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In 2015, three seats were vacated and filled by special elections in the South Carolina State Legislature. The following districts had a vacancy in 2015:

Breakdown of 2015 special elections

In 2015, the reasons prompting state legislative special elections were as follows:

The partisan breakdown for vacancies were as follows:

Note: This table reflects information for elections that were held and not total vacant seats.

Partisan Change from Special Elections
Party As of Vacancy After Special Election
     Democratic Party 42 38*
     Republican Party 46 50*
     Independent 1 1
Total 89 89

*In 2015, Democrats lost nine seats in special elections, but gained six seats. Republicans lost five seats in special elections, but gained eight seats.
*Although Edwin Gomes won election to the Connecticut State Senate as a Working Families Party candidate, after swearing in he was listed as a Democratic senator.
*Although Diane Richardson won election to the New York State Assembly as a Working Families Party candidate, after swearing in she was listed as a Democratic representative.
*Although Jay Mathis won election to the Mississippi House of Representatives as a Nonpartisan candidate, after swearing in he was listed as a Republican representative.

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

April 14, 2015



September 15, 2015



October 20, 2015



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. ↑ South Carolina Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed January 14, 2015
  5. ↑ live5news.com, "Jay Jordan unofficially wins House District 63 race," February 24, 2015
  6. ↑ The State, "Jay Jordan wins special election for House District 63 seat," accessed April 15, 2015
  7. ↑ SCNow.com, "Florence Rep. Kris Crawford resigns from office," December 9, 2014
  8. ↑ South Carolina Election Commission, "State House District 63 Special Election," accessed December 12, 2014
  9. ↑ scvotes.org, "State House of Representatives District 106 Special Election," accessed June 1, 2015
  10. ↑ wmbfnews.com, "State Rep. Nelson Hardwick resigns following inappropriate conduct complaint investigation," accessed May 18, 2015
  11. ↑ carolinalive.com, "Four Republicans file for open South Carolina State House seat," accessed June 10, 2015
  12. ↑ scvotes.org, "State House of Representatives District 106 Republican Primary," accessed July 29, 2015
  13. ↑ scvotes.org, "State House of Representatives District 106 Republican Primary Runoff," accessed September 16, 2015
  14. ↑ scvotes.org, "State House of Representatives District 106 Special Election," accessed September 16, 2015
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 scvotes.org, "State Senate District 45 Special Election," accessed June 26, 2015
  16. ↑ NBC News, "'This Is a Hate Crime': Nine People Killed at Historic South Carolina Church," June 18, 2015
  17. ↑ scvotes.org, "State Senate District 45 Democratic Primary Runoff," accessed September 16, 2015
  18. ↑ scvotes.org, "State Senate District 45 Democratic Primary," accessed September 16, 2015
  19. ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "State Senate District 45 Special Election," accessed October 21, 2015
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