Lonnie Hosey

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Lonnie Hosey
Democratic Party
Candidate, South Carolina House of Representatives District 91
South Carolina House of Representatives District 91
Tenure
1998 - Present
Term ends
2026
Years in position
28
Compensation
Base salary
$10,400/year
Per diem
$240.07/day
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 5, 2024
Next election
June 9, 2026
Education
Associates
Vorhees College, 1975
Bachelor's
Vorhees College, 1978
Contact
Official website
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Lonnie Hosey (Democratic Party) is a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives, representing District 91. He assumed office in 1998. His current term ends on November 9, 2026.

Hosey (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the South Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 91. He declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on June 9, 2026.[source]

Biography

Hosey earned his A.A. and B.A. from Vorhees College in 1975 and 1978, respectively. He worked as a Machine Operator for Barnwell Mills, Milliken Company from 1969 to 1973. From 1978 to 1986, he was a Recrutier for Vorhees College. He has worked as Director, in Recruitment, and Education Technology Services for South Carolina State University since 1986. Hosey served as a Sergeant (E-5) in the United States Marine Corps from 1966 to 1969. Hosey served as Commissioner for the Barnwell County Election Committee from 1984 to 1998.

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Hosey was assigned to the following committees:

2023-2024

Hosey was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Hosey was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Hosey 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
• Ways and Means

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Hosey served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Hosey served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Hosey served on the following committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Hosey served on the following committees:

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

2026

See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on June 9, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 91

Incumbent Lonnie Hosey (D) is running in the Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 91 on June 9, 2026.

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Republican primary

Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 91

Daniel Alexander (R) and Tyler Morgan (R) are running in the Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 91 on June 9, 2026.

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2024

See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 91

Incumbent Lonnie Hosey defeated Ben Kinlaw in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 91 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Lonnie Hosey (D)
 
51.6
 
9,274
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Ben Kinlaw (R)
 
48.3
 
8,690
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
10

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

Total votes: 17,974
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Lonnie Hosey advanced from the Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 91.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 91

Ben Kinlaw defeated Demaris Johnson in the Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 91 on June 11, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Ben Kinlaw
 
67.4
 
1,242
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32.6
 
600

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

Total votes: 1,842
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

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2022

See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 91

Incumbent Lonnie Hosey won election in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 91 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Lonnie Hosey
Lonnie Hosey (D)
 
97.1
 
7,560
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.9
 
222

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

Total votes: 7,782
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 91

Incumbent Lonnie Hosey defeated Kevin Ray in the Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 91 on June 14, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Lonnie Hosey
 
80.4
 
2,764
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Kevin Ray
 
19.6
 
675

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Total votes: 3,439
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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 91

Incumbent Lonnie Hosey won election in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 91 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Lonnie Hosey
Lonnie Hosey (D)
 
97.9
 
12,025
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.1
 
256

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

Total votes: 12,281
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Lonnie Hosey advanced from the Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 91.

2018

See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 91

Incumbent Lonnie Hosey won election in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 91 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Lonnie Hosey
Lonnie Hosey (D)
 
98.8
 
8,768
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.2
 
108

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

Total votes: 8,876
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 91

Incumbent Lonnie Hosey advanced from the Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 91 on June 12, 2018.

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2016

See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 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 Lonnie Hosey ran unopposed in the South Carolina House of Representatives District 91 general election.[1][2]

South Carolina House of Representatives, District 91 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Lonnie Hosey Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 11,326
Total Votes 11,326
Source: South Carolina State Election Commission


Incumbent Lonnie Hosey ran unopposed in the South Carolina House of Representatives District 91 Democratic primary.[3][4]

South Carolina House of Representatives, District 91 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Lonnie Hosey Incumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 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 Lonnie Hosey ran unopposed in the Democratic primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[5][6][7]

2012

See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2012

Hosey ran unopposed in the June 12 primary and won in the general election on November 6, 2012.[8][9]

South Carolina House of Representatives, District 91, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngLonnie Hosey Incumbent 67% 10,563
     Republican Ben Kinlaw 32.9% 5,191
     Other Write-Ins 0.1% 8
Total Votes 15,762

2010

See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2010

Hosey ran unopposed in the June 8 Democratic primary for District 91 of the South Carolina House of Representatives. Hosey defeated Ben Kinlaw (R) in the general election on November 2.[10]

South Carolina House of Representatives, District 91 (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Lonnie Hosey (D) 3,311 37.76%
Ben Kinlaw (R) 5,457 62.24%
Write-In 0 0.00%

2008

See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, Hosey won re-election, after running unopposed, to the South Carolina House of Representatives with 10,241 votes, representing District 91. 

Hosey raised $26,797 for his campaign.[11]

South Carolina House of Representatives, District 91 (2008)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Lonnie Hosey (D) 10,241

Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2022

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2020

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Campaign finance summary

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Lonnie Hosey campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024South Carolina House of Representatives District 91Won general$18,109 $22,779
2022South Carolina House of Representatives District 91Won general$24,899 $24,796
2020South Carolina House of Representatives District 91Won general$9,824 N/A**
2018South Carolina House of Representatives District 91Won general$10,929 N/A**
2016South Carolina House of Representatives, District 91Won $12,844 N/A**
2014South Carolina State House, District 91Won $21,290 N/A**
2012South Carolina State House, District 91Won $35,846 N/A**
2010South Carolina State House, District 91Won $16,855 N/A**
2008South Carolina State House, District 91Won $26,797 N/A**
2006South Carolina State House, District 91Won $6,350 N/A**
2004South Carolina State House, District 91Won $9,213 N/A**
2002South Carolina State House, District 91Won $3,152 N/A**
2000South Carolina State House, District 91Won $12,436 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Personal

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Hosey and his wife, Doris, had one child. Hosey has served as Chair of the Barnwell County Democratic Party since 1992.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "Candidate listing for the 11/8/2016 statewide general election," accessed August 26, 2016
    2. ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "2016 Statewide General Election," accessed November 28, 2016
    3. ↑ South Carolina Election Commission, "Candidate Tracking," accessed March 31, 2016
    4. ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "Unofficial primary election results," accessed June 14, 2016
    5. ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "Election Results," accessed June 10, 2014
    6. ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed November 13, 2014
    7. ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "2014 Election Information," accessed March 31, 2014
    8. ↑ AP.org, "South Carolina State Senate and State House Election Results," accessed November 7, 2012
    9. ↑ WYFF, "South Carolina - Summary Vote Results," accessed June 12, 2012
    10. ↑ www.enr-scvotes.org, "2010 General Election Results," accessed May 1, 2014
    11. ↑ Follow the Money, "2008 campaign contributions," accessed May 15, 2014

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