Benjamin Dunn
Benjamin Dunn (Republican Party) ran for election to the South Carolina State Senate to represent District 20. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Elections
2020
See also: South Carolina State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for South Carolina State Senate District 20
Incumbent Dick Harpootlian defeated Benjamin Dunn in the general election for South Carolina State Senate District 20 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Dick Harpootlian (D) | 53.2 | 29,227 | |
 | Benjamin Dunn (R) | 46.6 | 25,562 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 108 | ||
| Total votes: 54,897 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Dick Harpootlian advanced from the Democratic primary for South Carolina State Senate District 20.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for South Carolina State Senate District 20
Benjamin Dunn defeated Randy Dickey in the Republican primary for South Carolina State Senate District 20 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Benjamin Dunn | 71.5 | 5,942 |
| Randy Dickey | 28.5 | 2,365 | ||
| Total votes: 8,307 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Moe Baddourah (R)
2018
General election
Special general election for South Carolina State Senate District 20
Dick Harpootlian defeated Benjamin Dunn in the special general election for South Carolina State Senate District 20 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Dick Harpootlian (D) | 52.3 | 21,408 | |
| Benjamin Dunn (R) | 47.6 | 19,481 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 55 | ||
| Total votes: 40,944 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Special Republican primary runoff for South Carolina State Senate District 20
Benjamin Dunn defeated John Holler in the special Republican primary runoff for South Carolina State Senate District 20 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Benjamin Dunn | 57.2 | 1,750 |
| John Holler | 42.8 | 1,312 | ||
| Total votes: 3,062 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for South Carolina State Senate District 20
Dick Harpootlian defeated Dayna Alane Smith and Kyle Lacio in the special Democratic primary for South Carolina State Senate District 20 on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Dick Harpootlian | 80.7 | 2,662 | |
| Dayna Alane Smith | 11.0 | 362 | ||
| Kyle Lacio | 8.3 | 275 | ||
| Total votes: 3,299 | |||
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Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for South Carolina State Senate District 20
Benjamin Dunn and John Holler advanced to a runoff. They defeated Christian Stegmaier and Bill Turbeville in the special Republican primary for South Carolina State Senate District 20 on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Benjamin Dunn | 32.3 | 1,254 |
| ✔ | John Holler | 24.7 | 960 | |
| Christian Stegmaier | 21.6 | 838 | ||
| Bill Turbeville | 21.3 | 827 | ||
| Total votes: 3,879 | |||
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2014
Dunn ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. Senate, to represent South Carolina.[1] He was defeated by incumbent Lindsey Graham in the Republican primary on June 10, 2014.[2]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lindsey Graham Incumbent |
56.4% | 178,093 | ||
| Lee Bright | 15.4% | 48,704 | ||
| Richard Cash | 8.3% | 26,246 | ||
| Det Bowers | 7.3% | 23,071 | ||
| Nancy Mace | 6.2% | 19,560 | ||
| Bill Connor | 5.3% | 16,847 | ||
| Benjamin Dunn | 1% | 3,195 | ||
| Total Votes | 315,716 | |||
| Source: Results via Associated Press |
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Polls
2014
| Republican primary | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poll | Lindsey Graham | Richard Cash | Lee Bright | Nancy Mace | Det Bowers | Bill Connor | Benjamin Dunn | Other/Someone else | Won't vote | Margin of Error | Sample Size | ||||||||
| Target Point (May 16-22, 2014) (dead link) | 56% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | +/-2.8 | 600 | ||||||||
| Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org | |||||||||||||||||||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2020 Elections
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Footnotes
