William Bailey
William Bailey (Republican Party) is a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives, representing District 104. He assumed office on November 12, 2018. His current term ends on November 9, 2026.
Bailey (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the South Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 104. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Committee assignments
2025-2026
Bailey was assigned to the following committees:
2023-2024
Bailey was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Bailey was assigned to the following committees:
- Interstate Cooperation Committee, 2nd Vice chair
- House Judiciary Committee
2019-2020
Bailey was assigned to the following committees:
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 104
Incumbent William Bailey won election in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 104 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | William Bailey (R) | 99.4 | 24,670 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 155 | ||
| Total votes: 24,825 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent William Bailey advanced from the Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 104.
Campaign finance
Endorsements
Bailey received the following endorsements.
- Frmr. President Donald Trump (R)
2022
State House
See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 104
Incumbent William Bailey won election in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 104 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | William Bailey (R) | 99.2 | 16,810 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 140 | ||
| Total votes: 16,950 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent William Bailey advanced from the Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 104.
U.S. House
See also: South Carolina's 7th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House South Carolina District 7
Russell Fry defeated Daryl Scott in the general election for U.S. House South Carolina District 7 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Russell Fry (R) | 64.8 | 164,440 |
 | Daryl Scott (D) | 35.1 | 89,030 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 395 | ||
| Total votes: 253,865 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Daryl Scott advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 7.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ryan Norris (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 7
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 7 on June 14, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Russell Fry | 51.1 | 43,509 |
 | Tom Rice | 24.6 | 20,927 | |
 | Barbara Arthur | 12.3 | 10,481 | |
 | Ken Richardson | 7.1 | 6,021 | |
 | Garrett Barton | 2.5 | 2,154 | |
 | Mark McBride | 2.0 | 1,676 | |
 | Spencer Morris | 0.5 | 444 | |
| Total votes: 85,212 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Tom Dunn (R)
- William Bailey (R)
- George Kite (R)
- Jeanette Spurlock (R)
- Justin Davison (R)
- Steve Reichert (R)
- Graham Allen (R)
- Louis Bushay (R)
Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. House South Carolina District 7
No candidate advanced from the convention.
Candidate | ||
| Keenan Dunham (L) | ||
 | Larry Guy Hammond (L) | |
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2020
See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 104
Incumbent William Bailey won election in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 104 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | William Bailey (R) | 98.6 | 24,360 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.4 | 357 | ||
| Total votes: 24,717 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent William Bailey advanced from the Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 104.
2018
General election
General election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 104
William Bailey won election in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 104 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | William Bailey (R) | 98.4 | 14,859 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.6 | 244 | ||
| Total votes: 15,103 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 104
William Bailey defeated incumbent Greg Duckworth in the Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 104 on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | William Bailey | 50.2 | 2,312 | |
 | Greg Duckworth | 49.8 | 2,295 | |
| Total votes: 4,607 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
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2020
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Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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Below you can find the scorecards found for the South Carolina State Legislature in 2025.
- Americans for Prosperity - South Carolina — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
- The Freedom Index — Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the South Carolina State Legislature in 2024.
- Americans for Prosperity - South Carolina — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
- Club for Growth Foundation — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
- Conservation Voters of South Carolina — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental and conservation issues.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the South Carolina State Legislature in 2023.
- Americans for Prosperity - South Carolina — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
- Conservation Voters of South Carolina — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental and conservation issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- The Institute for Legislative Analysis — Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the South Carolina State Legislature in 2022.
- Americans for Prosperity - South Carolina — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
- Conservation Voters of South Carolina — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental and conservation issues.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the South Carolina State Legislature in 2021.
- Americans for Prosperity - South Carolina — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
- Conservation Voters of South Carolina — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental and conservation issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the South Carolina State Legislature in 2020.
- Conservation Voters of South Carolina — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental and conservation issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the South Carolina State Legislature in 2019.
- Club for Growth Foundation — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Officeholder South Carolina House of Representatives District 104 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Greg Duckworth (R) |
South Carolina House of Representatives District 104 2018-Present |
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