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American Politician from South Carolina
Jason Elliott
Member of the State Senate
from the 6th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 2024
Preceded byDwight Loftis
South Carolina House of Representatives
Assuming office
November 2016-2024
SucceedingWendy Nanney
Personal details
BornJason Elliott
(1970-07-01) July 1, 1970 (age 54)
Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Residence(s)Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.
EducationClemson University (BA) University of South Carolina (JD)

Jason Elliott is a member of the South Carolina Senate, representing District 6. He is a Republican.

Political career

2024 State Senate race

In January 2024, Elliott announced his run for the South Carolina Senate seat, to be vacated by retiring incumbent Senator Dwight Loftis.

Elliot faced two opponents in the Republican primary. On June 25, 2024, he won the runoff, defeating Ben Carper.

Elliot did not face an opponent in the general election, and won the senate seat in November. He was succeeded in the House seat by Paul Wickensimer.

2016 State House race

Elliott was elected to the 22nd District of South Carolina House of Representatives in 2016. He served on the Education and Public Works Committee, where he chaired the Motor Vehicle Subcommittee.

Elliott is the first openly gay person to be elected to the South Carolina General Assembly.

Electoral history

2016

South Carolina State House of Representatives District 22 Republican Primary 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jason Elliott 2,653 58.23%
Republican Wendy Nanney (incumbent) 1,903 41.77%
Total votes 4,556 100.0%
South Carolina State House of Representatives District 22 General Election 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jason Elliott 13,029 84.37%
Write-in Write-in 2,413 15.63%
Total votes 15,442 100.0%

2018

South Carolina State House of Representatives District 22 Republican Primary 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jason Elliott (incumbent) 3,030 58.34%
Republican Brett Brocato 1,874 36.08%
Republican Samuel Harms 290 5.58%
Total votes 5,194 100.0%
South Carolina State House of Representatives District 22 General Election 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jason Elliott (incumbent) 9,955 63.35%
Democratic B K Brown 5,673 36.10%
Write-in Write-in 86 .55%
Total votes 15,714 100.0%

2020

South Carolina State House of Representatives District 22 General Election 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jason Elliott (incumbent) 13,542 63.41%
Democratic B K Brown 7,750 36.29%
Write-in Write-in 63 .30%
Total votes 21,355 100.0%

Tenure

South Carolina's 6th District following redistricting after the 2020 US Census:

2020 Census RedistrictingSouth Carolina is divided into state Senate Districts, following the US 2020 Census.All S.C. State Senate Districts, following the redistricting after the 2020 Census.South Carolina State Senate District 6 covers a part of Greenville CountySouth Carolina State Senate District 6 consists of a cross-section of Greenville County.

References

  1. Chhetri, Devyani (January 8, 2024). "SC House Rep Jason Elliott announces run for Senate". The Greenville News. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  2. "Election Night Reporting". www.enr-scvotes.org. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
  3. Kenmore, Abraham (June 25, 2024). "SC Senate could have no GOP women after only chairwoman ousted in runoff". The South Carolina Daily Gazette. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  4. "Election Night Reporting". www.enr-scvotes.org. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
  5. "Election Night Reporting". www.enr-scvotes.org. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
  6. "SC's 1st openly gay lawmaker headed back to State House after primary win". thestate. Retrieved Feb 8, 2019.
  7. "State House of Representatives District 86 - REP 2016". South Carolina State Election Commission. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  8. "State House of Representatives District 86 2016". South Carolina State Election Commission. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  9. "State House of Representatives District 86 - REP 2018". South Carolina State Election Commission. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  10. "State House of Representatives District 86 2018". South Carolina State Election Commission. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  11. "State House of Representatives District 86 2020". South Carolina State Election Commission. Retrieved January 22, 2021.

