Politics & Government
Election Preview: Lexington County Offices
Seven candidates are running for six county seats.

Six Lexington County offices are up for election in November.
Incumbents are running for all of the seats βΒ most of them without opposition. The only race with a challenger is the Clerk of Court race.Β
Patch asked the candidates to answer questions about their education, work experience and previous political experience. Click on the links below to view their profiles.
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Four candidates' names are not linked because they didn't respond to Patch's survey.
The names in bold are incumbents.
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Clerk of Court
- Joan Waggoner Guy (D)
- Beth Carigg (R)
Auditor
- Chris Harmon (R)
Coroner
- Harry Harman (R)
Register of Deeds
- Debbie Gunter (R)
Sheriff
- James R. Metts (R)
Treasurer
- Jim Eckstrom (R)
Soil and Water District Commission
- Brent Weaver - petition candidate
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