Democrat Scott elected to South Carolina House District 50 seat

Keishan Scott, a Lee County Democrat, has won the S.C. House of Representatives District 50 race, according to unofficial results. Scott secured 2,593, or 70.56%, of the votes. His opponent, Republican William Oden, secured 1,078, or 29.33%, of the votes. There were four write-ins, amounting to 0.11% of the votes.

Of the total votes, Sumter favored Scott, with 727, or 78.43%, of the votes going to the Democratic candidate.

Sumter saw 200, or 21.57%, of the votes go to Oden.

Lee County also favored Scott, with 1,547, or 69.03%, of the votes going to him and 691, or 30.83%, of the votes going to Oden.

Kershaw County saw Scott secure 319, or 62.92%, of the votes and Oden garner 187, or 36.88%, of the votes.

The House District 50 seat has been vacant since January when former Rep. William Wheeler, a Lee County Democrat, resigned to seek a 12th Circuit Court Judge seat, which by law requires he be out of the General Assembly for at least one year.