South Carolina Secretary of State election, 2010
In the South Carolina Secretary of State election of 2010, held on November 2, 2010, incumbent Republican Mark Hammond defeated Democrat challenger Marjorie L. Johnson. Neither candidate was opposed in the primary election on June 8.
Previous election
Hammond first won election as the state's secretary of state in 2002. During the last election cycle, he was challenged in the state's Republican primary by Bill McKown and defeated him 125,016 (58.8%) votes to 87,744 (41.2%) votes.[1] In the general election contest, Hammond faced Democratic challenger Cheryl L. Footman, winning by 656,661 (61.2%) votes to 415,211 (38.7%) votes.[2]
General election
Results
On November 2, 2010, Mark Hammond won re-election to the office of South Carolina Secretary of State. He defeated Marjorie Johnson in the general election.
| South Carolina Secretary of State, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Mark Hammond Incumbent |
60.9% | 805,783 | |
| Democratic | Marjorie Johnson | 39% | 516,414 | |
| Write-In | Various | 0% | 638 | |
| Total Votes | 1,322,835 | |||
| Election results via South Carolina State Election Commission. | ||||
Finances
According to Follow the Money, the breakdown of campaign finances for each of the candidates is as follows:
| South Carolina Secretary of State Campaign Finance | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Total Contributions | |||||||||||||
| Mark Hammond[3] | $42,600 | |||||||||||||
| Marjorie Johnson[4] | $11,782 | |||||||||||||
Endorsements
- Communications Workers of America (CWA)[5]
- South Carolina AFL-CIO[6]
June 8, 2010 primary election
March 30 was the deadline for filing nominating signatures. Retired public relations executive Marjorie Johnson (D)[7] ran unopposed, as did incumbent Mark Hammond (R).
External links
- List of Republican candidates qualified for South Carolina's June 8 Secretary of State primary
- List of Democratic candidates qualified for South Carolina's June 8 Secretary of State primary
- Green Paper's list of candidates for South Carolina Secretary of State, 2010
General Election candidates
Footnotes
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission - 2006 Republican Primary Election Results
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission - 2006 General Election Results
- ↑ Follow the Money.org, "Mark Hammond candidate summary," May 16, 2011
- ↑ Follow the Money.org, "Marjorie Johnson candidate summary," May 16, 2011
- ↑ Communication Workers of America - Endorsements
- ↑ AFL-CIO - 2010 Endorsements
- ↑ The State, "Woman running for S.C. secretary of state" 8 Oct. 2009
