South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2010

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	South Carolina House of Representatives; State legislative elections, 2010

Elections for the office of South Carolina's House of Representatives were held in South Carolina on November 2, 2010.

The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 30, 2010. The primary election day was June 8, 2010.

In the 2010 elections, Republicans retained a majority in the chamber. Democrats gained two seats.

November 2 General Election Results

The following candidates won election on November 2, 2010:

Majority control

See also: Partisan composition of state houses

Heading into the November 2 election, Republicans were the majority party in the South Carolina House of Representatives:

South Carolina House of Representatives
Party		As of November 1, 2010	After the 2010 Election
	Democratic Party	51	48
	Republican Party	73	75
	Vacancy	-	1
Total		124	124

Campaign contributions

This chart shows how many candidates ran for state house in South Carolina in past years and the cumulative amount of dollars raised in state House races, including contributions in both primary and general election contests. All figures come from Follow The Money.^[1]

Year	Number of candidates	Total contributions
2010	231	$6,654,588
2008	231	$8,365,255
2006	213	$7,658,515
2004	198	$4,940,969
2002	228	$5,440,606

In 2010, the candidates for state house raised a total of $6,654,588 in campaign contributions. The top 10 donors were:^[2]

Donor	Amount
House Republican Caucus of South Carolina	$195,500
Palmetto Leadership Council	$82,000
South Carolina Trucking Association	$78,750
South Carolina Farm Bureau	$65,507
Carolina Commerce Fund	$57,000
Progress Energy	$57,000
South Carolina Dental Association	$56,250
Palmetto Business Council	$56,000
South Carolina Automobile Dealers Association	$55,958
South Carolina Association of Realtors	$52,750

Incumbency

Unopposed incumbents

50 incumbents (44%) faced no competition in the November 2 general election.

22 Democratic incumbents faced no November challenger.
28 GOP incumbents faced no November challenger.

Primary challenges

5 incumbents faced competition in the June 8 primary. Five incumbents lost to their challengers. All of the five incumbents who were defeated in the primary were Republicans: Harry Cato, Keith Kelly , Joey Millwood, James Stewart, Jr. and Richard Chalk, Jr. lost to challengers Tom Corbin, Bill Chumley, Doug Brannon, William Taylor, and Andy Patrick, respectively.

Retiring incumbents

Eleven incumbent representatives did not run for re-election, while 114 incumbents (91%) ran for re-election. Of the 11 incumbents who did not run for re-election, 2 were Democrats and 9 were Republicans.

Incumbents who retired were:

District 9: Incumbent Republican Michael Thompson.
District 15: Incumbent Republican Jeffrey Duncan.
District 26: Incumbent Republican Rex Rice.
District 33: Incumbent Republican Lanny Littlejohn.
District 54: Incumbent Democrat Douglas Jennings, Jr..
District 69: Incumbent Republican Edward Pitts, Jr..
District 83: Incumbent Republican Don Smith.
District 87: Incumbent Republican Nikki Haley.
District 98: Incumbent Republican Annette Young.
District 101: Incumbent Democrat Kenneth Kennedy.
District 117: Incumbent Republican Timothy Scott.

List of candidates

District 1

June 8th Democratic primary result:

No Democrats filed to run for this seat.

June 8th GOP primary result:

Bill Whitmire a Incumbent Bill Whitmire first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 2003.

November 2 General election candidates:

Bill Whitmire 7,925

District 2

June 8th Democratic primary result:

No Democrats filed to run for this seat.

June 8th GOP primary result:

Jonathan Redmond: 2,529

Bill Sandifer III: 3,162 a Incumbent Bill Sandifer, III first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 1995.

November 2 General election candidates:

Bill Sandifer III 8,882

District 3

June 8th Democratic primary result:

No Democrats filed to run for this seat.

June 8th GOP primary result:

B.R. Skelton a Incumbent B.R. Skelton first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 2003.

November 2 General election candidates:

B.R. Skelton 5,125

District 4

June 8th Democratic primary result:

No Democrats filed to run for this seat.

June 8th GOP primary result:

Davey Hiott a Incumbent Davey Hiott first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 2005.

November 2 General election candidates:

Davey Hiott 8,355

District 5

June 8th Democratic primary result:

No Democrats filed to run for this seat.

June 8th GOP primary result:

Phillip Owens a Incumbent Phil Owens first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 2002.

November 2 General election candidates:

Phillip Owens 7,835

District 6

June 8th Democratic primary result:

No Democrats filed to run for this seat.

June 8th GOP primary result:

Brian White a Incumbent Brian White first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 2001.

November 2 General election candidates:

Brian White 7,963

District 7

June 8th Democratic primary result:

No Democrats filed to run for this seat.

June 8th GOP primary result:

Michael Gambrell a Incumbent Michael Gambrell first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 2007.

November 2 General election candidates:

Michael Gambrell 6,216

District 8

June 8th Democratic primary result:

Tom Dobbins a

June 8th GOP primary result:

Don Bowen a Incumbent Don Bowen first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 2007.

Michael Carmany (L)

November 2 General election candidates:

Tom Dobbins 4,456

Don Bowen 5,242

Michael Carmany 191

District 9

Note: Incumbent Michael Thompson (R) did not seek re-election in 2010.

June 8th Democratic primary result:

No Democrats filed to run for this seat.

