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South Carolina state legislative special elections, 2013

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Three special elections were scheduled for the South Carolina State Legislature in 2013. These elections were called to fill vacancies in the South Carolina State Senate District 42 and the South Carolina House of Representatives Districts 17 and 93.

How vacancies are filled


If there is a vacancy in the South Carolina Legislature, the presiding officer of the chamber in which the vacancy happens must call for a special election. If candidates plan to seek the nomination through a political party primary or a political party convention, the filing period begins on the third Friday after the vacancy occurs. The qualifying deadline is eight days after the filing period opens.[1]

If a candidate plans to seek the nomination via petition, all signatures must be submitted to the appropriate filing officer no later than 60 days before the election. All signatures must be verified by the filing officer no later than 45 days before the election.[2]

A primary election must be held on the eleventh Tuesday after the vacancy occurs. If necessary, a primary runoff must be held on the thirteenth Tuesday after the vacancy occurs. The special election is held on the twentieth Tuesday after the vacancy occurs. If the twentieth Tuesday after the vacancy occurs is less than 60 days prior to the general election, the special election must be held on the same day as the general election.[2][3]

DocumentIcon.jpg See sources: South Carolina Const. Art. III, § 25 and South Carolina Code Ann. § 7-13-190


Special elections

March 12, 2013



October 1, 2013



October 29, 2013



See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ South Carolina State Legislature, "South Carolina Code," accessed February 17, 2021 (Statute 7-13-190 (A)-(B))
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 South Carolina State Legislature, "South Carolina Code," accessed February 17, 2021 (Statute 7-13-190 (B))
  3. ↑ South Carolina State Legislature, "South Carolina Constitution," accessed February 17, 2021 (Article 3, Section 25)
  4. ↑ The Travelers Rest Tribune, "Upstate businessman to run for recently vacated S.C. House District 17 seat," November 14, 2012 (dead link)
  5. ↑ Taylors-Wade Hampton Patch, "Businessman Announces Bid For Vacated S.C. House Seat," November 15, 2012
  6. ↑ Travelers Rest Tribune, "Burns wins S.C. House District 17 Republican runoff," February 5, 2013 (dead link)
  7. ↑ GreenvilleOnline.com, "Burns to fill House District 17 seat," March 12, 2013
  8. ↑ scnow.com, "Special election set for former Sen. Ford's seat," June 5, 2013
  9. ↑ scvotes.org, "State Senate District 42 Special Election," accessed July 2, 2013
  10. ↑ live5news.com, "Marlon Kimpson wins District 42 Senate runoff," August 27, 2013
  11. ↑ scvotes.org, "Unofficial election results," October 2, 2013
  12. ↑ scvotes.org, "State House of Representatives District 93 Special Election," accessed July 31, 2013
  13. ↑ thetandd.com, "Ott wins House 93 special election," October 29, 2013
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