Kirkman Finlay | |
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Member of the
South Carolina House of Representatives from the 75th district | |
In office December 4, 2012 – November 14, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Jim Harrison |
Succeeded by | Heather Bauer |
Personal details | |
Born | Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. | February 16, 1970
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Kathleen Ravenel |
Parent |
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Education | University of Virginia ( BA) |
Kirkman Finlay III (born February 16, 1970) is an American politician. He is a former member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 75th District, serving since 2012. He is a member of the Republican Party. [1]
His father, Kirkman Finlay Jr., was mayor of Columbia, South Carolina from 1978 to 1986.
Finlay served on Columbia City Council from 2006 to 2010. [2]
In 2010 Finlay ran for mayor of Columbia, losing to Stephen K. Benjamin
In 2012 Finlay ran for a South Carolina House seat vacated by Jim Harrison, defeating lawyer and Democratic candidate Joe McCulloch in a close race. [3]
In the 2022 general election Finlay was defeated by Democrat Heather Bauer. [4]
In March 2024, Finlay filed to challenge Bauer for South Carolina House District 75. He received the endorsement of House Speaker Murrell Smith Jr. [5] Finlay won the June Republican Primary and will face Bauer in the November general election. [6]
Date | Election | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
South Carolina House of Representatives, 75th district | |||||
Nov 6, 2012 [7] | General | Kirkman Finlay III | Republican | 7,219 | 51.05 |
Joseph M. McCulloch Jr. | Democratic | 6,911 | 48.87 | ||
Write Ins | 12 | 0.08 | |||
James H. Harrison did not seek reelection; seat stayed Republican | |||||
Nov 4, 2014 [8] | General | Kirkman Finlay III | Republican | 5,833 | 53.52 |
Joseph M. McCulloch Jr. | Democratic | 5,057 | 46.40 | ||
Write Ins | 9 | 0.08 | |||
Nov 8, 2016 [9] | General | Kirkman Finlay III | Republican | 9,072 | 59.41 |
Tyler S. Gregg | Democratic | 6,175 | 40.44 | ||
Write Ins | 22 | 0.14 | |||
Nov 6, 2018 [10] | General | Kirkman Finlay III | Republican | 7,842 | 57.48 |
John V. Crangle | Democratic/ American | 5,780 | 42.37 | ||
Write Ins | 20 | 0.15 | |||
Nov 3, 2020 [11] | General | Kirkman Finlay III | Republican | 8,759 | 50.69 |
J. Rhodes Bailey | Democratic | 8,502 | 49.20 | ||
Write Ins | 20 | 0.12 | |||
Nov 8, 2022 [12] | General | Heather Bauer | Democratic | 7,505 | 50.74 |
Kirkman Finlay III | Republican | 7,270 | 49.15 | ||
Write Ins | 17 | 0.11 |
Kirkman Finlay | |
---|---|
Member of the
South Carolina House of Representatives from the 75th district | |
In office December 4, 2012 – November 14, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Jim Harrison |
Succeeded by | Heather Bauer |
Personal details | |
Born | Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. | February 16, 1970
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Kathleen Ravenel |
Parent |
|
Education | University of Virginia ( BA) |
Kirkman Finlay III (born February 16, 1970) is an American politician. He is a former member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 75th District, serving since 2012. He is a member of the Republican Party. [1]
His father, Kirkman Finlay Jr., was mayor of Columbia, South Carolina from 1978 to 1986.
Finlay served on Columbia City Council from 2006 to 2010. [2]
In 2010 Finlay ran for mayor of Columbia, losing to Stephen K. Benjamin
In 2012 Finlay ran for a South Carolina House seat vacated by Jim Harrison, defeating lawyer and Democratic candidate Joe McCulloch in a close race. [3]
In the 2022 general election Finlay was defeated by Democrat Heather Bauer. [4]
In March 2024, Finlay filed to challenge Bauer for South Carolina House District 75. He received the endorsement of House Speaker Murrell Smith Jr. [5] Finlay won the June Republican Primary and will face Bauer in the November general election. [6]
Date | Election | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
South Carolina House of Representatives, 75th district | |||||
Nov 6, 2012 [7] | General | Kirkman Finlay III | Republican | 7,219 | 51.05 |
Joseph M. McCulloch Jr. | Democratic | 6,911 | 48.87 | ||
Write Ins | 12 | 0.08 | |||
James H. Harrison did not seek reelection; seat stayed Republican | |||||
Nov 4, 2014 [8] | General | Kirkman Finlay III | Republican | 5,833 | 53.52 |
Joseph M. McCulloch Jr. | Democratic | 5,057 | 46.40 | ||
Write Ins | 9 | 0.08 | |||
Nov 8, 2016 [9] | General | Kirkman Finlay III | Republican | 9,072 | 59.41 |
Tyler S. Gregg | Democratic | 6,175 | 40.44 | ||
Write Ins | 22 | 0.14 | |||
Nov 6, 2018 [10] | General | Kirkman Finlay III | Republican | 7,842 | 57.48 |
John V. Crangle | Democratic/ American | 5,780 | 42.37 | ||
Write Ins | 20 | 0.15 | |||
Nov 3, 2020 [11] | General | Kirkman Finlay III | Republican | 8,759 | 50.69 |
J. Rhodes Bailey | Democratic | 8,502 | 49.20 | ||
Write Ins | 20 | 0.12 | |||
Nov 8, 2022 [12] | General | Heather Bauer | Democratic | 7,505 | 50.74 |
Kirkman Finlay III | Republican | 7,270 | 49.15 | ||
Write Ins | 17 | 0.11 |