June 8th GOP primary result:

Anne Thayer a

Libertarian primary result:

Doug Taylor (L)

November 2 General election candidates:

Anne Thayer 6,139

Doug Taylor 1,329

District 10

June 8th Democratic primary result:

No Democrats filed to run for this seat.

June 8th GOP primary result:

Daniel Cooper: 2,882 a Incumbent Daniel Cooper first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 1991.

Joshua Putnam: 2,751

June 8th Constitution Party primary result:

Dave Ballard (C)

November 2 General election candidates:

Daniel Cooper 8,281

Dave Ballard 1,607

District 11

June 8th Democratic primary result:

Paul Agnew a Incumbent Paul Agnew first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 2005.

June 8th GOP primary result:

No Republican running for election.

November 2 General election candidates:

Paul Agnew 6,857

District 12

June 8th Democratic primary result:

Julia Parks a Incumbent Julia Parks first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 1999.

June 8th GOP primary result:

Jennings G McAbee a

November 2 General election candidates:

Julia Parks 4,652

Jennings G McAbee 4,086

District 13

June 8th Democratic primary result:

Michael K Gaskin a

June 8th GOP primary result:

Lewis Pinson: 2,536 a Incumbent Pinson first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 2003.

Buck Griffin: 2,331

November 2 General election candidates:

Michael K Gaskin 3,593

Lewis Pinson 7,347

District 14

June 8th Democratic primary result:

No Democrats filed to run for this seat.

June 8th GOP primary result:

Michael Pitts a Incumbent Michael Pitts first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 2003.

Dan Curry (L)

November 2 General election candidates:

Michael Pitts 7,134

Dan Curry 895

District 15

Notes: Incumbent Jeffrey Duncan (R) did not seek re-election in 2010.

June 8th Democratic primary result:

No Democrats filed to run for this seat.

June 8th GOP primary result:

David Tribble Jr a

November 2 General election candidates:

David Tribble Jr 5,573

District 16

June 8th Democratic primary result:

No Democrats filed to run for this seat.

June 8th GOP primary result:

Mark Willis a Incumbent Mark Willis first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 2008.

November 2 General election candidates:

Mark Willis 6,208

District 17

June 8th Democratic primary result:

Stephen Salter a

June 8th GOP primary result:

Tom Corbin: 3,379 a

Harry Cato: 1,818 Incumbent Harry Cato first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 1991.

Nathan Earle: 486

November 2 General election candidates:

Stephen Salter 2,006

Tom Corbin 8,817

District 18

June 8th Democratic primary result:

No Democrats filed to run for this seat.

June 8th GOP primary result:

Tommy Stringer a Incumbent Tommy Stringer first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 2006.

Steven Edwards (L)

November 2 General election candidates:

Tommy Stringer 9,226

Steven Edwards 1,322

District 19

June 8th Democratic primary result:

No Democrats filed to run for this seat.

June 8th GOP primary result:

Dwight Loftis a Incumbent Dwight Lofits first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 1996.

November 2 General election candidates:

Dwight Loftis 6,467

District 20

June 8th Democratic primary result:

No Democrats filed to run for this seat.

June 8th GOP primary result:

Dan Hamilton a Incumbent Dan Hamilton first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 1996.

June 8th Libertarian primary result:

Jason Macias (L)

November 2 General election candidates:

Dan Hamilton 9,596

Jason Macias 1,271

District 21

June 8th Democratic primary result:

No Democrats filed to run for this seat.

June 8th GOP primary result:

William Wylie a Incumbent William Wylie first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 2008.

November 2 General election candidates:

Representative William Wylie died in September 2010. District 21's seat will be filled by special election on 12/14/2010.^[3]

District 22

June 8th Democratic primary result:

Joe Waters a

June 8th GOP primary result:

Wendy Nanney a Incumbent Wendy Nanney first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 2008.

November 2 General election candidates:

Joe Waters 3,525

Wendy Nanney 6,808

District 23

June 8th Democratic primary result:

Chandra Dillard a Incumbent Chandra Dillard first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 2008.

June 8th GOP primary result:

Tom Kolarik a

November 2 General election candidates:

Chandra Dillard 4,634

Tom Kolarik 1,755

District 24

June 8th Democratic primary result:

D.C. Swinton a Swinton also ran as a member of the Green Party.

June 8th GOP primary result:

Bruce Bannister a Incumbent Bruce Bannister first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 2005.

November 2 General election candidates:

,

D.C. Swinton 3,390

Bruce Bannister

10,396

District 25

June 8th Democratic primary result:

Karl Allen a Incumbent Karl Allen first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 2001.

June 8th GOP primary result:

No Republican running for election.

November 2 General election candidates:

Karl Allen 6,893

District 26

Note: Incumbent Rex Rice (R) did not seek re-election in 2010.

June 8th Democratic primary result:

Judy Gilstrap a

June 8th GOP primary result:

Eric Bikas: 1,977 a

Christopher Wilson: 1,634

November 2 General election candidates:

Judy Gilstrap 2,676

Eric Bikas 5,212

District 27

June 8th Democratic primary result:

No Democrat running for election.

June 8th GOP primary result:

Garry Smith a Incumbent Garry Smith first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 2003.

Laird Minor (L)

November 2 General election candidates:

Garry Smith 10,081

Laird Minor 1,472

District 28

June 8th Democratic primary result:

Ines Alvarez a

June 8th GOP primary result:

Eric Bedingfield a Incumbent Eric Bedingfield first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 2007.

