BIG LIST: 359 file for 170 state legislative seats

By Lindsay Street, Statehouse correspondent  |  The June primary and General Election remain in question as the S.C. Election Commission pushes for changes from lawmakers on how the state executes elections. 

Director Marci Andino this week asked lawmakers to consider allowing no-excuse absentee voting, letting voters apply to vote absentee online, remove witness requirements on absentee ballots, allow first responders and voters with disabilities to use electronic ballot tools, expand early voting and create early voting centers and switching to a vote by mail system. Read more.

All seats in the House and Senate are up for election this year. Filing closed Monday, and 248 filed for the 124 House seats and 111 filed for the 46 Senate seats. Here is the information from the S.C. Election Commission: 

House seats with no challengers to incumbents

Nearly 43 percent of House seats — 53 of 124 House seats — have no challengers this year. Thirty-seven are Republicans,  16 are Democrats. 

• House District 1 (Oconee): Bill Whitmire-R
• House District 2 (Oconee): Bill Sandifer-R
• House District 4 (Pickens): David Hiott-R
• House District 6 (Anderson): Brian White-R
• House District 9 (Anderson): Anne Thayer-R
• House District 11 (Anderson): Craig Gagnon-R
• House District 14 (Greenwood, Laurens): Stewart O. Jones-R
• House District 16 (Greenville, Laurens): Mark N. Willis-R
• House District 17 (Greenville): Mike Burns-R
• House District 21 (Greenville): Bobby Cox-R
• House District 23 (Greenville): Chandra Dillard-D
• House District 24 (Greenville): Bruce W. Bannister-R
• House District 27 (Greenville): Garry Smith-R
• House District 29 (Cherokee, Chester, York): Dennis Moss-R
• House District 30 (Cherokee, York): Steve Moss-R
• House District 31 (Spartanburg): Rosalyn Henderson-Myers-D
• House District 32 (Spartanburg): Max Hyde-R
• House District 36 (Greenville, Spartanburg): Rita Allison-R
• House District 37 (Spartanburg): Stephen W. Long-R
• House District 38 (Spartanburg): Josiah Magnuson-R
• House District 39 (Lexington, Saluda): Cal Forrest-R
• House District 40 (Newberry): Rick Martin-R
• House District 46 (York): Gary Simrill-R
• House District 50 (Kershaw, Lee, Sumter): Will Wheeler-D
• House District 51 (Sumter): David Weeks-D
• House District 53 (Chesterfield, Lancaster): Richie Yow-R
• House District 55 (Darlington, Dillon, Horry, Marlboro): Jackie E. Hayes-D
• House District 58 (Horry): Jeff Johnson-R
• House District 59 (Darlington, Florence): Terry Alexander-D
• House District 61 (Florence, Marion): Roger Kirby-D
• House District 62 (Darlington, Florence): Robert Williams-D
• House District 65 (Chesterfield, Darlington, Kershaw, Lancaster): Jay Lucas-R
• House District 67 (Sumter): Murrell Smith-R
• House District 69 (Lexington): Chris Wooten-R
• House District 70 (Richland, Sumter): Wendy C. Brawley-D
• House District 72 (Richland): Seth Rose-D
• House District 82 (Aiken, Edgefield, Saluda): Bill Clyburn-D
• House District 84 (Aiken): Melissa Oremus-R
• House District 85 (Lexington): Chip Huggins-R
• House District 86 (Aiken): Bill Taylor-R
• House District 87 (Lexington): Paula Rawl Calhoon-R
• House District 89 (Lexington): Micah Caskey-R
• House District 91 (Allendale, Barnwell, Orangeburg): Lonnie Hosey-D
• House District 92 (Berkeley): Joe Daning-R
• House District 93 (Calhoun, Lexington, Orangeburg): Russell L. Ott-D
• House District 98 (Dorchester): Chris Murphy-R
• House District 101 (Clarendon, Williamsburg): Cezar McKnight-D
• House District 102 (Berkeley, Dorchester): Joe H. Jefferson-D
• House District 103 (Georgetown, Horry, Williamsburg): Carl L. Anderson-D
• House District 104 (Horry): William Bailey-R
• House District 106 (Horry): Russell Fry-R
• House District 108 (Charleston, Georgetown): Lee Hewitt-R
• House District 120 (Beaufort, Jasper): Weston Newton-R

House races with primary challenge (* means incumbent)

Twelve House seats will see a primary challenge only.

