Help us improve in just 2 minutes—share your thoughts in our reader survey.
Viresh Sinha
Viresh Sinha (Republican Party) ran for election to the South Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 78. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Sinha (Democratic Party) also ran for election to the U.S. House to represent South Carolina's 2nd Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on June 9, 2020.
Sinha completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Viresh Sinha's professional experience includes working as an electronics & communications engineer, entrepreneur, hobbyist filmmaker, and preschool teacher.[1]
Elections
2020
South Carolina House
See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 78
Incumbent Beth Bernstein defeated Viresh Sinha in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 78 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Beth Bernstein (D) | 65.9 | 12,449 |
 | Viresh Sinha (R) | 34.0 | 6,422 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 22 | ||
| Total votes: 18,893 | |||
 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Beth Bernstein advanced from the Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 78.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Viresh Sinha advanced from the Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 78.
U.S. House
See also: South Carolina's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020
South Carolina's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020 (June 9 Republican primary)
South Carolina's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020 (June 9 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House South Carolina District 2
Incumbent Joe Wilson defeated Adair Ford Boroughs and Kathleen Wright in the general election for U.S. House South Carolina District 2 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Joe Wilson (R) | 55.7 | 202,715 |
 | Adair Ford Boroughs (D) | 42.6 | 155,118 | |
| Kathleen Wright (Constitution Party) | 1.7 | 6,163 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 219 | ||
| Total votes: 364,215 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Sonny Narang (Alliance Party of South Carolina)
Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Adair Ford Boroughs advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 2.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Viresh Sinha (D)
- Lawrence Nathaniel (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 2
Incumbent Joe Wilson defeated Michael Bishop in the Republican primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 2 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joe Wilson | 74.1 | 55,557 |
 | Michael Bishop | 25.9 | 19,397 | |
| Total votes: 74,954 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Alliance Party of South Carolina convention
Alliance Party of South Carolina convention for U.S. House South Carolina District 2
Sonny Narang advanced from the Alliance Party of South Carolina convention for U.S. House South Carolina District 2 on April 18, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ |  | Sonny Narang (Alliance Party of South Carolina) |
| ||||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Constitution convention
Constitution convention for U.S. House South Carolina District 2
Kathleen Wright advanced from the Constitution convention for U.S. House South Carolina District 2 on January 11, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Kathleen Wright (Constitution Party) | |
| ||||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Viresh Sinha did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on January 7, 2020