November 2 General election candidates:

Ines Alvarez 4,390

Eric Bedingfield 8,466

District 29

June 8th Democratic primary result:

No Democrat running for election.

June 8th GOP primary result:

Dennis Moss a Incumbent Dennis Moss first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 2006.

November 2 General election candidates:

Dennis Moss 7,945

District 30

June 8th Democratic primary result:

No Democrat running for election.

June 8th GOP primary result:

Steve Moss a Incumbent Steve Moss first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 2009.

November 2 General election candidates:

Steve Moss 6,143

District 31

June 8th Democratic primary result:

Harold Mitchell Jr. a Incumbent Harold Mitchell, Jr. first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 2005.

June 8th GOP primary result:

No Republican running for election.

Harold Mitchell Jr. (WFP)

November 2 General election candidates:

Harold Mitchell Jr. 4,954

District 32

June 8th Democratic primary result:

No Democrat running for election.

June 8th GOP primary result:

Derham Cole Jr. a Incumbent Derham Cole, Jr. first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 2009.

November 2 General election candidates:

Derham Cole Jr. 7,727

District 33

June 8th Democratic primary result:

No Democrat running for election.

June 8th GOP primary result:

Eddie Tallon: 3,528 a
Weldon Davis: 897

Incumbent Lanny Littlejohn (R) did not seek re-election in 2010.

November 2 General election candidates:

Eddie Tallon 6,993

District 34

June 8th Democratic primary result:

No Democrat running for election.

June 8th GOP primary result:

Mike Forrester a Incumbent Mike Forrester first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 2009.

November 2 General election candidates:

Mike Forrester 7,514

District 35

June 8th Democratic primary result:

Tom Davies a

June 8th GOP primary result:

Bill Chumley: 3,524 a
Keith Kelly: 2,110 Incumbent Keith Kelly first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 2007.

Tom Davies (WFP)

November 2 General election candidates:

Tom Davies 3,261

Bill Chumley 8,145

District 36

June 8th Democratic primary result:

No Democrat running for election.

June 8th GOP primary result:

Merita Ann Allison: 2,719 a Incumbent Merita Ann Allison first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 2008.
Abe Mills: 1,036

November 2 General election candidates:

Merita Ann Allison 5,012

Jim McMillan 3,119

District 37

June 8th Democratic primary result:

Delores Frazer a Frazer also ran as a candidate of the Working Families Party.

June 8th GOP primary result:

Steve Parker a Incumbent Steve Parker first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 2008.

June 8th Constitution Party primary result:

Ralph Davenport (C)

November 2 General election candidates:

,

Delores Frazer 2,570

Steve Parker 5,319

Ralph Davenport 1,603

District 38

June 8th Democratic primary result:

John Lewis a Lewis also ran as a member of the Working Families Party.

June 8th GOP primary result:

Joey Millwood: 1,769 Advanced to Runoff Incumbent Joey Millwood first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 2009.
Doug Brannon: 1,714 Advanced to Runoff
Jonathan Moore: 1,267

June 22nd GOP runoff result:

Doug Brannon: 2,370 a
Joey Millwood: 2,285 Incumbent

Constitution Party primary result:

Jerry H Blanton (C)

November 2 General election candidates:

John Lewis 1,892

Doug Brannon 7,474

Jerry H Blanton 444

District 39

June 8th Democratic primary result:

No Democrat running for election.

June 8th GOP primary result:

Marion Frye: 2,278 Advanced to Runoff Incumbent Marion Frye first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 1999.
Ralph Kennedy: 1,625 Advanced to Runoff
Jim Hartley: 1,050

June 22nd GOP runoff result:

Marion Frye: 2,617 a Incumbent
Ralph Kennedy: 2,006

November 2 General election candidates:

Marion Frye 7,650

District 40

June 8th Democratic primary result:

Walton McLeod a Incumbent Walton McLeod first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 1997.

June 8th GOP primary result:

No Republican running for election.

November 2 General election candidates:

Walton McLeod 8,942

District 41

June 8th Democratic primary result:

Boyd Brown: 1,860 Advanced to Runoff Incumbent Boyd Brown first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 2008.

Kamau Marcharia: 1,517 Advanced to Runoff

Kenneth Belton: 515

June 22nd Democratic primary runoff result:

Boyd Brown: 2,117 a Incumbent

Kamau Marcharia: 1,949

June 8th GOP primary result:

No Republican running for election.

November 2 General election candidates:

Boyd Brown 9,109

District 42

June 8th Democratic primary result:

Michael Anthony a Incumbent Michael Anthony first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 2003.

June 8th GOP primary result:

Randall English a

November 2 General election candidates:

Michael Anthony 6,073

Randall English 3,587

District 43

June 8th Democratic primary result:

No Democrat running for election.

June 8th GOP primary result:

Francis Delleney Jr. a Incumbent Francis first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 1991.

November 2 General election candidates:

Francis Delleney Jr. 7,586

District 44

June 8th Democratic primary result:

James Neal a Incumbent James Neal first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 1999.

June 8th GOP primary result:

Rob McCoy a

November 2 General election candidates:

James Neal 5,540

Rob McCoy 4,175

District 45

June 8th Democratic primary result:

Mary Bernsdorff a

June 8th GOP primary result:

Deborah Long a Incumbent Deborah Long first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 2009.

November 2 General election candidates:

Mary Bernsdorff 5,545

Deborah Long 10,284

District 46

June 8th Democratic primary result:

Holly Ann Cooper a

June 8th GOP primary result:

Gary Simrill a Incumbent Gary Simrill first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 1993.

