# Sylleste Davis

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{{short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix = 
| name         = Sylleste H. Davis
| honorific_suffix = 
| image        = Sylleste Davis (DVIDS 8814304) (cropped).jpg
| caption      = Davis in 2024
| alt          = 
| state_house  = South Carolina
| district     = 100th
| term_start   = June 13, 2016
| term_end     =
| predecessor  = [Edward Southard](/source/Edward_Southard)
| successor    = 
| prior_term   =
| birth_date   = {{birth date and age|1961|10|12}}
| birth_place  = [Charlotte, North Carolina](/source/Charlotte%2C_North_Carolina), United States
| death_date   =
| death_place  =
| profession   = 
| alma_mater = [College of Charleston](/source/College_of_Charleston) ([B.S.](/source/Bachelor_of_Science))<br>[Webster University](/source/Webster_University) ([M.A.](/source/Master_of_Arts))
| party=[Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States))
}}
'''Sylleste H. Davis''' (born October 12, 1961) is an [American](/source/American_people) politician. She is a member of the [South Carolina House of Representatives](/source/South_Carolina_House_of_Representatives) from the 100th District, serving since 2016.<ref>{{cite web |title=South Carolina Legislature Online - Member Biography |url=https://www.scstatehouse.gov/member.php?code=0456249946 |website=www.scstatehouse.gov |accessdate=June 2, 2020}}</ref> She is a member of the Republican party.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Voter's Self Defense System |url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/172947/sylleste-davis |website=Vote Smart |accessdate=June 2, 2020}}</ref>

Davis is Chair of the House Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee.<ref>"House Standing Committees". ''South Carolina Legislature''. December 7, 2022. Retrieved December 18, 2022.</ref>

In 2024, Davis was among the state legislators appointed to serve on the [Robert Smalls](/source/Robert_Smalls) Monument Commission.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Frazier |first=Herb |date=2024-08-23 |title=S.C. forms Smalls Monument Commission |url=https://charlestoncitypaper.com/2024/08/23/s-c-forms-smalls-monument-commission/ |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=Charleston City Paper |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Electoral history==
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em ; font-size:95%"
|+ '''South Carolina House of Representatives District 100'''
!|Year
!
!|Candidate
!|Votes
!|Pct
!
!|Candidate
!|Votes
!|Pct
!
!|Candidate
!|Votes
!|Pct
!
|-
|2016 Special General Election
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|{{Party shading/Republican}} |{{nowrap|'''Sylleste Davis'''}}
|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="center" colspan=2 | {{small|Winner}}
|
|-
|2016 Republican Primary
|
|{{Party shading/Republican}} |{{nowrap|'''Sylleste Davis'''}}
|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="center" colspan=2 | {{small|Winner}}
|
|{{Party shading/Republican}} |{{nowrap|Robbie Metts}}
|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="center" colspan=2 | 
|
|-
|2016 General Election
|
|{{Party shading/Republican}} |{{nowrap|'''Sylleste Davis'''}}
|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" | 809
|{{Party shading/Republican}} | 97.4%
|
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{nowrap|Tonia Aiken-Taylor}}
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" | 6,294
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} | 33.1%
|
|-
|2018 Republican Primary
|
|{{Party shading/Republican}} |{{nowrap|'''Sylleste Davis'''}}
|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" | 2,534
|{{Party shading/Republican}} | 50.4%
|
|{{Party shading/Republican}} |{{nowrap|Tom Fernandez}}
|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" | 2,489
|{{Party shading/Republican}} | 49.6
|
|-
|2018 General Election
|
|{{Party shading/Republican}} |{{nowrap|'''Sylleste Davis'''}}
|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" | 10,809
|{{Party shading/Republican}} | 62.5%
|
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{nowrap|Michael Yates}}
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" | 6,353
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} | 36.7%
|
|{{Party shading/None}} |{{nowrap|Others/Write-in}}
|{{Party shading/None}} align="right" | 127
|{{Party shading/None}} | 0.7%
|
|-
|}

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==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{South Carolina House of Representatives}}

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