Allen Blackmon Explained

Allen Blackmon
State Senate:South Carolina
District:27th
Term Start:January 2025
Predecessor:Penry Gustafson
Party:Republican

Allen Blackmon is a member-elect of the South Carolina Senate District 27 (Chesterfield, Kershaw, and Lancaster Counties).

Political career

Blackmon served as a Lancaster County Councilman.

Elections

2024 election

In 2024, Blackmon challenged incumbent senator Penry Gustafson in the Republican primary.[1] The challenge was prompted, in part, by Gustafson's opposition to the state's abortion ban.[2] [3]

Gustafson's defeat occurred alongside the defeats of Republican Senators Katrina Shealy and Sandy Senn, who also opposed the abortion ban.[4] [5]

Blackmon won the Republican nomination,[6] and resigned his seat on Lancaster County Council.[7] [8]

He defeated Democratic challenger Yokima Cureton[9] in the November general election.[10] [11]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Banks . Mac . 2023-09-13 . Blackmon to run for state Senate District 27 seat . 2024-11-11 . The Lancaster News . en.
  2. Web site: Kenmore . Abraham . Adcox . Seanna . 2024-04-02 . SC's GOP 'sister senators' among legislators facing primary opposition • SC Daily Gazette . 2024-04-23 . SC Daily Gazette . en-US.
  3. News: Bustos . Joseph . April 3, 2024 . With filing done, the 8 most interesting SC races and storylines to watch in 2024 . April 22, 2024 . The State.
  4. Web site: Collins . Jeffrey . July 1, 2024 . Voters kick all the Republican women out of the South Carolina Senate . September 15, 2024 . Associated Press.
  5. Web site: 2024-06-26 . Three female GOP state senators who filibustered S.C. abortion ban lost their primaries . 2024-11-11 . NBC News . en.
  6. News: Merchant . Bristow . June 12, 2024 . South Carolina primary results: Victories declared, runoffs set as Midlands votes counted . June 15, 2024 . The State Newspaper.
  7. News: Dorsey . Kyahl . June 25, 2024 . Lancaster Co. councilman who won SC Senate primary resigns. Election planned to replace him. . November 10, 2024 . The Rock Hill Herald.
  8. Web site: abrown@thelancasternews.com . Andrew S. Brown . 2024-06-18 . Bryant Neal plans to run for Lancaster County Council . 2024-11-11 . The Lancaster News . en.
  9. Web site: SC Senate, District 27 (2024 Voter Guide) . 2024-11-11 . SC Daily Gazette . en-US.
  10. Web site: Hensley . Matthew . 2024-04-08 . See who's running for office in Lancaster County in the 2024 election . 2024-04-23 . Post and Courier . en.
  11. Web site: Election Night Reporting . 2024-11-11 . www.enr-scvotes.org . en.

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