The Green Papers: South Carolina 2023 General Election |
South Carolina
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress |
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If no candidate receives at least 50% of the vote in the primary, a runoff will be held between the top two vote-getters. Voters who voted in a party's primary, can vote only in the runoff of the same party. Voters who did not vote in the primary, may vote in either party's runoff.
The primary is for Democratic and Republican candidates only. Candidates running unopposed for their Party's nomination will not appear on primary ballots. A defeated primary candidate may not actively offer or campaign as a write-in candidate for the ensuing election. The use of posters or stickers on the ballot is not permitted. The voting machine provides for a voter to write-in a candidate. Write-in votes are not allowed in primary elections or the election of President or Vice-president. While the state permits fusion (a candidate may be nominated by multiple parties), if a candidate runs for and looses a primary (of any party), the candidate cannot appear on the November ballot. [Section 7-11-10] 13 May 2022: Governor Henry D. McMaster (Republican) signed S 0108 {Rat #165} that bans fusion voting (candidates can run under the banner of multiple parties) effective in 2023. The Alliance, Constitution, Green, Independence, Labor, Libertarian, United Citizens, and Working Families Parties may nominate by convention. 6 January 2023: The U.S. District Court strikes down the South Carolina U.S. House CD 1 boundaries as a violation of the Voting Rights Act. The court ordered the South Carolina General Assembly to present the Court with a remedial map no later than 31 March 2023. South Carolina Conference of the NAACP v Alexander, 3:21cv-3302. |
U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 118th Senate Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Class 2 | Republican | Senator Lindsey Olin Graham First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2008, 2014, 2020. Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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Candidate list (1) | |||||
Republican | Senator Lindsey Olin Graham FEC S0SC00149 |
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Class 3 | Republican | Senator Timothy E. "Tim" Scott Served in U.S. House- first elected: 2010; re-elected: 2012. Appointed to the U.S. Senate: 2 January 2013 (re: resignation of Senator James W. "Jim" DeMint [Republican]); first elected in a special election: 4 November 2014; re-elected: 2016, 2022. Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2028 12 April 2023: Announced Presidential Exploratory Committee. 12 November 2023: "I love America more today than I did on May 22nd, but when I go back to Iowa, it will not be as a presidential candidate. I am suspending my campaign...." |
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Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors | |||||
Republican | Governor Henry Dargan McMaster 24 January 2017: Ascended to the Governor's Chair following the resignation of Governor Nikki Randhawa Haley (Republican) who became United Nations Ambassador; first elected: 2018; re-elected: 2022. Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 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: 2022, 2026. (Beginning in 2018, the Lieutenant Governor will be elected on same ticket with the Governor.) | |||||
Republican | Lieutenant Governor Pamela S. Evette First elected: 2018; re-elected: 2022. Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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118th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2024, 2026. No Term Limit. 118th House | |||||
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 6 Republican (6 Undetermined); 1 Democratic (1 Undetermined) | |||||
Incumbent - 118th Congress | |||||
CD 1 | Republican | Member of Congress Nancy R. Mace First elected: 2020 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024 |
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Candidate list (5) - 119th Congress | |||||
Democratic | William McAdoo "Mac" Deford FEC H4SC01305; 30 Sep 23; Tot $107,383; Dsb $66,937 |
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Democratic | Benjamin "Ben" Frasier, Jr. FEC H6SC01136 |
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Democratic | Michael B. Moore FEC H4SC01297; 30 Sep 23; Tot $343,065; Dsb $248,802 |
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Republican | Austin Hugh Anderson FEC H4SC01289 |
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Republican | Member of Congress Nancy R. Mace FEC H0SC01394; 30 Sep 23; Tot $1,162,388; Dsb $442,456 |
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Incumbent - 118th Congress | |||||
CD 2 | Republican | Member of Congress Addison Graves "Joe" Wilson, Sr. First Elected 18 December 2001 in a special election to fill the seat vacated by the death of Floyd Spence. Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024 |
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Candidate list (2) - 119th Congress | |||||
Democratic | David Brown FEC H6SC02126 |
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Republican | Member of Congress Addison Graves "Joe" Wilson, Sr. FEC H2SC02059; 30 Sep 23; Tot $255,962; Dsb $264,909 |
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Incumbent - 118th Congress | |||||
CD 3 | Republican | Member of Congress Jeffrey D. "Jeff" Duncan First elected: 2010 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024 |
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Candidate list (3) - 119th Congress | |||||
Democratic | Daniel A. Duncan FEC H4SC03145 |