November 2 General election candidates:

Holly Ann Cooper 4,009

Gary Simrill 8,071

District 47

June 8th Democratic primary result:

Herbert Kirsh a Incumbent Herbert Kirsh first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 1978.

June 8th GOP primary result:

Tommy Pope: 1,993 a
Vance Stine: 583
Brett Boyd: 229

November 2 General election candidates:

Herbert Kirsh 4,066

Tommy Pope 7,692

District 48

June 8th Democratic primary result:

No Democrat running for election.

June 8th GOP primary result:

Ralph W. Norman a Incumbent Ralph W. Norman first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 2009.

Stan Smith (L)

November 2 General election candidates:

Ralph W. Norman 15,077

Stan Smith 3,693

District 49

June 8th Democratic primary result:

John King a Incumbent John King first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 2008.

June 8th GOP primary result:

No Republican running for election.

November 2 General election candidates:

John King 7,776

District 50

June 8th Democratic primary result:

Grady Brown: 3,050 a Incumbent Grady Brown first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 1985.

Ennis Bryant: 2,529

June 8th GOP primary result:

No Republican running for election.

November 2 General election candidates:

Grady Brown 8,434

District 51

June 8th Democratic primary result:

J. David Weeks a Incumbent J. David Weeks first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 2001.

June 8th GOP primary result:

No Republican running for election.

November 2 General election candidates:

J. David Weeks 6,973

District 52

June 8th Democratic primary result:

Laurie Funderburk a Incumbent Laurie Funderburk first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 2004.

June 8th GOP primary result:

No Republican running for election.

November 2 General election candidates:

Laurie Funderburk 10,485

District 53

June 8th Democratic primary result:

Ted Vick a Incumbent Ted Vick first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 2005.

June 8th GOP primary result:

No Republican running for election.

November 2 General election candidates:

Ted Vick 6,150

District 54

Note: Incumbent Douglas Jennings, Jr. (D) did not seek re-election in 2010.

June 8th Democratic primary result:

Elizabeth Munnerlyn: 2,011 a

Johnny Sellers: 1,564

Floyd English: 270

June 8th GOP primary result:

No Republican running for election.

November 2 General election candidates:

Elizabeth Munnerlyn 7,141

District 55

June 8th Democratic primary result:

Jackie Hayes: 4,159 a Incumbent Jackie Hayes first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 1999.

Archie Scott: 2,175

June 8th GOP primary result:

No Republican running for election.

November 2 General election candidates:

Jackie Hayes 6,624

District 56

June 8th Democratic primary result:

Denny Neilson a Incumbent Denny Neilson first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 1984.

June 8th GOP primary result:

No Republican running for election.

November 2 General election candidates:

Denny Neilson7,033

District 57

June 8th Democratic primary result:

James Battle, Jr. a Incumbent James Battle, Jr. first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 1997.

June 8th GOP primary result:

No Republican running for election.

November 2 General election candidates:

James Battle, Jr. 8,055

District 58

June 8th Democratic primary result:

Butch Johnson a

June 8th GOP primary result:

Liston Barfield a Incumbent Liston Barfield first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 1997.

Libertarian primary result:

James Robinson (L) Did not appear on November 2 ballot

November 2 General election candidates:

Butch Johnson 2,780

Liston Barfield 5,939

District 59

June 8th Democratic primary result:

Terry Alexander a Incumbent Terry Alexander first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 2007.

June 8th GOP primary result:

No Republican running for election.

November 2 General election candidates:

Terry Alexander 7,586

District 60

June 8th Democratic primary result:

Benny Webb a

June 8th GOP primary result:

Phillip Lowe a Incumbent Phillip Lowe first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 2007.

November 2 General election candidates:

Benny Webb 4,359

Phillip Lowe 6,353

District 61

June 8th Democratic primary result:

Lester Branham, Jr.: 779 a Incumbent Lester Branham, Jr. first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 2003.

Billy Eaddy: 526

June 8th GOP primary result:

No Republican running for election.

November 2 General election candidates:

Lester Branham, Jr. 6,408

District 62

June 8th Democratic primary result:

Robert Williams: 1,788 a Incumbent Robert Williams first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 2007.

Rich Hodges: 477

June 8th GOP primary result:

No Republican running for election.

November 2 General election candidates:

Robert Williams 7,871

District 63

June 8th Democratic primary result:

Sheila Gallagher a

June 8th GOP primary result:

Kristopher Crawford a Incumbent Kristopher Crawford first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 2007.

Sheila Gallagher (WFP)

November 2 General election candidates:

Sheila Gallagher 4,590

Kristopher Crawford 8,239

District 64

June 8th Democratic primary result:

Cathy Harvin a Incumbent Cathy Harvin first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 2006.

June 8th GOP primary result:

No Republican running for election.

November 2 General election candidates:

Cathy Harvin 8,814

District 65

June 8th Democratic primary result:

No Democrat running for election.

June 8th GOP primary result:

James Lucas a Incumbent James Lucas first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 1999.

November 2 General election candidates:

James Lucas 6,937

District 66

June 8th Democratic primary result:

Gilda Cobb-Hunter a Incumbent Gilda Cobb-Hunter first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 1992.

June 8th GOP primary result:

No Republican running for election.

November 2 General election candidates:

Gilda Cobb-Hunter 8,823

District 67

June 8th Democratic primary result:

No Democrat running for election.

