Greenville - Voters in Greenville county picked a Republican candidate in a primary to fill a vacant state Senate seat. William Timmons gave up his seat in the South Carolina Senate when he was elected as the new 4th District Congressman in November.
Greenville Rep. Dwight Loftis won the primary with 55% of the vote defeating Greenville City Councilwoman Amy Ryburg Doyle and Greenville businessman Jeffrey Stringer.
Loftis will face Democrat Tina Belge in the special election on March 26.
Below are the unofficial results from the Greenville County Election Commission.
VOTES PERCENT
PRECINCTS COUNTED (OF 40) . . . . . 38 95.00 REGISTERED VOTERS - TOTAL . . . . . 71,294 BALLOTS CAST - TOTAL. . . . . . . 6,388 VOTER TURNOUT - TOTAL . . . . . . 8.96
State Senate District 6 Amy Ryberg Doyle (REP) . . . . . . 2,569 40.35 Dwight A Loftis (REP) . . . . . . 3,528 55.41 Jeffrey Stringer (REP) . . . . . . 270 4.24 Total . . . . . . . . . 6,367