Candidate filings in Richland and Lexington counties

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

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

Richland County

County Council

District 2: Democrat Joyce Dickerson (i)

District 3: Democrat Michael Damelio

District 7: Democrat Gwen Kennedy

District 8: Democrats Jim Manning (i), Wayne Gilbert

District 9: Democrat Julie-Ann Dixon (i)

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

Sheriff: Democrats James Flowers* and 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 20: Republican John Courson (i)

District 21: Democrat Darrell Jackson (i)

District 22: Republican Susan Brill, Democrat Mia McLeod

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 73: Democrat Chris Hart (i)*

District 75: Republican Kirkman Finlay (i)*, Democrat Tyler Gregg*

District 76: Democrat Leon Howard (i)

District 77: Democrat Joe McEachern (i)

District 78: Democrat Beth Bernstein (i)

District 79: Democrats Monica Elkins, Ivory Thigpen* and Vannie Williams Jr.*

District 80: Democrat Jimmy Bales (i)

Lexington County

County Council

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

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

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

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

District 6: Republican Dino Teppara

Auditor: Republican Chris Harmon (i)

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)

11th Circuit Solicitor: Republican Rick Hubbard

Treasurer: Republican Jim Eckstrom (i)

U.S. House of Representatives

2nd District: Republican Joe Wilson (i)

S.C. Senate

District 23: Republican Katrina Shealy (i)

District 26: Democrat Nikki Setzler (i)

S.C. House of Representatives

District 39: Republican Ralph Kennedy (i)

District 69: Republicans Ryan Holt and Rick Quinn (i), Democrat Michael Robert Petrone

District 85: Republicans Bryan Clifton and 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: Republicans Perry Finch* and Kit Spires (i)

Compiled by Sarah Ellis, Tim Flach and Andrew Shain

This story was originally published March 21, 2016 at 9:54 PM with the headline "Candidate filings in Richland and Lexington counties."