Michael Johnson | |
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Member of the South Carolina Senate from the 16th district | |
Assumed office November 9, 2020 | |
Preceded by | Greg Gregory |
Personal details | |
Born | Fort Walton Beach,Florida | November 22,1970
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Amy E. Johnson (m. 2024) |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Auburn University (BA, 1993) University of South Carolina School of Law (JD, 1996) |
Profession | Attorney, politician |
Michael Johnson is an American politician from the South Carolina Republican Party. Devine was elected to the South Carolina Senate in the 2020 election to serve the 16th Senate District (Lancaster and York counties). [1] [2]
Johnson has represented South Carolina's 16th Senate District since 2020. He won the seat after longtime SC Senator Greg Gregory announced his retirement in 2019, opening up the seat for the first time since 2011. [3]
Year | Office | Type | Party | Main opponent | Party | Votes for Climer | Result | Swing | Ref. | |||||||
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Total | % | P. | ±% | |||||||||||||
2020 | S.C. Senator | Rep. primary | Republican | Tom Nichols | Republican | 3,583 | 27.16% | 2nd | N/A | Runoff | N/A | [4] [5] [6] | ||||
Rep. primary runoff | Republican | Tom Nichols | Republican | 4,701 | 54.82% | 1st | N/A | Won | N/A | [7] [8] | ||||||
General | Republican | Ram Mammadov | Democratic | 48,801 | 63.25% | 1st | N/A | Won | Hold | [9] | ||||||
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