South Carolina Attorney General election, 2014
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The South Carolina Attorney General election took place on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Alan Wilson (R) was first elected in 2010 and ran for a second term in 2014. He won re-election against Democratic candidate Parnell Diggs.
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.[1][2]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Candidates
General election
Alan Wilson - Incumbent 
Parnell Diggs - Attorney[3]
Results
General election
| Attorney General of South Carolina, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Alan Wilson Incumbent |
60.3% | 738,434 | |
| Democratic | Parnell Diggs | 39.7% | 486,058 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.1% | 879 | |
| Total Votes | 1,225,371 | |||
| Election results via South Carolina State Election Commission | ||||
Campaign themes
The following table displays the stances taken by both candidates on topics in South Carolina:
| Stances on major issues[4] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Issues | Alan Wilson (R) | Parnell Diggs (D) | |
| Same-sex marriage | Continued to defend state ban in court | Supported | |
| Affordable Care Act | Opposed | Supported | |
| Voter ID | Supported | Opposed | |
Past elections
2010
On November 2, 2010, Alan Wilson won election to the office of South Carolina Attorney General. He defeated Matthew Richardson (D) and Leslie Minerd (G) in the general election.
| South Carolina Attorney General, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Alan Wilson |
53.7% | 716,193 | |
| Democratic | Matthew Richardson | 44.2% | 589,135 | |
| Green | Leslie Minerd | 2% | 27,008 | |
| Write-In | Various | 0% | 470 | |
| Total Votes | 1,332,806 | |||
| Election results via South Carolina State Election Commission. | ||||
2006
On November 7, 2006, Henry McMaster won re-election to the office of South Carolina Attorney General. He ran unopposed in the general election.
| South Carolina Attorney General, 2006 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Henry McMaster Incumbent |
99.2% | 779,453 | |
| Write-In | Various | 0.8% | 6,107 | |
| Total Votes | 785,560 | |||
| Election results via South Carolina State Election Commission. | ||||
Campaign finance
Comprehensive donor information for this election has been collected by Follow the Money. Based on available campaign finance records, the candidates raised a total of $894,509 during the election. This information was last updated on April 6, 2015.[5]
| Campaign Contribution Totals | ||||
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| Candidate | Office | Result | Contributions | |
| Alan Wilson |
South Carolina Attorney General |  |
$874,676 | |
| Parnell Diggs |
South Carolina Attorney General |  |
$19,833 | |
| Grand Total Raised | $894,509 | |||
Key deadlines
| Deadline | Event |
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| March 30, 2014 | Primary and convention filing deadline[6] |
| June 10, 2014 | Primary election |
| August 15, 2014 | Filing deadline for petition and nonpartisan candidates |
| November 4, 2014 | General election |
| January 14, 2015 | Inauguration for state executives |
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "South + Carolina + attorney + general + elections"
See also
- South Carolina Attorney General
- South Carolina state executive official elections, 2014
- State executive official elections, 2014
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ NCSL,"State Primary Election Types," accessed September 24, 2024
- ↑ South Carolina Legislature,"South Carolina Code of Laws Unannotated § 7-9-10," accessed September 24, 2024
- ↑ The State, "ELECTION 2014: Parnell Diggs to run for Attorney General," January 22, 2014
- ↑ The State, "ELECTIONS 2014: SC Attorney General’s race: incumbent Wilson faces blind but game challenger," October 19, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Overview of South Carolina 2014 elections," accessed April 8, 2015
- ↑ Souith Carolina Election Commission, "2014 Election Calendar," January 8, 2014
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