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2016 U.S. House Elections in South Carolina

Primary Date
June 14, 2016

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South Carolina District Pages
District 1District 2District 3District 4District 5District 6District 7

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2016 U.S. Senate Elections

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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
March 30, 2016
June 14, 2016
November 8, 2016

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
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
Mark Sanford Ends.png Republican 1
Joe Wilson Ends.png Republican 2
Jeff Duncan Ends.png Republican 3
Trey Gowdy Ends.png Republican 4
Mick Mulvaney Ends.png Republican 5
James Clyburn Electiondot.png Democratic 6
Tom Rice Ends.png 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
District 1 Republican Party Mark Sanford 21.7% 325,190 Dimitri Cherny
District 2 Republican Party Joe Wilson 24.4% 304,996 Arik Bjorn
District 3 Republican Party Jeff Duncan 45.8% 269,540 Hosea Cleveland
District 4 Republican Party Trey Gowdy 36.2% 295,670 Chris Fedalei
District 5 Republican Party Mick Mulvaney 20.5% 273,006 Fran Person
District 6 Democratic Party James Clyburn 42.5% 253,901 Laura Sterling
District 7 Republican Party Tom Rice 22% 289,463 Mal Hyman

Candidates

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District 1

General election candidates:

Republican Party Mark SanfordApproveda
Democratic Party Dimitri Cherny
Libertarian Party Michael Grier Jr.
Grey.png Albert Travison

Primary candidates:[3]

Democratic

Dimitri Cherny[4] Approveda

Republican

Mark Sanford - Incumbent[5] Approveda
Jenny Horne - State Representative[6]

Third Party/Other

Michael Grier Jr. (Libertarian)[5] Approveda
Albert Travison (American)[5] Approveda

District 2

General election candidates:

Republican Party Joe WilsonApproveda
Democratic PartyGreen Party Arik Bjorn
Grey.png Eddie McCain

Primary candidates:[3]

Democratic

Arik Bjorn[5] Approveda
Phil Black[5]

Republican

Joe Wilson - Incumbent[5] Approveda

Third Party/Other

Eddie McCain (American)[5] Approveda

District 3

General election candidates:

Republican Party Jeff DuncanApproveda
Democratic Party Hosea Cleveland

Primary candidates:[3]

Democratic

Hosea Cleveland[5] Approveda

Republican

Jeff Duncan - Incumbent[5] Approveda

District 4

General election candidates:

Republican Party Trey GowdyApproveda
Democratic Party Chris Fedalei
Constitution Party Michael Chandler

Primary candidates:[3]

Democratic

Chris Fedalei - Attorney[7] Approveda

Republican

Trey Gowdy - Incumbent[5] Approveda

Third Party/Other

Michael Chandler (Constitution Party)[5] Approveda

District 5

General election candidates:

Republican Party Mick MulvaneyApproveda
Democratic Party Fran Person
Grey.png Rudy Barnes Jr.

Primary candidates:[3]

Democratic

Fran Person - Former aide for Joe Biden[8] Approveda

Republican

Mick Mulvaney - Incumbent[5] Approveda
Ray Craig[5]

Third Party/Other

Rudy Barnes Jr. (American)[5] Approveda
Larry Gaither (American)[5]

Withdrew:
John King (D)[5][9]

District 6

General election candidates:

Democratic Party James ClyburnApproveda
Republican Party Laura Sterling
Libertarian Party Rick Piotrowski
Green Party Prince Charles Mallory

Primary candidates:[3]

Democratic

James Clyburn - Incumbent[5] Approveda

Republican

Laura Sterling[10] Approveda

Third Party/Other

Rick Piotrowski (Libertarian)[5] Approveda
Prince Charles Mallory (Green)[5] Approveda

Withdrew:
Ben Garves (D)[11][5]

District 7

General election candidates:

Republican Party Tom RiceApproveda
Democratic Party Mal Hyman

Primary candidates:[3]

Democratic

Mal Hyman - Coker College professor[12] Approveda

Republican

Tom Rice - Incumbent[5] Approveda


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
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

Footnotes


For information about public policy issues in the 2016 elections, see: Public policy in the 2016 elections!


Senators
Representatives
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
District 7
Republican Party (8)
Democratic Party (1)