| The Green Papers: South Carolina 2008 General Election |
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South Carolina
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress Primary: Tuesday 10 June 2008 Runoff (CD 4-R): Tuesday 24 June 2008 General Election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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If no candidate receives at least 50% of the vote in the 10 June primary, a runoff will be held between the top two vote-getters on Tuesday 24 June. The 10 June Primary is for Democratic and Republican candidates only. Candidates running unopposed for their Party's nomination will not appear on primary ballots. Voters may not vote in a political party’s runoff if they voted in another political party’s primary. However, voters who did not vote in either politicial party’s primary may vote in either politicial party’s runoff. 10 June 2008 primary returns from an official source. |
| President 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 8 (Winner-take-all) | |||||
| Green | former Congressman Cynthia A. McKinney Vice President: Rosa A. Clemente FEC P80004930: $132,856 |
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| Independent | Ralph Nader FEC P20000527: $2,434,472 |
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| U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 110th Senate Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
| Class 2 |
Republican | Senator Lindsey Olin Graham First elected: 2002 Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 Renominated - 10 June 2008 Primary |
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Received 49.64% of the Tuesday 10 June 2008 primary vote. FEC S8SC00118: $11,854 |
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| Democratic | Robert M. "Bob" Conley Received 50.36% of the Tuesday 10 June 2008 primary vote. Previously associated with the Republican Party FEC S8SC00126: $17,105 |
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| Republican | Senator Lindsey Olin Graham FEC S0SC00149: $4,045,935 |
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FEC S8SC00100: $432,870 |
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Did not file a petition to have his name placed on the 2008 General Election ballot. |
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| Class 3 | Republican | Senator Jim DeMint First elected: 2004. (also served in U.S. House- first elected: 1998; re-elected: 2000, 2002) Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors | |||||
| Republican | Governor Marshall C. "Mark" Sanford, Jr. First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006 Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. Open Chair - At term limit |
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| Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Republican | Lieutenant Governor Andre Bauer First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006 Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| 110th U.S. House of Representatives 2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 110th House | |||||
| Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 4 Republican (4 Renominated); 2 Democratic (2 Renominated) | |||||
| CD 1 {map} |
Republican | Congressman Henry E. Brown, Jr. First elected: 2000 Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 Renominated - 10 June 2008 Primary |
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FEC H6SC01136: $16,644 |
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| Democratic | Linda Ketner FEC H8SC01066: $1,000,067 |
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| Republican | Congressman Henry E. Brown, Jr. FEC H0SC01071: $775,280 |
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FEC H8SC01082: $5,634 |
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FEC H8SC01074: $42,219 |
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| CD 2 {map} |
Republican | Congressman Addison Graves "Joe" Wilson First Elected 18 December 2001 in a special election to fill the seat vacated by the death of Floyd Spence. Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 Renominated - 10 June 2008 Primary |
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FEC H8SC02072: $93,990 |
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| Democratic | Robert Lauransom "Rob" Miller FEC H8SC02080: $339,118 |
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FEC H8SC02098: $10,000 |
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| Republican | Congressman Addison Graves "Joe" Wilson FEC H2SC02059: $817,194 |
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| Write-in; (Constitution) | Steve Lefemine | ||||
| CD 3 {map} |
Republican | Congressman James Gresham "Gresham" Barrett First elected: 2002 Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 Renominated - 10 June 2008 Primary |
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| Democratic | Jane Ballard Dyer FEC H8SC03054: $20,684 |
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| Republican | Congressman James Gresham "Gresham" Barrett FEC H2SC03057: $872,637 |
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| Write-in | Brian Lamont "Ryan B" Doyle FEC H8SC03062: Financial report not available |
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| CD 4 {map} |
Republican | Congressman Robert D. "Bob" Inglis First elected: 2004 Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 Renominated - 10 June 2008 Primary |
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Received 32.76% in the 10 June Primary. Proceeds to 24 June runoff. Lost runoff. FEC H8SC04185: Financial report not available |
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| Democratic | Paul H. Corden Received 41.36% in the 10 June Primary. Proceeds to 24 June runoff. Won runoff. FEC H8SC04177: $29,970 |
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Received 25.89% in the 10 June Primary. FEC H8SC04193: Financial report not available |
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| Republican | Congressman Robert D. "Bob" Inglis FEC H2SC04022: $362,721 |
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FEC H8SC04169: $29,309 |
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| Green | C. Faye Walters FEC H6SC04130: Financial report not available |
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| CD 5 {map} |
Democratic | Congressman John McKee Spratt, Jr. First elected: 1982 Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 Renominated - 10 June 2008 Primary |
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| Democratic | Congressman John McKee Spratt, Jr. FEC H2SC05052: $1,005,222 |
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| Republican | Albert F. Spencer FEC H4SC05041: Financial report not available |
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| Constitution | Frank Waggoner FEC H8SC05083: Financial report not available |
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| CD 6 {map} |
Democratic | Congressman James E. "Jim" Clyburn Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 Renominated - 10 June 2008 Primary |
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| Democratic | Congressman James E. "Jim" Clyburn FEC H2SC02042: $2,564,046 |
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| Republican | Nancy Harrelson FEC H8SC06099: Financial report not available |
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| Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Republican | Secretary of State Mark Hammond First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006 Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Republican | Attorney General Henry McMaster First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006 Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Republican | Treasurer Converse A. Chellis, III Appointed: 3 August 2007 by the state Legislature Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Comptroller General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Republican | Comptroller General Richard A. Eckstrom First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006 Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Adjutant General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Republican | Adjutant General Stanhope S. "Stan" Spears First elected: 1994; re-elected: 1998, 2002, 2006 Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Commissioner of Agriculture 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Republican | Agriculture Commissioner Hugh E. Weathers Named Interim Commissioner of Agriculture for the State of South Carolina on 14 September 2004 by Governor Mark Sanford upon the suspension of Republican Agriculture Commissioner Charles "Charlie" Sharpe; first elected: 2006 Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Superintendent of Education 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Democratic | Education Superintendent Jim Rex First elected: 2006 Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such. |