Special elections set for Tuesday in two Upstate races

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Monday is election eve again for some Upstate voters. Polls open at 7AM Tuesday morning to choose a State Representative for Greenville County House District 21 and State Senator for District 12, covering parts of Greenville and Spartanburg Counties.

Republicans Lee Bright and Diane Mitchell are the only candidates on the ballot. They each won their primary and runoff races with no Democrat opposition.

However, state law requires write-in options on general election ballots, and two democrats are being backed by the party to challenge both of them.

Lee Bright has been warning supporters that his opponents are counting on the distractions of last minute holiday preparations to bring the typically dismal special election turnout within range of a dark horse win.

District 12 State Senate Polling Places
Spartanburg County
Abner Creek Baptist Church
New Jerusalem Baptist Church (Wade Hampton, Victor Mill Methodist precincts)
Trinity Presbyterian Church FLC (Blackstock, West View Elementary, Trinity Presbyterian precincts)
Travelers Rest Baptist Church
Pacific Place (Lyman, D.R. Middle School precincts)
Pelham Fire Station
Poplar Springs Fire Station (River Ridge Elementary, Poplar Springs Fire Station precincts)
Bethlehem Baptist Church FLC (Roebuck Elementary, Canaan precincts)
Holy Communion Lutheran Church (Airport, Woodland Heights Rec Center, Holy Communion Lutheran precincts)
Wellford Baptist Church
Duncan United Methodist Church (Beech Springs Intermediate, Duncan United Methodist precincts)
Tyger River Park Clubhouse (Reidville Fire Station, Tyger River precincts)
Anderson Mill Baptist Church Gym (Anderson Mill Elementary, Anderson Mill Baptist precincts)
Middle Tyger YMCA

Greenville County
Five Forks Baptist Church
Cross Roads Baptist Church (Circle Creek, Oakview precincts)
Southside Baptist Church
Fellowship Greenville Church
Rolling Green Retirement Center
Grace Baptist Church (Silverleaf, Canebrake precincts)
Advent United Methodist Church
Praise Cathedral
Sugar Creek Clubhouse
Airport Baptist Church (Thornblade, Palmetto precincts)
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church

State House District 21 Polling PlacesAsheton Lakes Five – Forks Baptist Church, 112 Batesville Rd, Simpsonville, SC 29681
Circle Creek & Oakview – Cross Roads Baptist Church, 705 Anderson Ridge Rd, Greer, SC 29651

Maple Creek – Southside Baptist Church, 410 S Main St, Greer, Sc 29650

Pelham Falls – Fellowship Greenville Church, 31616 SC-14 Greenville, SC 29615

Rolling Green – Rolling Green Retirement Center, 1 Hoke Smith Blvd, Greenville, SC 29615

Sliverleaf & Canebrake – Grace Baptist Chruch, 5020 Old Spartanburg Rd, Taylors, SC 29687

Stonehaven – Advent United Methodist Church, 2258 Woodruff Rd, Simpsonville, SC 29681

Suber Mill – Praise Cathedral, 3390 Brushy Creek Rd, Greer, SC 29650

Sugar Creek – Sugar Creek Clubhouse, 103 Sugar Creek Rd, Greer Sc 29650

Thornblade & Palmetto – Airport Baptist Church, 7776 S Batesville Rd Greer, Sc 29650

Granite Creek – Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, 1002 S Buncombe Rd, Greer, SC 29651

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