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| 3 State House Incumbents lose Runoff Races |
| (Columbia-AP) -- Three incumbent members of
the General Assembly were defeated Tuesday night in Republican
runoffs. In Berkeley and Charleston counties, challenger Chip Campsen defeated Senator John Kuhn. Campsen is a former aide to Governor Mark Sanford and also a former House member. In unofficial results with 100 percent of precincts reporting, Campsen had 57% and Kuhn had 43%. In other races, longtime Lexington Representative Larry Koon lost to Nikki Haley. Haley says Koon didn't do enough to reach out to voters. Koon says he was busy working at the State House and noted that the legislative session ended just days before the June 8th primary. Unofficial results show Haley defeated Koon with 55% of the vote to Koon's 45 percent. Also losing was incumbent Senator Bill Branton of Summerville. He lost to Dorchester County Council Chairman Randy Scott, who garnered 67% of the vote compared with Branton's 33%. Haley and Scott do not have opponents in November, but Campsen faces Democrat Constance Anastopoulo. |