• House District 5 (Pickens): Republican primary with Allan Quinn, David Cox, and Neal Collins*
• House District 10 (Anderson, Greenville, Pickens): Republican primary with West Cox* and Mark Durham
• House District 42 (Laurens, Union): Republican primary with Doug Gilliam* and Melinda Inman Butler
• House District 57 (Dillon, Horry, Marion): Democratic primary with Lucas Atkinson* and Miko Pickett
• House District 76 (Richland): Democratic primary with Leon Howard* and Bridget Deline
• House District 81 (Aiken): Republican primary with Robert Williams and Bart T. Blackwell*
• House District 88 (Lexington): Republican primary with Eddie McCain, Mike Sturkie, Brian Duncan, John Lastinger and RJ May
• House District 96 (Lexington): Republican primary with Kit Spires and D. Ryan McCabe
• House District 100 (Berkeley, Dorchester): Republican primary with Tom Fernandez and Sylleste Davis*
• House District 105 (Horry): Republican primary with Kevin Hardee* and Steve Robertson
• House District 107 (Horry): Republican primary with Alan Clemmons* and Case Brittain
• House District 113 (Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester): Democratic primary with Marvin Pendarvis and Raneisha Holmes

House races with a general election challenge

Thirty-three House seats will have a general election challenge only.

• House District 7 (Abbeville, Anderson): Jay West*-R and Andrea Bejarano-Robinson-D
• House District 12 (Greenwood, McCormick): Anne Parks*-D, James Pearman-R and Robbie Bryant-Green
• House District 13 (Greenwood): John McCravy*-R and Denise Waldrep-D
• House District 15 (Berkeley, Charleston): JA Moore*-D and Samuel Rivers Jr.-R
• House District 19 (Greenville): Patrick Haddon*-R and Jevarus Howard-D
• House District 20 (Greenville): Adam Morgan*-R and Stephen Dreyfus-D
• House District 22 (Greenville): Jason Elliott*-R and BK Brown-D
• House District 26 (York): Raye Felder*-R and Monica Danneman-D
• House District 28 (Greenville): Ashley Trantham*-R and Ty Washington-D
• House District 34 (Spartanburg): Roger A. Nutt-R and Kristy Schenkel-Constitution
• House District 43 (Chester, York): Randy Ligon*-R and Reid Carrico-D
• House District 44 (Lancaster): Mandy Powers Norrell*-D and Sandy McGarry-R
• House District 45 (Lancaster, York): Brandon Newtown*-R and Keith T. Grey Sr.-D
• House District 47 (York): Ryan McKenzie-D and Tommy Pope*-R
• House District 48 (York): Bruce Bryant*-R and Kathryn Roberts-D
• House District 49 (York): John R. King*-D and Johnny Walker-R
• House District 54 (Chesterfield, Darlington, Marlboro): Patricia Moore Henegan*-D and Sterling McDiarmid-R
• House District 56 (Horry): Tim McGinnis*-R and Bruce Fischer-D
• House District 63 (Florence): Jay Jordan*-R and Isaac Wilson-D
• House District 66 (Orangeburg): Gilda Cobb-Hunter*-D and Jeffrey Cila-R
• House District 71 (Lexington, Richland): Nathan Ballentine*-R, Lawrence Lee-Libertarian and Terry T. Seawright-D
• House District 73 (Richland): Chris Hart*-D and Myron Samuels-R
• House District 74 (Richland): Todd Rutherford*-D and Vimalkumar Jariwala-R
• House District 77 (Richland): Kambrell Garvin*-D and Justin Bishop-Libertarian
• House District 78 (Richland): Beth Bernstein*-D and Viresh Sinha-R
• House District 79 (Richland): Ivory Thigpen*-D and Victor Kocher-Libertarian
• House District  83 (Aiken, Edgefield): Bill Hixon*-R and Evelyn T. Robinson-D
• House District 97 (Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester): Mandy W. Kimmons*-R and Ronee De Canio-D
• House District 114 (Charleston, Dorchester): Ed Sutton-D, Brad Jayne-Alliance and Lin Bennett*-R
• House District 119 (Charleston): Leon Stavrinakis*-D and Alex Thornton-Libertarian
• House District 121 (Beaufort, Colleton): Michael F. Rivers Sr.*-D and Eric Erickson-R
• House District 122 (Beaufort, Hampton, Jasper): Shedron Williams*-D and Ashley Lawton-R
• House District 124 (Beaufort): Barb Nash-D and Shannon Erickson*-R

House seats facing primary and general election challenges

Twenty-six House seats will see primary and general election opponents. Eight of those races have no incumbent.

