New legislative districts, state-run primaries and a different election date are new wrinkles in today’s primary elections in South Carolina.
But the basic process of voting has not changed. Most people vote at the same familiar precincts and everyone votes at the same hours, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
The rules of primary voting haven’t changed, either. Voters can take part in either the Democratic or Republican primary, but not both.
In many parts of the state, the choice of primary might be dictated by the opportunities to vote. For instance, most of Lexington County and parts of Richland County will have no Democratic primary at all.
Perhaps the most-watched primary election is that in the newly drawn 6th Congressional District, which sprawls across 16 counties in the Midlands, Pee Dee and Lowcountry in order to make the district majority black. This also is one of the most crowded races, with five Democrats and three Republicans seeking party nominations.
Many voters tend to choose their primary according to hot local races, and contests for sheriff often generate the most heat. For example, six candidates are in the Democratic primary for sheriff in Laurens County.
For those who haven’t picked their primaries or their candidates, State Election Commission spokesman Garry Baum suggests doing some homework. He advised reviewing local newspapers, election notices and other sources to find out who’s running that you most want to vote for and make a decision before going to the voting place.
County voter registration offices should be able to answer questions about congressional, legislative and county council districts, Baum said. In Richland County, call 748-4944 for that information. In Lexington County, call 359-8361.
But Michael Cinnamon, director of elections in Richland County, said a voter is more likely to get help quicker by going to the polling place and asking poll managers. He suggested not calling the county office for help.
For voting problems or complaints that can’t be resolved at the voting place, people may call county election commissions. In Richland County, call 748-4940. Lexington’s election office has the same number as voter registration, 359-8361.
The State Election Commission office is 734-9060.
Here are some other tips from election officials to make voting easier:
The best time to vote is midmorning and midafternoon when fewer people normally go to the polls.
Any one of three forms of identification are acceptable for voting: registration certificate, driver’s license or highway department ID card.
The disabled, blind and illiterate can get help. People unable to get out of their cars may vote from “curbside.” Those who can’t see or read or write may have assistance in the voting booth. Ask poll managers in each case.
It’s too late to obtain absentee ballots, but those already completed can be turned in until the polls close at 7 p.m.
Kershaw County polling places
Here is a list of polling places in Kershaw County. Polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m.
Precinct Polling places
Airport Kershaw County Vocational School
Antioch Antioch Elementary School
Bethune Woman’s Club House
Buffalo Mount Pisgah School
Camden No. 1 City Arena
Camden No. 2 Kershaw County Courthouse
Camden No. 3 Camden High School
Camden No. 4 St. Mary’s Hall (Catholic Church)
Camden No. 5 Fire Department (S.C. 97)
Camden No. 5-A Kirkwood School (Fire Tower Road)
Camden No. 6 Wateree Clubhouse (Lakeshore Drive)
Cassatt Midway School
Charlotte Thompson Thompson Community Center
Doby’s Mill W.W. Goff residence
East Camden-Hermitage Pine Tree Hill Elementary School
Elgin No. 1 Blaney Fire Department
Elgin No. 2 Blaney Elementary School cafeteria
Gates Ford Community House
Liberty Hill Beaver Creek Fire Department
Lugoff No. 1 Lugoff Elementary School
Lugoff No. 2 Lugoff-Elgin High School
Lugoff No. 3 Lugoff Middle School
Malvern Hill Goodale State Park
Rabon’s Crossroads Pine Grove Fire Department
Riverdale American Legion Building
Salt Pond Moak’s Short Stop
Shaylor’s Hill Baron DeKalb School
Springdale Northgate Baptist Church
Westville Westville Fire Department
Whites Garden Washington Park Community Center (Old Wire Road)
Lexington County polling places
Here is a list of polling places in Lexington County. Polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m.
Precinct Polling places
Batesburg Batesburg National Guard Armory, Summerland Avenue
Boiling Springs Boiling Springs Community Center, Chalks Ferry Road
Cayce 1 Brookland-Cayce High School gym, Indigo Street
Cayce 2 Bingo Building across from Jaycee Hut, 1146 Walter Price Road
Cayce 2A Busby Middle School, 1407 Dunbar Road
Cayce 3 Cayce United Methodist Church, 1600 12th St.
Chalk Hill Shiloh Methodist Church, 546 Gardners Terrace Road
Challedon Leaphart Elementary School, 120 Piney Grove Road
Chapin Chapin High School, 300 Columbia Ave.
