Anderson County Incumbents Big Winners Tuesday

Greg Wilson/Anderson Observer

It was a mostly good election night for Anderson County incumbents.

With 64,691 votes cast - 51 percent turnout of register voters in the county - 27,796 cast straight-ticket Republication votes (42 percent), and 6,731 straight-ticket Democrat (10 percent).

County Council

Anderson County Councilmen John Wright Jr. and Glenn Davis were re-elected to second terms. Wright, Dist. 1, unopposed, received 98.64 percent of the vote, while Davis defeated challenger David Standard with 60.89 percent. 

Council Council Dist. 3 will have a new representative as Greg Elgin, who was unopposed, received 99.35 percent of the vote.

County Council Chairman Tommy Dunn, unopposed, received 97.57 percent of the vote in Dist. 5, while County Council Vice Chairman Brett Sanders was also unopposed, taking 98.43 percent of the vote in Dist. 4.

County Councilman Jimmy Davis, Dist. 6, unopposed, received 99 percent of the vote in his district, while Councilwoman Cindy Wilson defeated her challenger with 81 percent of the vote in Dist. 7.

Probate Judge 

J.T. Foster, who received 98.82 percent of the vote was elected Anderson County Probate Judge, replacing the retiring Judge Martha Newton, who served for decades in the office.

Auditor 

John Benca, who ran unopposed, was elected as Anderson County Auditor.

S.C. House

Don Chapman with 73 percent of the vote, will be the new representative for the S.C. House Dist. 8  Seat. Thomas Beach, who ran unopposed, will be the new representative for the S.C. House Dist. 10 seat.

The following incumbents also won Tuesday night: 

S.C. Rep. Jay West, Dist. 3, 77 percent of the vote  

S.C. Rep. Craig Gagnon, Dist. 11, unopposed, 99 percent 

S.C. Rep. April Cromer, Dist. 6, unopposed, 97 percent 

S.C. Rep. Anne Thayer, Dist. 9, 74 percent 

U.S. House

U.S. Rep. Jeff Duncan, Dist. 3, who ran unopposed, 97 percent

School Board Races

Anderson County School Dist. 1 elected:

Nancy Owen Upton, Area 7 unopposed, with 99 percent.

Mellissa Hood, Area 1, unopposed, with 99 percent

Pat Cox, Area 4, unopposed, with 99 percent

Wendy Burgess,  Area 5, unopposed with 99 percent

Anderson County School Dist. 2, elected:

Kevin T. Craft, Area 1 unopposed, with 94 percent

Kurt Tavemier, Area 3 unopposed, with 98 percent

Greg Tysl, Area 4 unopposed, with 98 percent

Jimmy Out, At Large unopposed, with 99 percent

Anderson School Dist. 3, elected:

Larry Holbrook, Area 1 unopposed, 98 percent

Hannah Arnold, At Large, with 63 percent of the vote, defeated Curtis A. Wiles

In Area 4 Marty Watt received 41.78 percent, Anne Marie Rogers 31.31 percent and Gale Moore Dickerson 26.91 percent.

Anderson School Dist. 4, elected:

Paulette Grate, Area 2 unopposed, 98.57 percent

In Area 4 Dianna Mullliken, 73 percent, defeated Herb Nymark with 25 percent

Brad Mock, Area 5 unopposed, 99 percent

Anderson School Dist. 5, elected:

Harold Kay II, Area 5 unopposed, 97 percent

In Area 6 Rick Bradshaw, with 62 percent, defeated Erica Grunst

Julie Usherwood, Area 1, 99 percent

Area 2 Sandra Thompson Leverertte with 45.50 percent, Johnny S Donald Jr. with 37.28 percent and John R Steely with 18.54 percent.

The At Large Seat Cindy Burriss with 44.18 percent, Alison Youngblood 30.1 percent and Brad Freeman 24.93 percent

Anderson Board of Education

Gary Burgess, 1 unopposed, took 97 percent of the voter while Doug Atkins, 3 unopposed received 99 percent in his race, Greg Balog, 4 unopposed, 99 percent. C. Nakia Davis, 6 unopposed, 98.56 percent. Board of Education 5 write-ins still to be counted. 

Watershed Conservation Districts

Brushy Creek (2): Rick Gantt has 49.5 percent and Allen Wilson 48.29 percent

Three and Twenty: Randy Griffis, unopposed, 98 percent

Big Creek: Joey Werner, unopposed, 98 percent

Broadmouth (2): Glenn Stevens, unopposed, 97 percent, write in the other

Five District Commissioner Piedmont Public Service (3) 

Al C. McAbee Jr. 40.78 percent, Terry Yates 31.69 percent, Ed Poor 26.75 percent  

Public Service District Homeland Park Water and Sewer (3) 

Walt Lanier, 34.82 percent, Don King 28.19 percent, Dennis Chasten 26.7 percent