• House District 3 (Pickens): Phillip Bowers-R, Jerry Carter-R, Eunice Lehmacher-D, William Masters-R
• House District 8 (Anderson): Jonathon Hill*-R, Jackie Todd-Alliance, Vaughn Parfitt-R, Mike Holden-R
• House District 18 (Greenville): Tommy Stringer*-R, Benjamin Smith-D, Sam Manley-R
• House District 25 (Greenville): Leola Simpson*-D, Bruce Wilson-D, Tony Boyce-Independence, Darath Mackie-R, Adriene Atkinson-D
• House District 33 (Spartanburg): Jarred Spencer-R, Travis Moore-R, Thomas J. Riddle-Constitution
• House District 35 (Greenville, Spartanburg): Chris Bennett-R, Bill Chumley*-R, Garey Collins-R, Helen Pendarvis-D
• House District 41 (Chester, Fairfield, Richland): Annie E. McDaniel*-D, Jennifer Brecheisen-R, Charlene Herring-D
• House District 52 (Kershaw): Penry Gustafson-R, Vic Dabney-R, Laurie Slade Funderburk*-D
• House District 60 (Darlington, Florence): Phillip Lowe*-R, Teresa McGill-D, Lasha McClain-D
• House District 64 (Clarendon, Sumter): Hal Cercopely-R, Robert A. McFadden Sr.-D, Jack Furse-D, Kimberley O. Johnson-D, Cindy Risher-R
• House District 68 (Horry): Heather Ammons Crawford*-R, Larry Guy Hammond-Libertarian, Mark Epps-R, Mike Childs-Alliance
• House District 75 (Richland): Rhodes Bailey-D, Kirkman Finlay*-R, Heather Bauer-D
• House District 80 (Kershaw, Richland): Jimmy Bales*-D, Jermaine Johnson-D, Vincent Wilson-R
• House District 90 (Bamberg, Barnwell, Colleton): Justin Bamberg*-D, Evert Comer Jr.-D, Glenn Posey-R
• House District 94 (Charleston, Dorchester): Gil Catch-R, Evan Guthrie-R, Patricia Cannon-D, Damian Daly-D
• House District 95 (Orangeburg): Jerry Govan*-D, Willie M. Legette-Labor, Kevin Ray-D
• House District 99 (Berkeley, Charleston): David Herndon-R, Mark Smith-R, Shawn Pinkston-R, Donna Brown-D, Jen Gibson-D, Chris Staubes-R
• House District 109 (Charleston, Dorchester): Jeff Wilder-D, James Johnson-D, Deon Tedder-D, Rodney Travis-Libertarian
• House District 110 (Charleston): William Cogswell*-R, Rebecca Niess Cingolani-D, Lelia Slater-D, Rouzy Vafaie-R
• House District 111 (Charleston): Wendell Gilliard*-D, Regina Duggins-D, Ted Vining-R
• House District 112 (Charleston): Joe Bustos-R, Ryan Buckhannon-R, David Quick-D, Cheryl McMurry-D, Daniel Brownstein-D
• House District 115 (Charleston): Eileen Dougherty-D, Carol Tempel-D, Spencer Wetmore-D, Kathleen Wilson-R, Josh Stokes-R
• House District 116 (Charleston, Colleton): Carroll O’Neal-R, Chardale Murray-D, John R. Prioleau Sr.-D, Charles A. Glover Sr.-D, Millicent Traeye Middleton-D
• House District 117 (Berkeley, Charleston): Bill Crosby-R, Jordan Pace-R, Krystle Matthews*-D
• House District 118 (Beaufort, Jasper): Mitchell Siegel-D, Bill Herbkersman*-R, Michael E. Covert-R
• House District 123 (Beaufort): Jeff Bradley*-R, Christine deVries-D, Phil W. Hartman-R

Senate seats with no challengers to incumbents

Ten seats in the Senate have no challengers for incumbents seeking reelection. That accounts for nearly 22 percent of seats. 

• Senate District 1 (Oconee, Pickens): Thomas C. Alexander*-R
• Senate District 2 (Pickens): Rex Rice*-R
• Senate District 9 (Greenville, Laurens): Danny Verdin*-R
• Senate District 13 (Greenville, Spartanburg, Union): Shane Martin*-R
• Senate District 19 (Richland): John L. Scott Jr.*-D
• Senate District 21 (Richland): Darrell Jackson*-D
• Senate District 28 (Dillon, Horry, Marion): Greg Hembree*-R
• Senate District 31 (Darlington, Florence): Hugh Leatherman*-R
• Senate District 35 (Kershaw, Lee, Richland, Sumter): Thomas McElveen*-D
• Senate District 42 (Charleston, Dorchester): Marlon Kimpson*-D

Senate races with primary challenge

Four Senate seats will see a primary challenge only.

