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The state of South Carolina held elections in 2014. Below are the dates of note:

2014 elections and events in South Carolina
Filing deadline for party candidates	March 30, 2014
Voter registration deadline for primary election	May 10, 2014
Primary election date	June 10, 2014
U.S. Senate special election (primary)	June 10, 2014
Party-specific statewide ballot measures	June 10, 2014
School board election (1)	June 10, 2014
Filing deadline for independent candidates for general election	July 15, 2014
Voter registration deadline for general election	October 4, 2014
General election date	November 4, 2014
U.S. Senate special election (general)	November 4, 2014
School board elections (22)	November 4, 2014

Below are the types of elections that were scheduled in South Carolina in 2014:

On the 2014 ballot
Find current election news and links here.
U.S. Senate	a
U.S. House	a
State Executives	a
State Senate	d
State House	a
Statewide ballot measures (2 measures)	a
Local ballot measures	d
School boards	a
State courts	a

2014 elections[edit]

Races to watch in South Carolina[edit]

State Executive Officials

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See also: South Carolina state executive official elections, 2014

The South Carolina gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2014.^[1]

Incumbent Nikki Haley (R) ran successfully for re-election in 2014.^[2] Republican State Treasurer Curtis Loftis, Jr. considered challenging Haley for the party's nomination but announced on January 25, 2013 that he would seek re-election to his current post as treasurer instead.^[1] Without Loftis, the list of potential Republican primary candidates was still long and included two fellow officials from the executive branch: Lieutenant Governor Glenn McConnell and Attorney General Alan Wilson. Haley ultimately did not face a primary challenge and maintained a lead over Democratic candidate state Sen. Vincent Sheheen in early polling.

Haley won re-election to a four-year term.^[1]

South Carolina State Legislature

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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. Heading into the election, the Republican Party controlled the chamber. The following table details the 10 districts with the smallest margin of victory in the November 6, 2012, general election.

2012 Margin of Victory, South Carolina House of Representatives
District	Winner	Margin of Victory	Total Votes	Top Opponent
District 56	Mike Ryhal	1.1%	9,577	Dennis DiSabato, Jr.
District 75	Kirkman Finley, III	2.2%	14,142	Joe McCulloch
District 39	Ralph Shealy Kennedy	2.2%	13,265	Phil Perry
District 53	Ted Vick	3.6%	12,371	Richie Yow
District 8	Don Bowen	5.8%	12,987	Ted W. Luckadoo
District 26	R. Raye Felder	5.9%	11,211	Jeremy C. Walters
District 3	B.R. Skelton	7%	10,112	Ed J. Harris
District 90	Bakari Sellers	10.5%	15,029	Dan Lawrence
District 97	Patsy Knight	10.9%	15,457	Ed Carter
District 78	Beth Bernstein	12.7%	14,282	Joan Brady

Elections by type[edit]

U.S. Senate[edit]

U.S. Senate elections in South Carolina[edit]

See also: United States Senate elections in South Carolina, 2014, United States Senate special election in South Carolina, 2014 and United States Senate elections, 2014

There were both regular elections and special elections scheduled for the U.S. Senate in South Carolina in 2014.

Regularly scheduled elections[edit]

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Voters in South Carolina elected one member to the U.S. Senate in the election on November 4, 2014.

Candidate Filing Deadline	Primary Election	General Election
March 30, 2014	June 10, 2014	November 4, 2014

Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. South Carolina utilizes an open primary system, in which registered voters do not have to be members of a party to vote in that party's primary. Voters must take an oath affirming that they have not voted in another party's primary.^[3][4][5][6]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

Voter registration: To vote in the primary, voters had to register by May 10, 2014. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 4, 2014.^[7]

See also: South Carolina elections, 2014

Incumbent: The election filled the Senate seat held by Lindsey Graham (R). Graham was first elected in 2002.

Candidates[edit]

Note: The filing deadline for candidates was March 30, 2014.

