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Val Guest
Val Guest (Republican Party) is a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives, representing District 106. He assumed office on November 14, 2022. His current term ends on November 9, 2026.
Guest (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the South Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 106. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Val Guest was born in Greenville, South Carolina, and lives in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Guest earned a B.S. in business administration and management from The Citadel in 1982 and a J.D. from the University of South Carolina in 1989. His career experience includes working as an attorney and partner with Ouverson, Guest & Carter PA. Guest served as the president of the Horry County Bar Association and the Surfside Rotary Club.[1][2]
Sponsored legislation
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Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Guest was assigned to the following committees:
Elections
2024
See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 106
Incumbent Val Guest won election in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 106 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Val Guest (R) | 98.5 | 21,778 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.5 | 324 | ||
| Total votes: 22,102 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 106
Incumbent Val Guest defeated Brian Sweeney in the Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 106 on June 11, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Val Guest | 65.2 | 1,791 |
 | Brian Sweeney | 34.8 | 954 | |
| Total votes: 2,745 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Guest received the following endorsements.
- Frmr. President Donald Trump (R)
Pledges
Guest signed the following pledges.
2022
See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 106
Val Guest defeated Ryan Thompson in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 106 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Val Guest (R) | 72.7 | 14,675 |
 | Ryan Thompson (D / Alliance Party) | 27.3 | 5,508 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 4 | ||
| Total votes: 20,187 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for South Carolina House of Representatives District 106
Val Guest defeated Brian Sweeney in the Republican primary runoff for South Carolina House of Representatives District 106 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Val Guest | 54.3 | 1,856 |
| Brian Sweeney | 45.7 | 1,562 | |
| Total votes: 3,418 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Ryan Thompson advanced from the Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 106.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 106
Val Guest and Brian Sweeney advanced to a runoff. They defeated Howard Barnard and Bruce Bailey in the Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 106 on June 14, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Val Guest | 38.1 | 2,632 |
| ✔ | | Brian Sweeney | 31.6 | 2,185 |
| Howard Barnard | 18.8 | 1,297 | ||
| Bruce Bailey | 11.6 | 801 | ||
| Total votes: 6,915 | |||
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Alliance Party convention
Alliance Party convention for South Carolina House of Representatives District 106
Ryan Thompson advanced from the Alliance Party convention for South Carolina House of Representatives District 106 on April 23, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Ryan Thompson (Alliance Party) |
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Val Guest did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Val Guest did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 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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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate South Carolina House of Representatives District 106 |
Officeholder South Carolina House of Representatives District 106 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Russell Fry (R) |
South Carolina House of Representatives District 106 2022-Present |
Succeeded by - |
