United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 2014

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Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 2014^[1]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Republican	734,456	63.55%	6	-
	Democratic	382,208	33.07%	1	—
	Libertarian	25,145	2.18%	0	—
	Labor	4,158	0.36%	0	—
	Others	9,815	0.85%	0	—
Totals		1,155,782	100.00%	7	-

District 1

The 1st district is located on the Atlantic coastal plain, from Seabrook Island to the border with North Carolina and includes most of Charleston and Myrtle Beach. The incumbent is Republican Mark Sanford, who has represented the district since 2013, and previously from 1995 to 2001. He was elected with 54% of the vote in a special election in 2013 and the district has a PVI of R+11.

He is running for re-election unopposed.^[2]

General election

Results

South Carolina's 1st Congressional District, 2014^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Sanford (Incumbent)	119,392	93.41
	Write-Ins		8,423	6.59
Total votes			127,815	100
	Republican hold

District 2

The 2nd district is located in central South Carolina. The incumbent is Republican Joe Wilson, who has represented the district since 2001. He was re-elected with 96% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of R+16.

Eddie McCain, who was the Libertarian nominee for the seat in 2010, challenged Wilson for the Republican nomination.^[2]

Ed Greenleaf and Phil Black ran for the Democratic nomination.^[2] Harold Geddings III of the Labor Party is also running.^[2]

Primary election

Republican primary

Republican primary results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Wilson	43,687	81.61
	Republican	Eddie McCain	9,842	18.39
Total votes			53,529	100

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Phil Black	6,699	54.19
	Democratic	Ed Greenleaf	5,663	45.81
Total votes			12,362	100

General election

Results

South Carolina's 2nd Congressional District, 2014^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Wilson (Incumbent)	121,649	62.45
	Democratic	Phil Black	68,719	35.28
	Labor Party	Harold Geddings III	4,158	2.13
	Write-Ins		282	0.14
Total votes			194,808	100
	Republican hold

District 3

The 3rd district is located in western South Carolina. The incumbent is Republican Jeff Duncan, who has represented the district since 2011. He was re-elected with 67% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of R+18.

Hosea Cleveland and Barbara Jo Mullis ran for the Democratic nomination.^[2]

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Barbara Jo Mullis	4,989	66.61
	Democratic	Hosea Cleveland	2,501	33.39
Total votes			7,490	100

General election

Results

South Carolina's 3rd Congressional District, 2014^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Duncan (Incumbent)	116,741	71.18
	Democratic	Barbara Jo Mullis	47,181	28.77
	Write-Ins		87	0.05
Total votes			164,009	100
	Republican hold

District 4

The 4th district is located in Upstate South Carolina. The incumbent is Republican Trey Gowdy, who has represented the district since 2011. He was re-elected with 65% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of R+15.

Libertarian Curtis E. McLaughlin was the only other candidate running.^[2]

General election

Results

South Carolina's 4th Congressional District, 2014^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Trey Gowdy (Incumbent)	126,452	84.84
	Libertarian	Curtis E. McLaughlin, Jr.	21,969	14.74
	Write-Ins		628	0.42
Total votes			149,049	100
	Republican hold

District 5

The 5th district is located in northern South Carolina. The incumbent is Republican Mick Mulvaney, who has represented the district since 2011. He was re-elected with 56% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of R+9.

Fort Mill Town Councilman Tom Adams ran for the Democrats.^[5]

General election

Results

South Carolina's 5th Congressional District, 2014^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mick Mulvaney (Incumbent)	103,078	58.85
	Democratic	Tom Adams	66,802	38.14
	Working Families	Tom Adams	5,183	2.96
	Total	Tom Adams	71,985	41.10
	Write-Ins		82	0.05
Total votes			175,145	100
	Republican hold

District 6

The 6th district is located in central and southwestern South Carolina. The incumbent is Democrat Jim Clyburn, who has represented the district since 1993. He was re-elected with 94% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of D+21.

Karen Smith challenged Clyburn for the Democratic nomination.^[2]

Anthony Culler, Kevin R. Umbaugh and Leon Winn ran for the Republican nomination, though Umbaugh withdrew from the race.^[2]

Primary election

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Clyburn	37,429	85.98
	Democratic	Karen Smith	6,101	14.02
Total votes			43,530	100

Republican primary

Republican primary results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Anthony Culler	10,377	66.49
	Republican	Leon Winn	5,231	33.51
Total votes			15,608	100

General election

Results

South Carolina's 6th Congressional District, 2014^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Clyburn (Incumbent)	125,747	72.51
	Republican	Anthony Culler	44,311	25.55
	Libertarian	Kevin Umbaugh	3,176	1.83
	Write-Ins		198	0.11
Total votes			173,432	100
	Democratic hold

District 7

The 7th district is located in northeastern South Carolina. The incumbent is Republican Tom Rice, who has represented this newly created district since 2013. He was elected with 56% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of R+7.

Economist and nominee for the seat in 2012 Gloria Bromell Tinubu ran for the Democrats.^[6]

General election

Results

South Carolina's 7th Congressional District, 2014^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Rice (Incumbent)	102,833	59.95
	Democratic	Gloria Bromell-Tinubu	68,576	39.98
	Write-Ins		115	0.07
Total votes			171,524	100
	Republican hold

References

↑ http://history.house.gov/Institution/Election-Statistics/Election-Statistics/
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External links

[1] ttp://history.house.gov/Institution/Election-Statistics/Election-Statistics/

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United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 2014

Contents

Overview

District 1

General election

Results

District 2

Primary election

Republican primary

Democratic primary

General election

Results

District 3

Democratic primary

General election

Results

District 4

General election

Results

District 5

General election

Results

District 6

Primary election

Democratic primary

Republican primary

General election

Results

District 7

General election

Results

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References

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