General election candidates

• Lindsey Grahama^[8]
• Brad Hutto^[8]
• Victor Kocher
• Thomas Ravenel^[9]

June 10, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary Lindsey Graham - Incumbenta Nancy Mace - Charleston businesswoman and first woman graduate from the Citadel[10] Lee Bright - State Senator[11] Richard Cash - Businessman[11] Det Bowers - Pastor[12] Bill Connor[13] Benjamin Dunn[13]

Democratic Primary Jay Stamper - Businessman[14] Brad Hutto – State Senatora[15]

Third Party Candidates

• Victor Kocher^[16]
• Thomas Ravenel - Former State Treasurer of S.C. Ravenel said he would run, if Graham won the Republican primary, which he did.^[17][18]

Special elections by date[edit]

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* November 4, 2014 *[edit]

South Carolina held a special election for the U.S. Senate in 2014. The seat was a two-year term. The general election date was on November 4, 2014, where a six-year term was also up for election for the seat held by Lindsey Graham (R).

The special election was held to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Senator Jim DeMint (R).

On December 17, 2012, The Associated Press revealed that Tim Scott had been chosen by Gov. Nikki Haley to take over for DeMint after he left to become President of the Heritage Foundation in January 2013. Scott was the first black Senator from the South since Reconstruction.^[19]

Candidates[edit]

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Note: The filing deadline for candidates was March 30, 2014.

General election candidates

• Tim Scott^[8] a
• Joyce Dickerson^[8]
• Jill Bossi - American Party of South Carolina

June 10, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary Tim Scott - Incumbenta[20][21][22][23][24] Randall Young[13]

Democratic Primary Joyce Dickersona[25] Sidney Moore[13] Harry Pavilack[13]

Third Party Candidates

• Jill Bossi - American Party of South Carolina candidate^[26]

Failed to file

• Brandon Armstrong^[27][28]

Withdrew

• Rick Wade^[29]

Declined to run

• Joe Wilson - current U.S. Congressman, South Carolina, District 2^[20][21]
• Jeff Duncan - current U.S. Congressman, South Carolina, District 3^[20][21][22]
• Trey Gowdy - current U.S. Congressman, South Carolina, District 4^[21][24]
• Mick Mulvaney - current U.S. Congressman, South Carolina, District 5^[20][22]
• Alan Wilson - South Carolina Attorney General^[21][22]
• Henry McMaster - former State Attorney General^{[21][22][23][24]}
• Nathan Ballentine - State Representative, District 71^[21]
• David Wilkins - former U.S. Ambassador^[22]
• Jenny Sanford - former South Carolina First Lady^[24]
• Catherine Templeton - head of state Department of Health and Environmental Control^[24]
• Tom Davis - State Senator, District 46^{[21][22][23][30]}

U.S. House[edit]

U.S. House of Representatives elections in South Carolina[edit]

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 2014 and United States House of Representatives elections, 2014

The 2014 U.S. House of Representatives elections in South Carolina took place on November 4, 2014. Voters elected seven candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's seven congressional districts.

Candidate Filing Deadline	Primary Election	General Election
March 30, 2014	June 10, 2014	November 4, 2014

Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. South Carolina utilizes an open primary system, in which registered voters do not have to be members of a party to vote in that party's primary. Voters must take an oath affirming that they have not voted in another party's primary.^{[3][4][31][32]}

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

Voter registration: To vote in the primary, voters had to register by May 10, 2014. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 4, 2014.^[33]

See also: South Carolina elections, 2014

Partisan breakdown[edit]

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Heading into the November 4 election, the Republican Party held six of the seven congressional seats from South Carolina.

Members of the U.S. House from South Carolina -- Partisan Breakdown
Party		As of November 2014	After the 2014 Election
	Democratic Party	1	1
	Republican Party	6	6
Total		7	7

Incumbents[edit]

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Heading into the 2014 election, the incumbents for the seven congressional districts were:

Name	Party	District
Mark Sanford	Republican	1
Joe Wilson	Republican	2
Jeff Duncan	Republican	3
Trey Gowdy	Republican	4
Mick Mulvaney	Republican	5
James Clyburn	Democratic	6
Tom Rice	Republican	7

List of candidates by district[edit]

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Note: The filing deadline for candidates was March 30, 2014.

