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Carl Anderson (South Carolina)

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Carl Anderson
Democratic Party
South Carolina House of Representatives District 103
Tenure
2004 - Present
Term ends
2026
Years in position
22
Compensation
Base salary
$10,400/year
Per diem
$240.07/day
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 5, 2024
Personal
Profession
Insurance Agent/Minister
Contact
Official website
Personal Facebook
Personal LinkedIn

Carl Anderson (Democratic Party) is a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives, representing District 103. He assumed office in 2004. His current term ends on November 9, 2026.

Anderson (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the South Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 103. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Anderson attended L.R. Nichols Seminary. He then studied Business Administration at Horry-Georgetown Technical College in 1981. Anderson is an Insurance Agent and Minister.

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Anderson was assigned to the following committees:

2023-2024

Anderson was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Anderson was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Anderson was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

South Carolina committee assignments, 2017
• Labor, Commerce, and Industry
• Regulations and Administrative Procedures, Vice chair

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Anderson served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Anderson served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Anderson served on the following committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Anderson served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2024

See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 103

Incumbent Carl Anderson won election in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 103 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Carl Anderson
Carl Anderson (D)
 
98.4
 
11,367
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.6
 
185

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 11,552
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Carl Anderson advanced from the Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 103.

Campaign finance

Endorsements

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2022

See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 103

Incumbent Carl Anderson won election in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 103 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Carl Anderson
Carl Anderson (D)
 
97.3
 
7,458
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.7
 
207

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 7,665
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Carl Anderson advanced from the Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 103.

2020

See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 103

Incumbent Carl Anderson won election in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 103 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Carl Anderson
Carl Anderson (D)
 
96.7
 
12,606
 Other/Write-in votes
 
3.3
 
424

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 13,030
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Carl Anderson advanced from the Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 103.

2018

See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 103

Incumbent Carl Anderson won election in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 103 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Carl Anderson
Carl Anderson (D)
 
98.3
 
9,078
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.7
 
160

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 9,238
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 103

Incumbent Carl Anderson defeated Dedric Bonds and John Henry in the Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 103 on June 12, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Carl Anderson
Carl Anderson
 
80.9
 
2,715
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Dedric Bonds
 
15.1
 
506
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John Henry
 
4.0
 
133

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 3,354
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2016

See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the South Carolina House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 14, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The primary runoff election was held on June 28, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 30, 2016.

Incumbent Carl Anderson ran unopposed in the South Carolina House of Representatives District 103 general election.[1][2]

South Carolina House of Representatives, District 103 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Carl Anderson Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 11,822
Total Votes 11,822
Source: South Carolina State Election Commission


Incumbent Carl Anderson defeated Dewon Huggins in the South Carolina House of Representatives District 103 Democratic primary.[3][4]

South Carolina House of Representatives, District 103 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Carl Anderson Incumbent 91.20% 1,856
     Democratic Dewon Huggins 8.80% 179
Total Votes 2,035
Source: South Carolina State Election Commission

2014

General election

See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for all 124 seats in the South Carolina House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 10, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 30, 2014. Incumbent Carl Anderson ran unopposed in the Democratic primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[5][6][7]

Special election

See also: South Carolina state legislative special elections, 2014

Carl Anderson, Ronnie Sabb, Cezar McKnight and Sam L. Floyd faced off in the September 2 Democratic primary. Because no candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote, the top two vote-getters - Floyd and Sabb - met in a runoff election on September 16, which Sabb won.[8][9][10] Because no Republican candidate filed to run, the Democratic nominee won election by default.[11]

The seat was vacant following John McGill's (D) appointment as Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina.[12]

A special election for the position of South Carolina State Senate District 32 was initially called for November 4, concurrent with the 2014 state house elections. A primary election took place on September 2, 2014. Because only Democratic candidates filed to run, the primary instead served as the general election. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was July 14.[11]

South Carolina State Senate, District 32, Special Election Runoff, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngRonnie Sabb 58.8% 9,648
     Democratic Sam L. Floyd 41.2% 6,774
Total Votes 16,422
South Carolina State Senate, District 32, Special Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngSam L. Floyd 32.3% 4,602
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngRonnie Sabb 24.5% 3,485
     Democratic Cezar McKnight 24.2% 3,448
     Democratic Carl Anderson 19% 2,710
Total Votes 14,245