Coldstream Nursery Road Elementary School, 6706 Nursery Road
Congaree Congaree Elementary School, 1221 Ramblin Road
Crapp’s Store First Calvary Baptist Church, 2320 Cedar Grove Road
Cromer Oak Grove Community Center, Oak Drive
Edenwood Claude A. Taylor School, 103 Ann Lane
Edmund Edmund Community Center, Highway 302
Emmanuel Church Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 2491 Emmanuel Church Road
Fairview Fairview Fire Station 14, 2907 Fairview Road
Gardendale Gardendale Swim Club, 1019 Garden Valley Lane
Gaston Frances Mack Elementary School, 161 Gaston St.
Gilbert Gilbert Town Hall, 340 Hampton St.
Grenadier Seven Oaks Presbyterian Church, 530 St. Andrews Road
Hollow Creek Hollow Creek Community Center, Priceville Road
Hook’s Store B.C. Grammar School 1, 114 Hook Ave.
Irmo Irmo Elementary School, 7401 Gibbes St.
Lake Murray Lake Murray Community Center, St. Peters Road
Lakeside National Guard Armory, 305 Northwood Road
Leaphart Road Pineview Baptist Church, 3010 Leaphart Road
Leesville Old Leesville Elementary School, College Street
Lexington 1 Lexington Middle School, 702 N. Lake Drive
Lexington 2 Lexington Intermediate School, 420 Hendrix St.
Mack Edisto Mack Edisto Fire Department, 2142 U.S. 178
Mims Hulon Baptist Church, 133 Hulon Church Road
Mount Horeb Mount Horeb United Methodist Church, Old Cherokee Road
Murraywood Irmo Middle School Campus I, 6949 St. Andrews Road
Old Barnwell Road Airport Assembly of God, 650 Ermine Road
Pelion Pelion High School, 758 Magnolia St.
Pine Ridge Pine Ridge Middle School, 735 Pine Ridge Drive
Pineview Pineview Elementary School, 3035 Leaphart Road
Pond Branch Pond Branch Family Activities Center, Pond Branch Road
Quail Hollow Lexington Medical Center auditorium, 2720 Sunset Blvd.
Quail Valley Harbison West Elementary School, 257 Crossbow Road
Red Bank Red Bank Elementary School, 246 Community Drive
Red Bank South Red Bank United Methodist Church, 2909 Old Barnwell Road
Ridge Road Ridge Road Community Center, Ridge Road
Round Hill Round Hill Fire Department, 2703 Two Notch Road
St. Michael St. Michael’s Lutheran Church, 400 River Road
Saluda River Saluda River Elementary School, 1520 Duke Ave.
Sandy Run Sandy Run Fire Department, 752 Calvary Church Road
Seven Oaks Irmo High School, 6771 St. Andrews Road
Sharpe’s Hill Sharpe’s Hill Community Center, Sharpe’s Hills Road
Springdale Springdale Elementary School, 361 Watling Road
Summit Summit Town Hall, 321 Old Broad St.
Swansea Swansea High School gym lobby, 500 E. 1st St.
West Columbia 1 Brookland United Methodist Church, 541 Meeting St.
West Columbia 2 Northside Middle School, 1218 Batchelor St.
West Columbia 3 American Legion Hut, 762 B Ave.
West Columbia 4 George I. Pair Elementary, 2325 Platt Springs Road
Westover Providence Presbyterian Church, 1112 Hummingbird Drive
Whitehall Seven Oaks Park, 200 Leisure Lane
Woodlands Hills Seven Oaks Elementary School, 2800 Ashland Road
Richland County polling places
Here is a list of polling places in Richland County. Polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m.
Precinct Polling places
Ward 1 Christopher Towers, 1805 Devine St.
Ward 2 Marion Street Apartments, 1930 Marion St.
Ward 3 McCants Elementary School, 3501 Lyles St.
Ward 4 North Columbia Fire Station, 2622 Main St.
Ward 5 Pacific Memorial Park, 200 Wayne St.
Ward 6 Bradley Elementary School, 3032 Pine Belt Road
Ward 7 W.A. Perry Middle School, 2600 Barhamville Road
Ward 8 Allen-Benedict Community Room, 2211 Read St.
Ward 9 Prince Hall Masonic Temple, 2324 Gervais St.
Ward 10 A.C. Moore Elementary School, 333 Etiwan Ave.
Ward 11 Ben Arnold Boys Club, 1100 S. Holly St.
Ward 12 Hand Middle School, 2600 Wheat St.
Ward 13 Rosewood Elementary School, 3300 Rosewood Drive
Ward 14 Sims Park, 3500 Duncan St.