June 8th GOP primary result:

George Smith Jr. a Incumbent George Smith, Jr. first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 2001.

November 2 General election candidates:

George Smith Jr. 8,141

District 68

June 8th Democratic primary result:

No Democrat running for election.

June 8th GOP primary result:

Thad Viers: 2,418 a Incumbent Thad Viers first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 2003.

Bert von Herrmann: 1,286

November 2 General election candidates:

Thad Viers 8,485

District 69

Note: Although Quinn received less than 50% in the primary (48.95%), the District 69 Republican race was not decided in a runoff because the State Election Commission declared him the winner after receiving withdrawal letters from his four Republican opponents.^[4]

June 8th Democratic primary result:

Jan Steensen Crangle a

June 8th GOP primary result:

Rick Quinn: 3,117 a

Danny Frazier: 1,235

Gary Taylor: 1,026

Daniel Peagler: 520

T.R. Parrish: 470

Incumbent Edward Pitts, Jr. (R) did not seek re-election in 2010.

{{}} Labor primary result:

Brett Bursey (Labor)

November 2 General election candidates:

Jan Steensen Crangle 3,584

Rick Quinn 10,399

{{}} Brett Bursey (Labor) 442

District 70

June 8th Democratic primary result:

Joseph Neal a Incumbent Joseph Neal first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 1993.

June 8th GOP primary result:

No Republican running for election.

November 2 General election candidates:

Joseph Neal 6,388

District 71

June 8th Democratic primary result:

No Democrat running for election.

June 8th GOP primary result:

Nathan Ballentine a Incumbent Nathan Ballentine first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 2005.

November 2 General election candidates:

Nathan Ballentine 13,214

District 72

June 8th Democratic primary result:

James Smith, Jr. a Incumbent James Smith, Jr. first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 1997.

June 8th GOP primary result:

No Republican running for election.

November 2 General election candidates:

James Smith, Jr. 6,552

District 73

June 8th Democratic primary result:

Christopher Hart a Incumbent Christopher Hart first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 2007.

June 8th GOP primary result:

No Republican running for election.

November 2 General election candidates:

Christopher Hart 6,832

District 74

June 8th Democratic primary result:

James Rutherford a Incumbent James Rutherford first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 1999.

June 8th GOP primary result:

No Republican running for election.

June 8th Green Party primary result:

Christopher Jones (G) a

November 2 General election candidates:

James Rutherford 6,493

Christopher Jones 886

District 75

June 8th Democratic primary result:

No Democrat running for election.

June 8th GOP primary result:

James Harrison: 3,906 a Incumbent James Harrison first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 1989.
Steve Cunningham: 684

November 2 General election candidates:

James Harrison 9,469

District 76

June 8th Democratic primary result:

Leon Howard a Incumbent Leon Howard first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 1995.

June 8th GOP primary result:

No Republican running for election.

Victor Kocher (L)

November 2 General election candidates:

Leon Howard 8,951

Victor Kocher 1,220

District 77

June 8th Democratic primary result:

Joseph McEachern a Incumbent Joseph McEachern first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 2008.

June 8th GOP primary result:

No Republican running for election.

November 2 General election candidates:

Joseph McEachern 11,336

District 78

June 8th Democratic primary result:

Paige George a

June 8th GOP primary result:

Joan Brady a Incumbent Joan Brady first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 2004.

November 2 General election candidates:

Paige George 5,538

Joan Brady 6,757

District 79

June 8th Democratic primary result:

Mia Butler a

June 8th GOP primary result:

Sheri Few: 3,214 a

Tony Lamm: 2,222

Note: Incumbent Anton Gunn resigned from his seat in August 2010 to take a position with the Obama Administration.

November 2 General election candidates:

Mia Butler 10,689

Sheri Few 8,632

District 80

June 8th Democratic primary result:

Jimmy Bales: 1,840 a Incumbent Jimmy Bales first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 1999.

Neal Jones: 1,201

June 8th GOP primary result:

No Republican running for election.

November 2 General election candidates:

Jimmy Bales 8,363

District 81

June 8th Democratic primary result:

No Democrat running for election.

June 8th GOP primary result:

Tom Young a Incumbent Tom Young first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 2009.

November 2 General election candidates:

Tom Young 10,955

District 82

June 8th Democratic primary result:

William Clyburn Sr. a Incumbent William Clyburn, Sr. first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 1995.

June 8th GOP primary result:

No Republican running for election.

William Clyburn Sr. (WFP)

November 2 General election candidates:

William Clyburn Sr. 7,418

District 83

Note: Incumbent Don Smith (R) did not seek re-election in 2010.

June 8th Democratic primary result:

No Democrat running for election.

June 8th GOP primary result:

Bill Hixon: 2,738 a

Dea Baldwin: 1,225

November 2 General election candidates:

Bill Hixon 8,831

District 84

June 8th Democratic primary result:

No Democrat running for election.

June 8th GOP primary result:

James Smith: 1,818 a Incumbent James Smith first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 1988.

Susan Swanson: 703

November 2 General election candidates:

James Smith 7,054

District 85

June 8th Democratic primary result:

Jim Nelson a

June 8th GOP primary result:

Chip Huggins a Incumbent Chip Huggins first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 1999.

November 2 General election candidates:

Jim Nelson 3,950

Chip Huggins 11,071

District 86

June 8th Democratic primary result:

No Democrat running for election.