1st Congressional District[edit]

General election candidates

• Mark Sanford - Incumbenta
• Dimitri Cherny - Write-in candidate^[34]

Failed to file[edit]

• Ajay Bruno^[35][36]

2nd Congressional District[edit]

General election candidates

• Joe Wilsona^[8]
• Phil Black^[8]
• Harold Geddings III

June 10, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary Joe Wilson - Incumbenta Eddie McCain[13]

Democratic Primary Phil Blacka[13] Ed Greenleaf[13]

Third Party candidates

• Harold Geddings III Labor Party^[37]

3rd Congressional District[edit]

General election candidates

• Jeff Duncana
• Barbara Jo Mullis^[38]

June 10, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary Jeff Duncan - Incumbenta

Democratic Primary Hosea Cleveland[13] Barbara Jo Mullisa[13]

4th Congressional District[edit]

General election candidates

• Trey Gowdy - Incumbenta
• Curtis McLaughlin^[39]

5th Congressional District[edit]

General election candidates

• Mick Mulvaney - Incumbenta
• Tom Adams^[40]
• Robert McGee - Write-in

6th Congressional District[edit]

General election candidates

• James Clyburna^[8]
• Anthony Culler^[8]
• Kevin Umbaugh

June 10, 2014, primary results

Democratic Primary James Clyburn - Incumbenta[41] Karen Smith[13]

Republican Primary Anthony Cullera[13] Leon Winn[42]

Third Party Candidates

• Kevin Umbaugh^[13]

7th Congressional District[edit]

General election candidates

• Tom Rice - Incumbenta
• Gloria Bromell Tinubu^[43]

State Executives[edit]

State executive official elections in South Carolina[edit]

See also: South Carolina state executive official elections, 2014 and State executive official elections, 2014

Ten state executive positions were up for election in 2014 in the state of South Carolina.

The following offices were elected in 2014 in South Carolina:

• Governor of South Carolina
• Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina
• South Carolina Attorney General
• South Carolina Secretary of State
• South Carolina Treasurer
• South Carolina Controller
• South Carolina Auditor
• South Carolina Superintendent
• South Carolina Agriculture Commissioner
• South Carolina Adjutant General

List of candidates by office[edit]

Note: The filing deadline for candidates was March 30, 2014.

Governor[edit]

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General election[edit]

Nikki Haley - Incumbent^[44][45]
Vincent Sheheen - State Senator^[46]
Steve French^[47]
Morgan Reeves - United Citizens Party candidate^[46]

Withdrawn[edit]

Ralph Allen Beach^[48][46]
Tom Ervin^[46][49]

Declined[edit]

Alan Wilson - Attorney General of South Carolina^[44]
Tom Davis - State Senator
Bobby Harrell, Jr., Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives^[44]
Glenn McConnell - Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina^[50]
Mick Mulvaney - U.S. Representative^[44]
Tim Scott - U.S. Senator^[44]

Lieutenant Governor[edit]

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General election[edit]

Bakari Sellers - State representative^[51][52][53]
Henry McMaster - former South Carolina Attorney General ^[46]

Defeated in primary or runoff[edit]

Mike Campbell^[54]
Ray Moore^[54]

Ineligible to run[edit]

John McGill - Incumbent

Withdrew[edit]

Pat McKinney - Retired Charleston developer^[55]
Glenn McConnell - Incumbent, withdrew to become President of the College of Charleston^[56][57]
Bill Connor - Orangeburg attorney^[51][46]
Ralph Norman - State representative^[58][46]

Attorney General[edit]

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Alan Wilson - Incumbent
Parnell Diggs - Attorney^[59]

Secretary of State[edit]

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Mark Hammond - Incumbent
Ginny Deerin - Democratic operative and nonprofit consultant^[60]

Down ballot offices[edit]