Ward 15 Melrose Park, 1500 Fairview Drive
Ward 16 Dreher High School, 701 Adger Road
Ward 17 Brennen Elementary School, 4438 Devereaux Road
Ward 18 Watkins Elementary School, 2612 Covenant Road
Ward 19 Latimer Manor Community Center, 100 Lorick Circle
Ward 20 Earlewood Park Community Center, 1111 Parkside Drive
Ward 21 Arden Elementary School, 1300 Ashley St.
Ward 22 Eau Claire High School, 4800 Monticello Road
Ward 23 Shandon Fire Station, 2847 Devine St.
Ward 24 Mays Park, 4020 Trenholm Road
Ward 25 Jewish Commuinity Center, 4540 Trenholm Road
Ward 26 Hampton Park, 1117 Brandon Ave.
Ward 27 Woodlands Park Recreation Center, 6500 Olde Knight Parkway
Ward 29 Alcorn Middle School, 5125 Fairfield Road
Ward 30 Arsenal Hill Park, 1800 Lincoln St.
Ward 31 Hyatt Park Elementary School, 4200 Main St.
Ward 32 Drew Park, 2100 Oak St.
Ward 33 Martin Luther King Jr. Park, 2300 Greene St.
Ward 34 Pinehurst Park, 2300 Pinehurst Road
Arcadia Forest Lake Park gym, 6820 Wedgefield Road
Ardincaple Edward E. Taylor Elementary School, McRae Street
Ballentine Ballentine Park Community Center, Bickley Road
Bluff Bluff Road Park, 148 Carswell Road
Blythewood Bethel Hanberry Elementary, 125 Boney Road
Brandon Annie Burnside Elementary School, 7300 Patterson Road
Briarwood E.L. Wright Middle School, 7420 Alpine Road
College Place John P. Thomas Elementary School, 6001 Weston Ave.
Cooper St. Michaels and All Angels Episcopal Church, 6408 Bridgewood Road
Dennyside Denny Terrace Elementary School, 6429 Bishop Ave.
Dentsville Dent Middle School, 2719 Decker Blvd.
Eastover Eastover Town Hall, VanBloken Street
Edgewood Virginia Pack Elementary School, 3602 Thurmond Road
Estates North Springs Park, 4210 Clemson Road
Fairlawn Fairlawn Community Center, 9128 Wilson Blvd.
Fairwold W.G. Sanders Middle School, 136 Alida St.
East Forest Acres Forest Acres Town Hall, 5205 Trenholm Road
North Forest Acres Trenholm Park, 3900 Covenant Road
South Forest Acres Crayton Middle School, 5000 Clemson Ave.
New Friarsgate Friarsgate Park, 1712 Chadford Road
Old Friarsgate Dutch Fork Elementary School, U.S. 76, Irmo
Gadsden Gadsden Elementary School, S.C. 769, Gadsden
Garners Crossroads Community Center, U.S. 601
Greenview Greenview Park, David Street
Hampton South Kilbourne Elementary, 1400 S. Kilbourne Road
Harbison Harbison Recreation Center, 106 Hillpine Road
Hopkins Hopkins Park, S.C. 37, Hopkins
Horrell Hill Horrell Hill Elementary School, 517 Horrell Hill Blvd.
Hunting Creek Lower Richland High School, 2615 Lower Richland Blvd.
Keels Joseph Keels Elementary, 7801 Springview Road
Keenan Keenan High School, 3455 Pine Belt Road
Killian Killian Park, S.C. 555 and Marthan Road
Kingswood Columbia High School, 1701 Westchester Drive
Lincolnshire Crane Creek Elementary, 7405 Fairfield Road
Lykesland Caughman Road Middle School, 7725 Caughman Road
Meadowlake Meadowlake Park, 1000 Beckman Road
Midway Louie W. Conder Elementary School, 8040 Hunt Club Road
Mill Creek Mill Creek Elementary School, 925 Universal Drive
Monticello Tack House, Linrick Regional Park, Camp Ground Road
North Springs North Springs Elementary School, 1300 Clemson Road
Oakwood Gethesemane Lutheran Church, 6904 Satchelford Road
Olympia Olympia Middle School, 621 Bluff Road
Pennington Asbury Memorial United Methodist Church, 1005 Asbury Drive
Pine Lakes Lower Richland Fire Station, 2612 Lower Richland Blvd.
Pinewood Lower Richland High School, 2615 Lower Richland Blvd.
Pontiac Spring Valley High School Vocational Center, Sparkleberry Lane
Ridgewood Ridgewood Baptist Church, 5326 Ridgeway St.
