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title: "Laurens District 55 Seat 6 Race Heads to Nov. 17 Runoff"
url: https://www.hereclinton.com/2026/11/07/district-55-seat-6-runoff-babb-mcdaniel-nov-17/
date: 2026-11-07T06:13:59-05:00
modified: 2026-11-07T06:13:59-05:00
author: "Mauricio J. Han"
categories: ["Politics"]
site: "HERE Clinton"
attribution: "HERE Clinton"
---

# Laurens District 55 Seat 6 Race Heads to Nov. 17 Runoff

> LAURENS, S.C. — Voters in part of Laurens County School District 55 will go back to the polls Nov. 17 to decide who fills Seat 6 on the district Board of Trustees, after neither Nick Babb nor Lee McDaniel won a majority in the Nov. 3 general election. Babb finished first with 694 votes, or

*Source: [HERE Clinton](https://www.hereclinton.com/2026/11/07/district-55-seat-6-runoff-babb-mcdaniel-nov-17/) — November 7, 2026 by Mauricio J. Han*

LAURENS, S.C. — Voters in part of Laurens County School District 55 will go back to the polls Nov. 17 to decide who fills Seat 6 on the district Board of Trustees, after neither Nick Babb nor Lee McDaniel won a majority in the Nov. 3 general election.

Babb finished first with 694 votes, or 49.96%, in the county results. McDaniel had 673 votes, or 48.45%, and 22 write-in votes accounted for the rest of the 1,389 ballots cast in the contest.

Lynne West, who leads the county Board of Registration and Elections as executive director, said a school board candidate needs more than half of all votes cast to win, which sends the race to a runoff. The count included provisional ballots.

The runoff covers seven precincts, listed here alphabetically: Barksdale Narnie, Gray Court, Laurens Five, Laurens Four, Maddens, Owings and Trinity Ridge. Voters registered in those precincts can use their regular polling places, which will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Nov. 17.

Early voting will be available Nov. 12 and Nov. 13, with hours from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. at the Voters Registration Office in Laurens, located at 105 Bolt Dr., Suite B.

Whoever wins will succeed Peggy Nance, who is leaving the board.