Two incumbents face tight re-election challenges in Lexington County GOP primary
Lexington County voters on Tuesday headed to the polls to choose the candidates for three county council seats and one countywide office, with all four races taking place in the Republican primary.
With votes still slowly coming in across Lexington County, here’s who’s leading in the races in Lexington County.
Council District 2
Councilman Larry Brigham is narrowly trailing challenger Ted Stambolitis as the votes came in Tuesday night. The incumbent trails 49.3% to 50.6% with 71% of precincts reporting by 9:50 p.m.
Stambolitis is the owner of Lexington’s Flight Deck restaurant and previously served on Lexington Town Council from 2004 until 2018, when he moved outside the town limits.
District 2 covers the western part of Lexington County, including Gilbert, Summit and Batesburg-Leesville
Council District 7
Councilwoman Beth Carrigg leads her challenger, Jason Guerry, by the narrow margin of 51.5% to 48.5%, with 43% of precincts reporting at 9:35 p.m.
Carrigg has served on the council since 2019, including a stint as the council chairwoman, and was previously Lexington County’s clerk of court. Guerry owns a remodeling business and in 2024 was the Republican nominee in S.C. Senate District 26, losing to Democrat Russell Ott. His wife Tina Guerry is the Lexington County register of deeds.
District 7 covers the north side of Lexington around the Lake Murray dam and the St. Andrews area north of the Saluda River.
District 8
Councilman Glen Conwell is up by a wide margin against West Columbia realtor Evelio Duque in District 8, 84% to 15% with 67% of precincts reporting as of 9:35 p.m. Conwell is running for a third term in a district runs from West Columbia up Sunset Boulevard to the northeastern corner of Lexington.
Probate judge
Brian Eckstrom is leading in the only countywide race on Tuesday, with 65% of the vote for probate judge to 34% for Cammie Campbell, with 64% of precincts reporting across Lexington County.
Eckstrom is an attorney for the firm Moore Bradley Myers, but he’s also a familiar name to Lexington County voters: his father Dan Eckstorm has served as probate judge for 36 years, but is stepping down after this fall’s election. The younger Eckstrom will face Campbell, currently the senior paralegal at the Lexington County Probate Court and a former estate clerk for the Richland County Probate Court.
None of the winners of Tuesday’s primary races will face a Democrat or third-party challenger in November’s election, essentially guaranteeing a victory on Tuesday. Council incumbent Todd Cullum in Cayce-area District 9 was unopposed in both the primary and the general election.
This story was originally published June 9, 2026 at 8:35 PM.
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