Some voters in Lexington County will find themselves in a different district when they go to the polls on June 14.

The changes come from South Carolina’s redistricting process, which is done every 10 years to accommodate population growth.

According to the 2020 Census, the population for Lexington County is 293,991. From 2010 to 2020, the county saw a 12% increase in its population, ranking 12th for the most growth out of the state’s 46 counties.

Approximately 42,641 Lexington County residents have changed council districts during the redistricting process, according to data posted on the Lexington County website. That number equals approximately 14.5 percent of the county’s population.

Voters in Lexington County won’t have many local races to vote in this election year. Only four of the nine seats on Lexington County Council are up for election this year, and of those only one race has more than one candidate.

County Councilman Todd Cullum is running for his sixth four-year term in a Republican primary against former South Congaree Town Councilman Bobby Porter on June 14. Both men are vying to represent District 9, which covers the Cayce area as well as Pine Ridge and South Congaree.

Cullum said the district is probably “the most urbanized” in the county with the current population distribution. He said the population of his district has increased by almost 2,000.

State lawmaker seats will also see changes.

On the state level, redistricting brought 14 lawmakers into districts with other incumbents, setting up potential primary challenges.

In Lexington County, Rep. Jerry Govan, first elected in 1992, was put in District 93 with fellow Democratic Rep. Russel Ott.  But Govan recently announced plans to run for superintendent of education and will not try to keep his seat. The district now includes all of Calhoun County and part of Orangeburg and Lexington counties.

House District 40 will also see a major contest.

Rep. Rick Martin, the incumbent in District 40, was suspended from the House of Representatives in December after he was indicted on multiple charges that included trying to influence an investigation by the state’s child-welfare agency. He has denied the charges and entered a not-guilty plea. He plans to continue to hold his seat.

But he faces challengers.

Political newcomers Tammy Johnson and Joe White, both business owners, have filed for the seat.

District 40 includes parts of Newberry and Lexington County.

Incumbent Rep. Cal Forrest, a business owner who lives in Monetta, is seeking re-election in House District 39. He will face a challenge from political newcomer Katie Hall, who has worked in the school system as a teacher’s assistant. Forrest has held the seat since 2016.

District 39 includes parts of Lexington and Saluda.

A lot of eyes are on Lexington County’s House District 85, a seat held for the last several years by Rep. Chip Huggins, who has announced his retirement.

The candidates include Rebecca Blackburn Hines and Catherine Huddle, two members of the Lexington-Richland 5 school board, Columbia attorney Christian Stegmaier, and Jay Kilmartin, a businessman who owns The Melting Pot.

The redistricting plan still faces some possible legal challenges from the NAACP and ACLU on allegations of racial gerrymandering, but some settlements have already been reached.