IN SPORTS: P-15’s looking to avenge loss to Hartsville ahead of Legion playoffs B1 THE CLARENDON SUN Miracle Man Mackenzie China on the mend after horriffic A5 THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 2016 | Serving South Carolina since October 15, 1894 75 cents motorcycle wreck Disaster relief Runoff turnout under 7 percent town hall Runoff elections were held for Sum- Robbie Baker, a veteran law enforce- Shaw Air Force Base ter County Coroner, Sumter County ment officer with the county, by 224 Council District 1 and State House of votes. rescheduled precinct had no voters Representatives District 50, and re- Although Bullock ultimately lost sulted in the three Democratic new- the race, he held the lead in several BY ADRIENNE SARVIS comers grabbing spots on the Nov. 8 precincts including Wilder, Salem, Date changed to reach
[email protected] ballot. Green Swamp and St. John, where he There are no Republican candidates garnered 82 percent of votes. vulnerable population Once again, Sumter County had a for either of the three positions, Baker and Bullock had a close race low voter turnout for a local elec- meaning the three winners of the in Wilson Hall precinct where Baker BY JIM HILLEY tion, with 6.68 percent of 71,575 reg- runoff elections will likely have un- secured a win by 5 percent with a
[email protected] istered voters casting their ballots on contested races in November. total of 52 percent of votes. Tuesday during primary runoff vot- Incumbent county coroner Harvin The South Carolina Disas- ing. Bullock lost his runoff election to SEE RUNOFF, PAGE A9 ter Recovery Office has re- scheduled a town hall meet- ing originally set for Tues- day at Patriot Hall, 135 Haynsworth Street to 6 p.m.