2012

See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2012

Anderson ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on June 12. His opposition, Jacqueline Williams, was removed from the ballot just days before the primary.[13][14] Anderson defeated Tom Winslow in the general election on November 6, 2012.[15]

South Carolina House of Representatives, District 103, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngCarl Anderson Incumbent 77.1% 11,607
     Republican Tom Winslow 22.8% 3,429
     Other Write-Ins 0.1% 14
Total Votes 15,050

2010

See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2010

Anderson defeated Ted Brown in the June 8 Democratic primary for District 103 of the South Carolina House of Representatives by a margin of 1,848-1,190. Anderson won, after running unopposed, in the general election on November 2.[16]

South Carolina House of Representatives, District 103 Democratic Primary (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Carl Anderson (Incumbent) 1,848
Ted Brown 1,190
South Carolina House of Representatives, District 103 (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Carl Anderson (D) 7,113 99.25%
Write-In 54 0.75%

2008

See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, Anderson won re-election, after running unopposed, to the South Carolina House of Representatives with 11,064 votes, representing District 103. 

Anderson raised $9,950 for his campaign.[17]

South Carolina House of Representatives, District 103 (2008)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Carl Anderson (D) 11,064

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Carl Anderson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Carl Anderson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may represent only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf. Satellite spending groups may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer. Campaign finance data from elections may be incomplete. For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at the FEC website. Click here for more on federal campaign finance law and here for more on state campaign finance law.

Carl Anderson campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024South Carolina House of Representatives District 103Won general$10,150 $17,706
2022South Carolina House of Representatives District 103Won general$19,999 $18,815
2020South Carolina House of Representatives District 103Won general$19,324 N/A**
2018South Carolina House of Representatives District 103Won general$27,049 N/A**
2016South Carolina House of Representatives, District 103Won $19,399 N/A**
2014South Carolina State House, District 103Won $15,299 N/A**
2012South Carolina State House, District 103Won $25,324 N/A**
2010South Carolina State House, District 103Won $21,564 N/A**
2008South Carolina State House, District 103Won $9,950 N/A**
2006South Carolina State House, District 103Won $6,650 N/A**
2004South Carolina State House, District 103Won $12,912 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

See also: State legislative scorecards, State legislative scorecards in South Carolina

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Below you can find the scorecards found for the South Carolina State Legislature in 2014.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the South Carolina State Legislature in 2013.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the South Carolina State Legislature in 2012.

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Below you can find the scorecards found for the South Carolina State Legislature in 2011.

Personal

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Anderson and his wife, Doris, had two children.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "Candidate listing for the 11/8/2016 statewide general election," accessed August 26, 2016
    2. ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "2016 Statewide General Election," accessed November 28, 2016
    3. ↑ South Carolina Election Commission, "Candidate Tracking," accessed March 31, 2016
    4. ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "Unofficial primary election results," accessed June 14, 2016
    5. ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "Election Results," accessed June 10, 2014
    6. ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed November 13, 2014
    7. ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "2014 Election Information," accessed March 31, 2014
    8. ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "Democratic Primary Runoff Official Results," accessed December 31, 2014
    9. ↑ WBTW, "SC Senate Seat 32 will move to a runoff after Tuesday vote," September 2, 2014
    10. ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "Democratic Primary Official Results," accessed September 30, 2014
    11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 The State, "Georgetown's Carl Anderson seeks state senate seat in special election," July 17, 2014
    12. ↑ Greenfield Reporter, "Correction: McGill-Special Election story," June 20, 2014
    13. ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "2012 Candidates," accessed April 24, 2012
    14. ↑ Carolina Live, "Will strange primary season lead to confusion at polls?" accessed June 12, 2012
    15. ↑ AP.org, "South Carolina State Senate and State House Election Results," accessed November 7, 2012
    16. ↑ www.enr-scvotes.org, "2010 General Election Results," accessed May 1, 2014
    17. ↑ Follow the Money, "2008 campaign contributions," accessed May 15, 2014

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