June 8th GOP primary result:

William Taylor: 2,428 a

James Stewart, Jr.: 1,805 Incumbent James Stewart, Jr. first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 2003.

November 2 General election candidates:

William Taylor 9,007

District 87

Note: Incumbent Nikki Haley (R) did not seek re-election but instead ran for governor.

June 8th Democratic primary result:

Pete Oliver a

June 8th GOP primary result:

Todd Atwater: 3,154 Advanced to Runoff

Jerry Howard: 2,294 Advanced to Runoff

Jimmy Yonce: 1,544

Ted Zee: 594

June 8th GOP primary result:

Todd Atwater: 4,467 a
Jerry Howard: 2,602

November 2 General election candidates:

Pete Oliver 3,222

Todd Atwater 13,486

District 88

June 8th Democratic primary result:

No Democrat running for election.

June 8th GOP primary result:

McLain Toole a Incumbent McLain Toole first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 2002.

November 2 General election candidates:

McLain Toole 8,331

District 89

June 8th Democratic primary result:

No Democrat running for election.

June 8th GOP primary result:

Kenneth Bingham a Incumbent Kenneth Bingham first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 2001.

November 2 General election candidates:

Kenneth Bingham 7,811

District 90

June 8th Democratic primary result:

Bakari Sellers a Incumbent Bakari first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 2009.

June 8th GOP primary result:

No Republican running for election.

November 2 General election candidates:

Bakari Sellers 6,876

District 91

June 8th Democratic primary result:

Lonnie Hosey a Incumbent Lonnie Hosey first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 1999.

June 8th GOP primary result:

Ben Kinlaw a

November 2 General election candidates:

Lonnie Hosey 5,457

Ben Kinlaw 3,311

District 92

June 8th Democratic primary result:

No Democrat running for election.

June 8th GOP primary result:

Joseph Daning a Incumbent Joseph Daning first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 2008.

November 2 General election candidates:

Joseph Daning 7,604

District 93

June 8th Democratic primary result:

Harry Ott, Jr. a Incumbent Harry Ott, Jr. first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 1999.

June 8th GOP primary result:

Charles Stoudemire a

November 2 General election candidates:

Harry Ott, Jr. 7,227

Charles Stoudemire 3,707

District 94

June 8th Democratic primary result:

No Democrat running for election.

June 8th GOP primary result:

Jenny Horne a Incumbent Jenny Horne first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 2009.

November 2 General election candidates:

Jenny Horne 7,753

District 95

June 8th Democratic primary result:

Jerry Govan Jr.: 2,757 a Incumbent Jerry Govan, Jr. first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 1992.

Bryan Jeffries: 715

June 8th GOP primary result:

No Republican running for election.

November 2 General election candidates:

Jerry Govan Jr. 8,254

District 96

June 8th Democratic primary result:

No Democrat running for election.

June 8th GOP primary result:

Lawrence Kit Spires a Incumbent Lawrence Kit Spires first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 2007.

November 2 General election candidates:

Lawrence Kit Spires 6,883

District 97

June 8th Democratic primary result:

Patsy Knight a Incumbent Patsy Knight first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 2006.

June 8th GOP primary result:

No Republican running for election.

November 2 General election candidates:

Patsy Knight 8,832

District 98

June 8th Democratic primary result:

Christine Jackson: 679 a

Steve Yeomans: 311

June 8th GOP primary result:

Chris Murphy: 2,491 a

Larry Hargett: 2,256

Incumbent Annette Young (R) did not seek re-election in 2010.

November 2 General election candidates:

Christine Jackson 4,877

Chris Murphy 8,318

District 99

June 8th Democratic primary result:

No Democrat running for election.

June 8th GOP primary result:

James Merrill a Incumbent James Merrill first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 2001.

November 2 General election candidates:

James Merrill 8,264

District 100

June 8th Democratic primary result:

No Democrat running for election.

June 8th GOP primary result:

C. David Umphlett, Jr. a Incumbent C. David Umphlett, Jr. first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 2003.

November 2 General election candidates:

C. David Umphlett, Jr. 6,222

District 101

Note: Incumbent Kenneth Kennedy (D) did not seek re-election in 2010.

June 8th Democratic primary result:

Ronnie Sabb: 3,462 a

John Pinckney: 1,906

June 8th GOP primary result:

Barbara Mishoe a

November 2 General election candidates:

Ronnie Sabb 6,515

Barbara Mishoe 3,196

District 102

June 8th Democratic primary result:

Joseph Jefferson, Jr. a Incumbent Joseph Jefferson, Jr. first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 2005.

June 8th GOP primary result:

Joseph J. Caplinger, Jr. a

November 2 General election candidates:

Joseph Jefferson, Jr. 5,984

Joseph J. Caplinger, Jr. 4,236

District 103

June 8th Democratic primary result:

Carl Anderson: 1,848 a Incumbent Carl Anderson first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 2005.

Ted Brown: 1,190

June 8th GOP primary result:

No Republican running for election.

November 2 General election candidates:

Carl Anderson 7,113

District 104

June 8th Democratic primary result:

Charles Randall a

June 8th GOP primary result:

Tracy Edge a Incumbent Tracy Edge first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 1996.

Patricia Matthews (C)

November 2 General election candidates:

Charles Randall 4,483

Tracy Edge 8,540

Patricia Matthews 559

District 105

June 8th Democratic primary result:

No Democrat running for election.

June 8th GOP primary result:

George Hearn a Incumbent George Hearn first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 2008.

