South Carolina Elections, South Carolina Candidates and Politics

South Carolina
Elections & Elected Officials

Filing Deadline (Major Parties): March 2010
Filing Deadline (Independents): July 2010
Filing Deadline (Other Parties): August 2010
Primary: June 2010
Runoff: June 2010

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Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2010.

GOVERNOR:
Mark Sanford (R)
* Term-Limited in 2010.

Active Candidates:

Gresham Barrett (R)
Congressman, Ex-State Rep., Businessman & Army Veteran

Andre Bauer (R)
Lt. Governor, Ex-State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & Teacher

Larry Grooms (R)
State Sen. & Businessman

Nikki Haley (R)
State Rep. & Businesswoman

Henry McMaster (R)
Attorney General, Ex-State GOP Chair & Ex-US Attorney

Dwight Drake (D)
Attorney, Lobbist & Vietnam War Veteran

Amos Elliott (D)
Minister

Robert Ford (D)
State Sen., Ex-Charleston City Councilman, Real Estate Developer & Ex-Civil Rights Activist

Mullins McLeod (D)
Attorney & Democratic Activist

Jim Rex (D)
State Superintendent of Education

Vincent Sheheen (D)
State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & Attorney

Morgan Bruce Reeves (Independent)
Construction Company CEO & '08 Richland-Lexington School Board Candidate

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Andre Bauer (R)
* Candidate for Governor in 2010.

Active Candidates:

Ken Ard (R)
Florence County Councilman
Bill Connor (R)
Attorney & Army Reserve Officer
Tim Scott (R)
State Rep., Ex-Charleston County Council Chair & Businessman

SECRETARY OF STATE:
Mark Hammond (R)

Active Candidates:

Marjorie Johnson (D)
Retired Civil Servant & Democratic Activist

STATE TREASURER:
Converse Chellis (R)

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Henry McMaster (R)
* Candidate for Governor in 2010.

Active Candidates:

Robert Bolchoz (R)
Ex-Chief Deputy Attorney General & Ex-Special Assistant US Attorney
Leighton Lord (R)
Attorney & Ex-Congressional Aide
Alan Wilson (R)
Ex-Assistant Attorney General, Iraq War Veteran & Son of US Rep. Joe Wilson
David Pascoe (D)
First Circuit Solicitor

COMPTROLLER GENERAL:
Richard Eckstrom (R)

STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION:
Jim Rex (D)
* Candidate for Governor in 2010.

Active Candidates:

Frank Holleman (D)
Ex-US Deputy Education Secretary & Attorney
Elizabeth Moffly (R)
Construction Contractor & Homeschooler
Brent Nelson (R)
College Professor
Kelly Payne (R)
Teacher
Mick Zais (R)
Retired Army General, President of Newberry College, Member of Commission on Higher Education
Tim Moultrie (Libertarian)
Teacher, Ex-State Party Chair, Anti-Tax Activist

ADJUTANT GENERAL:
Stan Spears (R) | Campaign Site

Active Candidates:

Dean Allen (R)
Author, Financial Planner, GOP Activist & Vietnam War Veteran
Brian Frank (R)
Honorably Served In The Army, National Guard, US Army Reserves.
Bob Livingston (R)
Major General in the SC National Guard, Owner/President Gregory Electric

STATE AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER:
Hugh Weathers (R) | Campaign Site

SOUTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY:

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U.S. SENATORS:

Lindsey Graham (R) | Campaign Site
* Next Election in 2014.

Jim DeMint (R) | Campaign Site
* Next Election in 2010.

Active Candidates:

Chad McGowan (D)
Attorney
Mike Ruckes (D)
Retired Auto Company Executive

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Henry Brown (R)
* Retiring in 2010.

Active Candidates:

Ryan Buckhannon (R)
Isle of Palms City Councilman & Chiropractor
Carroll “Tumpy” Campbell III (R)
Ex-State Ports Authority Board Member, Businessman & Son of Ex-Gov. Campbell
Chip Campsen (R)
State Sen., Ex-State Rep., Attorney & Businessman
Mark Fava (R)
Ex-Mount Pleasant Town Councilman, Attorney, Businessman & Navy Veteran
Katherine Jenerette (R)
Ex-Congressional Aide, Gulf War Veteran, '08 Candidate & '04 State Sen. Nominee
Jimmy Merrill (R)
State Rep., Ex-State GOP Political Director, Public Relations Executive & Ex-Congressional Aide
Robert Burton (D)
Ex-Housing Authority Commissioner, USAF Reserve Officer & Iraq War Veteran
Robert Dobbs (D)
Restaurant Owner & Veteran
Dick Withington (D)
Retired Businessman, Navy Veteran

District 2:
A.G. "Joe" Wilson (R) | Campaign Site

Active Candidates:

Rob Miller (D)
Iraq War Veteran & '08 Nominee

District 3:
J. Gresham Barrett (R)
* Candidate for Governor in 2010.

Active Candidates:

Richard Cash (R)
Evangelical Pastor & Pro-Life Activist
Neal Collins (R)
Attorney
Jeff Duncan (R)
State Rep., Realtor & Auctioneer
James Galyean (R)
Attorney & Ex-Congressional Aide
Shane Massey (R)
State Sen. & Attorney
Rex Rice (R)
State Rep. & Businessman
Mike Vasovski (R)
Physician & Ron Paul Campaign Activist
Brian "Ryan B" Doyle (D)
Paramedic
Jane Dyer (D)
FedEx Pilot, USAF Veteran & '08 Nominee
Tommy Carson III (Independent)
Anti-Tax Activist & '08 Candidate

District 4:
Bob Inglis (R) | Campaign Site

Active Candidates:

Trey Gowdy (R)
Spartanburg County Solicitor
Christina Jeffrey (R)
College Professor, GOP Activist, '08 State Rep. Candidate & '99 Candidate
Jim Lee (R)
IT Consultant, Ex-School Board Member & USAF Reservist
Rick Mahler (R)
Businessman
David Thomas (R)
State Sen., Ex-Greenville City Councilman & Attorney
Steven Edwards (Libertarian)
Tim Carnes (Independent)
Computer Database Administrator, Baptist Pastor & '08 Candidate
Ted Christian (Independent)
Stock Market Investor, Ex-Aeronautical Engineer & '08 Candidate

District 5:
John Spratt (D) | Campaign Site

Active Candidates:

Mick Mulvaney (R)
State Sen. & Businessman
Albert Spencer (R)
College Professor & '04/'08 Nominee

District 6:
Jim Clyburn (D) | House Leadership Site | Campaign Site

Active Candidates:

Phillip A. Hoover (R)
Served on the Board of the South Carolina Association Of Nurse Anesthetists

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STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

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> Libertarian Party of South Carolina
> South Carolina Republican Party
> South Carolina Working Families Party

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