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Members of the South Carolina House of Representatives
Speaker of the House
Jay Lucas (R)
Speaker pro tempore
Tommy Pope (R)
Majority Leader
Gary Simrill (R)
Minority Leader
Todd Rutherford (D)
  1. ▌Bill Whitmire (R)
  2. ▌Adam L. Duncan (R)
  3. ▌Phillip Bowers (R)
  4. ▌Davey Hiott (R)
  5. ▌Neal Collins (R)
  6. ▌April Cromer (R)
  7. ▌Lee Gilreath (R)
  8. ▌Don Chapman (R)
  9. ▌Blake Sanders (R)
  10. ▌Thomas Beach (R)
  11. ▌Craig A. Gagnon (R)
  12. ▌Daniel Gibson (R)
  13. ▌John R. McCravy III (R)
  14. ▌Luke Rankin (R)
  15. ▌JA Moore (D)
  16. ▌Mark N. Willis (R)
  17. ▌Mike Burns (R)
  18. ▌Alan Morgan (R)
  19. ▌Patrick Haddon (R)
  20. ▌Stephen Frank (R)
  21. ▌Bobby Cox (R)
  22. ▌Paul Wickensimer (R)
  23. ▌Chandra Dillard (D)
  24. ▌Bruce W. Bannister (R)
  25. ▌Wendell K. Jones (D)
  26. ▌David Martin (R)
  27. ▌David Vaughan (R)
  28. ▌Chris Huff (R)
  29. ▌Dennis Moss (R)
  30. ▌Brian Lawson (R)
  31. ▌Rosalyn Henderson-Myers (D)
  32. ▌Scott Montgomery (R)
  33. ▌Travis Moore (R)
  34. ▌Sarita Edgerton (R)
  35. ▌Bill Chumley (R)
  36. ▌Rob Harris (R)
  37. ▌Steven Wayne Long (R)
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  39. ▌Cal Forrest (R)
  40. ▌Joseph S. White (R)
  41. ▌Annie McDaniel (D)
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  43. ▌Randy Ligon (R)
  44. ▌Mike Neese (R)
  45. ▌Brandon Michael Newton (R)
  46. ▌Heath Sessions (R)
  47. ▌Tommy Pope (R)
  48. ▌Brandon Guffey (R)
  49. ▌John Richard C. King (D)
  50. ▌Will Wheeler (D)
  51. ▌J. David Weeks (D)
  52. ▌Jermaine L. Johnson (D)
  53. ▌Richie Yow (R)
  54. ▌Jason S. Luck (D)
  55. ▌Jackie E. Hayes (D)
  56. ▌Tim McGinnis (R)
  57. ▌Lucas Atkinson (D)
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  59. ▌Terry Alexander (D)
  60. ▌Phillip Lowe (R)
  61. ▌Carla Schuessler (R)
  62. ▌Robert Q. Williams (D)
  63. ▌Jay Jordan (R)
  64. ▌Fawn Pedalino (R)
  65. ▌Cody Mitchell (R)
  66. ▌Jackie Terribile (R)
  67. ▌G. Murrell Smith Jr. (R)
  68. ▌Heather Ammons Crawford (R)
  69. ▌Chris Wooten (R)
  70. ▌Robert Reese (D)
  71. ▌Nathan Ballentine (R)
  72. ▌Seth Rose (D)
  73. ▌Chris R. Hart (D)
  74. ▌Todd Rutherford (D)
  75. ▌Heather Bauer (D)
  76. ▌Leon Howard (D)
  77. ▌Kambrell Garvin (D)
  78. ▌Beth Bernstein (D)
  79. ▌Hamilton R. Grant (D)
  80. ▌Katherine D. Landing (R)
  81. ▌Charles V. Hartz (R)
  82. ▌Bill Clyburn (D)
  83. ▌Bill Hixon (R)
  84. ▌Melissa Lackey Oremus (R)
  85. ▌Jay Kilmartin (R)
  86. ▌Bill Taylor (R)
  87. ▌Paula Rawl Calhoon (R)
  88. ▌RJ May (R)
  89. ▌Micah Caskey (R)
  90. ▌Justin Bamberg (D)
  91. ▌Lonnie Hosey (D)
  92. ▌Brandon Cox (R)
  93. ▌Jerry Govan Jr. (D)
  94. ▌Gil Gatch (R)
  95. ▌Gilda Cobb-Hunter (D)
  96. ▌Ryan McCabe (R)
  97. ▌Robby Robbins (R)
  98. ▌Chris Murphy (R)
  99. ▌Mark Smith (R)
  100. ▌Sylleste Davis (R)
  101. ▌Roger K. Kirby (D)
  102. ▌Harriet Holman (R)
  103. ▌Carl Anderson (D)
  104. ▌William Bailey (R)
  105. ▌Kevin Hardee (R)
  106. ▌Val Guest (R)
  107. ▌Case Brittain (R)
  108. ▌Lee Hewitt (R)
  109. ▌Tiffany Spann-Wilder (D)
  110. ▌Tom Hartnett (R)
  111. ▌Wendell Gilliard (D)
  112. ▌Joe Bustos (R)
  113. ▌Vacant
  114. ▌Gary Brewer (R)
  115. ▌Spencer Wetmore (D)
  116. ▌James Teeple (R)
  117. ▌Jordan Pace (R)
  118. ▌Bill Herbkersman (R)
  119. ▌Leon Stavrinakis (D)
  120. ▌Weston J. Newton (R)
  121. ▌Michael F. Rivers Sr. (D)
  122. ▌Bill Hager (R)
  123. ▌Jeff Bradley (R)
  124. ▌Shannon Erickson (R)


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