Bruce Fischer (South Carolina)
Bruce Fischer (Democratic Party) ran for election to the South Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 56. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Biography
Bruce Fischer was born in New York and lives in Longs, South Carolina. He joined the United States Army in 1966. He was deployed to Vietnam and went on to become an Army flight instructor after his tour of duty. Fischer earned a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from SUNY-Stony Brook. His career experience includes working in private practice, large hospital systems, and academia. He has two children.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 56
Incumbent Tim McGinnis defeated Bruce Fischer in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 56 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Tim McGinnis (R) | 65.5 | 17,223 | |
 | Bruce Fischer (D) | 34.5 | 9,072 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 19 | ||
| Total votes: 26,314 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Bruce Fischer advanced from the Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 56.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Tim McGinnis advanced from the Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 56.
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House South Carolina District 7
Incumbent Tom Rice defeated Robert Williams in the general election for U.S. House South Carolina District 7 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tom Rice (R) | 59.6 | 142,681 |
 | Robert Williams (D) | 40.3 | 96,564 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 309 | ||
| Total votes: 239,554 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Dick Withington (L)
Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House South Carolina District 7
Robert Williams defeated Mal Hyman in the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House South Carolina District 7 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Robert Williams | 51.4 | 7,729 |
 | Mal Hyman | 48.6 | 7,309 | |
| Total votes: 15,038 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 7
Robert Williams and Mal Hyman advanced to a runoff. They defeated Bill Hopkins and Bruce Fischer in the Democratic primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 7 on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Robert Williams | 41.3 | 14,222 |
| ✔ | | Mal Hyman | 29.7 | 10,225 |
 | Bill Hopkins | 17.8 | 6,122 | |
| Bruce Fischer | 11.2 | 3,863 | |
| Total votes: 34,432 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 7
Incumbent Tom Rice defeated Larry Guy Hammond in the Republican primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 7 on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tom Rice | 83.6 | 38,346 |
 | Larry Guy Hammond | 16.4 | 7,532 | |
| Total votes: 45,878 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jon James (R)
- Johnny Ray (R)
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Bruce Fischer did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2018
Fischer's campaign submitted the following campaign theme to Ballotpedia:
| “ | An experienced medical professional, Bruce believes that healthcare is a human right -- which is why he will work to pass Medicare-for-All legislation, as the best way to provide quality healthcare to everyone.[2] | ” |
| —Dr. Bruce Fischer for Congress campaign (2018)[1] | ||
See also
2020 Elections
External links
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- Campaign website
- Campaign Facebook page
- Campaign Twitter page
- Campaign Instagram page
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Ryan Thompson, member of Dr. Bruce Fischer for Congress campaign," February 13, 2018
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
