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Revision as of 06:53, 6 June 2020
Chris Cox (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent South Carolina's 1st Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on June 9, 2020.
2020 battleground election
Nancy Mace defeated Chris Cox, Kathy Landing, and Brad Mole in the June 9, 2020, Republican primary for South Carolina's 1st Congressional District. Mace received 58 percent of the vote followed by Landing with 26 percent. The remaining candidates both received less than 10 percent of the vote. Mace faced incumbent Rep. Joe Cunningham (D), who ran for re-election.
The 1st District was one of 30 House Districts represented by a Democrat in 2020 that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Cunningham defeated Katie Arrington (R) in 2018 to win the open seat with 50.6 percent of the vote to Arrington's 49.2 percent. In 2016, Trump defeated Hillary Clinton (D) in the 1st District, receiving 53.5 percent of the vote to Clinton's 40.4 percent.
Until Cunningham's election in 2018, the 1st District had been represented by Republicans since 1981. South Carolina Republican Party Chairman Drew McKissick emphasized the competitiveness of the general election, saying, "The road to the majority of the House of Representatives [for Republicans] runs through the 1st Congressional District." He added, "We can't win the majority without that district."[1]
Landing and Mace led in fundraising and endorsements.
Landing had been a financial planner and member of the Mount Pleasant Town Council since 2017.[2] She received endorsements from the Republican Main Street Partnership PAC, House Freedom Fund, and former South Carolina U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint (R).[3]
Mace represented District 99 in the South Carolina House of Representatives. She previously worked in public relations and as a coalitions director on President Trump's 2016 campaign.[4] Her endorsers included Americans for Prosperity, Club for Growth PAC, and U.S. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.).[5]
Chris Cox and Brad Mole also ran in the primary.
Elections
2020
See also: South Carolina's 1st Congressional District election, 2020
South Carolina's 1st Congressional District election, 2020 (June 9 Republican primary)
South Carolina's 1st Congressional District election, 2020 (June 9 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House South Carolina District 1
Nancy Mace defeated incumbent Joe Cunningham in the general election for U.S. House South Carolina District 1 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Nancy Mace (R) | 50.6 | 216,042 |
 | Joe Cunningham (D) | 49.3 | 210,627 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 442 | ||
| Total votes: 427,111 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Joe Cunningham advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 1.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Benjamin Frasier (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 1
Nancy Mace defeated Kathy Landing, Chris Cox, and Brad Mole in the Republican primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 1 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Nancy Mace | 57.5 | 48,411 |
 | Kathy Landing | 25.9 | 21,835 | |
| Chris Cox | 9.7 | 8,179 | ||
 | Brad Mole | 6.9 | 5,800 | |
| Total votes: 84,225 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jamison Johnson (R)
- Logan Cunningham (R)
- Phillip Norris (R)
- Mike Covert (R)
Campaign finance
This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election.[6] It does not include information on fundraising before the current campaign cycle or on spending by satellite groups. The numbers in this section are updated as candidates file new campaign finance reports. Candidates for Congress are required to file financial reports on a quarterly basis, as well as two weeks before any primary, runoff, or general election in which they will be on the ballot and upon the termination of any campaign committees.[7] The chart below contains data from financial reports submitted to the Federal Election Commission.
| Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Cox | Republican Party | $121,315 | $120,791 | $524 | As of December 31, 2020 |
| Kathy Landing | Republican Party | $645,779 | $645,779 | $0 | As of July 31, 2020 |
| Nancy Mace | Republican Party | $5,873,154 | $5,813,666 | $59,487 | As of December 31, 2020 |
| Brad Mole | Republican Party | $7,192 | $6,043 | $1,149 | As of May 20, 2020 |
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Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2020. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." |
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Endorsements
Kathy Landing
- Charleston City Paper[3]
- Charleston Mercury[3]
- House Freedom Fund[3]
- Republican Main Street Partnership PAC[3]
- Former U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint (R)[8]
Nancy Mace
- The State[9]
- Americans for Prosperity[5]
- Club for Growth PAC[10]
- GOPAC[5]
- National Rifle Association[5]
- U.S. Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah)[5]
- U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.)[10]
- U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.)[10]
- U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.)[10]
- U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik( R-N.Y.)[5]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Chris Cox did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The State, "Who will face Cunningham in November? SC’s 4-way House race leaves Republicans anxious," May 31, 2020
- ↑ Landing's 2020 campaign website, "Meet Kathy," accessed June 6, 2020
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Landing's 2020 campaign website, "Endorsements," accessed June 5, 2020
- ↑ Mace's 2020 campaign website, "Bio," accessed June 6, 2020
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 'Mace's 2020 campaign website, "Nancy Mace Adds Over 50 Local Endorsements," accessed June 5, 2020
- ↑ Fundraising by primary candidates can be found on the race's respective primary election page. Fundraising by general election candidates can be found on the race's general election page.
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "2022 Quarterly Reports," accessed March 2, 2022
- ↑ The Post and Courier, "Former U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint endorses Kathy Landing in South Carolina’s top House race," April 21, 2020
- ↑ Facebook, "Nancy Mace," June 1, 2020
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 The Post and Courier, "Steve Scalise, the No. 2 House Republican, endorses Nancy Mace in SC congressional race," April 22, 2020
