Meet the 2024
Democratic
Candidates

We’ve had the Presidential Primary in February, of course. The rest of the slate will be running in the General Primary on June 11 (see our section on Voting in York County for Primary dates and voting locations).

However… when the Candidate filing period closed on April 1, none of the Democratic candidates for offices affecting York County had an opponent. So they will not appear in the June 11 Primary. They head straight to the November 5 General Election, and they can begin campaigning for that election now!

Two good sources of candidate and election information are Ballotpedia and Vote411. Vote411 is sponsored by the League of Women Voters. They provide a non-partisan review of candidates up and down your local ballot, though all information is provided by the candidates themselves.

See a full list of all political office holders serving York County (at the Federal, State and County level) here.

A list of Candidates who have filed for the June Primary is here. (You will have to make some selections on that page to get the list you want. Note that if you search for the Primary candidates, you won’t see everyone – you’ll only see the candidates that have a primary opponent. Search in the November General Election to see everyone ).

President/Vice President

President Biden won the South Carolina First in the Nation Primary on February 3, and will be the Democratic Nominee for President in the general election on November 5. Vice President Kamala Harris will be his running mate for Vice President.

Statewide

Governor/Lt. Governor

The Governor and Lt. Governor offices – and all other SC ‘Executive’ offices – are not up for election in 2024. These offices will be up for election in 2026.

US Senate

US Senators serve six-year terms. 2024 is an ‘off-year’ for Senate in South Carolina. Neither Senate office is up for election in 2024. Republican Lindsey Graham will be up for re-election in 2026. Republican Tim Scott will be up for re-election in 2028.

Regional Offices

The offices in this section serve only parts of York County. See the York County Political Maps section of this website to see the various political subdivisions.

The Democratic candidates below are all headed directly to the General Election in November, because no one filed to run against them. They will not appear in the June 11 Primary.

US House - 5th District

Note: In 2024, York County
is located entirely within
the 5th Congressional District

Evangeline Hundley

Evangeline Hundley has filed as a Democratic candidate. She ran for this office in the 2022 cycle.

Republican Ralph Norman is the incumbent, and he has declared for 2024.

Elizabeth Tedder  has declared as an Independent candidate for 2024.

South Carolina State Senate

York County includes parts of SC Senate Districts 14, 16 and 17, and all of Senate District 15. State Senators serve four-year terms, with elections in Presidential years, so all State Senate seats are up for election in 2024. Find maps here.

SC Senate District 17
Mike Fanning

incumbent, filed

Three Republicans will face off in the primary on June 11 to run against Fanning in November. They are Tibi Czentye, Tripp McCoy, and Everett Stubbs.

No Democrats have filed to run in Districts 14, 15 and 16. District 15 has an Alliance Party candidate (the Alliance party considers itself to be a ‘centerist’ party - make of that what you will). District 16 has a Worker’s Party candidate (they claim to represent the ‘working class’, labor unions, etc., ie. the usual Democratic Party constituancy).

South Carolina State House

York County includes all or part of SC House Districts 26, 29, 43, 46, 47, 48, 49 and 66

SC House District 26
Matt Vilardebo (Fort Mill)

filed March 16

SC House District 49
John King (Rock Hill)

incumbent, filed

No Democrats are running in SC House Districts 29, 43, 46, 48 and 66. Democrats should be aware that the Republican primary races in District 26 and 66 have drawn considerable intererst from our friends and allies, as they pit MAGA/Moms for Liberty style candidates against more ‘reasonable’ Republicans.

The June 11 Primary will have no Democratic candidates for York County voters for any office… so there will be no Democratic ballot, no Democratic Primary. The YCDP does not recommend crossover voting in a Republican Primary, but we want you to know that you will be seeing suggestions to do that in hopes of keeping the more extreme Republicans from being elected.

Matt Vilardebo, the Democratic candidate for SC House District 26, will be on the November ballot (not the June 11 Primary), facing whichever Republican wins their Primary. Democrats who vote in the June Republican Primary will be under no obligation to vote for a Republican in November, of course. There is, sadly, a Worker’s Party candidate also running in House District 26, who may siphon a few votes away from Matt.

No Democrat is running in House District 66, so the winner of that Republican Primary is essentially elected (but will face write-in candidates in November).

