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Paula Rawl Calhoon
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2018 - Present
2026
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Paula Rawl Calhoon (Republican Party) is a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives, representing District 87. She assumed office on November 12, 2018. Her current term ends on November 9, 2026.
Calhoon (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the South Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 87. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Calhoon was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Calhoon was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Calhoon was assigned to the following committees:
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 87
Incumbent Paula Rawl Calhoon defeated Robin Machajewski in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 87 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Paula Rawl Calhoon (R) | 85.6 | 18,574 | |
 | Robin Machajewski (L)  | 14.0 | 3,046 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 84 | ||
| Total votes: 21,704 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 87
Incumbent Paula Rawl Calhoon defeated Todd Limehouse and John Beatty Jr. in the Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 87 on June 11, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Paula Rawl Calhoon | 61.9 | 3,450 | |
| Todd Limehouse | 25.0 | 1,394 | ||
| John Beatty Jr. | 13.0 | 727 | ||
| Total votes: 5,571 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for South Carolina House of Representatives District 87
Robin Machajewski advanced from the Libertarian convention for South Carolina House of Representatives District 87 on May 4, 2024.
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| ✔ | | Robin Machajewski (L) |
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2022
See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 87
Incumbent Paula Rawl Calhoon won election in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 87 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Paula Rawl Calhoon (R) | 98.5 | 14,153 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.5 | 219 | ||
| Total votes: 14,372 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Paula Rawl Calhoon advanced from the Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 87.
2020
See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 87
Incumbent Paula Rawl Calhoon won election in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 87 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Paula Rawl Calhoon (R) | 98.0 | 23,721 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.0 | 489 | ||
| Total votes: 24,210 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Paula Rawl Calhoon advanced from the Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 87.
2018
General election
General election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 87
Paula Rawl Calhoon defeated Diane Summers in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 87 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Paula Rawl Calhoon (R) | 73.7 | 13,617 | |
| Diane Summers (D) | 26.1 | 4,832 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 32 | ||
| Total votes: 18,481 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for South Carolina House of Representatives District 87
Paula Rawl Calhoon defeated Todd Carnes in the Republican primary runoff for South Carolina House of Representatives District 87 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Paula Rawl Calhoon | 53.7 | 3,300 | |
 | Todd Carnes | 46.3 | 2,849 | |
| Total votes: 6,149 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 87
Diane Summers advanced from the Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 87 on June 12, 2018.
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| ✔ | Diane Summers | |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 87
Paula Rawl Calhoon and Todd Carnes advanced to a runoff. They defeated Austin Bowers in the Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 87 on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Paula Rawl Calhoon | 45.7 | 2,540 | |
| ✔ | | Todd Carnes | 41.2 | 2,290 |
| Austin Bowers | 13.0 | 723 | ||
| Total votes: 5,553 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
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2022
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2020
Paula Rawl Calhoon did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
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In 2024, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 9 to May 9.
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2023
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In 2023, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 10 to May 11.
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2022
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In 2022, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 11 to May 12.
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2021
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In 2021, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 12 to May 13.
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2020
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In 2020, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 14 to June 25. The state Senate reconvened September to September 3. Both chambers reconvened September 15 to September 24.
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2019
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In 2019, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 8 through May 21.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate South Carolina House of Representatives District 87 |
Officeholder South Carolina House of Representatives District 87 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Todd Atwater (R) |
South Carolina House of Representatives District 87 2018-Present |
Succeeded by - |
