Perry Finch
Perry Finch (Republican Party) is running for election to the South Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 96. He declared candidacy for the Republican primary scheduled on June 9, 2026.[source]
Elections
2026
See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2026
General election
The primary will occur on June 9, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Republican primary
Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 96
Perry Finch (R), Hunter Hackett (R), and Scotty Whetstone (R) are running in the Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 96 on June 9, 2026.
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 | Perry Finch | |
| Hunter Hackett | ||
| Scotty Whetstone | ||
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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.
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| ✔ | 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
2026
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2020
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See also
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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
