South Carolina House of Representatives District 29

Incumbent

Dennis Moss

About the District Census Topic | Value

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Population | 38,986
Gender |

49.8% Male

50.2% Female

Race |

75.5% White

16% Black

0.6% Asian

0.6% Native American

0% Pacific Islander

Ethnicity | 4.4% Hispanic
Median household income | $44,948
High school graduation rate | 82.6%
College graduation rate | 15.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 census and 2019 ACS data

South Carolina House of Representatives District 29 is represented by Dennis Moss (R).

As of the 2020 Census, South Carolina state representatives represented an average of 41,277 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 37,301 residents.

## Contents

* 1 About the chamber
* 1.1 Qualifications
* 1.2 Salaries
* 1.3 Vacancies
* 2 2016 pivot county
* 3 District map
* 4 Redistricting
* 4.1 2020-2021
* 4.1.1 State Senate map
* 4.1.2 State House map
* 4.1.3 Reactions
* 5 Elections
* 5.1 2022
* 5.2 2020
* 5.3 2018
* 5.4 2016
* 5.5 2014
* 5.6 2012
* 6 Campaign contributions
* 7 See also
* 8 External links
* 9 Footnotes

## About the chamber[edit]

Members of the South Carolina House of Representatives serve two-year terms and are not subject to term limits. South Carolina legislators assume office the Monday after the election.[1]

### Qualifications[edit]

See also: State legislature candidate requirements by state

To be eligible to serve in the South Carolina House of Representatives, a candidate must be:[2]

* A U.S. citizen at the time of filing
* 21 years old at the filing deadline time
* A resident of the district at the filing deadline time

### Salaries[edit]

See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
State legislators

Salary| Per diem
$10,400/year| $173/day. Tied to federal rate.

### Vacancies[edit]

See also: How vacancies are filled in state legislatures

If there is a vacancy in the South Carolina Legislature, the presiding officer of the chamber in which the vacancy happens must call for a special election. If candidates plan to seek the nomination through a political party primary or a political party convention, the filing period begins on the third Friday after the vacancy occurs. The qualifying deadline is eight days after the filing period opens.[3]

If a candidate plans to seek the nomination via petition, all signatures must be submitted to the appropriate filing officer no later than 60 days before the election. All signatures must be verified by the filing officer no later than 45 days before the election.[4]

A primary election must be held on the eleventh Tuesday after the vacancy occurs. If necessary, a primary runoff must be held on the thirteenth Tuesday after the vacancy occurs. The special election is held on the twentieth Tuesday after the vacancy occurs. If the twentieth Tuesday after the vacancy occurs is less than 60 days prior to the general election, the special election must be held on the same day as the general election.[4][5]

See sources: South Carolina Const. Art. III, § 25 and South Carolina Code Ann. § 7-13-190

## 2016 pivot county[edit]

See also: Pivot Counties and Legislative districts intersecting with Pivot Counties

This district is one of 710 state legislative districts that intersects with one or more Pivot Counties. These 206 Pivot Counties voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012.

The 206 Pivot Counties are located in 34 states. Iowa, with 31, had the most such counties. The partisan makeup of state legislative districts intersecting with Pivot Counties is slightly more Republican than the overall partisan makeup of state legislatures throughout the country.[6]

## District map[edit]

The map below shows this district's current boundaries, not those enacted as part of the 2020 redistricting cycle.

## Redistricting[edit]

### 2020-2021[edit]

See also: Redistricting in South Carolina after the 2020 census

South Carolina enacted new state legislative district maps on December 10, 2021, when Gov. Henry McMaster (R ) signed a proposal approved by the South Carolina House and Senate into law. The South Carolina Senate approved House and Senate map proposals in a 43-1 vote on December 7, 2021, and the House approved the new districts in a 75-27 vote on December 9, 2021. Gov. McMaster signed the bill into law the next day.[7]

#### State Senate map[edit]

Below is the state Senate map in effect before and after the 2020 redistricting cycle.

### South Carolina State Senate Districts
until November 13, 2022

Click a district to compare boundaries.

### South Carolina State Senate Districts
starting November 14, 2022

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#### State House map[edit]

Below is the state House map in effect before and after the 2020 redistricting cycle.

### South Carolina State House Districts
until November 13, 2022

Click a district to compare boundaries.

### South Carolina State House Districts
starting November 14, 2022

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#### Reactions[edit]

Rep. Wendy Brawley (D) said “The map we have before us from the House Judiciary Committee is highly gerrymandered. That has been determined. It highly protects — and, to the disadvantage of most Democrats and to the disadvantage of many minorities — it protects Republicans.”[8] Lynn Teague, vice president for the South Carolina League of Women Voters, said, “[The House map's] lack of competition is a very serious threat to representative democracy. General election votes become meaningless because the outcome is certain, or nearly so."[9]

Rep. Jay Jordan (R ) said, “The committee, before the — to go through the entire process worked very hard, traveling across the entire state, taking testimony, looking at all the different proposed maps. We worked very hard to make sure that was not the case, and I feel very comfortable in saying that was not the case.”[8] Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Luke Rankin (R) said, “Democrats: Be happy. Republicans: Don’t be greedy. This is a good plan.”[9]

