George Medlock
Democratic
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County Commissioner, Scotland County
Stewartsville Township
- Vote for
- 2
- Term
- 4 years
- Candidates
- 4
- Election
- Nov 3, 2026
What this office does: A county commissioner is one of the members of the board that adopts the county budget, sets the property tax rate and oversees county government.
Residency district: every voter in the county votes for this seat (the district is where the member must live; State Board March 3, 2026 primary precinct results).
Randy Johnson
Republican
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Darwin (Duke) Williams
DemocraticIncumbent
Scotland County commissioner
The gist
- Supports revenue sources beyond homeowners and business owners
- Voted against merging DSS and the Health Department
More about Darwin
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Supports revenue sources beyond homeowners and business owners
Commissioners lower tax rate to 69.9 centsNews coverage · Laurinburg Exchange · Jul 16, 2026 · laurinburgexchange.com
“look toward other resources to generate revenue other than off the backs of our business owners and homeowners”
Voted against merging DSS and the Health Department
Scotland Co. Commissioners vote to consolidate Health Department and DSSNews coverage · Laurinburg Exchange · Jun 3, 2025 · laurinburgexchange.com
“Commissioners Darwin Williams, Clarence McPhatter and Tanya Edge voted against the consolidation.”
Tim Ivey
RepublicanIncumbent
Scotland County commissioner
The gist
- Supports the quarter-cent county sales tax on the ballot
- Supports driving the county property tax rate down
- Voted to merge DSS and the Health Department
More about Tim
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Supports the quarter-cent county sales tax on the ballot
Commissioners lower tax rate to 69.9 centsNews coverage · Laurinburg Exchange · Jul 16, 2026 · laurinburgexchange.com
“That quarter-cent sales tax, I can't stress how important that is to our county,”
Supports driving the county property tax rate down
Candidates express their views and vision for Scotland CountyDebate / forum transcript · Laurinburg Exchange · Nov 1, 2022 · laurinburgexchange.com
“A priority of his is to continue to drive the property tax rate down”
Voted to merge DSS and the Health Department
Scotland Co. Commissioners vote to consolidate Health Department and DSSNews coverage · Laurinburg Exchange · Jun 3, 2025 · laurinburgexchange.com
“Commissioners O'Neal, Frizzell, Tim Ivey and Jeff Shelley all voted in favor of the consolidation.”
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