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THE TIMES AND DEMOCRAT www.TheTandD.com STATE WEDNESDAY, )UNE 23, 2004 7A LOCAL PRECINCT-BY-PRECINCT RESULTS oter ices North 2 Norway Pine Hill Providence Rowesville Santee 1 Santee2 Springfield Vance Whittaker Absentee 30 27 18 13 4 72 3 38 6 4 32 BEASLEY DeMINT 10 21 1 1 7 i 4 2 13 30 44 19 36 8 19 37 12 5 1 27 6 18 1 3 24 Some believe Beasley right about jobs; DeMint stand against Santee gambling draws praise Bethel Cameron Center Hill Creston Dixie Fall Branch Fort Motte Lone Star Midway Murph Mill St Matthews Sandy Run Absentee 17 10 12 3 12 11 11 12 6 6 21 59 2 Calhoun County 10 5 7 3 4 9 2 8 3 6 25 41 15 Bamberg County 51 13 6 14 7 11 13 0 2 3 4 1 10 1 Wardl Ward 2 Ward3 Ward 4 WardS Ward 6 Ward 7 Ward 8 Ward 9 Ward 10 21 30 Suburban 1 1 1 Suburban 2 1 0 Suburban 3 3 9 Suburban 4 16 '12 Suburbans 11 6 Suburban 6 8 4 Suburban 7 36 74 Suburban 8 24 43 Suburban 9 6 9 Bethel 3 4 Bolentown 19 19 Bowman 1 5 12 Bowman 2 6 6 Branchvillel 2 16 Branchville2 4 5 Brookdale 1 3 Cope 12 8 Cordova 1 21 16 Cordova 2 16 6 Elloreel 14 '24 Eutawvillel 17 35 Eutawville2 9 8 Four Holes 12 14 Holly Hill 1 20 43 Holly Hill 2 9 6 Jamison 14 13 Limestone 1 32 30 Limestone 2 13 30 Neeses-Livingston 24 15 Nix 10 North 1 20 18 Staff Report Here's what some local voters had to say about Tuesday's Republican Senate runoff election that pitted former Gov. David Beasley against Congressman Jim DeMint. Edward Gibney, Orangeburg: I work at Albermarle, and we're being outsourced on things like Ibuprophrin by India and China, and we're losing jobs. I voted for Beasley because he seems committed to bringing and keeping jobs here." Pat Holman, Elloree: "I voted for Jim DeMint because he best espouses my views." Bill Larson, Santee: "I voted for Jim DeMint. I sent letters to every senator and representative expressing my opposition to bingo in Santee.

Only Gov. Mark Sanford, Sen. Lindsay Graham and Rep. Jim DeMint took the time to answer me. DeMint said he would do everything in his power to prevent gambling from coming to Santee." Daniel Sibley, Orangeburg: "I voted for David Beasley because he has proven that he has stood up for values that I believe are right.

I have voted for him in the past. I think as a candidate overall he (will have) moderating influence as a senator. He is more electable." Addie FelkeL Elloree: "The candidates for US. Senate are both good men. I voted for Beasley.

I was disappointed when he was defeated by Hodges because I am anti-gambling. Inez Tenen-baum would be a good senator, but I would hate to lose her in her current position since she is doing an excellent job." Cindi Evans, Orangeburg: "I voted the way that I did because of both of their past records. I decided by watching the debates and reading the newspaper. I haven't been to the Web sites 'cause I feel that they just punch whatever they want so I paid more attention to the debates." Kathy Gibney, Orangeburg: "I voted simply because of the jobs issues. Beasley seems to be in favor of promoting more jobs for South Carolinians, and I think that is very important." Kimberly Washington, a student in the Mass Communications Department at Claflin University, and Correspondent Shirley Upton contributed to this report North Bamberg South Bamberg Colston East Denmark West Denmark Edisto Ehrhardt Govan Hightower's Mill Hunters Chapel Kearse Middle Swamp Olar Absentee 60 23 5 21 12 15 21 0 9 15 13 4 11 3 Runoffs turn nasty and negative Voters in Senate runoff weigh more than jobs By JACOB JORDAN Associated Press Writer COLUMBIA There will be some new faces in the Statehouse next year after several incumbents lost their seats to challengers during Republican runoffs Tuesday.

Several runoffs for state legislative seats turned nasty and negative, and many incumbents, whether they decided to go negative or not, are going home. In the Lowcountry, challenger Chip Campsen, a former aide to Gov. Mark Sanford, was able to oust Sen. John Kuhn in a Republican runoff. In unofficial results with 100 percent of precincts reporting, Campsen had 57 percent and Kuhn had 43 percent.

In other races: Longtime Rep. Larry Koon, R-Lexington, accused challenger Nikki Haley of smear tactics, but Haley said Koon didn't do enough to reach out to voters. She may have been right. Haley defeated Koon with 55 percent of the vote to Koon's 45 percent, according to unofficial results. Incumbent Sen.

