Vote 2012: Election Results

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO/AP) — Here are the election results for the local races here in South Carolina.

President
2,128 of 2,141 precincts – 99 percent
x-Mitt Romney, GOP 1,005,870 – 55 percent
Barack Obama, Dem (i) 799,026 – 44 percent
Gary Johnson, Lib 15,496 – 1 percent
Jill Stein, Grn 5,125 – 0 percent
Virgil Goode, CST 4,535 – 0 percent

U.S. House District 7
318 of 318 precincts – 100 percent
x-Tom Rice, GOP 147,398 – 55 percent
Gloria Bromell Tinubu, Dem 120,292 – 45 percent

Amendment 1 – Lt Governor Election
2,053 of 2,141 precincts – 96 percent
x-Yes, 912,074 – 55 percent
No, 736,686 – 45 percent

Senate District 2
53 of 53 precincts – 100 percent
x-Larry Martin, GOP (i) 23,263 – 65 percent
Rex Rice, PEC 12,784 – 35 percent

Senate District 6
36 of 36 precincts – 100 percent
x-Mike Fair, GOP (i) 24,614 – 70 percent
Tommie Reece, PEC 10,761 – 30 percent

Senate District 7
35 of 35 precincts – 100 percent
x-Karl Allen, Dem 21,882 – 66 percent
Jane Kizer, GOP 11,501 – 34 percent

Senate District 10
59 of 60 precincts – 98 percent
x-Floyd Nicholson, Dem (i) 20,191 – 54 percent
Jennings McAbee, GOP 17,533 – 46 percent

Senate District 11
35 of 35 precincts – 100 percent
x-Glenn Reese, Dem (i) 20,981 – 71 percent
Kerry Wood, PEC 8,414 – 29 percent

Senate District 12
32 of 32 precincts – 100 percent
x-Lee Bright, GOP (i) 28,545 – 65 percent
Henri Thompson, Dem 15,692 – 35 percent

Senate District 15
43 of 43 precincts – 100 percent
x-Wes Hayes, GOP (i) 29,265 – 74 percent
Joe Thompson, PEC 10,029 – 26 percent

Senate District 17
62 of 62 precincts – 100 percent
x-Creighton Coleman, Dem (i) 28,316 – 66 percent
Bob Carrison, GOP 14,654 – 34 percent

Senate District 20
37 of 37 precincts – 100 percent
x-John Courson, GOP (i) 19,882 – 57 percent
Robert Rikard, Dem 14,004 – 40 percent
Scott West, Grn 988 – 3 percent

Senate District 23
33 of 33 precincts – 100 percent
x-Katrina Shealy, PEC 16,662 – 51 percent
Jake Knotts, GOP (i) 14,271 – 44 percent
David Whetsell, CST 1,587 – 5 percent

Senate District 26
47 of 47 precincts – 100 percent
x-Nikki Setzler, Dem (i) 21,487 – 61 percent
Deedee Vaughters, GOP 14,026 – 39 percent

Senate District 28
58 of 58 precincts – 100 percent
x-Greg Hembree, GOP 25,161 – 66 percent
Butch Johnson, Dem 12,690 – 34 percent

Senate District 35
53 of 53 precincts – 100 percent
x-Thomas McElveen, Dem 21,430 – 55 percent
Tony Barwick, GOP 17,452 – 45 percent

Senate District 36
57 of 60 precincts – 95 percent
x-Kevin Johnson, Dem 24,845 – 60 percent
Leon Winn, GOP 11,438 – 28 percent
Shaun Kent, PEC 3,716 – 9 percent
Eleazer Carter, PEC 1,102 – 3 percent

Senate District 41
57 of 57 precincts – 100 percent
x-Paul Thurmond, GOP 22,289 – 57 percent
Paul Tinkler, Dem 16,598 – 43 percent

Senate District 45
64 of 65 precincts – 98 percent
x-Clementa Pinckney, Dem (i) 23,065 – 66 percent
Leilani Bessinger, GOP 12,086 – 34 percent

House District 1
14 of 14 precincts – 100 percent
x-Bill Whitmire, GOP (i) 10,840 – 76 percent
John Hester, Dem 2,402 – 17 percent
John Dalen, PEC 963 – 7 percent

House District 2
17 of 17 precincts – 100 percent
x-Bill Sandifer, GOP (i) 10,487 – 74 percent
Ed Rumsey, PEC 3,776 – 26 percent

