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South Carolina's 1st Congressional District election, 2016

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South Carolina's 1st Congressional District

General Election Date
November 8, 2016

Primary Date
June 14, 2016

November 8 Election Winner:
Mark Sanford Republican Party
Incumbent prior to election:
Mark Sanford Republican Party
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Race Ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid R[1]
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe R[2]
Rothenberg & Gonzales: Safe R[3]

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2016 U.S. Senate Elections

2016 U.S. House Elections

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The 1st Congressional District of South Carolina held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 8, 2016.

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Mark Sanford (R) defeated Dimitri Cherny (D), Michael Grier Jr. (Libertarian), and Albert Travison (American) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Sanford defeated Jenny Horne in the Republican primary on June 14, 2016.[4][5]

Candidate Filing Deadline Primary Election General Election
March 30, 2016
June 14, 2016
November 8, 2016

Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. South Carolina utilizes an open primary system, in which registered voters do not have to be members of a party to vote in that party's primary. Voters must take an oath affirming that they have not voted in another party's primary.[6][7]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.


Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Mark Sanford (R), who was first elected in a special election in 2013.

South Carolina's 1st Congressional District is located in the southeastern portion of the state. The First District stretches along the eastern coast of South Carolina, from Hilton Head Island through Charleston County. It includes portions of Beaufort, Berkely, Charleston, Colleton, and Dorchester counties.[8]

Election results

General election

U.S. House, South Carolina District 1 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMark Sanford Incumbent 58.6% 190,410
     Democratic Dimitri Cherny 36.8% 119,799
     Libertarian Michael Grier Jr. 3.6% 11,614
     American Albert Travison 0.9% 2,774
     N/A Write-in 0.2% 593
Total Votes 325,190
Source: South Carolina Secretary of State

Primary election

U.S. House, South Carolina District 1 Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngMark Sanford Incumbent 55.6% 21,299
Jenny Horne 44.4% 17,001
Total Votes 38,300
Source: South Carolina Secretary of State

Candidates

General election candidates:

Republican Party Mark SanfordApproveda
Democratic Party Dimitri Cherny
Libertarian Party Michael Grier Jr.
Grey.png Albert Travison

Primary candidates:[9]

Democratic

Dimitri Cherny[10] Approveda

Republican

Mark Sanford - Incumbent[4] Approveda
Jenny Horne - State Representative[11]

Third Party/Other

Michael Grier Jr. (Libertarian)[4] Approveda
Albert Travison (American)[4] Approveda


District history

2014

Mark Sanford won re-election to the U.S. House on November 4, 2014. He did not face a primary challenger, and he did not face a Democratic challenger in the general election.

U.S. House, South Carolina District 1 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMark Sanford Incumbent 93.4% 119,392
     N/A Write-in 6.6% 8,423
Total Votes 127,815
Source: South Carolina State Election Commission

2013

See also: South Carolina's 1st Congressional District special election, 2013

On May 7th, Mark Sanford (R) won a special election to the United States House. He defeated Elizabeth Colbert-Busch and Eugene Platt in the general special election.

U.S. House, South Carolina District 1 General Special Election, 2013
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMark Sanford 54% 77,600
     Democratic Elizabeth Colbert-Busch 45.2% 64,961
     Green Eugene Platt 0.5% 690
     N/A Write-in 0.3% 384
Total Votes 143,635
Source: South Carolina Election Board, "Official Special Election Results"

2012

On November 6, 2012, Tim Scott (R) won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Bobbie Rose and Keith Blandford in the general election.

U.S. House, South Carolina District 1 General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Bobbie Rose 35.7% 103,557
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngTimothy Scott Incumbent 62% 179,908
     Libertarian Keith Blandford 2.2% 6,334
     N/A Write-In 0.1% 214
Total Votes 290,013
Source: South Carolina State Election Commission "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

Important dates and deadlines

See also: South Carolina elections, 2016

The calendar below lists important dates for political candidates in South Carolina in 2016.

Dates and requirements for candidates in 2016
Deadline Event type Event description
March 16, 2016 Ballot access Filing period opens for primary candidates
March 30, 2016 Ballot access Filing period closes for primary candidates
April 10, 2016 Campaign finance Quarterly campaign finance report due
June 14, 2016 Election date Primary election
July 10, 2016 Campaign finance Quarterly campaign finance report due
July 15, 2016 Ballot access Filing deadline for independent candidates
October 10, 2016 Campaign finance Quarterly campaign finance report due
November 8, 2016 Election date General election
Sources: South Carolina Election Commission, "2016 Election Calendar," accessed September 21, 2015
South Carolina State Ethics Commission, "2016 Calendar," accessed January 11, 2016

See also

Footnotes


For information about public policy issues in the 2016 elections, see: Public policy in the 2016 elections!


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