General Elections 2024, Candidates Questions and Answers

Greg Wilson 6/19/24 Greg Wilson 6/19/24

Observer Runoff Interview: U.S. House Dist. 3 Candidate Sheri Biggs

Lieutenant Colonel in the Air National Guard, Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner and Board Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Sheri Biggs was the only candidate in the race who was interested providing voters with information on her goals and objectives if elected.

Greg Wilson 6/19/24 Greg Wilson 6/19/24

Observer Runoff Interview: S.C. House Dist. 9 Candidate Blake Sanders

Two candidates are vying for the South Carolina House Dist. 9 seat on Tuesday the S.C. Primary Runoff. Early voting is under way.

Former West Pelzer Mayo/Landscape Architect/City Planner Blake Sanders and Attorney James Gaylean.

Both were offered the opportunity to answer a series of questions for votes leading up to the runoff election. Only Sanders responded, despite multiple attempts and requests of Galyean to answer the same questions.

Greg Wilson 6/19/24 Greg Wilson 6/19/24

Early Voting in Primary Runoffs Starts Today

n the United States House Dist. 3 race, Sheri Biggs will face Mark Burns. The two are vying to fill the seat which will be left vacant by Rep. Jeff Duncan, R-SC, who chose not to run for another term.

Burns received 35.72 percent of the primary election vote, 8,195 votes, and Biggs 33.24 percent, 5,842 votes.

In the race to fill the S.C. House Dist. 9 seat which will be left vacant by long-term legislator S.C. Rep. Anne Thayer, who is retiring, will feature attorney James Galyean and former West Pelzer Mayor Blake Sanders.

Sanders received 41.66 percent (1,852 votes) of the vote in the primary, to Galyean’s 38.78 percent, (1,763 votes). Rick Bradshaw, who received the remaining 551 votes in this race has endorsed Sanders in the runoff.

Greg Wilson 6/13/24 Greg Wilson 6/13/24

Most Voters Eligible to Participate in Runoff Elections

All registered voters, whether they voted in the primary or not, are eligible to vote in the runoff elections. Primary turnout was 20.1 percent, but runoffs historically have much smaller turnouts. Only voters who voted Republican in the primary will be allowed to vote in the runoff since there are no Democratic Party runoff elections.

Greg Wilson 6/11/24 Greg Wilson 6/11/24

Upsets, Runoffs, Mark Anderson County Primary Race

Two primary races will be decided in runoffs, after Republican candidates in the S.C. House Dist. 9 and U.S. House Dist. 3 contests failed to produce a candidate with 50 percent of the vote.

In the S.C. House Dist. 9 race, Blake Sanders and James Galyean were neck-and-neck with around 40 percent of the vote (as of 10 p.m. no official result numbers), and in the U.S. House Dist. 3 race to fill Jeff Duncan’s seat, Mark Burns will face Sheri Biggs in a runoff. Burns received 35.72 percent of the vote, 8,195 votes, and Biggs 33.24 percent, or 5,842.

Greg Wilson 6/1/24 Greg Wilson 6/1/24

Legislative Delegation Choices Critical for Anderson County

But what is overlooked is the ramifications of who is elected to the Anderson County Legislative Delegation. The delegation recommends to the governor 116 seats to boards and agencies representing various organizations in the county, which bring great influence on daily life in Anderson County.

Greg Wilson 5/21/24 Greg Wilson 5/21/24

News Analysis: ACRW Freedom Caucus Bias Ruins "Candidate Forum"

It was billed as a forum for candidates in South Carolina House Districts 6, 7 and 10, but what ensued was more of a political ambush of candidates who are not aligned with the South Carolina Freedom Caucus.