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United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 2016
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The 2016 U.S. House of Representatives elections in South Carolina took place on November 8, 2016. Voters elected seven candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's seven congressional districts.
| Candidate Filing Deadline | Primary Election | General Election |
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Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. South Carolina utilizes an open primary system, in which registered voters do not have to be members of a party to vote in that party's primary. Voters must take an oath affirming that they have not voted in another party's primary.[1][2]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Partisan breakdown
Heading into the November 8 election, the Republican Party held six of the seven congressional seats from South Carolina.
| Members of the U.S. House from South Carolina -- Partisan Breakdown | |||
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| Party | As of November 2016 | After the 2016 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 1 | 1 | |
| Republican Party | 6 | 6 | |
| Total | 7 | 7 | |
Incumbents
Heading into the 2016 election, the incumbents for the seven congressional districts were:
| Name | Party | District |
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| Mark Sanford |  Republican |
1 |
| Joe Wilson | Republican |
2 |
| Jeff Duncan | Republican |
3 |
| Trey Gowdy | Republican |
4 |
| Mick Mulvaney | Republican |
5 |
| James Clyburn |  Democratic |
6 |
| Tom Rice | Republican |
7 |
Margin of victory for winners
The following table shows the margin of victory for each district winner, which is calculated by examining the percentage difference between the two candidates who received the most votes. If the race was uncontested, the margin of victory is listed as 100 percent.
| District | Winner | Margin of Victory | Total Vote | Top Opponent |
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| District 1 |  Mark Sanford |
21.7% | 325,190 | Dimitri Cherny |
| District 2 | Joe Wilson |
24.4% | 304,996 | Arik Bjorn |
| District 3 | Jeff Duncan |
45.8% | 269,540 | Hosea Cleveland |
| District 4 | Trey Gowdy |
36.2% | 295,670 | Chris Fedalei |
| District 5 | Mick Mulvaney |
20.5% | 273,006 | Fran Person |
| District 6 |  James Clyburn |
42.5% | 253,901 | Laura Sterling |
| District 7 | Tom Rice |
22% | 289,463 | Mal Hyman |
Candidates
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District 1
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General election candidates: Mark Sanford Dimitri Cherny Michael Grier Jr. Albert Travison |
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Primary candidates:[3] |
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Democratic |
Republican Jenny Horne - State Representative[6] |
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Third Party/Other Albert Travison (American)[5] |
District 2
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General election candidates: Joe Wilson Arik Bjorn Eddie McCain |
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Primary candidates:[3] |
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Democratic Phil Black[5] |
Republican |
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Third Party/Other |
District 3
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General election candidates: Jeff Duncan Hosea Cleveland |
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Primary candidates:[3] |
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Democratic |
Republican |
District 4
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General election candidates: Trey Gowdy Chris Fedalei Michael Chandler |
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Primary candidates:[3] |
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Democratic |
Republican |
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Third Party/Other |
District 5
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General election candidates: Mick Mulvaney Fran Person Rudy Barnes Jr. |
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Primary candidates:[3] |
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Democratic |
Republican Ray Craig[5] |
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Third Party/Other Larry Gaither (American)[5] |
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Withdrew: John King (D)[5][9] |
District 6
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General election candidates: James Clyburn Laura Sterling Rick Piotrowski Prince Charles Mallory |
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Primary candidates:[3] |
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Democratic |
Republican |
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Third Party/Other Prince Charles Mallory (Green)[5] |
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Withdrew: Ben Garves (D)[11][5] |
District 7
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General election candidates: Tom Rice Mal Hyman |
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Primary candidates:[3] |
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Democratic |
Republican |
Important dates and deadlines
- See also: South Carolina elections, 2016
The calendar below lists important dates for political candidates in South Carolina in 2016.
| Dates and requirements for candidates in 2016 | |||
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| Deadline | Event type | Event description | |
| March 16, 2016 | Ballot access | Filing period opens for primary candidates | |
| March 30, 2016 | Ballot access | Filing period closes for primary candidates | |
| April 10, 2016 | Campaign finance | Quarterly campaign finance report due | |
| June 14, 2016 | Election date | Primary election | |
| July 10, 2016 | Campaign finance | Quarterly campaign finance report due | |
| July 15, 2016 | Ballot access | Filing deadline for independent candidates | |
| October 10, 2016 | Campaign finance | Quarterly campaign finance report due | |
| November 8, 2016 | Election date | General election | |
| Sources: South Carolina Election Commission, "2016 Election Calendar," accessed September 21, 2015 South Carolina State Ethics Commission, "2016 Calendar," accessed January 11, 2016 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2016
- United States Senate election in South Carolina, 2016
- U.S. House battlegrounds, 2016
- List of U.S. Congress incumbents who did not run for re-election in 2016
- U.S. House primaries, 2016
Footnotes
- ↑ NCSL,"State Primary Election Types," accessed September 24, 2024
- ↑ South Carolina Legislature,"South Carolina Code of Laws Unannotated § 7-9-10," accessed September 24, 2024
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Candidates are listed by party and alphabetically within each party.
- ↑ Cherny for Congress, "Main page," accessed February 2, 2016
- ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 5.15 5.16 5.17 5.18 5.19 5.20 South Carolina Election Commission, "Candidate Listing for the 11/8/2016 Statewide General Election," accessed March 31, 2016
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Statement of candidacy," November 6, 2015
- ↑ Vote Fedalei, "Home," accessed February 12, 2016
- ↑ The State, "Former Biden aide running for Congress in SC," February 29, 2016
- ↑ The Herald, "Rock Hill’s John King drops out of congressional race," April 9, 2016
- ↑ Ballotpedia Staff, "Email correspondence with Ballotpedia staff," March 20, 2016
- ↑ Ballotpedia Staff, "Email correspondence with Ben Garves," January 2, 2016
- ↑ The Hartsville Messenger, "Coker professor Mal Hyman announces bid for S.C. 7th District seat," February 11, 2016
For information about public policy issues in the 2016 elections, see: Public policy in the 2016 elections!
