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Kerry Wood
Republican Party
Elections and appointments
Last election
June 12, 2018

Kerry Wood (Republican Party) ran for election for South Carolina Secretary of State. He lost in the Republican primary on June 12, 2018.

Elections

2018

See also: South Carolina Secretary of State election, 2018

General election

General election for South Carolina Secretary of State

Incumbent Mark Hammond defeated Melvin Whittenburg in the general election for South Carolina Secretary of State on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Mark Hammond
Mark Hammond (R)
 
57.1
 
970,576
Image of Melvin Whittenburg
Melvin Whittenburg (D)
 
42.8
 
727,952
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
968

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,699,496
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for South Carolina Secretary of State

Melvin Whittenburg advanced from the Democratic primary for South Carolina Secretary of State on June 12, 2018.

Candidate
✔
Image of Melvin Whittenburg
Melvin Whittenburg

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for South Carolina Secretary of State

Incumbent Mark Hammond defeated Joshua Putnam, Nelson Faerber, and Kerry Wood in the Republican primary for South Carolina Secretary of State on June 12, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Mark Hammond
Mark Hammond
 
65.4
 
218,215
Image of Joshua Putnam
Joshua Putnam
 
13.4
 
44,639
Image of Nelson Faerber
Nelson Faerber
 
12.5
 
41,570
Image of Kerry Wood
Kerry Wood
 
8.7
 
29,075

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 333,499
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2012

See also: South Carolina State Senate elections, 2012

Wood ran in the 2012 election for South Carolina State Senate District 11. Wood was decertified from the ballot but filed and was accepted as a Petition Candidate. Incumbent Glenn Reese (D) ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. The general election took place on November 6, 2012 where Wood was defeated.[1][2]

South Carolina State Senate, District 11, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngGlenn Reese Incumbent 71.1% 21,355
     Republican Kerry Wood 28.7% 8,635
     Other Write-Ins 0.2% 55
Total Votes 30,045

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ AP.org, "South Carolina State Senate and State House Election Results" accessed November 7, 2012
  2. ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "2012 Candidates," accessed April 25, 2012
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