• Senate District 8 (Greenville): Republican primary with Ross Turner*, Janice Curtis
• Senate District 30 (Dillon, Florence, Horry, Marion, Marlboro): Democratic primary with Kent Williams*, Patrick Richardson
• Senate District 33 (Horry): Repblican primary with John Gallman, Luke A. Rankin*, Carter Smith
• Senate District 40 (Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Colleton, Hampton, Orangeburg): Democratic primary with Brad Hutto*, Michael Addison

Senate races with a general election challenge

Fourteen Senate seats will have a general election only.

• Senate District 4 (Abbeville, Anderson, Greenwood): Mike Gambrell*-R, Jose Villa-D
• Senate District 6 (Greenville): Dwight Loftis*-R, Hao Wu-D
• Senate District 11 (Spartanburg): Josh Kimbrell-R, Glenn Reese*-D
• Senate District 14 (Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union, York): Harvey Peeler*-R, Sarah Work-Alliance
• Senate District 15 (York): Wes Climer*-R, Vickie Holt-D
• Senate District 23 (Lexington): Katrina Shealy*-R, Bill Brown-D
• Senate District 24 (Aiken): Tom Young*-R, Lisa T. Williams-D
• Senate District 27 (Chesterfield, Kershaw, Lancaster): Vincent Sheheen*-D, Penry Gustafson-R
• Senate District 34 (Charleston, Georgetown, Horry): Stephen Goldfinch*-R, Emily Cegledy-D
• Senate District 37 (Berkeley, Charleston): Larry Grooms*-R, Kathryn B. Whitaker-D, Steve French-Libertarian
• Senate District 38 (Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester): Sean Bennett*-R, John Lowe-D
• Senate District 43 (Beaufort, Charleston, Colleton): Richard Hricik-D, Chip Campsen*-R
• Senate District 45 (Allendale, Beaufort, Charleston, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper): Margie Bright Matthews*-D, Rodney Buncum-R
• Senate District 46 (Beaufort, Jasper): Tom Davis*-R, Nathan Campbell-D

Senate seats facing primary and general election challenges

Eighteen Senate seats face both a primary and a general election challenge. Of those, all four open seats are challenged. 

• Senate District 3 (Anderson): Chris Wooten-R, Richard Cash*-R, Judith Polson-D
• Senate District 5 (Greenville, Spartanburg): Tom Corbin*-R, Michael McCord-D, Dave Edwards-R
• Senate District 7 (Greenville): Karl B. Allen*-D, Fletcher Smith-D, Jack Logan-R
• Senate District 10 (Abbeville, Greenwood, McCormick, Saluda): Floyd Nicholson*-D, Bryan Hope-R, Billy Garrett-R
• Senate District 12 (Greenville, Spartanburg): Scott Talley*-R, Mark Lynch-R, Dawn Bingham-D
• Senate District 16 (Lancaster, York): Michael Johnson-R, Mike Neese-R, Kristen Blanchard-R, Tom Nichols-R, Ram Mammadov-D
• Senate District 17 (Chester, Fairfield, York): Mike Fanning*-D, Erin Mosley-R, MaryGail Douglas-D
• Senate District 18 (Lexington, Newberry, Union): Charles Bumgarner-R, Ronnie Cromer*-R, Christopher Thibault-D
• Senate District 20 (Lexington, Richland): Dick Harpootlian*-D, Randy Dickey-R, Moe Baddourah-R, Benjamin Dunn-R
• Senate District 22 (Kershaw, Richland): Mia McLeod*-D, Michael Letts-R, Lee Blatt-R
• Senate District 25 (Aiken, Edgefield, Lexington, McCormick, Saluda): Shane Massey*-R, Susan J. Swanson-R, Shirley A. Green-D
• Senate District 26 (Aiken, Calhoun, Lexington, Saluda): Nikki Setzler*-D, Perry Finch-R, Chris Smith-R
• Senate District 29 (Chesterfield, Darlington, Lee, Marlboro): Gerald Malloy*-D, JD Chaplin-R, Ronald Reese Page-R
• Senate District 32 (Berkeley, Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Williamsburg): Ronnie A. Sabb*-D, Manley Marvell Collins-D, Kelly Spann-D, Ted Brown-D, David Ellison-R
• Senate District 36 (Clarendon, Darlington, Florence, Sumter): Kevin L. Johnson*-D, Leon Winn-R, Eleazer Carter-D
• Senate District 39 (Berkeley, Calhoun, Colleton, Dorchester, Orangeburg): Vernon Stephens-D, William R. Johnson-D, Jerry Montgomery-D, Tom Connor-R, Cindy Evans-D
• Senate District 41 (Charleston, Dorchester): Sam Skardon-D, Sandy Senn*-R, Jason Mills-D
• Senate District 44 (Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester): Brian Adams-R, Gayla McSwain-R, Kris DeLorme-D, Debbie Chatman Bryant-D