Jim Hinkle

Jim Hinkle

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Jim Hinkle was a 2016 American candidate who sought election to the U.S. Senate from South Carolina. Hinkle was defeated by Rebel Scarborough at the party convention.

Elections

2016

See also: United States Senate election in South Carolina, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated South Carolina's U.S. Senate race as safely Republican. Incumbent Tim Scott (R) defeated Thomas Dixon (D), Bill Bledsoe (Libertarian/Constitution), and Rebel Scarborough (American) in the general election on November 8, 2016. No candidate faced a primary opponent on June 14, 2016. Scarborough defeated Jim Hinkle at convention.

U.S. Senate, South Carolina General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Tim Scott Incumbent	60.6%	1,241,609
	Democratic	Thomas Dixon	36.9%	757,022
	Libertarian	Bill Bledsoe	1.8%	37,482
	American	Rebel Scarborough	0.6%	11,923
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	1,857
Total Votes				2,049,893
Source: South Carolina Secretary of State

Campaign themes

2016

The following issues were listed on Hinkle's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

“	Social Security: Social Security should return to its original purpose as a safety net. No elderly person should live in poverty and no one should view it as a retirement program. Health Care: Repeal the Affordable Health Care Act Economic Policy Changes: Currently there is approximately $2 Trillion of corporate money overseas parked there to avoid paying a high US corporate tax Lower the corporate rate to 25% and return the money to the U.S. Offer tax amnesty for returned money with a onetime tax deduction of $20 Billion. Listen to corporate executives with ideas to grow the economy and middle class. Taxes: Undertake serious discussion on converting our current income tax system to a flat tax or consumption tax. End crony capitalism by ending current loopholes. Support a greed tax on income and benefits that exceed $5M per year. Exclude the job creator class such as small businessmen or corporate executives. Education: Revise the thinking that every disadvantaged child needs a college education with student loans backed by the taxpayer. Many young people are not academically suited for college and should have careers steered in a different direction. Vocational and technical education should be part of the system. At any given time there are millions of job openings in the service and blue collar industries. This country is in constant need of truck drivers, IT technicians, plumbers, electricians, HVAC specialists, mechanics, just to name a few.	”
—Jim Hinkle's campaign website, https://jimehinkle.com/issues-positions/

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See also

• United States Senate
• United States Senate election in South Carolina, 2016

External links

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Footnotes

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South Carolina's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Lindsey Graham (R)

Tim Scott (R)

Representatives

District 1

Nancy Mace (R)

District 2

Joe Wilson (R)

District 3

Sheri Biggs (R)

District 4

William Timmons (R)

District 5

Ralph Norman (R)

District 6

James Clyburn (D)

District 7

Russell Fry (R)

Republican Party (8)

Democratic Party (1)