House District 3
18 of 18 precincts – 100 percent
x-B.R. Skelton, GOP (i) 5,131 – 53 percent
Ed Harris, PEC 4,491 – 47 percent

House District 8
20 of 20 precincts – 100 percent
x-Don Bowen, GOP (i) 6,846 – 53 percent
Ted Luckadoo, PEC 6,100 – 47 percent

House District 11
22 of 22 precincts – 100 percent
x-Craig Gagnon, GOP 6,893 – 51 percent
Lee Garrett, Dem 4,766 – 35 percent
Bob Shirley, PEC 1,869 – 14 percent

House District 13
37 of 37 precincts – 100 percent
x-Robert Shannon Riley, GOP 11,680 – 79 percent
Robert Merritt, PEC 3,078 – 21 percent

House District 14
30 of 31 precincts – 97 percent
x-Mike Pitts, GOP (i) 9,748 – 63 percent
Ed Taylor, Dem 5,803 – 37 percent

House District 24
21 of 21 precincts – 100 percent
x-Bruce Bannister, GOP (i) 13,147 – 84 percent
Joseph Martin, Grn 2,451 – 16 percent

House District 26
16 of 16 precincts – 100 percent
x-Raye Felder, PEC 5,894 – 53 percent
Jeremy Walters, Lib 5,239 – 47 percent

House District 34
12 of 12 precincts – 100 percent
x-Mike Forrester, GOP (i) 8,396 – 64 percent
Gaye Holt, PEC 4,743 – 36 percent

House District 36
13 of 13 precincts – 100 percent
x-Rita Allison, GOP (i) 7,307 – 67 percent
Jim McMillan, PEC 3,626 – 33 percent

House District 39
26 of 26 precincts – 100 percent
x-Ralph Shealy Kennedy, GOP 6,757 – 51 percent
Phil Perry, PEC 6,472 – 49 percent

House District 41
32 of 32 precincts – 100 percent
x-MaryGail Douglas, Dem 12,176 – 75 percent
William Gray, GOP 4,033 – 25 percent

House District 44
16 of 16 precincts – 100 percent
x-Mandy Powers Norrell, Dem 7,758 – 57 percent
Ryan Payne, GOP 3,954 – 29 percent
Joseph Coy, PEC 1,802 – 13 percent

House District 52
24 of 24 precincts – 100 percent
x-Laurie Slade Funderburk, Dem (i) 11,243 – 63 percent
David Herndon, GOP 6,592 – 37 percent

House District 53
20 of 20 precincts – 100 percent
x-Ted Vick, Dem (i) 5,611 – 46 percent
Richie Yow, GOP 5,156 – 42 percent
Phil Powell, PEC 1,538 – 12 percent

House District 56
15 of 15 precincts – 100 percent
Mike Ryhal, PEC 4,566 – 50 percent
Dennis DiSabato, PEC 4,514 – 50 percent

House District 57
23 of 23 precincts – 100 percent
x-J. Wayne George, Dem 11,316 – 78 percent
Eric Fry, GOP 3,237 – 22 percent

House District 62
23 of 23 precincts – 100 percent
x-Robert Williams, Dem (i) 11,312 – 68 percent
Ronald Reese Page, GOP 5,233 – 32 percent

House District 63
19 of 19 precincts – 100 percent
x-Kris Crawford, GOP (i) 11,296 – 69 percent
Austin Smith, Dem 5,076 – 31 percent

House District 64
29 of 29 precincts – 100 percent
x-Robert Ridgeway, PEC 6,987 – 57 percent
Willie Bethune, PEC 5,255 – 43 percent

House District 69
18 of 18 precincts – 100 percent
x-Rick Quinn, GOP (i) 12,182 – 71 percent
Robert Vanlue, Dem 4,938 – 29 percent

House District 75
18 of 18 precincts – 100 percent
x-Joe McCulloch, Dem 4,878 – 53 percent
Kirkman Finlay, GOP 4,294 – 47 percent

House District 76
15 of 15 precincts – 100 percent
x-Leon Howard, Dem (i) 11,231 – 81 percent
Chuck Hill, GOP 2,630 – 19 percent

House District 78
15 of 15 precincts – 100 percent
x-Beth Bernstein, Dem 6,376 – 58 percent
Joan Brady, GOP (i) 4,526 – 42 percent

Richland County Penny Sales Tax
84% of precincts reporting
Approve 64,190 – 54%
Disapprove 55,452 – 46%