Perry Finch
Perry Finch (Republican Party) ran for election to the South Carolina State Senate to represent District 26. He lost in the Republican primary on June 9, 2020.
Elections
2020
See also: South Carolina State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for South Carolina State Senate District 26
Incumbent Nikki Setzler defeated Chris Smith in the general election for South Carolina State Senate District 26 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Nikki Setzler (D) | 54.4 | 23,378 |
 | Chris Smith (R) | 45.5 | 19,538 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 38 | ||
| Total votes: 42,954 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Nikki Setzler advanced from the Democratic primary for South Carolina State Senate District 26.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for South Carolina State Senate District 26
Chris Smith defeated Perry Finch in the Republican primary for South Carolina State Senate District 26 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chris Smith | 68.8 | 6,655 |
 | Perry Finch | 31.2 | 3,020 | |
| Total votes: 9,675 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 96
Incumbent Lawrence Kit Spires defeated Bob Vanlue in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 96 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lawrence Kit Spires (R) | 71.7 | 7,040 |
| Bob Vanlue (D) | 28.1 | 2,754 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 20 | ||
| Total votes: 9,814 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 96
Bob Vanlue advanced from the Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 96 on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Bob Vanlue | |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 96
Incumbent Lawrence Kit Spires defeated Perry Finch in the Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 96 on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lawrence Kit Spires | 64.4 | 1,287 |
| Perry Finch | 35.6 | 712 | |
| Total votes: 1,999 | |||
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2016
Elections for the South Carolina House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 14, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The primary runoff election was held on June 28, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 30, 2016.
Incumbent Lawrence Kit Spires defeated Robert Vanlue in the South Carolina House of Representatives District 96 general election.[1][2]
| South Carolina House of Representatives, District 96 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Lawrence Kit Spires Incumbent |
75.84% | 9,494 | |
| Democratic | Robert Vanlue | 24.16% | 3,024 | |
| Total Votes | 12,518 | |||
| Source: South Carolina State Election Commission | ||||
Robert Vanlue ran unopposed in the South Carolina House of Representatives District 96 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| South Carolina House of Representatives, District 96 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Robert Vanlue (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Lawrence Kit Spires defeated Perry Finch in the South Carolina House of Representatives District 96 Republican primary.[5][6]
| South Carolina House of Representatives, District 96 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Lawrence Kit Spires Incumbent |
71.09% | 1,232 | |
| Republican | Perry Finch | 28.91% | 501 | |
| Total Votes | 1,733 | |||
| Source: South Carolina State Election Commission | ||||
2014
Elections for all 124 seats in the South Carolina House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 10, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 30, 2014. Incumbent Lawrence Kit Spires defeated Perry Finch in the Republican primary. Spires was unchallenged in the general election.[7][8][9]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Kit Spires Incumbent |
69.5% | 1,282 |
| Perry Finch | 30.5% | 562 |
| Total Votes | 1,844 | |
2012
Finch ran in the 2012 election for South Carolina State Senate District 26. He was defeated by Deedee Vaughters in the Republican primary on June 12. Incumbent Nikki Setzler (D) was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Setzler defeated Vaughters in the general election on November 6, 2012.[10][11]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Perry Finch did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "Candidate listing for the 11/8/2016 statewide general election," accessed August 26, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "2016 Statewide General Election," accessed November 28, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina Election Commission, "Candidate Tracking," accessed March 31, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "Unofficial primary election results," accessed June 14, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina Election Commission, "Candidate Tracking," accessed March 31, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "Unofficial primary election results," accessed June 14, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "Election Results," accessed June 10, 2014
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed November 13, 2014
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "2014 Election Information," accessed March 31, 2014
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, Official Primary Results
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "2012 Candidates," accessed April 26, 2012