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Republican | Member of Congress Jeffrey D. "Jeff" Duncan FEC H0SC03077; 30 Sep 23; Tot $704,381; Dsb $510,009 |
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Independent | Elspeth Snow Murday FEC H4SC03137 |
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Incumbent - 118th Congress | |||||
CD 4 | Republican | Member of Congress William Richardson Timmons, IV First elected: 2018 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024 |
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Candidate list (2) - 119th Congress | |||||
Republican | state Representative Adam M. Morgan FEC H4SC04093 |
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Republican | Member of Congress William Richardson Timmons, IV FEC H8SC04250; 30 Sep 23; Tot $704,499; Dsb $273,467 |
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Incumbent - 118th Congress | |||||
CD 5 | Republican | Member of Congress Ralph W. Norman, Jr. First elected in a Special Election: 20 June 2017 [re: resignation of Member of Congress John Michael "Mick" Mulvaney (Republican) to become Director of the Office of Management and Budget in the Trump Administration] Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024 |
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Candidate list (2) - 119th Congress | |||||
Republican | Member of Congress Ralph W. Norman, Jr. FEC H8SC05158; 30 Sep 23; Tot $140,742; Dsb $57,509 |
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Independent | Elizabeth Tedder FEC H4SC05066 |
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Incumbent - 118th Congress | |||||
CD 6 | Democratic | Member of Congress James Enos "Jim" Clyburn First elected: 1992 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024 |
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Candidate list (4) - 119th Congress | |||||
Democratic | Gregg Marcel Dixon FEC H2SC06134; 30 Sep 23; Tot $60,583; Dsb $68,878 |
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Republican | former Walterboro Council Member Duke Buckner FEC H2SC06142; 30 Sep 23; Tot $4,381; Dsb $3,488 |
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Republican | Dennis Ray Whiteley FEC H4SC06130 |
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Nonpartisan | Justin Ginn FEC H4SC06122 |
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Incumbent - 118th Congress | |||||
CD 7 | Republican | Member of Congress Russell W. Fry First elected: 2022. Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024 |
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Candidate list (2) - 119th Congress | |||||
Democratic | Mal Hyman FEC H6SC07018 |
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Republican | Member of Congress Russell W. Fry FEC H2SC07280; 30 Sep 23; Tot $464,010; Dsb $417,329 |
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Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026 | |||||
Republican | Secretary of State John Mark "Mark" Hammond First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022. Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026 | |||||
Republican | Attorney General Michael Alan "Alan" Wilson First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014, 2018, 2022. Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026 | |||||
Republican | Treasurer Curtis M. "Curt" Loftis, Jr. First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014, 2018, 2022. Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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Comptroller General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026 | |||||
Democratic | Comptroller General Brian J. Gains Appointed 12 May 2023 by Governor Henry D. McMaster (Republican) [re: resignation of Comptroller General Richard A. Eckstrom]. As this was a recess appointment, he will serve until such time as the General Assembly shall elect a successor. Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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Candidate list (1) | |||||
Republican | Kirkman Finlay, III | ||||
23 March 2023: Comptroller General Richard A. Eckstrom, who was first elected in 2002; re-elected in 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, and 2022, announced his resignation effective 30 April 2023 following a $3.5 billion error in the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report. The state legislature will elect a replacement to fill the remainder of the 4 year term which ends in January 2027. | |||||
Commissioner of Agriculture 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026 | |||||
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; re-elected: 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022. Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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Superintendent of Education 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026 | |||||
Republican | Education Superintendent Ellen Weaver First elected: 2022. Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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. |
Major Parties Those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties. | |
Democratic (affiliates): 2 incumbents, 7 candidates | |
Republican: 15 incumbents, 12 candidates | |
Independents | |
Independent: 2 candidates | |
Nonpartisan: 1 candidate | |
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted. |
Notes |
Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot. |
Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change. |
"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary. When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details. If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements. |
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