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Weston Newton
2012 - Present
2026
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Weston Newton (Republican Party) is a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives, representing District 120. He assumed office in 2012. His current term ends on November 9, 2026.
Newton (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the South Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 120. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Newton was assigned to the following committees:
- House Judiciary Committee, Chairman
- Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee, 1st Vice Chair
- Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, Chairman
2021-2022
Newton was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Newton was assigned to the following committees:
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| South Carolina committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Judiciary |
| • Legislative Oversight, Chair |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Newton served on the following committees:
| South Carolina committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Judiciary |
| • Legislative Oversight, Chair |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Newton served on the following committees:
| South Carolina committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Judiciary |
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 120
Incumbent Weston Newton defeated Kate Creech in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 120 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Weston Newton (R) | 66.7 | 17,696 |
 | Kate Creech (D) | 33.2 | 8,820 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 21 | ||
| Total votes: 26,537 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Kate Creech advanced from the Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 120.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Weston Newton advanced from the Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 120.
Campaign finance
Endorsements
Newton received the following endorsements.
- Frmr. President Donald Trump (R)
2022
See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 120
Incumbent Weston Newton won election in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 120 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Weston Newton (R) | 98.6 | 13,427 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.4 | 188 | ||
| Total votes: 13,615 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Weston Newton advanced from the Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 120.
2020
See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 120
Incumbent Weston Newton won election in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 120 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Weston Newton (R) | 97.6 | 18,313 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.4 | 448 | ||
| Total votes: 18,761 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Weston Newton advanced from the Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 120.
2018
General election
General election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 120
Incumbent Weston Newton defeated Ryan Martz in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 120 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Weston Newton (R) | 64.1 | 10,806 |
 | Ryan Martz (D) | 35.8 | 6,039 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 8 | ||
| Total votes: 16,853 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Gabriela Failing (D)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 120
Gabriela Failing advanced from the Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 120 on June 12, 2018.
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| ✔ | Gabriela Failing | |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 120
Incumbent Weston Newton advanced from the Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 120 on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Weston Newton |
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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 Weston Newton ran unopposed in the South Carolina House of Representatives District 120 general election.[1][2]
| South Carolina House of Representatives, District 120 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Weston Newton Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 14,022 | |
| Total Votes | 14,022 | |||
| Source: South Carolina State Election Commission | ||||
Incumbent Weston Newton ran unopposed in the South Carolina House of Representatives District 120 Republican primary.[3][4]
| South Carolina House of Representatives, District 120 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Weston Newton Incumbent (unopposed) | |
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 Weston Newton ran unopposed in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[5][6][7]
2012
Newton won in the 2012 election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 120. He defeated Jerry Stewart in the Republican primary on June 12. Incumbent William Bowers (D) did not run for re-election. Newton ran unopposed in the general election on November 6, 2012.[8][9][10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Weston Newton Incumbent |
98.7% | 11,928 | |
| Other | Write-Ins | 1.3% | 160 | |
| Total Votes | 12,088 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Weston Newton |
78.4% | 1,367 |
| Jerry Stewart | 21.6% | 376 |
| Total Votes | 1,743 | |
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Weston Newton did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Weston Newton 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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2018
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In 2018, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 9 through May 10.
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2017
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In 2017, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 10 through May 11.
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2016
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In 2016, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 12 through June 2.
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2015
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In 2015, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 13 through June 4.
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2014
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In 2014, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 14 through June 6.
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2013
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In 2013, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 8 to June 20.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate South Carolina House of Representatives District 120 |
Officeholder South Carolina House of Representatives District 120 |
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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 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
- ↑ AP.org, "South Carolina State Senate and State House Election Results," accessed November 7, 2012
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "2012 Candidates," accessed April 25, 2012
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "Official Primary Results," June 29, 2012
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| Preceded by - |
South Carolina House of Representatives District 120 2012-Present |
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