If that’s true, one name in next month’s special election for South Carolina Senate District 12 (.pdf) stands out from the pack. It’s also been hotly contested in several recent election cycles – and this year’s special election figures to be no different. First, the back story on why we’re having a special election to begin with…Last month, incumbent senator Roger Nutt, 60, of Moore, S.C., stepped down after confirming he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease. ***Lee Bright***Will 2025 be the year Bright breaks his losing streak and returns to the S.C. State House in Columbia? If no candidate receives a majority of ballots cast, the two top vote-getters will face off in a runoff election on November 4, 2025.