November 2 General election candidates:

George Hearn 9,801

District 106

June 8th Democratic primary result:

No Democrat running for election.

June 8th GOP primary result:

Nelson Hardwick: 2,519 a Incumbent Nelson Hardwick first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 2005.

Mande Wilkes: 2,112

November 2 General election candidates:

Nelson Hardwick 11,139

District 107

June 8th Democratic primary result:

No Democrat running for election.

June 8th GOP primary result:

Alan Clemmons a Incumbent Alan Clemmons first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 2003.

November 2 General election candidates:

Alan Clemmons 7,076

District 108

June 8th Democratic primary result:

Vida Miller a Incumbent Vida Miller first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 1997.

June 8th GOP primary result:

Kevin Ryan a

November 2 General election candidates:

Vida Miller 7,549

Kevin Ryan 8,172

District 109

June 8th Democratic primary result:

David Mack a Incumbent David Mack first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 1997.

June 8th GOP primary result:

No Republican running for election.

November 2 General election candidates:

David Mack 5,347

District 110

June 8th Democratic primary result:

No Democrat running for election.

June 8th GOP primary result:

Harry Limehouse a Incumbent Harry Limehouse first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 1995.

November 2 General election candidates:

Harry Limehouse 9,111

District 111

June 8th Democratic primary result:

Wendell Gilliard a Incumbent Wendell Gilliard first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 2009.

June 8th GOP primary result:

No Republican running for election.

November 2 General election candidates:

Wendell Gilliard 6,691

District 112

June 8th Democratic primary result:

No Democrat running for election.

June 8th GOP primary result:

Mike Sottile: 3,047 a Incumbent Mike Sottile first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 2009.

Joe Bustos: 2,848

Aaron Stransky (L) Did not qualify for the general election

November 2 General election candidates:

Mike Sottile 12,389

District 113

June 8th Democratic primary result:

Jackson Whipper a Incumbent Jackson Whipper first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 1996.

June 8th GOP primary result:

No Republican running for election.

Jackson Whipper (WFP)

November 2 General election candidates:

Jackson Whipper 4,736

District 114

June 8th Democratic primary result:

No Democrat running for election.

June 8th GOP primary result:

Bobby Harrell, Jr. a Incumbent Bobby Harrell, Jr. first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 1992.

November 2 General election candidates:

Bobby Harrell, Jr. 8,488

District 115

June 8th Democratic primary result:

Anne Peterson Hutto a Incumbent Anne Peterson Hutto first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 2009.

June 8th GOP primary result:

Peter McCoy a

Eugene Platt (G)

November 2 General election candidates:

Anne Peterson Hutto 5,345

Peter McCoy 5,801

Eugene Platt 1,188

District 116

June 8th Democratic primary result:

Robert Brown: 1,593 a Incumbent Robert Brown first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 2001.

Benjamin Ward, Jr.: 694

June 8th GOP primary result:

Sean Pike: 1,471 a

Anthony LaMantia: 854

November 2 General election candidates:

Robert Brown 6,344

Sean Pike 5,068

District 117

Note: Incumbent Timothy Scott did not run for re-election in 2010.

June 8th Democratic primary result:

No Democrat running for election.

June 8th GOP primary result:

Bill Crosby: 1,288 Advanced to Runoff

Jimmy Hinson: 835 Advanced to Runoff

Jermaine Husser: 590

June 22nd GOP primary runoff result:

Bill Crosby: 1,542 a

Jimmy Hinson: 1,037

November 2 General election candidates:

Bill Crosby 5,864

District 118

June 8th Democratic primary result:

No Democrat running for election.

June 8th GOP primary result:

Bill Herbkersman a Incumbent Bill Herbkersman first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 2002.

November 2 General election candidates:

Bill Herbkersman 15,633

District 119

June 8th Democratic primary result:

Leonidas Stavrinakis a Incumbent Leonidas Stavrinakis first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 2007.

June 8th GOP primary result:

Lee Edwards a

November 2 General election candidates:

Leonidas Stavrinakis 6,693

Lee Edwards 5,510

District 120

June 8th Democratic primary result:

William Bowers a Incumbent William Bowers first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 1997.

June 8th GOP primary result:

Dan Lawrence a

November 2 General election candidates:

William Bowers 6,920

Dan Lawrence 3,810

District 121

June 8th Democratic primary result:

Kenneth Hodges: 1,071 a Incumbent Kenneth Hodges first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 2005.

Bobby Mayes: 257

June 8th GOP primary result:

No Republican running for election.

November 2 General election candidates:

Kenneth Hodges 6,480

District 122

June 8th Democratic primary result:

Curtis Brantley: 3,069 a Incumbent Curtis Brantley first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 2007.

R. Thayer Rivers, Jr.: 2,498

June 8th GOP primary result:

No Republican running for election.

November 2 General election candidates:

Curtis Brantley 7,343

District 123

June 8th Democratic primary result:

No Democrat running for election.

June 8th GOP primary runoff result:

Richard Chalk, Jr.: 1,925 Advanced to Runoff Incumbent Richard Chalk, Jr. first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 2004.

Andy Patrick: 1,855 Advanced to Runoff

Kate Keep: 1,730

June 22nd GOP primary result:

Andy Patrick: 3,438 a

Richard Chalk, Jr.: 1,453 Incumbent

November 2 General election candidates:

Andy Patrick 11,048

District 124

June 8th Democratic primary result:

No Democrat running for election.

