The SC Freedom Caucus, once again enjoyed two large wins over powerful SC Political Consultant Walter Whetsell.
In a fight for S.C. Liberty, Chris Huff won District 28 handily.
The South Carolina House of Representatives District 28 was held by Freedom Caucus member Ashley Trantham (R). Trantham chose not to run for re-election.
Freedom Caucus winner, Chris Huff is a retired pastor who lives in Pelzer. Huff had a substantial win against Kerri Smith.
Smith is the South Carolina regional president for Self-Help Credit Union and lives in Simpsonville.
With 100% of precincts reporting, unofficial results show Chris Huff’s win with 1,771 votes, followed by Kerri Smith’s 894 votes.
Huff will face Democrat J Fritz Wiebel, who was unopposed in the primary, in the November general election.
The state House District 28 race was thought to be among the most highly contested races statewide, yet Huff won in a landslide.
SC Freedom Caucus wins District 34
Roger Nutt held the District 34 seat until he decided to run for the S.C. Senate, leaving the seat vacant.
In unofficial results, Freedom Caucus Member Sarita Edgerton received 1,713 votes, while JoAnne LaBounty received 1,035 votes.
Edgerton received 1,670 votes on June 11, followed by LaBounty with 1,394 votes, and Henry Ross with 1,065.
Edgerton is a real estate agent and former teacher, while LaBounty is the president and chief executive officer of Spartanburg Meat Processing Company.
In a tight race for S.C. House District 9, with 100% of precincts reporting, Blake Sanders overtook Freedom Caucus Candidate James Galyean’s early lead with 1,970 votes. Galyean had 1,674 votes.
S.C. Political Consultant Walter Whetsell spent millions of dollars in the upstate attempting to unseat conservatives.
Whetsell’s Palmetto Truth Project can only be viewed as failing in these upstate races.
The Freedom Caucus won two of the three races competing in last night’s Republican Primary Runoffs.