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Patrick Orr
Patrick Orr (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent South Carolina's 3rd Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on June 11, 2024.
Orr completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Patrick Orr was born in Greenville, South Carolina. Orr served in the U.S. Navy from 1993 to 1997. He earned a bachelor's degree from the Medical University of South Carolina in 2006. Orr's career experience includes working as a director.[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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates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
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Orr in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on January 25, 2024
