The South Carolina Election Commission has certified Monday’s Senate District 30 re-count, and this time, the numbers show Kent Williams, not Tim Norwood, will meet incumbent Maggie Wallace Glover in a run-off for the democratic nomination June 22.
Monday’s re-count in Florence, Marion, Dillon, and Marlboro Counties tallied 6,218 votes for Glover, 5,772 votes for Williams, and 5,765 votes for Norwood.
The Marion County Elections Commission reported 26 more votes for Williams were uncovered in the re-count, which they attribute to human error. A spokesperson said the votes were originally cast in last Tuesday’s primary election, just not reported. The Marion re-count also netted 6 more votes for Norwood and 3 more for Glover.
The re-count produced no new tallies from Dillon County, and in Florence County, Glover lost 2 votes and Norwood picked up 3. Williams did not pick up extra votes in the Florence re-count, but picked up 4 more in the Marlboro re-count. Glover picked up 10 more votes in Marlboro, and Norwood added 8.
“We’re just elated and we’re just pleased with the outcome,” said Kent Williams Monday evening. “This is all we wanted-a fair and accurate count and we’re ready to roll up our sleeves and work for the people of Senate District 30.”
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Reached at his Florence office, Norwood said he hopes to file an election protest. Williams has also filed a protest.
Norwood called the campaign “contentious,” and “volatile,” and said he hoped there could be yet another election. He urged voters to call his office if they had problems voting in last Tuesday’s primary election because of what he called voter irregularities and “lack of education” on the part of voters and poll workers alike.
“Those who weren’t with us in the beginning, we’d love to have their support and come together to get a new senator for this district,” said Williams.