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Office	Incumbent	Assumed Office	Incumbent running?	General Election Candidates	2015 Winner	Partisan Switch?
Treasurer	Curtis Loftis, Jr.	2011	Yes	Curtis Loftis, Jr.	Curtis Loftis, Jr.	No
Comptroller General	Richard Eckstrom	2002	Yes	Richard Eckstrom Kyle Herbert	Richard Eckstrom	No
Superintendent of Education	Mick Zais	2011	No	Molly Mitchell Spearman Tom Thompson Ed Murray	Molly Mitchell Spearman	No
Commissioner of Agriculture	Hugh Weathers	2005	Yes	Hugh Weathers David Edmond Emile DeFelice	Hugh Weathers	No
Adjutant General	Robert E. Livingston, Jr.	2011	Yes	Robert E. Livingston, Jr.	Robert E. Livingston, Jr.	No

State House[edit]

State House elections in South Carolina[edit]

See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2014 and State legislative 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.

Majority control[edit]

See also: Partisan composition of state senates

Heading into the November 4 election, the Republican Party held the majority in the South Carolina House of Representatives:

South Carolina House of Representatives
Party		As of November 3, 2014	After November 4, 2014
	Democratic Party	46	46
	Republican Party	78	77
	Vacant	0	1
Total		124	124

List of candidates by district[edit]

Note: The filing deadline for candidates was March 30, 2014.

District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22 • District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27 • District 28 • District 29 • District 30 • District 31 • District 32 • District 33 • District 34 • District 35 • District 36 • District 37 • District 38 • District 39 • District 40 • District 41 • District 42 • District 43 • District 44 • District 45 • District 46 • District 47 • District 48 • District 49 • District 50 • District 51 • District 52 • District 53 • District 54 • District 55 • District 56 • District 57 • District 58 • District 59 • District 60 • District 61 • District 62 • District 63 • District 64 • District 65 • District 66 • District 67 • District 68 • District 69 • District 70 • District 71 • District 72 • District 73 • District 74 • District 75 • District 76 • District 77 • District 78 • District 79 • District 80 • District 81 • District 82 • District 83 • District 84 • District 85 • District 86 • District 87 • District 88 • District 89 • District 90 • District 91 • District 92 • District 93 • District 94 • District 95 • District 96 • District 97 • District 98 • District 99 • District 100 • District 101 • District 102 • District 103 • District 104 • District 105 • District 106 • District 107 • District 108 • District 109 • District 110 • District 111 • District 112 • District 113 • District 114 • District 115 • District 116 • District 117 • District 118 • District 119 • District 120 • District 121 • District 122 • District 123 • District 124

Statewide ballot measures[edit]

Statewide ballot measure elections in South Carolina[edit]

See also: South Carolina 2014 ballot measures and 2014 ballot measures

Four ballot measures were certified for the 2014 ballot in the state of South Carolina.

Party-specific advisory questions appeared on the Democratic Party and Republican Party primary ballots.

On the ballot[edit]

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June 10:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
AQs	Democratic Primary Advisory Questions	Elections	Advises the state Democratic Party on three political issues	a
AQs	Republican Primary Advisory Questions	Elections	Advises the Republican Party on two political issues	a

November 4:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Gambling	Legalizes raffles conducted by non-profit organizations for charitable purposes	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Elections	Requires that the governor appoint the state’s adjutant general	a

School boards[edit]

School board elections in South Carolina[edit]

See also: List of school board elections in 2014 and South Carolina school board elections, 2014

In 2014, 670 of America's largest school districts held elections for 2,188 seats. These elections took place in 37 states.

State elections[edit]

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A total of 23 South Carolina school districts among America's largest school districts by enrollment held elections in 2014 for 95 seats. Kershaw County School District held its election on June 10, 2014. The other 22 districts held elections on November 4, 2014.

Here are several quick facts about South Carolina's school board elections in 2014:

• An average of 1.67 candidates ran for each board seat up for election in 2014 in South Carolina’s largest school districts by enrollment, which was lower than the national average of 1.89 candidates per seat.
• 44.21 percent of the school board seats on the ballot in 2014 were unopposed. This was a higher percentage than the 32.57 percent of school board seats that were unopposed nationally.

