Election Results Darlington County General Election 2016
Darlington County voters turned out in modest numbers to cast their ballots in national and local elections on November 8, with 29,862 out of 46,008 registered voters actually exercising their constitutional rights and casting a ballot. That’s a local turnout rate of about 65 percent – higher than the national average of 55 percent, which is the lowest American voter participation rate in twenty years.
When all the votes were tallied several new local candidates were voted into office and two major referendums were approved. The following local totals for contested races are certified and final as of November 11, verified by the Darlington County Elections Commission, with all written ballots and provisional ballots included.
President
Donald J. Trump, Republican: 14,989
Hillary Clinton, Democrat: 13,988
Darrell Castle CST: 73
Evan McMullin Ind: 168
Jill Stein Grn: 133
Peter Skewes AMR: 38
Gary Johnson Lib: 385
US Senate General
Tim Scott, Republican: 15,261
Thomas Dixon Democrat/WF/GRN: 13,066
Bill Bledsoe CST: 152
Rebel Michael Scarborough AMR: 140
Bill Bledsoe Lib: 248
Write in: 15
US House District 7
Tom Rice, Republican: 14,665
Mal Hyman Democrat/ WF/GRN: 14,236
Write in: 12
State Senate District 36
Kevin Johnson, Democrat: 648
Leon Winn Republican: 850
Write in: 2
State Senate House 54
Patricia Moore Henegan, Democrat: 851
JD Chaplin, Republican: 798
Darlington County Treasurer (after required recount conducted 11/10/16)
Jeff Robinson, Republican: 14,473
Robin Slater Edwards Democrat: 14,291
Write in: 7
Darlington County School Board District 4, Lamar
Warren Jeffords:1,936
Stacie Phillips: 547
Write in: 4
City of Hartsville Alcohol Sales (permitting the issuance of temporary permits to sell alcohol regardless of the day of the week)
Yes: 2,355
No: 917
Darlington County School District Bond Referendum (a two-part question continuing the current countywide penny sales tax for 15 years and issuing $60 million in bonds to build three new public schools)
Question One, Sales Tax and Use:
Yes: 15,434
No: 9,372
Question Two, Bond Issuance:
Yes: 16,986
No: 9,572
Uncontested races of note included the following:
State Senate District 29
Gerald Malloy: 17,117
Write-in: 464
State House District 62
Robert Williams: 10,671
Write-in: 99
State House District 65
Jay Lucas: 7,033
Write-in: 42
Darlington County Sheriff
Tony Chavis: 21,368
Write-in: 344
Darlington County Clerk of Court
Scott B. Suggs: 21,622
Write-in: 77
Darlington County Coroner
J. Todd Hardee: 22,184
Write-in: 102
Darlington County Auditor
Margaret Ross Rogers: 20,799
Write-in: 102
Darlington County Council District 1
Bobby Kilgo: 2533
Write-in: 25
Darlington County Council District 3
Joyce Wingate Thomas: 3014
Write-in: 12
Darlington County Council District 5
Le Flowers: 2375
Write-in: 21
Darlington County Council District 7
Lewis Brown: 3554
Write-in: 21
Solicitor Circuit 4
Will Rogers: 20,278
Write-in: 133