William Bowers (politician)

William Bowers
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives
from the 122nd district
In office
2013–2018
Preceded byCurtis Brantley
Succeeded byShedron D. Williams
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives
from the 120th district
In office
1997–2013
Personal details
Born (1952-07-25) July 25, 1952 (age 72)
Brunson, South Carolina, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic

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]

Political career

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]

Election history

State House of Representatives District 122, Democratic Primary, 1996[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bill Bowers 1,901 48.47
Democratic R. Thayer Rivers 1,151 28.35
Democratic Hugh T. Lightsey 753 19.20
Democratic Billy Landers 117 2.98
State House of Representatives District 122, Democratic Primary Runoff, 1996[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bill Bowers 2,272 71.24
Democratic R. Thayer Rivers 917 28.75
State House of Representatives District 120, 1996[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bill Bowers 6,902 67.9
Republican Charlie Drawdy Jr. 3,259 32.1
State House of Representatives District 120, 2000[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bill Bowers 7,935 72.5
Republican Charlie Drawdy Jr. 3,014 27.5
State House of Representatives District 120, 2006[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bill Bowers 5,267 58.7
Republican Joe Flowers 3,701 41.3
State House of Representatives District 120, 2010[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bill Bowers 6,920 64.45
Republican Dan Lawrence 3,810 35.48
State House of Representatives District 122, Democratic Primary, 2012[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bill Bowers 3,421 56.56
Democratic Curtis Brantley 2,627 43.44
State House of Representatives District 122, Democratic Primary, 2014[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bill Bowers 4,110 57.78
Democratic Curtis Brantley 3,003 42.22
State House of Representatives District 122, Democratic Primary, 2016[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bill Bowers 2,420 42.31
Democratic Curtis Brantley (withdrew) 1,492 26.08
Democratic Shedron Williams 1,479 25.86
Democratic John Polk 329 5.75
State House of Representatives District 122, Democratic Primary Runoff, 2016[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bill Bowers 3,438 51.02
Democratic Shedron Williams 3,300 48.98
State House of Representatives District 122, Democratic Primary, 2018[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Shedron Williams 2,910 52.55
Democratic Bill Bowers 2,628 47.45

https://www.enr-scvotes.org/SC/75708/Web02-state.203322/#/cid/28244

References

  1. ^ "William Bowers". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  2. ^ "Former Representative William K. "Bill" Bowers". South Carolina Legislature Online. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
  3. ^ a b "JUNE 11 1996 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE WIDE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY OFFICIAL RESULTS". South Carolina Election Commission. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
  4. ^ a b "JUNE 25 1996 SOUTH CAROLINA DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY RUNOFF OFFICIAL RESULTS". South Carolina Election Commission. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
  5. ^ a b "NOVEMBER 5 1996 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE WIDE GENERAL ELECTION OFFICIAL RESULTS". South Carolina Election Commission. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
  6. ^ a b "NOVEMBER 7 2000 SC STATE WIDE GENERAL ELECTION OFFICIAL RESULTS". South Carolina Election Commission. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
  7. ^ a b "NOVEMBER 7 2006 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE WIDE GENERAL ELECTION OFFICIAL RESULTS". South Carolina Election Commission. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
  8. ^ a b "SC 2010 General Election". South Carolina Election Commission. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
  9. ^ a b "2012 Republican and Democratic Primary". South Carolina Election Commission.
  10. ^ a b "2014 SC Statewide Primary Election". South Carolina Election Commission. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
  11. ^ Adcox, Seanna (2018-06-13). "Primaries oust at least 3 SC House incumbents; recounts and runoffs could boot more". Post and Courier. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
  12. ^ a b "2016 SC Republican and Democratic Primary". South Carolina Election Commission. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
  13. ^ a b "2016 SCRepublican and Democratic Primary Runoff". South Carolina Election Commission. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
  14. ^ Fastenau, Stephen (2018-11-01). "The SC Democratic Party took a longtime Lowcountry lawmaker to court. Here's why". The Island Packet. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
  15. ^ DeWitt, Michael (2018-12-13). "Williams takes office with goals in mind". The Augusta Chronicle. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
  16. ^ a b "State House of Representatives, District 122 - Dem". South Carolina Election Commission. Retrieved 2019-12-18.


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