How does redistricting in South Carolina work? In South Carolina, congressional and state legislative district boundaries are drawn by the state legislature. These lines are subject to veto by the governor.[10]

South Carolina's legislative redistricting committees adopted redistricting guidelines in 2011. These guidelines recommend that all congressional and state legislative districts be contiguous and "attempt to preserve communities of interest and cores of incumbents' existing districts." Further, the guidelines suggest that districts should "adhere to county, municipal, and voting precinct boundary lines." These guidelines may modified by the legislature at its discretion.[10]

## Elections[edit]

### 2022[edit]

See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

The primary will occur on June 14, 2022. The general election will occur on November 8, 2022. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Republican primary election

#####  Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 29

Incumbent Dennis Moss is running in the Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 29 on June 14, 2022.

Candidate

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| Dennis Moss

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined.

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### 2020[edit]

See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

##### General election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 29

Incumbent Dennis Moss won election in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 29 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate

Votes

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✔ |

| Dennis Moss (R)  |

98.3

| 15,542
|  | Other/Write-in votes |

1.7

| 276

* * *

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 15,818

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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Dennis Moss advanced from the Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 29.

### 2018[edit]

See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

##### General election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 29

Incumbent Dennis Moss won election in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 29 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate

Votes

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✔ |

| Dennis Moss (R)  |

98.6

| 9,711
|  | Other/Write-in votes |

1.4

| 139

* * *

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 9,850

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Republican primary election

#####  Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 29

Incumbent Dennis Moss advanced from the Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 29 on June 12, 2018.

Candidate

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✔ |

| Dennis Moss

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### 2016[edit]

See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the South Carolina House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 14, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The primary runoff election was held on June 28, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 30, 2016.

Incumbent Dennis Moss ran unopposed in the South Carolina House of Representatives District 29 general election.[11][12]

South Carolina House of Representatives, District 29 General Election, 2016

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Republican  |  Dennis Moss Incumbent (unopposed) | 100.00% | 12,372
Total Votes | 12,372
Source: South Carolina State Election Commission

Incumbent Dennis Moss ran unopposed in the South Carolina House of Representatives District 29 Republican primary.[13][14]

South Carolina House of Representatives, District 29 Republican Primary, 2016

Party | Candidate
| Republican |  Dennis Moss Incumbent (unopposed)

### 2014[edit]

See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for all 124 seats in the South Carolina House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 10, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 30, 2014. Incumbent Dennis Moss ran unopposed in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[15][16][17]

### 2012[edit]

See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2012

Elections for the office of South Carolina House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on June 12, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 30, 2012. Incumbent Dennis Moss (R) was unopposed in both the general election and Republican primary.[18][19]

## Campaign contributions[edit]

From 2000 to 2018, candidates for South Carolina House of Representatives District 29 raised a total of $448,004. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $34,462 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money

Campaign contributions, South Carolina House of Representatives District 29

Year | Amount | Candidates | Average
2018 | $17,109 | 1 | $17,109
2016 | $14,899 | 1 | $14,899
2014 | $17,924 | 1 | $17,924
2012 | $35,999 | 1 | $35,999
2010 | $37,100 | 1 | $37,100
2008 | $130,795 | 2 | $65,398
2006 | $170,829 | 3 | $56,943
2004 | $4,749 | 1 | $4,749
2002 | $9,850 | 1 | $9,850
2000 | $8,750 | 1 | $8,750
Total | $448,004 | 13 | $34,462

## See also[edit]

| Suggest a link

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* South Carolina State Legislature
* South Carolina State Senate
* South Carolina House of Representatives

## External links[edit]

* The South Carolina State Legislature

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ South Carolina Legislature, "Article III - Legislative Department," accessed October 4, 2021
2. ↑ South Carolina Election Commission, "Candidate Qualifications," accessed February 17, 2021
3. ↑ [http://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t07c013.php South Carolina State Legislature, "South Carolina Code," accessed February 17, 2021 (Statute 7-13-190 (A)-(B))
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 South Carolina State Legislature, "South Carolina Code," accessed February 17, 2021 (Statute 7-13-190 (B))
5. ↑ South Carolina State Legislature, "South Carolina Constitution," accessed February 17, 2021 (Article 3, Section 25)
6. ↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
7. ↑ LegiScan, "South Carolina House Bill 4493," accessed December 14, 2021
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 WTOC, "S.C. House approves new map in redistricting process," December 2, 2021
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Index Journal, "State House, Senate districts OK’d in South Carolina," December 7, 2021
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 All About Redistricting, "South Carolina," accessed May 8, 2015
11. ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "Candidate listing for the 11/8/2016 statewide general election," accessed August 26, 2016
12. ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "2016 Statewide General Election," accessed November 28, 2016
13. ↑ South Carolina Election Commission, "Candidate Tracking," accessed March 31, 2016
14. ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "Unofficial primary election results," accessed June 14, 2016
15. ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "Election Results," accessed June 10, 2014
16. ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed November 13, 2014
17. ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "2014 Election Information," accessed March 31, 2014
18. ↑ "South Carolina State Election Commission - Official General Election Results," accessed October 29, 2013
19. ↑ "South Carolina State Election Commission - Official Primary Results," accessed October 29, 2013