June 8th GOP primary result:

Shannon Erickson a Incumbent Shannon Erickson first assumed office for the South Carolina House in 2007.

November 2 General election candidates:

Shannon Erickson 8,974

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Current members of the South Carolina House of Representatives

Leadership

Speaker of the House:G. Murrell Smith

Majority Leader:Davey Hiott

Minority Leader:James Rutherford

Representatives

District 1

Bill Whitmire (R)

District 2

Adam Duncan (R)

District 3

Phillip Bowers (R)

District 4

Davey Hiott (R)

District 5

Neal Collins (R)

District 6

April Cromer (R)

District 7

Lee Gilreath (R)

District 8

Don Chapman (R)

District 9

Blake Sanders (R)

District 10

Thomas Beach (R)

District 11

Craig Gagnon (R)

District 12

Daniel Gibson (R)

District 13

John McCravy (R)

District 14

Luke Rankin (R)

District 15

JA Moore (D)

District 16

Mark Willis (R)

District 17

Mike Burns (R)

District 18

Alan Morgan (R)

District 19

Patrick Haddon (R)

District 20

Stephen Frank (R)

District 21

Vacant

District 22

Paul Wickensimer (R)

District 23

Chandra Dillard (D)

District 24

Bruce Bannister (R)

District 25

Wendell Jones (D)

District 26

David Martin (R)

District 27

David Vaughan (R)

District 28

Chris Huff (R)

District 29

Dennis Moss (R)

District 30

Brian Lawson (R)

District 31

Rosalyn Myers (D)

District 32

Scott Montgomery (R)

District 33

Travis Moore (R)

District 34

Sarita Edgerton (R)

District 35

Bill Chumley (R)

District 36

Robert Harris (R)

District 37

Steven Long (R)

District 38

Josiah Magnuson (R)

District 39

Cal Forrest (R)

District 40

Joe White (R)

District 41

Annie McDaniel (D)

District 42

Doug Gilliam (R)

District 43

Randy Ligon (R)

District 44

Mike Neese (R)

District 45

Brandon Newton (R)

District 46

Heath Sessions (R)

District 47

Tommy Pope (R)

District 48

Brandon Guffey (R)

District 49

John King (D)

District 50

Keishan Scott (D)

District 51

J. Weeks (D)

District 52

Jermaine Johnson (D)

District 53

Richie Yow (R)

District 54

Jason Luck (D)

District 55

Jackie Hayes (D)

District 56

Tim McGinnis (R)

District 57

Lucas Atkinson (D)

District 58

Jeff Johnson (R)

District 59

Terry Alexander (D)

District 60

Phillip Lowe (R)

District 61

Carla Schuessler (R)

District 62

Robert Williams (D)

District 63

Jay Jordan (R)

District 64

Fawn Pedalino (R)

District 65

Cody Mitchell (R)

District 66

Jackie Terribile (R)

District 67

G. Murrell Smith (R)

District 68

Heather Crawford (R)

District 69

Chris Wooten (R)

District 70

Robert Reese (D)

District 71

Nathan Ballentine (R)

District 72

Seth Rose (D)

District 73

Christopher Hart (D)

District 74

James Rutherford (D)

District 75

Heather Bauer (D)

District 76

Leon Howard (D)

District 77

Kambrell Garvin (D)

District 78

Beth Bernstein (D)

District 79

Hamilton Grant (D)

District 80

Kathy Landing (R)

District 81

Charles Hartz (R)

District 82

William Clyburn (D)

District 83

Bill Hixon (R)

District 84

Melissa Oremus (R)

District 85

Jay Kilmartin (R)

District 86

Bill Taylor (R)

District 87

Paula Calhoon (R)

District 88

Vacant

District 89

Micah Caskey (R)

District 90

Justin Bamberg (D)

District 91

Lonnie Hosey (D)

District 92

Brandon Cox (R)

District 93

Jerry Govan (D)

District 94

Gil Gatch (R)

District 95

Gilda Cobb-Hunter (D)

District 96

D. McCabe (R)

District 97

Robby Robbins (R)

District 98

Chris Murphy (R)

District 99

Mark Smith (R)

District 100

Sylleste Davis (R)

District 101

Roger Kirby (D)

District 102

Harriet Holman (R)

District 103

Carl Anderson (D)

District 104

William Bailey (R)

District 105

Kevin Hardee (R)

District 106

Val Guest (R)

District 107

Case Brittain (R)

District 108

Lee Hewitt (R)

District 109

Tiffany Spann-Wilder (D)

District 110

Tom Hartnett (R)

District 111

Wendell Gilliard (D)

District 112

Joe Bustos (R)

District 113

Courtney Waters (D)

District 114

Gary Brewer (R)

District 115

Spencer Wetmore (D)

District 116

James Teeple (R)

District 117

Jordan Pace (R)

District 118

Bill Herbkersman (R)

District 119

Leonidas Stavrinakis (D)

District 120

Weston Newton (R)

District 121

Michael Rivers (D)

District 122

Bill Hager (R)

District 123

Jeff Bradley (R)

District 124

Shannon Erickson (R)

Republican Party (86)

Democratic Party (36)

Vacancies (2)

[1] Follow the Money, South Carolina

[2] Follow the Money: "South Carolina House 2010 Campaign Contributions"

[3] House GOP Blog, "Rep. Bill Wylie dies at reunion," September 13, 2010

[4] "Rick Quinn Wins House Dist. 69 GOP Nomination without runoff" AP

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