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Richard Gosnell
Richard Gosnell was a 2017 Republican special election candidate for District 31 of the South Carolina House of Representatives.
Elections
2017
A special election for the position of South Carolina House of Representatives District 31 was held on September 26, 2017. The primary election took place on July 25, 2017. The filing deadline for political parties to nominate their candidates to run in this election was June 3, 2017.[1]
The seat was vacant following Harold Mitchell Jr.'s (D) resignation. Mitchell cited health issues when announcing his resignation.[2]
Rosalyn Henderson Myers (D) defeated Michael Fowler (R) in the general election on September 26.
Myers and Mo Abusaft advanced to an August 8 primary runoff, defeating Angela Geter and Jerome Rice Jr. in the Democratic primary. Myers defeated Abusaft in the primary runoff.[3] Fowler defeated Richard Gosnell in the Republican primary.[4]
| South Carolina House of Representatives, District 31, Special Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Rosalyn Henderson Myers |
91% | 1,099 | |
| Republican | Michael Fowler | 9% | 109 | |
| Total Votes | 1,208 | |||
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 Harold Mitchell Jr. defeated Michael A. Fowler in the South Carolina House of Representatives District 31 general election.[5][6]
| South Carolina House of Representatives, District 31 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Harold Mitchell, Jr. Incumbent |
77.19% | 7,993 | |
| Republican | Michael A. Fowler | 22.81% | 2,362 | |
| Total Votes | 10,355 | |||
| Source: South Carolina State Election Commission | ||||
Incumbent Harold Mitchell Jr. ran unopposed in the South Carolina House of Representatives District 31 Democratic primary.[7][8]
| South Carolina House of Representatives, District 31 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Harold Mitchell, Jr. Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Michael A. Fowler defeated Richard Gosnell in the South Carolina House of Representatives District 31 Republican primary.[9][10]
| South Carolina House of Representatives, District 31 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Michael A. Fowler |
58.87% | 282 | |
| Republican | Richard Gosnell | 41.13% | 197 | |
| Total Votes | 479 | |||
| Source: South Carolina State Election Commission | ||||
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See also
- South Carolina House of Representatives
- South Carolina House of Representatives District 31
- South Carolina state legislative special elections, 2017
- South Carolina State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ South Carolina Election Commission, "House of Representatives District 31 Special Election," accessed June 20, 2017
- ↑ US News, "Spartanburg Democrat Resigning From State Legislature," May 5, 2017
- ↑ South Carolina Election Commission, "State House of Representatives District 31 Democratic Primary Runoff," accessed August 8, 2017
- ↑ South Carolina Election Commission, "Candidate Listing for the 7/25/2017 State House of Rep Dist 31 Primary," accessed June 20, 2017
- ↑ 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
