Election Day is Tuesday – What You Need to Know

After tomorrow the robo-calls, text messages, commercials and political mailers will all stop.

Tomorrow is election day and one that is being hyped for larger than normal turnout across the country.

Early voting was held from October 25 through November 5 and at the end of early voting 8% of Laurens County registered voters (3,484 people) availed themselves of this option to vote and 299 absentee ballots were returned.

If you waited to vote on “election day,” here’s what you need know.

The polls will open at 7:00 am and close at 7:00 pm. If you’re not sure where your precinct votes you can review the list included in this article for the location complete with address. To view the sample ballot you can click HERE and once you complete some basic information, you will be able to view your voter information and then click on a tab at the top of the page to review your sample ballot.

“Our poll workers are busy setting up their precincts and will be ready to begin voting at 7:00 am sharp on Tuesday,” said Lynne West, Director of the Board of Voter Registration & Elections of Laurens County. “Please thank your poll workers when you see them!”

Here is a full list of those on the ballot – note that some local races are specific to certain areas only:

Governor and Lieutenant Governor

• Joe Cunningham/Tally Parham Casey (Democratic)
• Henry McMaster/Pamela Evette (Republican) – incumbent
• Bruce Reeves/Jessica Ethridge (Libertarian)

Secretary of State

• Rosemounda Peggy Butler (Democratic)
• Mark Hammond (Republican) – incumbent

State Treasurer

• Curtis Loftis (Republican) – incumbent
• Sarah E Work (Alliance)

Attorney General

• Alan Wilson (Republican) – incumbent

Comptroller

• General Richard Eckstrom (Republican) – incumbent

State Superintendent of Education

• Lisa Ellis (Democratic and Alliance)
• Patricia M Mickel (Green)
• Ellen Weaver (Republican)

Commissioner of Agriculture

• David Edmond (Green)
• Chris Nelums (United Citizens)
• Hugh Weathers (Republican) – incumbent 

U.S. Senate 

• Krystle Matthews (Democratic)
• Tim Scott (Republican) – incumbent

U.S. House of Representatives, District 03

• Jeff Duncan (Republican) – incumbent

State House of Representatives, District 11

• Craig Gagnon (Republican) 

State House of Representatives, District 13

• Bill Kimler (Democratic)
• John McCravy (Republican) – incumbent

State House of Representatives, District 14

• Daniel A Duncan (Democratic)
• Stewart O Jones (Republican) – incumbent

State House of Representatives, District 16

• Mark N Willis (Republican) – incumbent

State House of Representatives, District 42

• Doug Gilliam (Republican) – incumbent

Probate Judge

• Kaye W Fridy (Republican)

Auditor

• Jim Coleman (Republican) – incumbent

County Treasurer

• Cynthia M Burke (Republican) – incumbent

County Council District, 01

• M Kemp Younts (Republican) – incumbent

County Council District, 04

• W Brown Patterson Jr. (Republican) – incumbent 

County Council District, 05

• Jeffrey Carroll (Republican) – incumbent 

Soil and Water District Commission

• Nelson Crisp
• Patrick Jackson 

School Trustee District, District 55, Seat 2

• Cathy Little – incumbent 

School Trustee District, District 55, Seat 4

• Mike Hughes – incumbent
• Betty Ann Neely

School Trustee District, District 55, Seat 6

• Peggy Hunter Nance
• Brooke Allen Temples

 School Trustee District, District 56, Seat 5

• Teresa G Corley – incumbent 

School Trustee District, District 56, Seat 6

• Jan Bridges Simmons – incumbent

School Trustee District, District 56, Seat 7

• Keith Richardson – incumbent

Watershed Conservation District, Beaverdam – Warrior Creek

• Lewis Croxton
• Maxcy Pat Hunter Jr.

Watershed Conservation District, Duncan Creek

• Harold W McClintock Jr.
• Samuel F Roper

Watershed Conservation District, Rabon Creek

• Matthew J Brownlee
• Casey B Robinson