The 10-day party candidate filing period began Friday for the special election to replace the Walterboro Democrat. The election will be held Aug. 18.
District 121 comprises more than 14,000 registered voters in Beaufort and Colleton counties, with 59 percent in northern Beaufort County, including Yemassee and Sheldon, part of Burton, all of Pigeon Point and downtown Beaufort north of North Street and west of Charles Street.
Filing with county party leaders closes May 9, with primaries planned for June 28 and a run-off election July 12, if needed.
Dralle, a Lobeco resident and president of Burton Contractors, was the lone Beaufort County Republican to file Friday, said Doug Robertson, head of the Beaufort County Republican Party.
No candidates had filed Friday with Jane Frederick, head of local Democratic party.
Colleton County party leaders from both parties could not be reached Friday, but two Democrats have previously indicated an interest in the seat, including Walterboro Democrat Bobby Mayes.
Mayes, 60, owns a Lowcountry tree farm and worked in shipping for Drayco for 24 years.
Mayes said Monday that bringing new industry to District 121 and improving education funding are both issues he would support in Columbia.
He also said he will work to find state money to promote tourism, protect the Lowcountry's wetlands and beaches and support increased trade school opportunities in prison.
"Instead of getting out and stealing something, they can go ahead and find a job," he said.
Another Walterboro Democrat, attorney Reaves McLeod, announced last week that he would also be running for the seat. McLeod, son of former state legislator Peden B. McLeod, listed fully funding education and improving conditions in the district for economic development as priorities.
Non-party petition candidates can file with the state Elections Commission until noon June 17. All candidates have to pay a filing fee of $138.67, reduced from the normal fee of $208 because of the shorter House term.