| William Bowers | |
| State House: | South Carolina |
| District: | 122nd |
| Term Start: | 2013 |
| Term End: | 2018 |
| Predecessor: | Curtis Brantley |
| Successor: | Shedron D. Williams |
| State House2: | South Carolina |
| District2: | 120th |
| Term Start2: | 1997 |
| Term End2: | 2013 |
| Birth Date: | 25 July 1952 |
| Birth Place: | Brunson, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Party: | Democratic |
William Knight Bowers (born July 25, 1952) is an American politician. He is a former member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 122nd District, serving from 2013 to 2018. He is a member of the Democratic party.[1]
Before serving as a representative, Bowers earned a B.S. from Clemson University, and MBA and PhD degrees from the University of South Carolina.[2]
In 1996, Bowers defeated three challengers in the Democratic primary.[3] [4] He went on to defeat Republican Charlie Drawdy Jr. to win election to South Carolina State House district 120.[5] He ran unopposed in both the primary and general election in 1998. He again defeated Drawdy in the 2000 election.[6] He ran unopposed in 2002 and 2004. In 2006, he defeated Republican Joe Flowers.[7] He again ran unopposed in 2008. In 2010, he defeated Republican Dan Lawrence.[8]
In 2012, Bowers was redistricted to District 122. He defeated incumbent Curtis Brantley in the Democratic primary.[9] He was unopposed in the general election. Bowers again defeated Brantley in 2014.[10] He faced no opposition in the general election.
In 2016, Bowers faced three other candidates in the Democratic primary, coming in first, but forced into a runoff.[11] [12] Bowers defeated Shedron Williams in the Democratic primary runoff.[13]
In 2018, Bowers lost to Williams in the Democratic primary.[14] Williams went on to win the general election.[15] [16]
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