William Bowers (politician)

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]

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