William Bowers | |
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Member of the South CarolinaHouseofRepresentatives from the 122nd district | |
In office 2013–2018 | |
Preceded by | Curtis Brantley |
Succeeded by | Shedron D. Williams |
Member of the South CarolinaHouseofRepresentatives from the 120th district | |
In office 1997–2013 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Brunson,South Carolina,U.S. | July 25,1952
Political party | Democratic |
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]
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]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bill Bowers | 2,272 | 71.24 | |
Democratic | R. Thayer Rivers | 917 | 28.75 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bill Bowers | 6,902 | 67.9 | |
Republican | Charlie Drawdy Jr. | 3,259 | 32.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bill Bowers | 7,935 | 72.5 | |
Republican | Charlie Drawdy Jr. | 3,014 | 27.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bill Bowers | 5,267 | 58.7 | |
Republican | Joe Flowers | 3,701 | 41.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bill Bowers | 6,920 | 64.45 | |
Republican | Dan Lawrence | 3,810 | 35.48 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bill Bowers | 3,421 | 56.56 | |
Democratic | Curtis Brantley | 2,627 | 43.44 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bill Bowers | 4,110 | 57.78 | |
Democratic | Curtis Brantley | 3,003 | 42.22 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bill Bowers | 3,438 | 51.02 | |
Democratic | Shedron Williams | 3,300 | 48.98 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Shedron Williams | 2,910 | 52.55 | |
Democratic | Bill Bowers | 2,628 | 47.45 |