Politics & Government
Pickens GOP Announces Candidates for June Primary
At least one person has filed for each available seat in Pickens County

The filing period for the June Primary closed at noon Friday.
The Pickens County Republican Party will verify each of the candidates and certify their candidacy.
Afterwards, the names will be submitted to the Pickens County Registration & Elections Commission for placement on the ballot.
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Brent Suddeth (I)Â
Clerk of Court
Pat Welborn (I)Â
Coroner
Kandy Kelley (I)Â
County Council Seat 3
Randy Crenshaw
Jimmy Davis
Kevin LinkÂ
County Council Seat 4
G. Neal Smith (I)Â
County Council Seat 5
Jennifer Willis (I)
Chris Bowers
Kevin Welborn
County Council Seat 6
Tom Ponder (I)
S.C. House 3
Representative B.R. Skelton (I)
Ed Harris
S.C. House 4
Representative Davey Hiott (I)
Vicky Wynn
S.C. House 5
Representative Phil Owens (I)
S.C. Senate
Senator Larry Martin (I)
Rex RiceÂ
Sheriff
C. David Stone (I)
Kerry Avery
Rick Clark
Billy Looper
Stan Whitten
Treasurer
Dale Looper (I)
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