Two Republicans have filed to challenge two veteran Democratic lawmakers.
A. Sonia Morris has filed to run against Sixth District Congressman Jim Clyburn, a Democrat who has held his seat since 1993.
Also, Jeffrey Cila has filed to run for the S.C. House District 95 seat against Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter. The seat is currently held by Rep. Jerry Govan, who is running for state Superintendent of Education.
Cobb-Hunter has represented S.C. House District 66 since 1992, but the seat was recently redrawn to place it in fast-growing York County. She’s now a resident of the new District 95, and has filed for re-election.
Cila unsuccessfully challenged Cobb-Hunter when she was running for re-election in 2020.
Filing with local party officials closes at noon March 30.
As of late Monday, the following candidates have filed:
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• County Council District 6 – Incumbent Deloris Frazier, a Democrat.
• County Council District 7 – Latisha Walker, a Democrat.
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• Auditor – Incumbent Rosa Robinson Verner, a Democrat, and Gale H. Black, a Democrat.
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• County Council District 2 – Incumbent Sharon Hammond, a Democrat.
• County Council District 3 – Incumbent Larry Haynes, a Democrat, and Teri Linder, a Republican.
• County Council District 6 – Incumbent Evert Comer Jr., a Democrat.
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• County Council District 3 – Patrick W. Mack and Rebecca A. Bonnette, both Republicans, filed for the seat currently held by John Nelson.
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