Phil Black (South Carolina)

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Phil Black

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

June 12, 2018

Education

High school

Riverside Military Academy

Bachelor's

University of Georgia

Personal

Religion

Christian: Baptist

Profession

Business

Contact

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Phil Black (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent South Carolina's 2nd Congressional District. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 12, 2018.

Elections

2018

See also: South Carolina's 2nd Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House South Carolina District 2

Incumbent Joe Wilson defeated Sean Carrigan and Sonny Narang in the general election for U.S. House South Carolina District 2 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joe Wilson (R)	56.3	144,642
		Sean Carrigan (D)	42.5	109,199
		Sonny Narang (American Party)	1.2	3,111
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	187

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 257,139
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Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House South Carolina District 2

Sean Carrigan defeated Annabelle Robertson in the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House South Carolina District 2 on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sean Carrigan	53.3	5,733
		Annabelle Robertson	46.7	5,016

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 10,749
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 2

Annabelle Robertson and Sean Carrigan advanced to a runoff. They defeated Phil Black in the Democratic primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 2 on June 12, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Annabelle Robertson	41.8	14,168
✔		Sean Carrigan	39.8	13,496
		Phil Black	18.4	6,225

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 33,889
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 2

Incumbent Joe Wilson advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 2 on June 12, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Joe Wilson

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2016

See also: South Carolina's 2nd Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Joe Wilson (R) faced no opposition in the Republican primary. He defeated Arik Bjorn (D) and Eddie McCain (American) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Bjorn defeated Phil Black in the Democratic primary. The Democratic primary required a runoff, and Bjorn ultimately triumphed by 44 votes. The primary elections took place on June 14, 2016.

U.S. House, South Carolina District 2 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Joe Wilson Incumbent	60.2%	183,746
	Democratic	Arik Bjorn	35.9%	109,452
	American	Eddie McCain	3.8%	11,444
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	354
Total Votes				304,996
Source: South Carolina Secretary of State

U.S. House, South Carolina District 2 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Arik Bjorn	50.1%	9,686
Phil Black	49.9%	9,642
Total Votes		19,328
Source: South Carolina Secretary of State

2014

See also: South Carolina's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2014

Black ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent South Carolina's 2nd District. Black defeated Ed Greenleaf in the Democratic primary. Phil Black lost the general election on November 4, 2014.

Election results

General election

U.S. House, South Carolina District 2 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Joe Wilson Incumbent	62.4%	121,649
	Democratic	Phil Black	35.3%	68,719
	Independent	Harold Geddings III	2.1%	4,158
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	282
Total Votes				194,808
Source: South Carolina State Election Commission

Democratic primary

U.S. House, South Carolina District 2 Democratic Primary, 2014

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Phil Black	54.2%	6,661
Ed Greenleaf	45.8%	5,636
Total Votes		12,297
Source: Results via Associated Press

2012

See also: South Carolina's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2012

Black ran as a Republican in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent South Carolina's 2nd District. Black was defeated by incumbent Joe Wilson in the June 12 Republican primary. The general election was November 6, 2012.

U.S. House, South Carolina District 2 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Joe Wilson Incumbent	80.6%	23,062
Phil Black	19.4%	5,557
Total Votes		28,619

2010

Black ran as a Republican against Joe Wilson in 2010, but he lost in the primary election with 17 percent of the vote.

2008

Black ran as a Republican against Joe Wilson in 2008, but he lost in the primary election with 14.88 percent of the vote.

Campaign finance summary

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Phil Black campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2018	U.S. House South Carolina District 2	Lost primary	$0	N/A**
Grand total			$0	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

See also

• United States House of Representatives
• South Carolina's 2nd Congressional District election, 2018
• South Carolina's 2nd Congressional District election, 2016
• South Carolina's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2014
• South Carolina's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2012
• South Carolina's 2nd Congressional District

External links

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• Official campaign website

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)