UPDATED: Scott wins S.C. House District 50 election

Keishan Scott, a Lee County Democrat, has won the S.C. House of Representatives District 50 race, according to official results. Scott secured 2,595, or 70.55%, of the votes. His opponent, Republican William Oden, secured 1,079, or 29.34%, of the votes. There were four write-ins, amounting to 0.11% of the votes.

"I'm humbled by the trust the people of District 50 have placed in me," Scott told The Item via text message. "This victory belongs to everyone who believes in a better future for our communities. Now I'm ready to get to work for the people of Lee, Sumter, and Kershaw counties."

Scott was born and raised in Lee County, where he currently serves and has served for two years on Bishopville City Council. Scott also works as a paralegal in Sumter.

Scott ran on a platform of access to health care, workforce empowerment, quality education and expanding infrastructure/economic development.

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 1,549, or 69.03%, of the votes going to him and 692, or 30.84%, 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 votes were officially certified on Friday.

"I know everybody doesn't win - I'm old enough to know that, but I can say this: I don't have any regrets to say I wish I hadn't done it because I did it, I didn't win, but that's OK," Oden said. "There's always something else that can happen; something else is in the future."

Oden is the Sumter chairman of the Republican party and said he had a tremendous amount of support while running.

The House District 50 seat has been vacant since January when former Rep. William Wheeler 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.