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Bobby Cox (South Carolina)
Bobby Cox (Republican Party) was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives, representing District 21. He assumed office on November 12, 2018. He left office on August 11, 2025.
Cox (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the South Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 21. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Cox resigned from the South Carolina House of Representatives District 21 on August 11, 2025 in order to run in the special election for South Carolina State Senate District 12, scheduled for December 23, 2025.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Cox was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Cox was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Cox was assigned to the following committees:
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2024
See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 21
Incumbent Bobby Cox won election in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 21 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Bobby Cox (R) | 98.3 | 18,184 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.7 | 319 | ||
| Total votes: 18,503 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Bobby Cox advanced from the Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 21.
Campaign finance
Endorsements
Cox received the following endorsements.
- Frmr. President Donald Trump (R)
Pledges
Cox 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 21
Incumbent Bobby Cox won election in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 21 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bobby Cox (R) | 97.8 | 13,109 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.2 | 295 | ||
| Total votes: 13,404 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Bobby Cox advanced from the Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 21.
2020
See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 21
Incumbent Bobby Cox won election in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 21 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bobby Cox (R) | 97.0 | 19,851 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 3.0 | 607 | ||
| Total votes: 20,458 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Bobby Cox advanced from the Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 21.
2018
General election
General election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 21
Bobby Cox won election in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 21 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bobby Cox (R) | 97.9 | 13,826 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.1 | 292 | ||
| Total votes: 14,118 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 21
Bobby Cox defeated incumbent Phyllis Henderson in the Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 21 on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bobby Cox | 62.9 | 3,563 |
 | Phyllis Henderson | 37.1 | 2,103 | |
| Total votes: 5,666 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Bobby Cox did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Bobby Cox did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Bobby Cox 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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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate South Carolina House of Representatives District 21 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Phyllis Henderson (R) |
South Carolina House of Representatives District 21 2018-2025 |
Succeeded by - |
