Matt Hiers, Zach Oxendine and Tyler Williams led the Rock Hill school board races. York County voters backed Annie Andrews for Senate and Wes Climer for House.
Matt Hiers won the most votes for the at-large seat on the Rock Hill Schools board on Tuesday. Zach Oxendine and Tyler Williams finished first in the races for Seat 2 and Seat 4.
All results are unofficial until they are certified. York County’s election night results, published through the South Carolina Election Commission, showed all 100 county precincts reporting early Wednesday. York County voters cast 116,827 ballots.
Rock Hill Schools board
Three of the board’s seats were on the ballot. The board races are nonpartisan.
| Seat | Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| At large | Matt Hiers | 17,170 | 53.79% |
| At large | Seberina Barber Myles | 14,534 | 45.53% |
| Seat 2 | Zach Oxendine | 4,171 | 50.2% |
| Seat 2 | Holly Shook | 2,420 | 29.13% |
| Seat 2 | Lamont Ratchford | 1,670 | 20.1% |
| Seat 4 | Tyler Williams | 3,149 | 48.12% |
| Seat 4 | Sally Young | 2,404 | 36.74% |
| Seat 4 | Jason Wilson | 940 | 14.36% |
Write-in votes are left out of the table. There were 216 in the at-large race, 48 in Seat 2 and 51 in Seat 4.
The at-large race was the closest of the three. Hiers finished 2,636 votes ahead of Barber Myles across the 47 precincts in the race.
State Senate and state House
Republican James Burns won the unexpired term in State Senate District 15 with 26,496 votes, or 53.7%. Democrat Chad Williams had 22,803, or 46.22%.
These are the full-district results for the state House seats on York County ballots:
| District | Winner | Share | Runner-up | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | David W. Martin (R) | 54.35% | Jenny Desch (D) | 44.87% |
| 29 | Dennis Moss (R) | 68.65% | Marina Franco (D) | 31.2% |
| 43 | Randy Ligon (R) | 62% | Alex Clark (D) | 37.87% |
| 46 | Heath Sessions (R) | 51.67% | Omar L. McCrorey (D) | 48.25% |
| 47 | Tommy Pope (R) | 66.49% | Justin Bennett (D) | 33.38% |
| 48 | Brandon Guffey (R) | 56.83% | Rustin Terry (D) | 43.06% |
| 49 | John R. King (D) | 98% | Write-in | 2% |
| 66 | Heather Hart (D) | 51.29% | Jackie Terribile (R) | 48.63% |
District 46 was the tightest. Sessions led McCrorey by 579 votes, 8,760 to 8,181. In District 66, Hart led Terribile by 470 votes, 9,046 to 8,576. District 26 also had a Workers Party candidate, Kiral Mace, with 0.66%.
County offices
Every county race on the ballot was uncontested:
- Probate Judge: Anna Miller (R), 79,504 votes
- County Council District 3: Tommy Adkins (R)
- County Council District 4: William “Bump” Roddey (D)
- County Council District 7: Debi Cloninger (R)
Congress and statewide races
In the 5th Congressional District, Republican Wes Climer led Democrat Mallory Dittmer across the district, 52.83% to 47.12%. In York County, Climer had 51.32% to Dittmer’s 48.62%.
For U.S. Senate, Democrat Annie Andrews led Republican Darline Graham in the state’s election night count, 51.13% to 46.65%. York County voted almost the same way, 50.34% for Andrews to 46.91% for Graham. Libertarian Kasie Whitener and Constitution Party candidate Mark Hackett each drew less than 2%.
For governor, Republican Alan Wilson led Democrat Jermaine Johnson statewide, 51.59% to 47.11%. In York County the split was 51.74% to 46.9%. The statewide figures come from the Election Commission’s general election results.
What it means for you
- Three of the people who will set Rock Hill Schools policy and its budget have now been chosen. Our Rock Hill schools guide explains how the district is run.
- The numbers above are unofficial and can change before the results are certified.
- You can check every race on your own ballot, precinct by precinct, on the York County results page.
- Questions about the count go to York County Voter Registration and Elections at 803-684-1242. Our voting guide has the office’s address.
Results are unofficial and were taken from the state’s election night reporting site on Wednesday, Nov. 4. Rock Hill Today does not endorse candidates.
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