Candidate filings in Richland and Lexington counties Thursday

These candidates have filed for elected office in Richland and Lexington counties. Filing opened Wednesday and will close March 30.

Those who filed Thursday are marked by an asterisk. Incumbents are marked by an (i).

Richland County

County Council

District 3: Democrat Michael Damelio

District 8: Democrat Jim Manning (i)

District 9: Democrat Julie-Ann Dixon (i)

District 10: Democrats Jerome Marvin Miller, Bernice Scott and Helen Taylor-Bradley

Sheriff: Democrat Leon Lott (i)

Clerk of Court: Democrat Jeanette McBride (i)

Coroner: Democrat Gary Watts (i)

U.S. House of Representatives:

6th District: Democrat Jim Clyburn (i)*, Republican Laura Sterling

S.C. Senate

District 19: Democrat John Scott (i)

District 21: Democrat Darrell Jackson (i)*

District 22: Republican Susan Brill

District 35: Democrat Thomas McElveen (i)

S.C. House of Representatives

District 40: Democrat MaryGail Douglas (i)*

District 70: Democrat Joe Neal (i)*

District 71: Republican Nathan Ballentine (i)

District 72: Democrat James Smith (i)

District 76: Democrat Leon Howard (i)*

District 77: Democrat Joe McEachern (i)

District 78: Democrat Beth Bernstein (i)

District 79: Democrat Monica Elkins

District 80: Democrat Jimmy Bales (i)

Lexington County

County Council

District 1: Republicans Jim Kinard (i) and Scotty Whetstone

District 3: Republicans Darrell Hudson, Colin Thain and Brad Matthews*

District 4: Republicans Debbie Summers (i) and Gene Wilbur

District 5: Republicans Brian Duncan and Bobby Keisler (i)

District 6: Republican Dino Teppara*

Clerk of Court: Republicans Lisa Comer, Emily Hinson* and Mollie Taylor*

Coroner: Republican Glenn Ross

Register of Deeds: Republicans Rich Bolen and Joyce Munsch

Sheriff: Republican Jay Koon (i); Constitution Party John Elkin*

11th Circuit Solicitor: Republican Rick Hubbard

Treasurer: Republican Jim Eckstrom (i)

S.C. Senate

District 18: Republican Ronnie Cromer (i)*

District 22: Republican Katrina Shealy (i)*

District 23: Republican Shane Massey (i)*

District 26: Democrat Nikki Setzler (i)*

S.C. House of Representatives

District 39: Republican Ralph Shealy Kennedy (i)*

District 69: Republican Rick Quinn (i)

District 85: Republican Chip Huggins (i)

District 87: Republican Todd Atwater (i)

District 88: Republican Mac Toole (i)

District 89: Republicans Micah Caskey and Billy Oswald, Democrat Rosemounda Peggy Butler*

District 96: Republican Kit Spires (i)

Compiled by Sarah Ellis, Tim Flach and Andrew Shain.