South Carolina Secretary of State election, 2010
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Previous election
Hammond first won election as the state's secretary of state in 2002. During the last election cycle, he was challenged in the state's Republican primary by Bill McKown and defeated him 125,016 (58.8%) votes to 87,744 (41.2%) votes. [1] In the general election contest, Hammond faced Democratic challenger Cheryl L. Footman, winning by 656,661 (61.2%) votes to 415,211 (38.7%) votes. [2]
Race tracking
Ballotpedia predicted a Republican would become South Carolina's new Secretary of State.
| 2010 Ballotpedia Race Rankings for South Carolina Secretary of State | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race Tracker | Race Rating | |||
| Ballotpedia | Likely Republican | |||
| Overall Call | Likely Republican | |||
General election
Results
| 2010 Race for Secretary of State - General Election [3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote Percentage | |
| Republican Party |  Mark Hammond
|
60.9% | |
| Democratic Party | Marjorie Johnson | 39.0% | |
| Write-In | 0.1% | ||
| Total Votes | 1,322,835 | ||
Finances
According to Follow the Money, the breakdown of campaign finances for each of the candidates is as follows:
| South Carolina Secretary of State Campaign Finance | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Total Contributions | |||||||||||||
| Mark Hammond[4] | $42,600 | |||||||||||||
| Marjorie Johnson[5] | $11,782 | |||||||||||||
Endorsements
- Communications Workers of America (CWA) [6]
- South Carolina AFL-CIO [7]
June 8, 2010 primary election
March 30 was the deadline for filing nominating signatures. Retired public relations executive Marjorie Johnson (D)[8] ran unopposed, as did incumbent Mark Hammond (R).
External links
- List of Republican candidates qualified for South Carolina's June 8 Secretary of State primary
- List of Democratic candidates qualified for South Carolina's June 8 Secretary of State primary
- Green Paper's list of candidates for South Carolina Secretary of State, 2010
General Election candidates
References
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission - 2006 Republican Primary Election Results
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission - 2006 General Election Results
- ↑ South Carolina State Ethics Commission - 2010 General Election Results
- ↑ Follow the Money.org, "Mark Hammond candidate summary," May 16, 2011
- ↑ Follow the Money.org, "Marjorie Johnson candidate summary," May 16, 2011
- ↑ Communication Workers of America - Endorsements
- ↑ AFL-CIO - 2010 Endorsements
- ↑ The State "Woman running for S.C. secretary of state" 8 Oct. 2009
