Larry Gaither

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Larry Gaither

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Last election

November 8, 2022

Larry Gaither (Green Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent South Carolina's 5th Congressional District. Gaither lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Elections

2022

See also: South Carolina's 5th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House South Carolina District 5

Incumbent Ralph Norman defeated Evangeline Hundley and Larry Gaither in the general election for U.S. House South Carolina District 5 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ralph Norman (R)	64.0	154,725
		Evangeline Hundley (D)	34.5	83,299
	Submit photo	Larry Gaither (G)	1.5	3,547
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	136

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 241,707
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 5

Evangeline Hundley defeated Kevin Eckert in the Democratic primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 5 on June 14, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Evangeline Hundley	57.6	11,257
	Submit photo	Kevin Eckert	42.4	8,274

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 19,531
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Ralph Norman advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 5.

Green convention

Green convention for U.S. House South Carolina District 5

Larry Gaither advanced from the Green convention for U.S. House South Carolina District 5 on May 7, 2022.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Larry Gaither (G)

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2016

See also: South Carolina's 5th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Mick Mulvaney (R) defeated Fran Person (D) and Rudy Barnes Jr. (American) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Mulvaney defeated Ray Craig in the Republican primary, while Person ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. Barnes defeated Larry Gaither at the party convention. The primary elections took place on June 14, 2016.

U.S. House, South Carolina District 5 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mick Mulvaney Incumbent	59.2%	161,669
	Democratic	Fran Person	38.7%	105,772
	American	Rudy Barnes Jr.	2%	5,388
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	177
Total Votes				273,006
Source: South Carolina Secretary of State

U.S. House, South Carolina District 5 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Mick Mulvaney Incumbent	78.3%	22,603
Ray Craig	21.7%	6,280
Total Votes		28,883
Source: South Carolina Secretary of State

Campaign themes

2022

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See also

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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)