SC-SD29: A recount showed a shift in a South Carolina Senate race. Now state officials will have a hearing

LEE COUNTY, S.C. — The South Carolina Election Commission is set to hear a protest next week involving a disputed race for a South Carolina State Senate seat.

Democrat Gerald Malloy, the incumbent senator for South Carolina District 29, has filed a formal protest challenging the results of his race against Republican J.D. Chaplin. Malloy’s complaint focuses on vote discrepancies in Lee County that emerged after a mandatory recount.

The recount, triggered by the race’s narrow margin, revealed significant differences from the original election night totals. Officials reported 4,643 votes in Lee County during the recount—70 fewer than initially counted.

Additionally, the recount showed a shift in candidate totals: Chaplin lost 129 votes, while Malloy gained 59. Despite Malloy’s increase, Chaplin remained ahead by 87 votes.


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