South Carolina state legislative special elections, 2014
In 2014, one seat was vacated and filled by a special election in the South Carolina State Legislature. The following district had a vacancy in 2014:
- State Senate District 32: The seat is vacant following John McGill's (D) appointment as Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina.
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]
See sources: South Carolina Const. Art. III, § 25 and South Carolina Code Ann. § 7-13-190
Special elections
November 4, 2014
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Carl Anderson, Ronnie Sabb, Cezar McKnight and Sam L. Floyd faced off in the September 2 Democratic primary. Because no candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote, the top two vote-getters - Floyd and Sabb - met in a runoff election on September 16, which Sabb won.[4][5][6] Because no Republican candidate filed to run, the Democratic nominee won election by default.[7] The seat was vacant following John McGill's (D) appointment as Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina.[8] A special election for the position of South Carolina State Senate District 32 was initially called for November 4, concurrent with the 2014 state house elections. A primary election took place on September 2, 2014. Because only Democratic candidates filed to run, the primary instead served as the general election. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was July 14.[7]
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See also
- State legislative special elections, 2014
- South Carolina State Senate elections, 2012
- South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2014
- South Carolina State Legislature
Footnotes
- ↑ South Carolina State Legislature, "South Carolina Code," accessed February 17, 2021 (Statute 7-13-190 (A)-(B))
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 South Carolina State Legislature, "South Carolina Code," accessed February 17, 2021 (Statute 7-13-190 (B))
- ↑ South Carolina State Legislature, "South Carolina Constitution," accessed February 17, 2021 (Article 3, Section 25)
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "Democratic Primary Runoff Official Results," accessed December 31, 2014
- ↑ WBTW, "SC Senate Seat 32 will move to a runoff after Tuesday vote," September 2, 2014
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "Democratic Primary Official Results," accessed September 30, 2014
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 The State, "Georgetown's Carl Anderson seeks state senate seat in special election," July 17, 2014
- ↑ Greenfield Reporter, "Correction: McGill-Special Election story," June 20, 2014
