Who wants to represent Richland County in SC House? Here’s who filed
The entire South Carolina state House is up for election this year, so Richland County voters will choose who will represent them in the state legislature.
House members vote and propose legislation dealing with how the state spends money, imposes taxes, regulates businesses and many social issues, like immigration and abortion. The lower chamber also helps elect the state’s judges and utility regulators.
Filing for the state House seats closed Monday at noon. 28 candidates filed to run in Richland County, according to the state election commission’s database. Many are incumbents who already represent the counties at the State House.
The primary is June 9 as candidates look to fill positions that pay $10,400 annually.
Here are the candidates running to represent Richland County in the State House:
Who’s running in Richland County?
District 52
Three Democratic candidates are running to replace state Rep. Jermaine Johnson, D-Richland. Johnson isn’t running for reelection to focus on his campaign for governor.
Lawrence Moore, Patrick Tate and Malcolm Taylor filed to run in the Democratic primary to represent Kershaw and Richland counties.
No Republican candidates filed for the seat.
District 70
Three Democratic candidates are running for state House District 70. Incumbent state Rep. Robert Reese, D-Richland, Noah Barker and Eve Carlin will appear on the Democratic primary ballot.
No Republican candidates filed for the seat representing Kershaw and Richland counties.
District 71
State Rep. Nathan Ballentine, R-Lexington, will face Democratic candidate Julie Zimmerman in November
District 72
Incumbent state Rep. Seth Rose, D-Richland, does not have any Democratic challengers. He’ll run against Republican Dixie Kvatek in November.
District 73
Allen Robertson is the Republican nominee. Incumbent state Rep. Chris Hart, D-Richland, has one primary challenger: Cam George.
District 74
House Democratic caucus leader state Rep. Todd Rutherford, D-Richland, will sail to the general election with no primary challengers this year. Collin Shelton, a Republican candidate, will face him in November.
District 75
State Rep. Heather Bauer, D-Richland, will face Republican Tracy Robins and Libertarian Joshua Parks in the general election.
District 76
State Rep. Leon Howard, D-Richland, will run against a third-party candidate Gary Votour, of the Workers party, in November. Votour also filed to run in the governor’s race.
District 77
No one filed to run against state Rep. Kambrell Garvin, D-Richland.
District 78
State Rep. Beth Bernstein, D-Richland, has two general election challengers: Republican Sonia Pollard and Libertarian Angelo Joyner.
District 79
No Republican or third-party candidates filed to represent the district. Incumbent state Rep. Hamilton Grant, D-Richland, will face Anthony Stovall in the Democratic primary in June.