• 77.89 percent of the incumbents whose seats were on the ballot ran for re-election in 2014, and they retained 62.11 percent of the total seats up for election.
• A total of 34 newcomers were elected to school boards in South Carolina. They took 35.79 percent of the total seats in 2014, which was lower than the 38.19 percent of school board seats that went to newcomers nationally.
• The largest school district by enrollment with an election in 2014 was Greenville County School District with 71,930 K-12 students.
• The smallest school district by enrollment with an election in 2014 was Anderson School District One with 9,246 K-12 students.
• The Beaufort County School District had the most seats on the ballot in 2014 with seven seats up for election.
• The School District of Oconee County had the fewest seats on the ballot in 2014 with two seats up for election.

The districts listed below served 491,536 K-12 students during the 2010-2011 school year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.^[61] Click on the district names for more information on the district and its school board elections.

2014 South Carolina School Board Elections
District	Date	Seats up for election	Total board seats	Student enrollment
Kershaw County School District	6/10/2014	4	9	10,359
Aiken County Public School District	11/4/2014	5	9	24,632
Anderson School District One	11/4/2014	4	7	9,246
Anderson School District Five	11/4/2014	4	9	12,501
Beaufort County School District	11/4/2014	7	11	19,648
Berkeley County School District	11/4/2014	4	9	29,400
Charleston County School District	11/4/2014	5	9	43,654
Darlington County School District	11/4/2014	4	8	10,693
District 5 of Lexington and Richland Counties	11/4/2014	4	7	16,699
Dorchester School District Two	11/4/2014	4	7	22,762
Florence Public School District One	11/4/2014	4	9	15,919
Fort Mill Schools	11/4/2014	4	7	10,310
Georgetown County School District	11/4/2014	4	9	9,789
Greenville County School District	11/4/2014	6	12	71,930
Horry County Schools	11/4/2014	6	12	38,534
Lancaster County School District	11/4/2014	4	7	11,696
Lexington School District One	11/4/2014	3	7	22,694
Richland County School District One	11/4/2014	3	7	24,220
Richland School District Two	11/4/2014	4	7	25,667
Rock Hill Schools - York County District 3	11/4/2014	3	7	17,343
School District of Oconee County	11/4/2014	2	5	10,606
School District of Pickens County	11/4/2014	3	6	16,319
Sumter School District	11/4/2014	4	7	16,915

Voting in South Carolina[edit]

See also: Voting in South Carolina

Important voting information[edit]

• A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. South Carolina utilizes an open primary system, in which registered voters do not have to be members of a party to vote in that party's primary. Voters must take an oath affirming that they have not voted in another party's primary.^{[3][4][62][63]}

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

• South Carolina has implemented an online voter registration system. Residents can register to vote by visiting this website.

Voting absentee[edit]

See also: Absentee voting by state

For information about eligibility, deadlines, military and overseas voting and updates to the voting laws in South Carolina, please visit our absentee voting by state page.

Voting early[edit]

See also: Early voting

South Carolina is one of eight states that allow early voting but require an excuse to vote early. Early voting begins as soon as ballots become available and ends at 5 p.m. the day prior to Election Day. To vote early, a voter needs to provide an excuse for why they will be unable to vote at the polls during normal voting hours. Those who qualify for an absentee ballot also qualify to vote early.^[64][65]

Elections Performance Index[edit]

See also: Pew Charitable Trusts' Elections Performance Index

South Carolina ranked 40th out of the 50 states and District of Columbia in the Pew Charitable Trusts' Elections Performance Index (EPI), based on the 2012 elections. The EPI examined election administration performance and assigned an average percentage score based on 17 indicators of election performance. These indicators were chosen in order to determine both the convenience and integrity of these three phases of an election: registration, voting and counting. South Carolina received an overall score of 58 percent.^[66]

See also[edit]

Footnotes[edit]

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