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Pat McKinney (South Carolina)
Pat McKinney was a Republican candidate for South Carolina Lieutenant Governor in the 2014 elections.[1]
Biography
McKinney has been a businessman for over 40 years. He retired in June 2013 as Managing Partner of Kiawah Partners, a real estate company.[2]
McKinney is on Gov. Nikki Haley's re-election finance team. He also served in this role during her 2010 campaign. He is on the board of Haley's foundation and was appointed by Haley to the State Ports Authority.[3]
Elections
2014
McKinney ran for election to the office of South Carolina Lieutenant Governor. McKinney came in second place in the Republican primary but withdrew rather than run in the runoff.[4][5]
Primary results
| Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, Republican Primary, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
 Henry McMaster |
43.6% | 131,546 | ||
| Mike Campbell |
23.9% | 72,204 | ||
| Pat McKinney (withdrew)[6] | 24.4% | 73,451 | ||
| Ray Moore | 8.1% | 24,335 | ||
| Total Votes | 301,536 | |||
| Election results via South Carolina State Elections Commission. | ||||
Endorsements
- Former S.C. Department of Commerce secretaries Joe Taylor, Bob Faith, and Charlie Way[7]
Campaign finance summary
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Personal
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McKinney and his wife Pam have three daughters and one grandchild.[2]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Pat + McKinney + South + Carolina + Lieutenant + Governor"
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Charleston City Paper, "Haley ally Pat McKinney to challenge Glenn McConnell for lieutenant governor," October 23, 2013
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Vote Pat McKinney, "About," accessed December 6, 2013
- ↑ The State, "EXCLUSIVE: Ally of SC Gov. Haley to run for lieutenant governor," October 11, 2013
- ↑ GoUpstate, "Retired Charleston developer to run for lieutenant governor," October 15, 2013 (dead link)
- ↑ ColaDaily.com "Pat McKinney withdraws from lieutenant governor race," June 12, 2014
- ↑ ColaDaily.com "Pat McKinney withdraws from lieutenant governor race," June 12, 2014
- ↑ The State, "ELECTION 2014: Lt. gov. candidate Pat McKinney receives endorsements from commerce secretaries," November 21, 2013
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