The statewide general election will be held on Tuesday, November 4th. Polls will be open from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. If you are in line at 7 p.m., you will be allowed to vote. You must present a Photo ID when you arrive at the polls.
Below are the races that will be on Dillon County ballots. The races that appear on your ballot will depend on which State House District and which County Council District that your live in.
Governor
Steve French (Libertarian)
Tom J. Ervin (Petition) (Pulled Out)
Vincent Sheheen (Democratic)
Morgan Bruce Reeves (United Citizens)
Nikki R. Haley (Republican)
Lieutenant Governor
Bakari Sellers (Democratic)
Henry McMaster (Republican)
Secretary of State
Ginny Deerin (Democratic)
Mark Hammond (Republican)
State Treasurer
Curtis Loftis (Republican)
Attorney General
Parnell Diggs (Democratic)
Alan Wilson (Republican)
Comptroller General
Kyle Herbert (Democratic)
Richard Eckstrom (Republican)
State Superintendent of Education
Tom Thompson (Democratic)
Molly Mitchell Spearman (Republican)
Ed Murray (American)
Adjutant General
Bob Livingston (Republican)
Commissioner of Agriculture
David Edmond (United Citizens)
Hugh E Weathers (Republican)
Emile DeFelice (American)
U.S. Senate
Victor Kocher (Libertarian)
Thomas Ravenel (Petition)
Brad Hutto (Democratic)
Brad Hutto (Working Families)
Lindsey Graham (Republican)
U.S. Senate (Unexpired Term)
Joyce Dickerson (Democratic)
Tim Scott (Republican)
Jill Bossi (American)
U.S. House of Representatives, District 07
Gloria Bromell-Tinubu (Democratic)
Tom Rice (Republican)
State House of Representatives, District 55
Jackie Hayes (Democratic)
State House of Representatives, District 57
J. Wayne George (Democratic)
Probate Judge
Teresa W. Campbell (Democratic)
Auditor
Kay S McKenzie (Democratic)
County Treasurer
Jamie Calhoun Estes (Democratic)
Dillon County Council District Five
Harold Moody
Dillon County Council District Six
Robbie Coward (Democratic)
Sheila Kellahan (Republican)
Dillon County Council District Seven
Stevie Grice
Soil and Water District Commission
Keith Allen ( Nonpartisan)
Bruce G. Price Jr. (Nonpartisan)
Statewide Constitutional Amendments
Amendment 1
Must Section 7, Article XVII of the Constitution of this State be amended so as to provide that a raffle is not a lottery prohibited by this section, if the raffle is conducted by a nonprofit organization for charitable, religious, fraternal, educational, or other eleemosynary purposes, and the general law defines the type of organization authorized to operate and conduct the raffles, provides standards for the operation and conduct of the raffles, provides for the use of proceeds for charitable, religious, fraternal, educational, or other eleemosynary purposes, provides penalties for violations, and provides for other laws necessary to ensure the proper functioning, honesty, and integrity of the raffles, but in the absence of any general law, then the raffle remains a prohibited lottery?
Explanation
A ‘Yes’ vote will allow certain nonprofit organizations to conduct raffles and use the proceeds for charitable, religious, or educational purposes.
A ‘No’ vote maintains the current law that considers a raffle to be a lottery and is prohibited.
Yes
No
Amendment 2
Must Section 7, Article VI of the Constitution of this State relating to state constitutional officers and Section 4, Article XIII relating to the Adjutant General and his staff officers be amended so as to update references to his title; to provide that the position of Adjutant General is recognized as holding the rank of Major General, as opposed to Brigadier General; to provide that upon the expiration of the term of the Adjutant General serving in office on the date of the ratification of this provision, the Adjutant General must be appointed by the Governor, upon the advice and consent of the Senate; to provide that the appointed Adjutant General serve for a term not coterminous with the Governor and may be removed only for cause; and to require the General Assembly to provide by law for the term, duties, compensation, and qualifications for office, the procedures by which the appointment is made, and the procedures by which the Adjutant General may be removed from office?
Explanation
A ‘Yes’ vote will require, beginning in 2018, the Adjutant General be appointed by the Governor with consent of the Senate. The General Assembly will set the term, duties, compensation and qualifications for office and procedures by which appointment is made and how an Adjutant General can be removed from office.
A ‘No’ vote maintains the current method of electing an Adjutant General
