South Carolina's 1st Congressional District election, 2016
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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 |
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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]
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.
As of the 2010 redistricting cycle, South Carolina's 1st Congressional District was located in the southeastern portion of the state. The First District stretched along the eastern coast of South Carolina, from Hilton Head Island through Charleston County. It included portions of Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, and Dorchester counties.[7]
Election results
General election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  Mark 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
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Mark Sanford Incumbent |
55.6% | 21,299 | ||
| Jenny Horne | 44.4% | 17,001 | ||
| Total Votes | 38,300 | |||
| Source: South Carolina Secretary of State |
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Candidates
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General election candidates: Mark Sanford  Dimitri Cherny Michael Grier Jr. Albert Travison |
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Primary candidates:[8] |
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Democratic |
Republican Jenny Horne - State Representative[10] |
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Third Party/Other Albert Travison (American)[4] |
District history
2014
Mark Sanford won re-election to the U.S. House on November 4, 2014. He was unopposed in the primary and general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Mark 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
On May 7th, Mark Sanford (R) won a special election to the United States House. He defeated Elizabeth Colbert-Busch (D) and Eugene Platt (G) in the general special election.
| U.S. House, South Carolina District 1 General Special Election, 2013 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Mark 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 (D) and Keith Blandford (L) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Bobbie Rose | 35.7% | 103,557 | |
| Republican | Timothy 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 listed important dates for political candidates in South Carolina in 2016.
| Dates and requirements for candidates in 2016 | |||
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| 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
- United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 2016
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2016
- United States Senate election in South Carolina, 2016
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2016 House Race Ratings for July 11, 2016," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2016 House," accessed July 18, 2016
- ↑ Rothenberg & Gonzales Political Report, "House Ratings," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 South Carolina Election Commission, "Candidate Listing for the 11/8/2016 Statewide General Election," accessed March 31, 2016
- ↑ The New York Times, "South Carolina Primary Results," June 14, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina General Assembly, "S.C. Code Ann. § 7–9–20," accessed November 7, 2025
- ↑ South Carolina Redistricting Map "Map" accessed July 30, 2012
- ↑ Candidates are listed by party and alphabetically within each party.
- ↑ Cherny for Congress, "Main page," accessed February 2, 2016
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Statement of candidacy," November 6, 2015
For information about public policy issues in the 2016 elections, see: Public policy in the 2016 elections!