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Current members of the South Carolina House of Representatives

Leadership

Speaker of the House:James Lucas

Representatives

District 1

Bill Whitmire (R)

District 2

Bill Sandifer (R)

District 3

Jerry Carter (R)

District 4

Davey Hiott (R)

District 5

Neal Collins (R)

District 6

Brian White (R)

District 7

Jay West (R)

District 8

Jonathon Hill (R)

District 9

Anne Thayer (R)

District 10

West Cox (R)

District 11

Craig Gagnon (R)

District 12

J. Parks (D)

District 13

John McCravy (R)

District 14

Stewart Jones (R)

District 15

JA Moore (D)

District 16

Mark Willis (R)

District 17

Mike Burns (R)

District 18

Vacant

District 19

Patrick Haddon (R)

District 20

Adam Morgan (R)

District 21

Bobby Cox (R)

District 22

Jason Elliott (R)

District 23

Chandra Dillard (D)

District 24

Bruce Bannister (R)

District 25

Leola Robinson-Simpson (D)

District 26

R. Felder (R)

District 27

Garry Smith (R)

District 28

Ashley Trantham (R)

District 29

Dennis Moss (R)

District 30

Steve Moss (R)

District 31

Rosalyn Myers (D)

District 32

Max Hyde (R)

District 33

Travis Moore (R)

District 34

Roger Nutt (R)

District 35

Bill Chumley (R)

District 36

Merita Allison (R)

District 37

Steven Long (R)

District 38

Josiah Magnuson (R)

District 39

Cal Forrest (R)

District 40

Richard Martin (R)

District 41

Annie McDaniel (D)

District 42

Doug Gilliam (R)

District 43

Randy Ligon (R)

District 44

Sandy McGarry (R)

District 45

Brandon Newton (R)

District 46

Gary Simrill (R)

District 47

Tommy Pope (R)

District 48

Bruce Bryant (R)

District 49

John King (D)

District 50

Will Wheeler (D)

District 51

J. Weeks (D)

District 52

Vic Dabney (R)

District 53

Richie Yow (R)

District 54

Patricia Henegan (D)

District 55

Jackie Hayes (D)

District 56

Tim McGinnis (R)

District 57

Lucas Atkinson (D)

District 58

Jeff Johnson (R)

District 59

Terry Alexander (D)

District 60

Phillip Lowe (R)

District 61

Roger Kirby (D)

District 62

Robert Williams (D)

District 63

Jay Jordan (R)

District 64

Kimberly Johnson (D)

District 65

James Lucas (R)

District 66

Gilda Cobb-Hunter (D)

District 67

G. Murrell Smith (R)

District 68

Heather Crawford (R)

District 69

Chris Wooten (R)

District 70

Wendy Brawley (D)

District 71

Nathan Ballentine (R)

District 72

Seth Rose (D)

District 73

Christopher Hart (D)

District 74

James Rutherford (D)

District 75

Kirkman Finlay (R)

District 76

Leon Howard (D)

District 77

Kambrell Garvin (D)

District 78

Beth Bernstein (D)

District 79

Ivory Thigpen (D)

District 80

Jermaine Johnson (D)

District 81

Bart Blackwell (R)

District 82

William Clyburn (D)

District 83

Bill Hixon (R)

District 84

Melissa Oremus (R)

District 85

Chip Huggins (R)

District 86

Bill Taylor (R)

District 87

Paula Calhoon (R)

District 88

RJ May (R)

District 89

Micah Caskey (R)

District 90

Justin Bamberg (D)

District 91

Lonnie Hosey (D)

District 92

Joseph Daning (R)

District 93

Russell Ott (D)

District 94

Gil Gatch (R)

District 95

Jerry Govan (D)

District 96

D. McCabe (R)

District 97

Vacant

District 98

Chris Murphy (R)

District 99

Mark Smith (R)

District 100

Sylleste Davis (R)

District 101

Cezar McKnight (D)

District 102

Joseph Jefferson (D)

District 103

Carl Anderson (D)

District 104

William Bailey (R)

District 105

Kevin Hardee (R)

District 106

Russell Fry (R)

District 107

Case Brittain (R)

District 108

Lee Hewitt (R)

District 109

Deon Tedder (D)

District 110

William Cogswell (R)

District 111

Wendell Gilliard (D)

District 112

Joe Bustos (R)

District 113

Marvin Pendarvis (D)

District 114

Lin Bennett (R)

District 115

Spencer Wetmore (D)

District 116

Chardale Murray (D)

District 117

Krystle Matthews (D)

District 118

Bill Herbkersman (R)

District 119

Leonidas Stavrinakis (D)

District 120

Weston Newton (R)

District 121

Michael Rivers (D)

District 122

Shedron Williams (D)

District 123

Jeff Bradley (R)

District 124

Shannon Erickson (R)

Republican Party (79)

Democratic Party (43)

Vacancies (2)

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