Republican Mike Burns, a Travelers Rest businessman, won election to South Carolina House of Representatives District 17 Tuesday night, putting an end to a special election process initiated when Greer Sen. Philip Shoopman withdrew his candidacy after the filing period. Burns was unopposed when no Democrat and no write-in filed.
Burns received just over 800 votes with a dozen write-ins submitted.
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