2012 Aiken County election wrap-up: Final results
These are the final vote totals and results in Aiken County for Tuesday’s election.
U.S. House
Second District:
Joe Wilson
97 percent: 49,100 votes
S.C. House
District 81:
Don Wells: 65 percent, 11,454 votes
Jane Vaughters: 35 percent, 6,100 votes
District 82:
William Clyburn: 99 percent, 4,725 votes
District 83:
Bill Hixon: 99 percent, 10,335
District 84:
Roland Smith
98 percent, 10, 845 votes
District 86:
Bill Talor: 96 percent, 10,927 votes
David Lobb (write-in): Not available
S.C. Senate
District 24:
Tom Young: 92 percent, 33,842 votes
District 25:
Shane Massey: 99 percent, 9,372 votes
District 26:
Nikki Setzler: 63 percent, 7,126 votes
DeeDee Vaughters: 37 percent, 4,160 votes
Aiken County Treasurer (all wrte-ins)
Jason Goings: 24 percent, 3,818 votes
John Cagle: 16 percent, 2,542 votes
Angela Gunter: 13 percent, 2, 027 votes
Melissa Oremus: 12 percent, 1,967 votes
Robin Saylor: 8 percent, 1,332 votes
Debra Folk: 6 percent, 983 votes
Sonya Spray: 3 percent, 406 votes
Francis Pennington: 2 percent, 330 votes
Ed Smith: 1 percent, 170 votes
Michael Wheelis: Less than 1 percent, 42 votes
Faye Hatcher: Not available
Aiken County Council
Chair:
Ronnie Young: 99 percent, 49,707 votes
District 3:
LaWana McKenzie: 98 percent, 5,586 votes
District 4:
Chuck Smith: 99 percent, 6,911 votes
District 7:
Andrew Siders: 99 percent, 6,702 votes
District 8:
Willar Hightower Jr.
99 percent, 5,520 votes
Aiken County Sheriff
Michael Hunt: 96 percent, 52, 503 votes
Jim Vause: N/A
Probate Judge
Sue Roe: 55 percent, 37,581 votes
Jane Page Thompson, 45 percent, 30,268 votes
Solicitor
J. Strom Thurmond Jr.: 99 percent, 51,057 votes
Auditor
Charles Barton: 97 percent, 47,976 votes
Daniel Turno: Not available
Coroner
Tim Carlton: 99 percent, 51,553 votes
Registrar
Judith Warner: 99 percent, 49,349 votes
Clerk of Court
Liz Godard: 99 percent, 48, 982 votes
School Board
District 1:
Ronald West: 99 percent, 3,020 votes
District 4:
Keith Liner: 99 percent, 3,985 voted
District 8:
Tad Barber: 51 percent, 3,114 votes
Wes Funderberg: 24 percent, 1,487 votes
Bruce Wheelon: 24 percent, 1,486 votes
District 9:
Richard Hazen: 97 percent, 6,339 votes
Questions
State Amendment 1:
Yes: 51 percent, 32,067 votes
No: 49 percent, 31, 313 votes
Aiken County Referendum:
No: 61 percent, 38,704 votes
Yes: 39 percent, 24,645 votes
Local question (North Augusta Sunday alcohol sales):
Yes: 67 percent, 6,001 votes
No: 33 percent, 2,954 votes
Other candidates:
Soil and Water District Commission:
Neely Page: 99 percent, 38,429 votes
Langley Water and Sewer Commission:
Rufus Barrett: 96 percent, 129 votes
Bath Water and Sewer Commission:
Bill Knight: 99 percent, 107 votes
Clearwater Water and Sewer Commission:
Mary Jo Postle: 98 percent, 131 votes
College Acres Water and Sewer Commission:
David Adkins: 65 percent, 324 votes
Samuel Fink: 33 percent, 162 votes
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