Mal Hyman

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Mal Hyman

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November 5, 2024

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Mal Hyman (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent South Carolina's 7th Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Mal Hyman's career experience includes working as a professor.

Elections

2024

See also: South Carolina's 7th Congressional District election, 2024

South Carolina's 7th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 11 Democratic primary)

South Carolina's 7th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 11 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House South Carolina District 7

Incumbent Russell Fry defeated Mal Hyman in the general election for U.S. House South Carolina District 7 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Russell Fry (R)	64.9	240,326
		Mal Hyman (D)	35.0	129,522
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	481

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 370,329
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 7

Mal Hyman defeated Daryl Scott in the Democratic primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 7 on June 11, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mal Hyman	50.8	12,617
		Daryl Scott	49.2	12,218

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 24,835
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Russell Fry advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 7.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Hyman in this election.

2018

See also: South Carolina's 7th Congressional District election, 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

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 239,554
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• 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

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	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

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	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

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 45,878
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jon James (R)
• Johnny Ray (R)

2016

See also: South Carolina's 7th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Tom Rice (R) defeated Mal Hyman (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Neither candidate faced a primary opponent.

U.S. House, South Carolina District 7 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Tom Rice Incumbent	61%	176,468
	Democratic	Mal Hyman	38.9%	112,744
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	251
Total Votes				289,463
Source: South Carolina Secretary of State

Campaign themes

2024

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Campaign website

Hyman’s campaign website stated the following:

“	HEALTHCARE “I’ll fight to make healthcare a right, not a privilege.“ ECONOMY "It is time for the wealthy to pay their fair share in taxes to fund new investments in America.” ENVIRONMENT “Protecting the environment is crucial to the future of South Carolina.” FAMILY and COMMUNITY “As a Democrat, I believe in strong families for South Carolina.” FOREIGN POLICY "I believe in peace through strength and common sense." SOCIAL SECURITY “Social Security must be increased to provide dignity to seniors.“ EDUCATION “Education is one of the most important issues facing the state of South Carolina, and the whole country.” JUSTICE FOR ALL “I believe the open wounds of our past demand a new commitment to criminal justice.”	”
—Mal Hyman’s campaign website (2024)

2016

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

“	Economy: Our national economy has made great strides since the Great Recession of 2008, but recovery has stalled. Unemployment and underemployment rates are far too high, minimum wage is too low, and millions of Americans still do not have enough to eat. Environment: Protecting the environment is crucial to the future of South Carolina. Environmental issues impact so many aspects of our lives - from the economic impact of fossil fuels, to international security issues created by scarce resources across the globe. Protecting our environment and making strategic choices for the future of our planet’s resources is common sense for the common good. Education: Education is one of the most important issues facing the state of South Carolina, and the whole country. I have been an educator for more than four decades, teaching people of all ages, and all walks of life. I know what we need to make education a priority for legislators, community leaders, teachers, and students. Family and Community: As a Democrat, I believe that investing in dignity for children strengthens families. Investing in opportunity for students strengthens families. Guaranteed healthcare and decent wages strengthens families. Paid family leave and sick leave strengthens families. Investing in veterans and seniors strengthens families. Investing in our veterans and senors strengthens families. A deeper commitment to a common sense criminal justice strengthens families. Healthcare in America: Twenty-nine million Americans still lack medical coverage and millions more are under-insured. I believe that the common sense approach is universal coverage with the single payer plan. You have the freedom to choose your doctor—you have the freedom to choose your hospital, and run by the states, not the federal government. This will markedly cut health care costs, make our businesses more competitive, and lower the national debt. I believe that paid sick leave and paid maternity leave are rights.	”
—Mal Hyman's campaign website, http://www.malhyman.com/

Campaign finance summary

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Mal Hyman campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	U.S. House South Carolina District 7	Lost general	$89,555	$89,555
2018	U.S. House South Carolina District 7	Lost primary runoff	$45,560	N/A**
Grand total			$135,115	$89,555
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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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)