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Eddie McCain (Republican Party) ran for election to the South Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 88. He lost in the Republican primary on June 9, 2020.

McCain was a 2016 American candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 2nd Congressional District of South Carolina.[1]

McCain was a 2014 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 2nd Congressional District of South Carolina.[2] Incumbent Joe Wilson defeated McCain in the Republican primary on June 10, 2014.[3]

He was a 2012 Republican candidate for District 39 of the South Carolina House of Representatives.

Elections

2020

See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 88

RJ May won election in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 88 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of RJ May
RJ May (R)
 
97.1
 
14,962
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.9
 
452

Total votes: 15,414
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for South Carolina House of Representatives District 88

RJ May defeated Michael Sturkie in the Republican primary runoff for South Carolina House of Representatives District 88 on June 23, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of RJ May
RJ May
 
53.2
 
1,378
Michael Sturkie
 
46.8
 
1,210

Total votes: 2,588
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 88

Michael Sturkie and RJ May advanced to a runoff. They defeated John Lastinger, Brian Duncan, and Eddie McCain in the Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 88 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Michael Sturkie
 
34.6
 
1,788
Image of RJ May
RJ May
 
24.5
 
1,268
John Lastinger
 
17.2
 
888
Brian Duncan
 
13.9
 
720
Image of Eddie McCain
Eddie McCain
 
9.8
 
504

Total votes: 5,168
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2016

See also: South Carolina's 2nd Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Joe Wilson (R) faced no opposition in the Republican primary. He defeated Arik Bjorn (D) and Eddie McCain (American) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Bjorn defeated Phil Black in the Democratic primary. The Democratic primary required a runoff, and Bjorn ultimately triumphed by 44 votes. The primary elections took place on June 14, 2016.[1][4]

U.S. House, South Carolina District 2 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJoe Wilson Incumbent 60.2% 183,746
     Democratic Arik Bjorn 35.9% 109,452
     American Eddie McCain 3.8% 11,444
     N/A Write-in 0.1% 354
Total Votes 304,996
Source: South Carolina Secretary of State


U.S. House, South Carolina District 2 Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngArik Bjorn 50.1% 9,686
Phil Black 49.9% 9,642
Total Votes 19,328
Source: South Carolina Secretary of State

2014

See also: South Carolina's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2014

McCain ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent South Carolina's 2nd District.[2] Joe Wilson defeated McCain in the Republican primary on June 10, 2014.[3]

U.S. House, South Carolina District 2 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJoe Wilson Incumbent 81.6% 43,528
Eddie McCain 18.4% 9,818
Total Votes 53,346
Source: Results via Associated Press

2012

See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2012

McCain filed to run in the 2012 election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 39. He would have run against Ralph Shealy Kennedy, Phil Perry, and Jim Wiszowaty in the Republican primary on June 12. Incumbent Marion Frye (R) did not run for re-election.[5][6]

Campaign themes

2020

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Campaign finance summary


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Eddie McCain campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2020South Carolina House of Representatives District 88Lost primary$4,800 N/A**
Grand total$4,800 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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