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Mark Burns (South Carolina)
Mark Burns (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent South Carolina's 3rd Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary runoff on June 25, 2024.
Biography
Mark Burns was born in Anderson, South Carolina. He served in the South Carolina Army National Guard. His career experience includes working as a minister.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: South Carolina's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024
South Carolina's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024 (June 11 Republican primary)
South Carolina's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024 (June 11 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House South Carolina District 3
Sheri Biggs defeated Bryon Best and Michael Bedenbaugh in the general election for U.S. House South Carolina District 3 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sheri Biggs (R) | 71.7 | 248,451 |
 | Bryon Best (D)  | 25.3 | 87,735 | |
 | Michael Bedenbaugh (Alliance Party) | 2.9 | 9,918 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 609 | ||
| Total votes: 346,713 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for U.S. House South Carolina District 3
Sheri Biggs defeated Mark Burns in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House South Carolina District 3 on June 25, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sheri Biggs | 51.0 | 28,156 |
 | Mark Burns | 49.0 | 27,064 | |
| Total votes: 55,220 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 3
Bryon Best defeated Frances Guldner in the Democratic primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 3 on June 11, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bryon Best | 62.4 | 5,188 |
 | Frances Guldner | 37.6 | 3,129 | |
| Total votes: 8,317 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Daniel Duncan (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 3
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 3 on June 11, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mark Burns | 33.2 | 27,069 |
| ✔ | | Sheri Biggs | 28.8 | 23,523 |
 | Stewart Jones | 18.7 | 15,260 | |
 | Kevin Bishop | 11.0 | 8,972 | |
 | Franky Franco | 4.3 | 3,494 | |
| Elspeth Snow Murday | 2.1 | 1,754 | ||
 | Philip Healy | 1.9 | 1,552 | |
| Total votes: 81,624 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Andrew Adams (R)
- Jeff Duncan (R)
- Michael LaPierre (R)
- Patrick Orr (R)
Alliance Party convention
Alliance Party convention for U.S. House South Carolina District 3
Michael Bedenbaugh advanced from the Alliance Party convention for U.S. House South Carolina District 3 on April 20, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Bedenbaugh (Alliance Party) |
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Endorsements
Burns received the following endorsements.
- State Rep. Stewart Jones (R)
- Former President Donald Trump (R)
2022
See also: South Carolina's 4th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House South Carolina District 4
Incumbent William Timmons defeated Lee Turner in the general election for U.S. House South Carolina District 4 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | William Timmons (R) | 90.8 | 165,607 |
 | Lee Turner (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 9.2 | 16,758 | ||
| Total votes: 182,365 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ken Hill (D)
- Michael Chandler (Constitution Party)
Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Ken Hill advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 4.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Justin Bennett (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 4
Incumbent William Timmons defeated Mark Burns, Michael LaPierre, and George Abuzeid in the Republican primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 4 on June 14, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | William Timmons | 52.7 | 24,800 |
| Mark Burns | 23.8 | 11,214 | |
 | Michael LaPierre | 17.1 | 8,029 | |
 | George Abuzeid | 6.4 | 3,024 | |
| Total votes: 47,067 | |||
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Constitution convention
Constitution convention for U.S. House South Carolina District 4
Michael Chandler advanced from the Constitution convention for U.S. House South Carolina District 4 on March 26, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Michael Chandler (Constitution Party) | |
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2018
General election
General election for U.S. House South Carolina District 4
William Timmons defeated Brandon Brown and Guy Furay in the general election for U.S. House South Carolina District 4 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | William Timmons (R) | 59.6 | 145,321 |
 | Brandon Brown (D) | 36.6 | 89,182 | |
 | Guy Furay (American Party) | 3.8 | 9,203 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 244 | ||
| Total votes: 243,950 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House South Carolina District 4
Brandon Brown defeated Lee Turner in the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House South Carolina District 4 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brandon Brown | 62.1 | 7,097 |
| Lee Turner | 37.9 | 4,340 | |
| Total votes: 11,437 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for U.S. House South Carolina District 4
William Timmons defeated Lee Bright in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House South Carolina District 4 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | William Timmons | 54.3 | 37,096 |
 | Lee Bright | 45.7 | 31,236 | |
| Total votes: 68,332 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 4
Lee Turner and Brandon Brown advanced to a runoff. They defeated Eric Graben, Will Morin III, and J.T. Davis in the Democratic primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 4 on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lee Turner | 29.5 | 7,070 |
| ✔ | | Brandon Brown | 28.5 | 6,833 |
| Eric Graben | 25.7 | 6,174 | ||
 | Will Morin III | 9.1 | 2,192 | |
 | J.T. Davis | 7.2 | 1,733 | |
| Total votes: 24,002 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Chris Chastain (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 4
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 4 on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lee Bright | 25.0 | 16,742 |
| ✔ | | William Timmons | 19.2 | 12,885 |
 | Dan Hamilton | 18.6 | 12,494 | |
 | Josh Kimbrell | 11.1 | 7,465 | |
| James Epley | 8.0 | 5,386 | ||
 | Stephen Brown | 7.6 | 5,078 | |
 | Shannon Pierce | 3.6 | 2,442 | |
| Mark Burns | 2.5 | 1,662 | |
| Claude Schmid | 2.1 | 1,415 | ||
| Dan Albert | 0.8 | 510 | ||
| John Marshall Mosser | 0.7 | 457 | ||
| Justin David Sanders | 0.5 | 354 | ||
 | Barry Bell | 0.3 | 200 | |
| Total votes: 67,090 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jordan Brown (R)
- J. Alan Ruff (R)
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Mark Burns did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
Burns’ campaign website stated the following:
| “ |
Secure Our Borders Mark Burns is committed to revisiting the 14th Amendment and implementing the Ellis Island Project, ensuring that only immigrants who can contribute to our nation's growth, enter right correct and legal way. This is a bold step towards securing our borders and protecting our way of life.
With the rule of law under constant attack, Mark Burns is committed to upholding our constitutional rights, especially the Second Amendment, which is under siege.
Tired of Bidenomics? Mark Burns is dedicated to reversing the economic damage done by the failed policies of Joe Biden and implementing policies that will grow our economy, create jobs, and restore prosperity. Placing priorities on American businesses and families.
Pushing back against the "woke" agenda, particularly in the context of Critical Race Theory (CRT) and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) policies, has become a significant issue in American society. You can't defeat racism with racist policies like CRT & DEI. [2] |
” |
| —Mark Burns' campaign website (2024)[3] | ||
2022
Mark Burns did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Mark Burns For U.S. Congress, "About Mark Burns," accessed June 7, 2024
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Mark Burns’ campaign website, “Why Pastor Mark Burns?,” accessed June 7, 2024
