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Overture Walker
Overture Walker (Democratic Party) is a member of the South Carolina State Senate, representing District 22. He assumed office on November 11, 2024. His current term ends on November 13, 2028.
Walker (Democratic Party) ran for election to the South Carolina State Senate to represent District 22. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Overture Walker was born in Sumter, South Carolina. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of South Carolina and a law degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law. His career experience includes working as an attorney.[1]
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2024
See also: South Carolina State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for South Carolina State Senate District 22
Overture Walker won election in the general election for South Carolina State Senate District 22 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Overture Walker (D) | 98.5 | 41,207 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.5 | 609 | ||
| Total votes: 41,816 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Gary Votour (Workers Party)
Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for South Carolina State Senate District 22
Overture Walker defeated Ivory Thigpen in the Democratic primary runoff for South Carolina State Senate District 22 on June 25, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Overture Walker | 53.7 | 2,862 |
 | Ivory Thigpen | 46.3 | 2,472 | |
| Total votes: 5,334 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for South Carolina State Senate District 22
Ivory Thigpen and Overture Walker advanced to a runoff. They defeated Monica Elkins in the Democratic primary for South Carolina State Senate District 22 on June 11, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ivory Thigpen | 42.9 | 3,208 |
| ✔ | | Overture Walker | 40.4 | 3,019 |
 | Monica Elkins | 16.8 | 1,254 | |
| Total votes: 7,481 | |||
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Republican primary election
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Lee Blatt (R)
Convention
Convention for South Carolina State Senate District 22
Gary Votour advanced from the convention for South Carolina State Senate District 22 on March 16, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ |  | Gary Votour (Workers Party) |
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Walker in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Overture Walker did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate South Carolina State Senate District 22 |
Officeholder South Carolina State Senate District 22 |
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Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Mia McLeod |
South Carolina State Senate District 22 2024-Present |
Succeeded by - |