Riverside Virginia Wingard United Methodist Church, 1500 Broad River Road
St. Andrews St. Andrews Middle School, 1231 Bluefield Road
Satchelford Satchelford Elementary School, 5901 Satchelford Road
Spring Valley Lonnie B. Nelson Elementary School, 225 N. Brickyard Road
Springville Lowman Home Activities Center, White Rock
Walden Dutch Fork Masonic Lodge, 4300 Broad River Road
Whitewell St. Andrews Youth Center, St. Andrews and Broad River roads
Wildewood St. John Neumann Church, 100 Polo Road
Woodfield Richland Northeast High School, 7500 Brookfield Road
Woodlands VFW Post 641, MOC Building, 534 S. Belt Line Blvd.
LIST OF CANDIDATES
Here’s a list of candidates in party primaries today in Richland, Lexington and Kershaw counties:
U.S. SENATE
R: Tommy Hartnett, Charles Thompson
U.S. HOUSE
4th District
R: Jerry Fowler, Bob Inglis, Bill McKuen
5th District
R: Earnest Archer, William T. Horne
6th District
D: Jim Clyburn, Herb Fielding, Frank Gilbert, Ken Mosely, John Roy Harper II
R: John Chase, Delores DaCosta, Toney Graham
S.C. SENATE
District 18
D: Jim Braswell, Jim Lander, Harriett Rucker
R: Earle Bedenbaugh, William Richard Thirlwell
District 21
D: Darrell Jackson, Sam Linton, Julius Murray
District 24
D: William Kent
R: J. Allen Brodie, Sam Bruce, Greg Ryberg, Sonny Sanders, Randy Shaw
S.C. HOUSE
District 39
D: Robert E. Newton, Molly Spearman
R: Michael Ray Ellisor, Richard T. Tidwell
District 70
D: Joseph H. Neal, Levola S. Taylor (i)
District 79
R: Roland Corning (i), Michael Letts
District 89
R: Margaret Gamble, Jarvis Klapman (i)
District 96
D: Norman E. Fogle, Donald W. Garrick, Ben Spearman
R: Leon Dasher, John H. Gleaton II, Pete Oliver, Elsie Rast Stuart, Butch Williamson Jr.
RICHLAND COUNTY
Council District 7
D: Dewey Duckett Jr., Gwendolyn Davis Kennedy, Joseph McEachern, James Solomon Jr.
Council District 8
R: Irene LaBorde Neuffer (i), Stephen F. Morris
Council District 9
R: John Monroe (i), Sharon Jackson
Council District 10
D: Bernice Scott (i), Mary J. Tucker
Sheriff:
R: Allen Sloan (i), Bill Whitworth
Coroner:
R: Frank Barron (i), Henriette Hall Merry
LEXINGTON COUNTY
Council District 1:
R: Harvey Wise (i), Bruce Rucker
Council District 3:
R: Jerry Howard (i), Tommy Reynolds, Leonard Sox
Council District 4:
R: Paul Peters (i), Jacob Wilkerson
Council District 5:
R: Robert Sox (i), Andy Gambrel
Clerk of Court:
R: John “Spanky” Bearden (i), Tom Comerford
Auditor:
R: Claudia Lee Hendrix (i), Bob Caughman, Sara Caldwell
Register of Mesne Conveyance:
R: Beryl Roberts, JoAnne Tribble
KERSHAW COUNTY
Clerk of Court
D: Jane Clyburn, Randy Sharp
R: Pam H. Corbett, Joyce McDonald, Donna Lawhon Trapp
School Board (non-partisan)
District 1: Byron Branham, Billy Schwartz
District 2: Farrell Hair, Jimmie D. Rose
District 3: Lonnie R. Anderson (i), Wesley Herndon, Roland O. Rabon
District 4: Reginald I. Lloyd, Vivian B. Metze (i)
District 5: Daisy B. Alexander, E. Lee Griggs, James J.B. Kelly, John Wesley Lee, Bob Mickle, Mike Terry
District 6: Benny W. Hall (i), Dale G. Strong, Jason West
District 7: Alfred S. Compton Jr., Clyde M. Jones (i), Don F. Spivey
District 8: Charlie B. Peebles, Howard Smith, Tommy Smith, Gene Stokes
District 9: Debbie Robinson Bryson, Jim Crisp, Barbara Truesdell (i)
(D) Democrat
(R) Republican
(i) incumbent
August 25, 1992 | State, The (Columbia, SC)Author: CLARK SURRATT, Senior Writer | Page: 1A | Section: METRO/REGION