In a House seat SC Democrats hope to flip, having a contest required reopening filing

By: Adrian Ashford

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: April 24, 2026

Words: 1,225

Last Updated: 3 months ago

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COLUMBIA — Two Democrats are competing for a South Carolina House seat the party has pointed to as a potential flip back to blue. But having a contest at all required a do-over in candidate filing.

Michele Demery and Jack Spann both filed April 10 for the chance to challenge GOP Rep. Fawn Pedalino in November. That’s 11 days after the filing period closed for all primary contests.

On March 31, state Democratic …

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