision.
- I value integrity and transparency from our elected officials and I will be accessible to the people in my district.
- Better decisions are made when there are different voices at the table. If elected, I would be the first black woman to hold this office in district 114. We need more diversity in the State House of South Carolina, not just in race, but in age, social economic status, and career. As a wife and mother of a 7 and 5 year old, I understand what it's like raising a family in 2022 and the difficult decisions parents make every day. My leadership will promote more creative solutions to address the various issues facing the Charleston Area.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2025 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on June 21, 2022
