Candidate filings in Richland and Lexington counties

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

Incumbents are marked by an asterisk.

Richland County

County Council

District 3: Democrat Michael Damelio

District 8: Democrat Jim Manning*

District 9: Democrat Julie-Ann Dixon*

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

Sheriff: Democrat Leon Lott*

Clerk of Court: Democrat Jeanette McBride*

Coroner: Democrat Gary Watts*

U.S. House of Representatives:

6th District: Republican Laura Sterling

S.C. Senate

District 19: Democrat John Scott*

District 22: Republican Susan Brill

District 35: Democrat Thomas McElveen*

S.C. House of Representatives

District 71: Republican Nathan Ballentine*

District 72: Democrat James Smith*

District 77: Democrat Joe McEachern*

District 78: Democrat Beth Bernstein*

District 79: Democrat Monica Elkins

District 80: Democrat Jimmy Bales*

Lexington County

County Council

District 1: Republicans Jim Kinard* and Scotty Whetstone

District 3: Republicans Darrell Hudson and Colin Thair

District 4: Republicans Debbie Summers* and Gene Wilbur

District 5: Republicans Brian Duncan and Bobby Keisler*

Clerk of Court: Republican Lisa Comer

Coroner: Republican Glenn Ross

Register of Deeds: Republicans Rich Bolen and Joyce Munsch

Sheriff: Republican Jay Koon*

11th Circuit Solicitor: Republican Rick Hubbard

Treasurer: Republican Jim Eckstrom*

S.C. House of Representatives

District 69: Republican Rick Quinn*

District 71: Republican Nathan Ballentine*

District 85: Republican Chip Huggins*

District 87: Republican Todd Atwater*

District 88: Republican Mac Toole*

District 89: Republicans Micah Caskey and Billy Oswald

District 96: Republican Kit Spires*

Compiled by Sarah Ellis, Tim Flach and Andrew Shain