Bill Branton, R-Summerville, lost to Dorchester County Council Chairman Randy Scott, who garnered 67 percent of the vote compared with Branton's 33 percent. Branton and Kuhn finished second in three-way primaries on June 8 but advanced to runoffs because no candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote. Neither could make up the difference. Haley and Scott don't have opponents for November, but Campsen faces Democrat Constance Anastopoulo. Kuhn's race was interesting eyen before the runoff because the senator had a spat with Sanford's wife, Jenny, outside the governor's office.

The first lady made a donation to Campsen's campaign, which upset Kuhn. The confrontation became heated, but it was unclear how much effect it had on the At a polling place swarming with gnats near Lake Murray, Joe Kirkland, 51, had his eye on November when voting for Beasley. "I felt like he was the only one who could beat Inez Tenenbaum," he said. DeMint ran television ads telling voters that Beasley was a "flip-flopper" and "wishy washy." But the ads only convinced 55-year-old Coleman Parks of Lexington to vote for Beasley again in the runoff. "When DeMint went to a negative campaign, he lost me," Parks said.

Allen Underwood of Greenville voted curbside for Beasley. Underwood said he voted for DeMint in the primary but changed his mind because of the negative tone. Other voters wanted a fresh face. Beasley, a one-term governor, "had his shot at politics," said voter Mike Gleaton, 67, of Irmo. outcome.

Alan DiCarlo, a 72-year-old retired engineer from Mount Pleasant, said the argument mattered much. "I'm thinking probably that Kuhn was probably correct in his position on that," DiCarlo said. "I think for his (Sanford's) wife to do that kind of thing and be so open about it and I love Sanford -1 don't think that was the thing to do." Jane Johnson, 59, of Mount Pleasant said she voted for Campsen but was surprised to get a recorded phone call from Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer on Kuhn's behalf.

Bauer also serves as the state Senate's president. "I thought it was interesting last night that Andre Bauer called and was supporting Kuhn. I thought there may be a little friction" between Bauer and Sanford," the retired school teacher said. "That was the first thing that crossed my mind." In the Midlands, Haley said voters were telling her Koon wasn't in touch with them. "Many have never met him," she said.

"A lot don't know what he looks like." That may have hurt Koon. Koon, who has served in the House since 1975, said instead of spending a lot of time campaigning, he was working on the state budget in one of the toughest spending years he's ever seen. He also noted that the legislative session ended just days before the primary. "I only had two weeks to get a campaign together," Koon said. An interesting local race Tuesday was for Spartanburg County sheriff.

The 23-year-old son of Sheriff Bill Coffey admitted to taking down campaign signs of his father's opponent in the middle of the night just days before the runoff. The young man told a deputy he had removed signs, but he was not issued a ticket because the officer didn't see enough to even write an incident report, Coffey said. weeks ago," said Marcie Pye of the Spartanburg County Voter Registration Office. In the primary, Beasley beat DeMint by only 37 votes countywide. Republican Party officials predicted about 250,000 voters would return to the polls statewide.

Almost 295,000 voted in the GOP Senate primary. State budgets cuts forced at least one county to recycle ballots from the primary. Voters were asked to avoid four of the former Republican candidates' names that remained on the ballot. It's caused some confusion but few problems, said Agnes Garvin, executive director of the Beaufort County Elections and Voter Registration Board. This was the first time the county had to use old ballots since 1999.

Garvin said voter turnout was "typical" for a runoff with just about 10 percent of the county's 70,000 registered voters hitting the polls. Computer problems delayed posting primary results two weeks ago, Gavin said, but she did not have any trouble By JIM DAVENPORT Associated Press Writer The talk was of jobs and little else during the heated two-week Republican Senate runoff race between former Gov. David Beasley and U.S. Rep. Jim DeMint.

And while some voters did have jobs on their minds as they went to the polls Tuesday, there were other concerns as well. Some voters wanted a fresh face and others experience. Some heeded the endorsement of their first-choice in the June 8 primary while others wanted a candidate that can deliver a Republican victory in November. For a few, it was almost personal. "I don't like David Beasley, and I never have," said Bobby Townsend of Charleston, who operates a pest control business.

"I think he is wishy-washy, and I don't particularly like that Upstate crowd." Beasley and DeMint vied for the GOP nomination for the Senate seat being vacated by retiring Democrat Ernest "Fritz" Hollings. The winner faces Democrat Inez Tenenbaum and a few third-party candidates in November. Turnout was mixed across the state. At some precincts, the Senate race was the only contest on the ballot. Turnout was heavier in precincts were State-house runoffs or local races were being decided.

"It's a lot heavier than two I I I Lordy, Lordy Look Who's 40! 1 U.S. Senate statewide county-by-county results Here are the latest, unofficial returns from South Carolina by county in the Republican runoff primary for U.S. Senate. "he difficult we do immediately. Then 7 he impossible takes a little longer.

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