16th Circuit Solicitor's Office

The Solicitor is the chief prosecuting attorney within a judicial circuit. South Carolina has sixteen judicial circuits which are comprised of two or more counties within the State. The 16th Circuit covers York and Union Counties.

Republican Kevin Brackett is the incumbent and he has filed. He will be facing Republican Tyler Bratton in the June 11 primary. The partisan office has a four-year term.

County Offices

The offices below serve only York County (or parts of York County).

See a full list of all political office holders serving York County (at the Federal, State and County level) here.

York County Council

County Council Districts 1, 2, 5 and 6 are up for election in 2024. Bump Roddey (Council District 4) is the only Democrat on the Council, and he is not up for reelection this year.

The District 2 race will have a primary on June 11 as three Republicans have filed to run. Incumbent Allison Love will face off against Jason Amentler and Andrew Litten. The other races will not have a primary as the Republican incumbents were the only candidates to file. Those are Tom Audette for District 1, Christi Cox for District 5, and A. Watts Huckabee Sr. for District 6.

Current Council members are listed here.

York County Sheriff

York County Sheriff is a partisan office, elected every four years, and will be up for election in 2024.

In an interesting turn of events, the York County Republican Party reopened its filing period after Republican Sheriff Kevin R. Tolson, the incumbent, withdrew his filing following a last-minute filing by his wife Beth Bryant Tolson, also a Republican. This is allowed in state law if there are less than two candidates in a party running for the position after one candidate withdraws or dies. There are now a total of five candidates for Sheriff, all Republicans, on the ballot for June 11.

No Democrat has filed for the York County Sheriff position.

York County Clerk of Court

York County Clerk of Court and Register of Deeds is a partisan office, elected every four years, and will be up for election in 2024. Republican Angie M. Bryant is the incumbent. She is the only candidate who has filed.

York County Coroner

York County Coroner is a partisan office, elected every four years, and will be up for election in 2024. Republican Sabrina Gast is the incumbent and has filed for reelection. She is the only candidate who has filed.

Probate Court Judge

The Probate Court handles various matters including the administration of decedents' estates, the issuance of marriage licenses, the appointment of guardians and conservators, and involuntary commitments. It is headed by an elected probate judge who serves a four-year term, with elections in ‘mid-term- years, and will be up for election in 2026. Republican Carolyn E. Woodruff is the incumbent.

Probate Judge is a partisan, countywide office.

York County
School Boards

There are four School Districts in York County. Each ‘seat’ is non-partisan (in theory). The YCDP does not endorse candidates in non-partisan elections, and we won’t be listing candidates here. Candidate filing runs from August 1 – August 15, and this election is not part of the June Primary.

Elections are held in even-numbered years, with staggered four-year terms. More info here.

Soil and Water
Conservation District Commission

The Commission consists of a board of five nonpartisan commissioners. There is a discrepancy between the York County website and the Commission’s own website. The County website says:

The Commission is comprised of five member seats, voted countywide, with staggered four-year terms. Three seats appear on the ballot during a Presidential election and two seats appear on the ballot during a Gubernatorial election.

The Commission’s website (which appears to be out of date), shows that three of the Commissioners are elected, while two are appointed.

While the Commission’s website does seem to be out of date (it lists Commissioners who’s terms expired in 2022), it appears to be correct about having three elected Commissioners and two appointed Commissioners. That’s based on York County’s Elected Representatives web page, which shows only three elected officials for Soil and Water. One of them, Peggy Palmer, is up for election this year.

However, no one has filed to run for Soil and Water Commissioner.

Watershed Conservation Districts

We have a lot of people looking after our water, it seems. In addition to the Soil and Water folks, there are two Watershed Conservation Districts serving York County.

Each Commission is comprised of five member seats with staggered four-year terms. Only voters that live in the these districts will see these offices on their ballots. Three seats will appear on the ballot during a Presidential election and two seats appear on the ballot during a Gubernatorial election. The offices are nonpartisan, so we won’t be following the candidates.

Fishing Creek Watershed District 13
The Fishing Creek Watershed lies west of Rock Hill (map).

Tinker's Creek Watershed District 33
The Tinker’s Creek is south of Rock Hill and the Watershed District includes both York and Chester Counties.